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Stripe, a financial services company that acts as a payment processor for millions of businesses including itch.io, has issued an apology following reports that members of its support team told callers the business does not support the sale of LGBTQ content. “We apologize: the information given by our support team was totally wrong,” said Stripe spokesperson Casey Becker in an …

Retail consumer Investing Federal agencies Corporate news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued Early Warning Services (EWS), which operates Zelle, alleging the electronic money-transfer service fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.” The lawsuit alleges that EWS knew that key features of Zelle’s service made it susceptible …

 Roku is dipping its toes in the paid streaming service space, but is entering within its own new niche.  On Aug. 5, the company announced the launch of an ad-free streaming service, Howdy, for $2.99 a month. This makes it the cheapest major, general entertainment ad-free streaming service, far below the costs of Netflix, at $18 a month, or Hulu …

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has shared his memories of the private funeral service held for Ozzy Osbourne on July 31. Trujillo, who played bass in Osbourne’s solo band in the late ’90s, and co-wrote a number of songs on Osbourne’s 2001 album Down To Earth, was among the mourners at the service held on the grounds of the late singer’s …

The AOL logo is shown on a wall of the company’s New York office, on Monday, May 12, 2008. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Beep, bop, boop, boooopp, scrsssshh… Such was the sound of AOL’s dial-up service, a marker of trying to connect to the internet in the 1990s. Now the company has announced it’s getting rid …

AOL is shutting down the dial-up service that introduced homes across the US to the internet. The firm’s dial-up offering connects to the internet via a phone line and currently only exists in the US and Canada. Launched more than 30 years ago, AOL dial-up was known for its chirpy whirring start-up sound, but it has long since been replaced …

ESPN signed a deal with the WWE last week that will put many of its live events on the Disney sports giant, but John Cena is getting  in the ring immediately. Cena plays a new and crucial role for ESPN, starring as a coach of sorts for people who want to learn about new features set to debut as the …

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL’s dial-up internet shuts down in late September. AOL, or America Online, said recently it was discontinuing the old school connection option after an evaluation of its products and services and that it would no longer support dial-up software …

ESPN and Fox both launch their live sports streaming services later this month, and now the two companies have announced that you can bundle them at a discount. Starting October 2nd, you can purchase a subscription to ESPN’s standalone streaming service and Fox One for $39.99 per month, offering savings of about $10. Fox One, priced at $19.99 per month …

In the hazy impressions of memory, some may even recall it fondly: The AOL dial-up internet service that those of a certain age associate with the World Wide Web is coming to a close. The company, also known by its “You’ve got mail” greeting and the CD trial discs — so many CDs — made the announcement on its website. …