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San Francisco (AFP) - Amazon's gamer streaming unit Twitch on Wednesday announced that it was laying off 500 staff, reportedly one third of the company, as it struggles financially despite strong popularity among players. The online shopping giant also said it was slashing hundreds of staff in its entertainment division, targeting both movie streaming service Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studio, the home of James Bond. The cull comes as part of Amazon's biggest ever job cutting plan launched last year, which it said will reach 27,000 positions across the company. "I wanted to send a short note t...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the DJ from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," has died, his wife has said, in what Los Angeles media reported was an apparent suicide. Entertainment website TMZ said the DJ and dancer was found in a hotel in the city on Tuesday with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The outlet said the 40-year-old's wife, Allison Holker, had contacted police because she was concerned for her husband. His body was discovered a short time later. "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," Holker, 34, said, accordi...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Twitch on Wednesday announced a ban on sites that stream unlicensed roulette, dice, or slots games as the platform is hit with concerns about getting users hooked on gambling. The decision by the Amazon-owned company to tighten its policy beginning October 18 comes after a popular streamer scammed fans and peers out of money to fuel what he claimed was a gambling addiction. "Gambling content on Twitch has been a big topic of discussion in the community," Twitch, known for live streaming of video games, said in a tweet. Twitch already bans links or referral codes to sites ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A Twitch star held a new record for subscribers on Wednesday after winning fans with a monthlong live stream at the Amazon-owned platform popular with video game players. Ludwig Ahgren had more than 283,000 subscriptions in what TwitchTracker website ranked as an all-time high, topping well-known Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. "Since I started streaming -- Prince Phillip died -- The Suez Canal got blocked and unblocked -- (YouTuber) David Dobrik made two apology videos -- Jesus of Nazareth died and then rose from the dead," Ahgren quipped in a tweet before his 31 days of continuo...
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