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Say goodbye to your favorite podcast promo codes

The Verge

McNeil is one of many direct response advertisers who’ve found a home in podcasting. McNeil, for example, says the cost to advertise doubled on one of his brand’s go-to shows after it was acquired — although so far, they’ve honored his prior price point. Advertisers say the experience of buying and distributing an ad is getting worse.

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Amazon reveals ‘confidential’ podcast plan in mass email; shows must agree not to disparage Amazon

GeekWire

We have not submitted our weekly GeekWire Podcast for inclusion, or agreed to the license terms, and we did not agree to treat the information in the email confidentially before receiving it. Then came the real mess. GeekWire was among the podcast content producers that received the message.

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Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

GeekWire

District Court in Seattle on Monday on claims of trademark infringement, false advertising, and violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act — seeking an injunction and financial damages. The companies sued Gary Hutton of Torrance, Calif., and his company, Huttronics LLC, in U.S. In response, the company provided this statement.

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U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data

GeekWire

and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) — sent a letter to Jassy asking a series of questions about its new Amazon One program which encourages people to make contactless payments via hand scans in its brick-and-mortar stores, such as Whole Foods. How many third-party customers has Amazon sold (or licensed) Amazon One to? A group of three U.S.

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Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

GeekWire

The declining percentage comes from noticeably slower growth in the online segment over the past couple years (including year-over year declines in some recent quarters) and the continued growth of the company’s revenue from areas including third party seller services, Amazon Web Services, and advertising services. ” [Rose 13.5%

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Venezuelan Doctor Linked to Jigsaw and Thanos Ransomware

SecureWorld News

Other options include a 'data stealer' that specifies the types of files that the ransomware program should steal from the victim computer, an 'anti-VM' option to defeat the testing environments used by security researchers, and an option, as advertised, to make the ransomware program 'self-delete.'".

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Building a digital content platform for Botswana's creative ambitions

TM Forum

One of Dintwa’s initiatives upon joining BoFiNet was to directly fund content creators in Botswana rather than simply license internationally created content. ” In the meantime, Dintwa is focused on ensuring more locally produced programs feature in UpicNet’s daily line-up of content. Government funding.

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