Tech and business reporter • sean@thewrap.com • @SeanB44
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Dark Overlord Hackers: We Punished ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Studio for Talking to FBI (Exclusive)
Hackers say the studio was “in great delinquency” of “the terms of our agreement”
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CNN Invests $40 Million in Great Big Story to Make Video Startup a 24-Hour Streaming Channel
The social video startup will look to start the channel by next summer
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Netflix Lets Kids Make In-Show Choices With ‘Interactive Storytelling’
Streaming service will let kids make storyline choices
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Can You Hack a Major Tech Conference? Renowned Programmer Weighs In
It’s not impossible, but the Pied Piper gang would need luck and incompetence on their side
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Snap Signs $100 Million Partnership With Time Warner for Shows and Ads
Ellen DeGeneres, Samantha Bee and Wonder Woman may all be involved in the new shows
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Vice Raises $450 Million From TPG, Will Add More Scripted Content
The media company is now valued at nearly $6 billion
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Is Jack Barker Based on Steve Ballmer? (Video)
The Hooli chief exec takes a page out of the former Microsoft CEO’s convention playbook
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Richard Is Wrong About Tabs Versus Spaces, It Turns Out
Richard’s preference for tabs could be costing him money, new survey shows
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Facebook Leaked Content Moderators’ Identities to Suspected Terrorists
The bug in the company’s system has since been fixed
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Katy Perry Roars to Record Twitter Followers
“Witness” singer now has 100 million disciples on social media platform
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Why Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition Makes Sense
The e-commerce giant is one step closer to being your one-stop shop for everything
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Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion
The takeover is slated to be completed in the second half of the year
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Augmented Reality Makes Apple CEO Want to ‘Yell out and Scream’
Apple head honcho Tim Cook talks up a bright future for AR to Bloomberg
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Here’s How Facebook Counters Terrorism With Artificial Intelligence
Social network harnesses AI to combat extremist content
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Musical.ly Jumps Into Original Content, Inks Several Partnerships
The short-form video and lip-syncing app signed deals with Hearst, NBC, and Viacom
