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Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) streaming service TV+ abandoned plans to make a series inspired by Gawker Media after CEO Tim Cook expressed disapproval in an email, the New York Times reported Sunday. What Happened: The show “Scraper” was modeled after Gawker, which shot into the...

A bloodbath in retail, a shortage of seasonal farmworkers, two bummer summers at the box office, a meltdown in bridal gowns and the flatlining of crude oil prices: This is the stuff of bankruptcy. Whether up close and personal or global in scale, underwater businesses and laid-off workers are often...

According to Recode, Univision officially edged out its peers, including J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ: JCOM)'s unit Ziff Davis, in buying out Gawker's 7 media assets for $135 million. The results of Gawker's sale are not yet official, as a judge needs to sign off on the sale after hearing potential...

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel was on a mission to destroy Gawker Media. On Friday, he may have scored a victory. Thiel secretly financed Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against the media company, which he won and was awarded a $140 million judgement. However, Gawker Media announced on Friday it has...

Walter Mossberg, Recode’s Editor-at-Large recently interviewed Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) President, CEO and Chairman of the Board Jeff Bezos at the Code Conference. Following the event, Mossberg appeared on CNBC on Wednesday, to talk about this dialogue. Below is a look into five things...

In addition to being the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post - one of the largest and most influential news outlets in the country. Naturally, when Bezos took the stage at the Code Conference on Tuesday, he was asked to offer his opinion...

Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley legend with a resume that includes co-founder of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) and one of the earliest outside investors in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). Thiel also sits on Facebook's Board of Directors and his title may be in jeopardy after it was reported...

At BusinessInsider's Ignition conference, Gawker Media's Nick Denton talked about how he loves paying for information. Nick Denton noted that Deadspin paid only $12,000 for the Brett Favre story and Denton believes that investment added millions to Gawker's valuation.