SAN FRANCISCO—US online retail giant Amazon on Tuesday launched a movie streaming service that competes directly with Internet film star Netflix. The Seattle, Washington-based Amazon bundled access to the movie service with Amazon Prime, which costs $79 a year and gives Amazon customers unlimited free shipping of books and other items. Movies and TV shows [...]
WASHINGTON—Social media, cellphone cameras, satellite television, restive youth and years of pent-up anger are proving to be a toxic mix for authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. In clip after clip of footage from the street protests that have been sweeping the region, demonstrators – mostly young men – can be seen among the crowds [...]
WASHINGTON—Social media, cellphone cameras, satellite television, restive youth and years of pent-up anger are proving to be a toxic mix for authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. In clip after clip of footage from the street protests that have been sweeping the region, demonstrators – mostly young men – can be seen among the crowds [...]
