Netflix has announced that it has more than 50 million total subscribers in 40 countries worldwide, including those enjoying free trial accounts. The announcement came as part of the company's second quarter earnings report . Net income was $71 million, or $1.15 a share. This means the company earned more than double the profit it did in the second quarter of 2013, when it reported net income of $29.5 million and earnings per share of $0.49. Revenue also increased to $1.34 billion from $1.07 billion. This rise in subscribers despite a recent hike in the subscription fee underscores Netflix's rapidly growing popularity. Back in May, the company increased the monthly price from $7.99 to $8.99 for new subscribers . The company said that the hike was not having any significant impact on subscriptions. In fact, Netflix added more subscribers this quarter than expected — 1.69 million compared to the forecast of 1.46 million. The streaming service now has 36.24 million subscribers … [Read more...] about Netflix surpasses 50 million subscribers mark, profit doubles
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Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
The latest expedition by divers to the wreck of the Mentor, which sank just off the island of Kythera (also spelled Kithira and Kythira) in 1802, has recovered several pieces of the ship's rigging, coins, the leather sole of a shoe, a metal buckle, a token for playing cards, two chess pieces, fragments of cooking utensils and other seemingly mundane objects. When it sank, the ship was carrying marble sculptures chipped from the badly damaged Parthenon in Athens — later known as the " Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles. These spectacular sculptures — which depict Greek gods, heroes and animals — are now on display at the British Museum in London. Related: 20 of the most mysterious shipwrecks ever But the small objects recovered from the wreck reveal intriguing aspects of the lives of the people onboard the ship when it sank, said marine archaeologist Dimitris Kourkoumelis, of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, a department of the Greek Ministry of Culture and … [Read more...] about Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
As New Hampshire primary nears, here are the biggest tech issues on the campaign trail
This story is part of Elections 2020 , CNET's coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. It's onto New Hampshire. After the confusing and frustrating Iowa caucuses , which were marred by glitches in an app designed to count the results , the Democrats vying to be their party's candidate for the White House this November are turning their attention to the northeast. On Tuesday, the Granite State holds the first primary in the US. A host of technology policies are among issues, including health care, climate change and immigration, the candidates will be campaigning on. In the highly polarized political climate, it's often easy to overlook that there's a lot of agreement on broad tech concerns. Democrats and Republicans agree online platforms like Amazon , Google and Facebook are too powerful and need to be reined in. They also believe the digital divide between rural and urban America needs to be closed , and that we need some net neutrality … [Read more...] about As New Hampshire primary nears, here are the biggest tech issues on the campaign trail