Elon Musk wants to quadruple Twitter users by 2028
Twitter's potential new owner has, shall we say, lofty goals.
Revenue
Stadia will give developers and publishers a bigger cut of sales
Google will also roll out a revenue sharing plan for Stadia Pro subscriptions.
Facebook accused of knowingly inflating its ad audience
"Senior executives knew for years Potential Reach was inflated and misleading."We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Twitter is considering subscriptions amid an advertising slump
It's in the early stages of exploring new revenue streams.
Google proposed, then abandoned, a website tipping feature
The tool would let users make small ad hoc donations to their favourite sites.
GoPro lays off 200 employees as coronavirus pandemic impacts sales
The company has announced a shift toward a direct-to-consumer sales model.
Instagram brought in more money than YouTube in 2019
It represented a quarter of Facebook's revenue.
Epic Games Store will keep offering free games throughout 2020
Gotta keep its 108 million customers happy.
Netflix releases worldwide subscriber stats by region for the first time
Business is booming outside the US and Canada.
Uber Eats might start showing ads, too
This would be the first time an Uber product includes advertising.
Sony's PS4 is the second best-selling console of all time
It's now sold more than the original PlayStation.
HBO Max can't come fast enough for AT&T
It lost 1.4 million paid TV subscribers last quarter.
LGBTQ+ creators file lawsuit charging YouTube with discrimination
They claim YouTube suppresses their videos and restricts their ability to monetize.
YouTube offers tiered membership levels to boost creators’ revenue
It's updating other ways creators can make money and adding Learning Playlists, too.
Streaming now accounts for almost half of global music revenue
Paid streaming subscriptions increased 32.9 percent in 2018.
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs outlines how it'll make money from Toronto
Leaked internal documents show Sidewalks Labs' plan to claim a share of tax revenue.
Amazon may reveal its ad-supported IMDB streaming service this week
The free service would be available to Fire TV users.
Epic gives Unreal Engine creators a larger cut of product sales
Creators will now get 88 percent instead of 70 percent.
Lenovo continues to struggle as a smartphone maker
PC sales are on the up, though.
Salon asks readers to pick their poison: ads or crypto mining
It says cryptocurrency mining will help it recuperate revenue.
