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New York Times buys viral word game Wordle for 'low seven figures'
The New York Times said on Monday that it has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession. It listed the purchase price as being in the low-seven figures, but did not disclose specifics. The Times, which has popular word games like Spelling Bee and its crossword puzzle, said at the time it moves to The New York Times, Wordle will be free to play for new and existing players, and no changes will be made to its gameplay. Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn software engineer. He originally made it for his partner, but released it to the public in October. On Nov. 1, only 90 people had played it. Within two months, that number had grown to 300,000 after people began sharing their scores on social media. Now, the simple puzzle that lets players guess a five-letter word in six tries with no hints, has millions of daily players, The Times said. It's also become a viral online phenomenon, spurring copycats lik
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New York Times to acquire sports site The Athletic for $550 mn
Founded in 2016, The Athletic had 1.2 million subscribers as of December, and covers more than 200 clubs and teams in the U.S. and around the world
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New York Times puts newsletters behind paywall to boost subscribers
The subscriber-only emails will be a mix of new and existing newsletters written by Times journalists and contributors in its news and opinion sections
The search for news media
The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic
Global media websites, including NYT, FT, CNN face outage
Preliminary reports suggest a technical glitch in a private CDN (Content Delivery Network) causing outage
Who is Rupert Murdoch? CNN and New York Times plan documentary series
Murdoch, who turns 90 this week, has been an irresistible subject for political reporters and members of the media for decades
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New York Times beats revenue estimates on strong digital subscriptions
The media company, which gets nearly two-thirds of its revenue from subscriptions, had 7.5 million subscriptions across its digital and print products at the end of the quarter
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Bankrupt and indebted, Trump's taxes show he threatens US security
Due to his indebtedness, his reliance on income from overseas and his refusal to authentically distance himself from his hodgepodge of business, Trump represents a profound national security threat
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Donald Trump calls New York Trump report on tax avoidance 'fake news'
Calling it 'fake news', US President Donald Trump refuted the claims that he did not pay income tax in 10 of the last 15 years
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New York Times names COO Meredith Kopit Levien as its new chief executive
The newspaper publisher said Levien, 49, will succeed Mark Thompson and also join the company's board
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'Very bad gift' from China, says Trump as death toll crosses 100,000-mark
The New York Times said that the death toll exceeds the number of US military combat fatalities in every conflict since the Korean War.
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India for the World
All governments must have their feet put to the fire regularly but do it fairly and use the same yardstick for India that you would use for other countries
US newspapers come together to urge China not to expel their journalists
The US, in announcing the visa limit, cited increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment and intimidation of American and other foreign journalists working in China
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US-China feud heightens: Beijing expels US journalists in biggest crackdown
The foreign ministry said in a statement the measure was in retaliation for Washington's decision to cut the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Chinese state-run media on American soil
Remembering Karl Marx: Of obituaries, epitaphs and sundry mix-ups
In its time, Marx's life hardly looked like the watershed in the history of the modern world it has proved to be since his death, writes Anjan Basu
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Biased reporting, dangerous innuendo: IPS slams NYT article on Delhi riots
The IPS' statement came after the NYT carried a story title 'How Delhi's Police Turned Against Muslims' on its website
'May the best woman win' NYT endorses Warren, Klobuchar for President
"Both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration," the board said.
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Committed to grow the right way: Oyo responds to reports of irregularities
Oyo says it is investing in technology to ensure reconciliations happen faster and expects all owners to partner in delivering superior guest experience
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Trump campaign bars Bloomberg News journalists from events, alleges bias
The media group said it would not investigate Bloomberg's family or foundations, nor his Democratic rivals, but would publish or summarize investigative pieces on all Democratic candidates.
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India important for New York Times, visiting to understand it better: CEO
We are not tying up with anyone in India, nor are we looking at distribution or investment, says CEO Mark Thompson
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