Amazon doubles down on live sports: hiring for the division has increased 100% Amazon already has Thursday Night Football, but it's also the king of esports broadcasts and has a deal with the NBA? That suite of programming, as well as listings data, indicates major growth for Amazon's sports ventures. James Mattone 7.1.19 2:21 PM People
Disney is desperately seeking engineers and is on a hiring spree for Disney+ Disney just announced its streaming service that will disrupt the entire market. Here is how it got here. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.12.19 3:15 PM People
These four products became number one best-sellers at Walmart in March What do Nintendo Switch controllers, eyebrow gel, a pesticide sprayer, and Minions pajamas all have in common? They were the new best-sellers at Walmart.com in March. James Mattone 4.2.19 4:02 PM Markets
El Salvador's small merchants see lure of Bitcoin riches snatched away as crypto prices crash Business owners began accepting Bitcoin after the country made it legal tender last year. But things haven’t gone smoothly. Jonathan Laguán 3.7.22 10:31 PM Crypto
Borderlands: GOTY sales rank proves re-releases, pre-orders are still king Borderlands: Game of the Year from Take-Two Interactive was a hit at Gamestop over the past weekend... And it continues the trend of how pre-releases and re-releases are still king in the video game market. James Mattone 4.1.19 7:02 PM Tech
Foot traffic trends for February: Planet Fitness gyms up, AMC theaters down After facing the exodus of resolutioners, Planet Fitness saw the biggest growth in foot traffic (by way of "were here" count) during the month of February. James Mattone 3.5.19 2:49 PM Markets
The NBA G-League may have found its platform, and it's a videogame streaming website Cord cutters are shying away from ESPN. Facebook Live has its struggles as a livestreaming platform. What did the G League do? Turn to the videogame streaming website Twitch, and it seems to be a great match. James Mattone 2.25.19 7:32 PM People
Made for Netflix scammers: 5 millennial fraudsters you wouldn’t believe if we made them up The true crime genre may most often focus on grisly murders, but the antics of these characters show why white collar crime can captivate us too. Abigail Rubenstein 3.7.22 5:45 PM Outcasts