Discord is rolling out video chat and screen sharing. The favorite text- and voice-chat service of gamers far and wide is apparently testing the two new features with 5% of its current members -- “to make sure its servers can handle the big bump in server traffic represented by video data,” Engadget reports “Desktop app users will get the feature first, with rollouts planned for mobile and web users soon.”

Perhaps taking on Ticketmaster, Amazon is reportedly considering getting into the event-ticketing business. “The Seattle-based company sees the U.S. ticketing market as ripe for attack,” Reuters writes. “If Amazon moves ahead, it would represent the latest attempt by the world’s largest online retailer to use its massive customer base, tech savvy and bargaining power to shake up a big market.”

A group of Chinese app developers have accused Apple of antitrust violations. “The complaint accuses Apple of engaging in monopolistic behavior by removing apps from the App Store without detailed explanation and charging excessive fees for in-app purchases,” The Wall Street Journal reports. “The complaint also alleges Apple doesn’t give details on why apps are removed.”

While recognizing the power of video, Recode’s Cory Haik doesn’t think the written word is dead. “Written journalism has a strong place in the pantheon of complex and deep storytelling, and we should continue to leverage this format,” he, um, writes. “But I also believe that the new mixed-media formats in social video (primarily short- and mid-form) offer a rich opportunity to deliver complicated news in compelling ways.”

As promised, Bill O’Reilly just began testing a half-hour news show, The Hollywood Reporter notes. A live version of the program can be viewed by paying subscribers, a day after which it is being offered to the non-paying public. “The goal of the studio show, he said at the end of the program, is to ‘bring everybody into the annual Premium Membership fold and spread the word,’” THR writes, quoting the disgraced TV personality.

Perhaps catching the eye of antitrust experts, The Wall Street Journal considers Facebook’s aggressive approach to potential competitors, large and small. The social giant even operates an “early bird” warning system that identifies potential threats, sources tell The Journal. More broadly, “The deep pockets of giants … make it increasingly difficult for startups to compete and stay independent.”

The so-called “alternative right” is pushing back against what its proponents perceive to be discrimination by top technology companies and their powerful platforms. “For the last several months, far-right activists have mounted an aggressive political campaign against some of Silicon Valley’s biggest players,” The New York Times reports. “They have accused a long list of companies … of censoring right-wing views, and have pledged to expose Silicon Valley for what they say is a pervasive, industrywide liberal bias.”

After failing to gain traction as a standalone social network for high schoolers, Facebook just shuttered Lifestage. Prior to being pulled from the App Store, “The Snapchat-like app hadn’t been updated for months and never managed to crack the App Store’s top charts during its short lifespan,” Business Insider reports. “Lifestage was intended to help teens find and connect with other classmates who went to their school.”

Zillow Group had a strong second quarter, reporting a record $266.9 million in revenue, GeekWire reports. “The Seattle real estate data company beat Wall Street expectations of $261.9 million in revenue,” it notes. “Average monthly unique users topped 178 million, up 6 percent, for Zillow Group’s consumer brands: Zillow, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads and Naked Apartments.”

Can Essential Products challenge Apple and Google for smartphone supremacy? Unlikely as it seems, the startup was founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, and, as The Wall Street Journal reports, it has $300 million play with. Regarding the sources of said funds, The Journal writes: “The startup on Wednesday unveiled the large roster of investors taking a chance on it, including Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings and Amazon Inc.’s Alexa Fund.” Best Buy stores and Amazon.com are expected to carry the phones.