Deezer, a French subscription-music service like Spotify or Apple Music, launched in the US Tuesday, bringing another contender to the world’s biggest music market. Though popular in its native France, Deezer has struggled to widen its reach to the competitive US market. It tried a stealth entry into the US nearly two years ago, offering …

Can the Justice Department ever LMAO? The answer, briefly Tuesday morning, was yes. Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET In what appeared to be a staffers’ personal missive incorrectly published on the DOJ’s official account, the tweet linked to a CNN article titled “Campaign denies Melania Trumps’s speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama’s.” “CNN is the biggest troll of them all …

Now playing: Watch this: Netflix reports worst member growth in three years 1:29 Pay close attention to this article, dear reader: Netflix believes you’re getting duped into cancelling by the media. Netflix reported its worst member growth in three years Monday, losing some subscribers in the latest quarter because of rolling price increases in big markets like the US. The …

Airtime, a live-chat social network app backed by Facebook investor Sean Parker, added Twitch to the list of media that users can share and watch together in virtual rooms. The Airtime app combines aspects of a social network, texting and videoconferencing. Users create rooms and share them with specific friends, then post text messages, images, videos and music playlists. If …

Netflix won’t let anyone store movies or shows to watch offline, but Amazon just amped up its download options for Android users in a big way. If you own a device running Google’s Android system, Amazon will let you download titles from its Netflix-like Prime Video service onto SD cards, removable storage units that keep your phone’s internal storage from …

Vevo is trying to refashion itself into a service cool enough for you to remember what it is. The online music video company on Thursday launched a sleeker app — its second revamp in less than a year — that adds firepower for personalized recommendations, puts artists on greater display and aims to hone the edge of its original content. …

iHeartRadio is adding National Public Radio to its streaming slate and sharing some of its online ad real estate. The streaming arm of iHeartMedia, the country’s biggest radio company, sealed a deal for more than 260 NPR member stations to add their live news and talk programming, the company said Thursday. iHeartRadio has 85 million registered users. The NPR stations …

Everyone addicted to Pokemon Go can’t stop streaming its cartoon tunes on Spotify as the soundtrack. Overall streams of Pokemon songs have more than tripled in the past week, the streaming service said Monday. The Pokemon theme “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” has seen streams jump even more: 362 percent globally in the week ended Sunday compared with the week earlier. …

This week brought horrifying realities to your newsfeed. For 10 minutes on Wednesday, Facebook Live brought millions of users next to Philando Castile after he was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, livestreamed the aftermath of the shooting, allowing viewers to watch the bloodied Castile slump over in his seat. They …

Comcast customers later this year will be able to watch Netflix shows or movies just like they would click to see a regular channel. The two companies said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to incorporate Netflix into X1, Comcast’s high-tech pay-TV service. They said the service will be available to cable customers this year and they’ll provide more details …