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Looking to emulate the approach of tech companies’ developer conferences, NBCUniversal has scheduled an event in March it is calling “One21.” The plan is for the gathering (which will be held virtually this year on March 22) to become an annual fixture. It will be a complement to the upfront events traditionally…

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Sugerman, a former high-level executive at Disney, has been named president of online education specialist Sketchy, and the company has also received a $30 million investment from The Chernin Group. Founded in 2013 by four medical students, Sketchy uses the well-regarded “memory palace” technique to…

Guggenheim Securities analyst Michael Morris has boosted his 12-month price targets for six internet companies he covers, upgraded Snap Inc. and initiated coverage of Pinterest with a buy rating. In a report summarizing the sweeping adjustments Monday, Morris cited an effort to shift analysis of the companies to bring…

Evan Shapiro, a veteran TV executive who is now president of National Lampoon and a college professor, has seen the media, entertainment and technology universe grow increasingly complex. So, in preparing to teach a new class about the business at Fordham this fall, he did what any explorer would: He made a map…

The Nasdaq cracked the 10,000-point mark for the first time Tuesday before cooling off to close at 9,953.75, a gain of 29.1 points for the day. Over the past year, the tech-heavy index has climbed 33%, far outpacing economic growth and downright contradicting the bleak picture of unemployment and collapse over the…

If you’ve ever wanted to zero in on only certain people you want to watch in a YouTube video or a Netflix film or TV show, RealNetworks has a product for you. The tech pioneer, whose technology kicked off the streaming age in 1995, has rolled out two new artificial intelligence tools. One, a browser extension called…

Kanopy, the streaming film service that is free for users through a network of library partnerships, has made two senior management hires and set an expansion plan in Orange County, CA. Google veterans Dave Barney and Chase Rigby have joined the company as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer…

Already under investigation and review by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet could soon face similar probes in more than a dozen states. Appearing Tuesday at the the Technology Policy Institute's Aspen Forum (see full video above), DOJ antitrust…

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, believes a degree of regulatory scrutiny is “fair” given the company’s sprawling scale, but he insists it is “not a monopoly.” He made the comments to CBS News (see the video below) as Apple unveiled a range of new products and services at its developers conference in San Jose on Monday. On the…

Apple’s 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off today at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. The launch of the annual four-day confab always known for breaking news from the tech giant starts with CEO Tim Cook’s opening keynote address. As per usual, Apple will host a livestream of…

Roku, the emerging tech player whose streaming technology has helped power the TV industry’s great re-bundling, is planning an initial public offering it hopes will raise more than $200 million. At that price, the company is valued at about $1.3 billion. According to an SEC filing, the company plans to start trading…

Google executive Dan Fredinburg was one those killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, following the devastating 7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal early this morning. Fredinburg served as Chief of Privacy for Google X, and headed up product management for the company’s Privacy team. His sister made the news public via I…