Here s what s on the Wednesday menu.
If you re a longtime Netflix customer, you might have received an email from Netflix recently telling you that your subscription rate has gone up. Monday, one analyst predicted that the rate hike — which was announced a while back — could cause as many as 480,000 subscribers could desert the service, which has weighed on Netflix shares this week.
Facebook has struck $50 million worth of deals with media companies and celebrities for Facebook Live videos. (WSJ)
Apple has opened up its iPhone code: Is it a move to help people looking for security flaws?
How would Brexit affect U.S. tech interests in Europe? Regulation and hiring could be affected, according to the WSJ.
Amazon will not be donating to either presidential convention, but says it will offer streaming coverage. Amazon hasn t donated to conventions before, but this year s conventions are drawing more attention because of other companies refusal to back them over Donald Trump being the presumed GOP nominee. Plus Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Trump have bad blood.
Team funded by Sean Parker to be the first to test CRISPR gene editing in people.
Good luck with that: China internet regulator to crack down on online comments.
Photo: Napster co-founder Sean Parker in 2011. (Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)
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