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Thursday 15 March 2018
First lady convening tech companies to tackle cyberbullying

By CATHERINE LUCEY and cuss one of the many things their children, saying: "We
KEN THOMAS that impacts children — as must remember that they
Associated Press she has done many times in are watching and listening,
WASHINGTON (AP) — First the past, on several differ- so we must never miss an
lady Melania Trump is bring- ent topics." opportunity to teach life's
ing together tech giants to The meeting, first reported many ethical lessons along
talk about ways to fight cy- by The Washington Post, the way."
berbullying and promote would mark Mrs. Trump's During the presidential
internet safety, representa- first public event on a sub- campaign, Melania Trump
tives of three companies ject she has previously ex- mentioned doing work to
said Tuesday. pressed interest in. During address bullying — a no-
Among the companies the first year of her hus- table choice given the
expected to attend the band's administration, she president-elect's penchant
March 20 meeting: Ama- played a low-key role. for name-calling on social
zon, Snap, Facebook, In this Feb. 5, 2018 photo, first lady Melania Trump listens as she Her interest in children media.
Google and Twitter. The meets with personnel at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical has been clear, with visits It can take some time for a
meeting was confirmed Center, in Cincinnati. to schools and hospitals. first lady to launch personal
by Amazon and represen- Associated Press In her first public remarks projects.
tatives of two companies at the United Nations last Michelle Obama began
speaking on condition of cuss the plans publicly. Trump, said in a statement year, Mrs. Trump called her "Let's Move" initiative
anonymity because they Stephanie Grisham, a that Mrs. Trump "has simply on world leaders to come about a year into her hus-
were not authorized to dis- spokeswoman for Mrs. asked for a meeting to dis- together for the good of band's first term.q

Apple adds more 'Texture' to its services with magazine deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — a service often described committed to quality jour-
Apple has bought digital as a Netflix of magazines. nalism from trusted sources
magazine distributor Tex- Texture allows readers to and allowing magazines
ture to extend its subscrip- pore over articles in more to keep producing beauti-
tion services beyond music than 200 magazines for $10 fully designed and engag-
and online storage. per month, much like Netf- ing stories for users," said
The deal announced Mon- lix sells unlimited access to Eddy Cue, Apple's senior
day puts Apple in control of its video programming. vice president of internet
But Texture hasn't proven software and services. Un-
as popular as Netflix, which like most Apple products,
boasts 55 million subscrib- Texture will be available
ers in the U.S. alone. Tex- on devices powered by
ture hasn't specified how Google's Android software
many subscribers it has, in addition to the iPhone
but CEO John Loughlin said and iPad. Texture will join a
in a 2016 interview that In this Oct. 19, 2017, file photo, buildings and a tour boat are stable of Apple subscription
reflected on the mirror behind an Apple logo during a preview
the number ranged in the event at a new Apple Michigan Avenue store in downtown Chi- options that are anchored
"hundreds of thousands." cago. by the company's music-
Apple didn't disclose how Associated Press screaming service, which
much it paid for Texture, has 36 million subscribers.
which had raised at least founded nearly a decade magazine distributor had Apple Inc. also sells addi-
$90 million since it was ago as Next Issue. The been owned by investors tional storage in its iCloud
that included Condé Nast, service to customers who
Hearst, Meredith, Rogers exceed the free limit of five
Media and KKR. "We are gigabytes.q

Bali to shush social media

for Day of Silence

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Ba- agreed to shut down the
li's annual Day of Silence is mobile internet for 24 hours
so sacred that even reach- during "Nyepi," a day mark-
ing for a smartphone to ing New Year on the pre-
send a tweet or upload a dominantly Hindu island.
selfie to social media could That means smartphones
cause offense. This year it won't connect to the inter-
will be nearly impossible to net, shutting off access to
do that anyway. social media sites such as
The head of the Bali office Facebook and Instagram
of Indonesia's Ministry of and instant messaging
Communications, Nyoman apps.
Sujaya, said Tuesday that “I hope during Nyepi they
all phone companies have can be introspective.”q