Boomplay, a Spotify-style music and video streaming service for African music and Africa, raises $20M
While Spotify dukes it out with Apple and other big tech names to target high-end users in mostly developed markets, a startup out of China has raised some money to expand its music streaming business in the massive but still
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(CHICAGO) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand
Read MoreTrump urges Fed to lower U.S. interest rates
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Federal Reserve should lower interest rates and take other unconventional measures to ease pressure on an economy that he said they slowed down.
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Read MoreThe Google Assistant on Android gets more visual responses
About half a year ago, Google gave the Assistant on phones a major visual refresh. Today, the company is following up with a couple of small but welcome tweaks that’ll see the Assistant on Android provide more and better visual
Read MoreA grandmother is dead after gunshots were fired into her house, cops say
The family of a slain 63-year-old woman and Miami Gardens police want to know why someone sprayed gunshots into her home Thursday night. Miami Gardens police responded to the residence … Click to Continue »
Read MoreOn the Runway: Are Bankers and Venture Capitalists Really Getting Fleeced by Patagonia?
They won’t be leaving “bros out in the cold,” says Patagonia. Here’s how the company is thinking about its famous banker fleeces.
Read MoreMaking Jail a Last Resort
The Democratic presidential candidates should look at what a growing number of prosecutors are doing to end mass incarceration.
Read MoreSecond wealthy parent to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
The former co-chairman of law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher on Friday became the second parent to say he would plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors call the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.
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