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    • Naspers-owned payments company PayU acquires Wibmo, which offers payment processing and security services and operates mostly in India, for $70M (TechCrunch)

    TechCrunch: Naspers-owned payments company PayU acquires Wibmo, which offers payment processing and security services and operates mostly in India, for $70M  —  PayU, the Naspers-owned payments company that competes with the likes of PayPal but focuses mainly on emerging markets, has made an acquisition to expand its business in India. Naspers-owned payments company PayU acquires

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    • Researcher finds Facebook is testing bringing Messenger back into its main app, possibly as a first step toward integrating all of its messaging services (Jon Porter/The Verge)

    Jon Porter / The Verge: Researcher finds Facebook is testing bringing Messenger back into its main app, possibly as a first step toward integrating all of its messaging services  —  Facebook might be putting Messenger back into its main social media app.  The feature is currently in testing and was spotted … Researcher finds Facebook

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    • The digital world is not designed to keep women safe, evidenced by the endless harassment and abuse, and any new regulation needs to keep this in mind (Emily Chang/New York Times)

    Emily Chang / New York Times: The digital world is not designed to keep women safe, evidenced by the endless harassment and abuse, and any new regulation needs to keep this in mind  —  The digital world is not designed to keep women safe.  New regulations should be.  —  Ms. Chang, an anchor at Bloomberg

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    • Disney chief Bob Iger says Apple TV will probably get Disney+ and suggests he plans to stay on Apple's board despite the companies becoming streaming rivals (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg: Disney chief Bob Iger says Apple TV will probably get Disney+ and suggests he plans to stay on Apple’s board despite the companies becoming streaming rivals  —  – Disney CEO Iger suggests has plans to stay on Apple’s board  — New streaming service will take on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Disney chief Bob Iger

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    • Analysis of Bezos's letter shows Amazon's total merchandise sales for 2018 were ~$300B, up 19% YoY, but slowing overall, with 27% growth in 2016 and 24% in 2017 (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg: Analysis of Bezos’s letter shows Amazon’s total merchandise sales for 2018 were ~$300B, up 19% YoY, but slowing overall, with 27% growth in 2016 and 24% in 2017  —  Brick-and-mortar merchants have stepped up their digital game.  —  LISTEN TO ARTICLE  —  4:04  —  SHARE THIS ARTICLE  —  Share Analysis of Bezos's letter shows

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