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Apple Fitness+ Review: Great Workouts—for Watch Owners Only

December 14, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Apple Fitness+ Review: Great Workouts—for Watch Owners Only
Apple’s Fitness+ takes on Peloton Digital, with an at-home program including cycling and strength training. But you must own an Apple Watch.

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Vista Equity Partners Agrees to Buy Software Maker Pluralsight

December 13, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Vista Equity Partners Agrees to Buy Software Maker Pluralsight
The deal values Pluralsight at $20.26 a share, or $3.5 billion including debt, the companies said.

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Reddit Snaps Up Dubsmash to Expand in Fast-Growing Video App Market

December 13, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Reddit Snaps Up Dubsmash to Expand in Fast-Growing Video App Market
Reddit said Monday it bought video-sharing app Dubsmash to expand its presence in one of the hottest corners of the internet: user-created video.

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Sizzling Tech IPO Market Leaves Investors Befuddled

December 13, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Sizzling Tech IPO Market Leaves Investors Befuddled
DoorDash and Airbnb rocketed in their public debuts. Now, Roblox has pulled its offering as questions mount about soaring valuations.

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In India, Facebook Fears Crackdown on Hate Groups Could Backfire

December 13, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on In India, Facebook Fears Crackdown on Hate Groups Could Backfire
The company balked at removing a Hindu nationalist organization after warnings from its security team that its business prospects and local staff might face harm.

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Vaccines Are Coming but They Won’t End Covid-19 Anytime Soon

December 13, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Vaccines Are Coming but They Won’t End Covid-19 Anytime Soon
As Covid-19 vaccine development picks up pace, the Philippines has drawn up an immunization plan. The bottom line, officials say: Getting doses to enough of the population to rein in the virus will take two to five years.

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Affirm Delays Its IPO

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Affirm Delays Its IPO
Fintech startup Affirm is postponing its initial public offering, the second company in as many days to pull back from the red-hot IPO market.

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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Are Prepped for Shipment

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines Are Prepped for Shipment
Pfizer is packing boxes with thousands of its Covid-19 vaccines for shipment around the U.S., as hospitals gear up to give shots while also confronting the surging pandemic.

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NFL Ratings Drop Leaves Networks Scrambling to Make Advertisers Whole

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on NFL Ratings Drop Leaves Networks Scrambling to Make Advertisers Whole
As the pandemic has affected scheduling and sidelined some star players, TV networks are forced to restructure deals with advertisers to make up for smaller audiences.

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AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion

December 12, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AstraZeneca Agrees to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion
The move would bolster the drug giant’s footprint in rare diseases, and comes at a pivotal time for the company, which is in late-stage development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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