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| The New York Times is Profitable thanks to the Web | |
| Number | 744 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 6, 2019 |
| Episode Length | 4:13 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
The New York Times announces it has hired an all-time high number of journalists, a Japanese probe begins mining an asteroid for samples and Windows 7 extended support will be pricey.
Headlines
- YouTube’s CEO says it will continue addressing monetization issues, admits Rewind 2018 was ‘cringey’
- YouTube CEO Susan Wojicicki wrote an open letter to YouTube Creators Tuesday admitting that the 2018 YouTube Rewind was cringey. The video has received a record-setting 15 million dislikes. The letter also addressed monetization issues and Europe's Article 13 which would make platforms more liable for copyright infringing content uploaded by users.
- The Unicode Consortium finalized Emoji version 12.0 adding 59 new emoji types to the standard making up 230 new emojis when you include skin tones and genders. It includes accessibility emojis like an ear with a hearing aid, people in wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. New animals include a sloth, an otter and a skunk. And new food items include waffles, garlic and a juice box. Axe, chair and swimwear are also new. This brings the emoji set up to 3,053 total glyphs.
- EA reported revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter missing an estimate of $1.75 billion. EA attributed the decline to about a million fewer sales of Battlefield V than expected and a drop in mobile gaming revenue. EA confirmed that Battlefield V's battle royale mode called Firestorm will launch in March.
- ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has briefed some customers on the cost of paying for extended support for Windows 7 after the company ends general support on January 14, 2020. Windows Enterprise users will pay $25 per device in 2020, $50 in 2021 and $100 in 2022. Windows 7 Pro clients pay $50 per device in 2020, $100 in 2021 and $200 in 2022.
- Japan's Hayabusa 2 probe will land on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu on February 22 in order to collect samples for return to Earth. Ryugu appears to be made of nickel, iron, cobalt, water, nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia. The probe is scheduled to bring back the mined materials in December 2020.
- The New York Times reported net income of $55.2 million driven by revenue of $709 million from its digital business. The Times reports it employed an all-time high 1,600 journalists. Digital ad revenue increased 22.8 percent while print ad revenue declined 10.2 percent. Digital ads made up 53.9 percent of ad revenue.
- Reuters reports its sources say German Ministers and telecom operators discussed Wednesday whether to keep Huawei out of the market to build 5G service in Germany. The sources say no consensus has been reached but a decision could come next week. Huawei operates information security labs in Germany and the UK to help reassure clients of the security of its equipment. Wednesday, Huawei proposed building a new security center in Poland, which is set to exclude Huawei equipment from 5G networks.
- Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Captain Marvel will be the first Marvel movie to come to Disney+ exclusively instead of to another streaming service. Disney has ordered ten episodes of "Diary of a Female President" from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend writer Ilana Peña. It will be produced by CBS TV Studios for Disney+. Iger also said Disney intends to take Hulu international once it becomes the majority owner after its acquisition of the majority of Fox is complete. Iger said FX will output content to Hulu.
- Spotify reported monthly active users rose 30 percent on the year to 207 million. Spotify also reported its first operating profit of €94 million and net income of €442 million, although both fell short of analyst's expectations. Spotify also announced it has acquired podcasting company Gimlet and podcasting mobile platform Anchor.
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