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SQUARE INC. ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN JAY Z’S MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE TIDAL

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and founder of financial services company Square, Inc. is acquiring a majority stake in Tidal, the high-fidelity audio and video streaming service led by Jay-Z. Square is paying $297 million in cash and stock for a “significant majority ownership stake” and says Tidal will operate independently alongside Square’s other ventures.
“Why would a music streaming company and a financial services company join forces?!” Jack Dorsey’s answer: to find “new ways for artists to support their work.” Just as Square gave sellers new tools to make money, Dorsey says the company’s stake in Tidal will help artists find similar support in the new digital ecosystem.
“Square created ecosystems of tools for sellers & individuals, and we’ll do the same for artists. We’ll work on entirely new listening experiences to bring fans closer together, simple integrations for merch sales, modern collaboration tools, and new complementary revenue streams.”
As part of the deal, Jay-Z will join Square’s board of directors. In a press statement, Jay-Z said “I said from the beginning that Tidal was about more than just streaming music, and six years later, it has remained a platform that supports artists at every point in their careers.”
“Artists deserve better tools to assist them in their creative journey. Jack and I have had many discussions about Tidal’s endless possibilities that have made me even more inspired about its future. This shared vision makes me even more excited to join the Square board. This partnership will be a game-changer for many. I look forward to all this new chapter has to offer!”
Speaking to Billboard, Square’s hardware lead Jesse Dorogusker, who will serve as interim head of Tidal, said the company would build out new tools for artists while continuing to offer its streaming service to consumers. “We think the streaming service is an important part of it, and it is growing and will continue to grow.”
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IS THE NEXT IPHONE TO HAVE A TRIPLE CAMERA?

Every year the anticipated release of Apple’s new iPhone sparks rumours, and this year is no different. It’s hard to believe how the tech giant can improve the already effortless phone without it transforming into year 3030 futuristic object, but somehow it does.
It is rumoured that the 2019 iPhone will feature a triple-lens camera solution. This will include not one, not two, but three cameras on the back with a 12 megapixel lens. A dual lens was introduced with this years iPhone 7 Plus. a three-lens rear camera would offer more advantages, including greatly improved low-light performance and even better image quality, if the report proves to be accurate.
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE APPLE WATCH 4

Apple have recently released the Apple Watch Series 4 with two bigger and better notable differences. At the heart of any watch design is the ability to tell the time, duh, and Jobs’ minions have made this even easier with making the watch face 30% bigger. Secondly, the speaker is now 50% louder and is relocated to the opposite side of the microphone to make phone calls clearer and reduce echo.
On the edge-to-edge screen you can find information like stocks and shares, heart rate, follow scores from sports teams, flight information, alongside the basic calendar and weather, which are so yesterday’s news compared to this.
Fancy a bike ride this weekend? Apple have increased the outdoor workout time to six hours, with full GPS tracking for it’s entirety to last your outdoor activities. Fall of your bike embarrassingly and hope no one notices? You’re mistaken. The watch can now detect falls from analysing wrist trajectory and impact, awkward. Oh and if it detects no movement for 1 minute after said fall, it” automatically call and message your emergency contact using the SOS feature. We can’t tell if this is super clever or super annoying.
Apple’s clever creation is available in three aluminium finishes-silver, gold, and space grey. But, as if this isn’t enough, you can also flash it off in gold stainless steel with a Milanese band. These band’s can also work with any Apple predecessors, they’ve really thought of it all with this watch. No doubt in a year’s time they would’ve thought of more innovative designs that we’ll be shocked at, again.
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YOUTUBE AR BEAUTY TRY-ON IS HERE

Beauty bloggers have taken Youtube by a storm, playing a key role for makeup and beauty brands to advertise their products directly to an audience. From product reviews to hauls, viewers stay engaged, but there’s always that one question that slips through the mind: Will that look product good on me?
Thanks to AR, Google has created a way for viewers to virtually try on makeup while watching the tutorials and reviews. MAC Cosmetics were the first to launch the AR Beauty try on, through their lipstick campaign where viewers could try on the different lip shades on the bottom of the split screen.
As you can imagine, this largely benefits the beauty brands that implement the AR try-on considering viewers will pay more attention to the products. It was recorded by Google that 30% of users that activated the AR experience in the YouTube iOS app spent on average 80 seconds trying on the virtual lipstick. We’re looking forward to see what other AR and interactive media develops within YouTube.
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