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Valve sued by Immersion in patent infringement lawsuit related to haptic technology

GeekWire

If you’ve ever held a Nintendo Switch and felt it vibrate in reaction to something you did in a video game, such as land from a long fall or fire a gun, that was done via Immersion’s licensed tech. Its previous suits include accusations against Apple (2016), Sony (2002), Microsoft (2002), and Meta (2022).

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Launching the Web 2.0 Framework - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Framework is released on a Creative Commons license, which allows anyone to use it and build on it as they please, as long as there is attribution with a link to this blog post and/ or Future Exploration Network. Collectively these cover the primary landscape of Web 2.0. As with all our frameworks, the Web 2.0

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3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

Mehta earned a Certified Information Security Auditor certification in 2002 when, he says, “there were only 1,600 such certified professionals globally.” This approach is similar to what several regulated or licensed professions require of their practitioners to ensure their skills remain current.

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X partners with Visa: Soon you’ll send money like a tweet

Dataconomy

Following PayPal’s sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 For over a year, Musk has been applying for necessary licenses for X to operate as a money service business. As indicated on its website, X Payments LLC is currently licensed in 41 states and is registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Finally I have an answer when people ask what I do! Visualization of our group’s business model

Trends in the Living Networks

We create open content in a variety of guises: I have been blogging since 2002, and our companies generate substantial high-value content that we share openly under Creative Commons license. Visibility, Findability, and Credibility at the core.

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Will Spotify crack open the all-you-can-eat music subscription model?

Trends in the Living Networks

In my 2002 book Living Networks I wrote: These twin powerful trends of greater access to content, and increased awareness of quality content, can result in greater revenue for these industries, but new business models are required. Several key factors are at play here: * Scope of music licensing. Downloads and portability.

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The spy in your living room

Vox

Although it was founded in 2002, Roku broke into the market in 2008 after Netflix invested $6 million in the company to make a set-top box that enabled any TV to stream Netflix content. If, say, Roku makes the TV, supplies the content, and sells the ads, then it stands to control the experience, set the rates, and make the most money.