Mobile Minutes: Snapchat's IPO; YouTube debate views; Amazon Music; Vera Bradley hacked
Snapchat said to pick Morgan Stanley, Goldman
Sachs to lead IPO
Snapchat has chosen bankers for its initial public offering, which
could happen as soon as March, according to people familiar with the matter.
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more at Bloomberg
YouTube records 124M views for second presidential
debate
YouTube tallied mega-high viewing figures for the second presidential
debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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more at CNET
Amazon's full on-demand streaming music service
launches today
Amazon?s long-rumored on-demand music streaming service is now
available. The company is launching its new service as Amazon Music Unlimited,
a on-demand competitor to the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play
Music. Amazon has done a number of things to differentiate Music Unlimited from
its competitors, but the most notable one is its price: the service will be
available to Amazon Prime members for $7.99 per month or $79 per year, which is
cheaper than the premium options from Spotify or Apple Music. In addition,
owners of one of Amazon?s voice-controlled Echo devices will be able to get the
service for just $3.99 per month.
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more at The Verge
Vera Bradley says payment system hacked, delaying
website upgrade
Handbag maker Vera Bradley Inc said on Wednesday hackers may have
accessed customer data from payment processing systems in its stores, partly
contributing to a delay in an upgrade of its website that could hurt
holiday-season sales.
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more Reuters