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Google+ Will Shut Down After Security Hole Exposed User Data to Outside Developers, Report Says

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The Google+ security bug gave outside developers access to the private data of hundreds of thousands of the social network’s users between 2015 and March 2018, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Google is shutting down Google Plus permanently after a major flaw was made public.

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Google Acquires Drone Maker Titan Aerospace

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Two examples: this year, Facebook acquired virtual reality firm Oculus in an effort to develop new communication lines, and Google purchased DeepMind, pushing into the artificial intelligence sphere. Big Data CTO DoD and IC Amazon.com Artificial intelligence Earth Facebook Google Internet access New Mexico Wall Street Journal'

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Researchers develop ‘smart’ touch-responsive internet-enabled newspaper

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However at a couple of points, notably a guest lecture to Moscow’s Higher School of Economics’ School of Journalism, I have delved into the future of media. But the developments in printed electronics do not stop there. As always, my well-known Newspaper Extinction Timeline has come up as a hot topic of discussion.

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Take-Two Interactive to acquire social game developer Zynga in $12.7 billion deal

The Verge

Take-Two Interactive, the video game publisher that owns Rockstar and 2K Games, is set to acquire social game developer Zynga in a deal valued at $12.7 billion (via The Wall Street Journal ). The mobile game developer also created the ultra-popular Words With Friends, which eventually made its way to Messenger.

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‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli

GeekWire

Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli is the author of the new book, “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.” Any suggestion that there was pressure from Amazon executives to violate this policy in developing our private brands is flat out incorrect.”

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Technology News and Hot Topics

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Here is the latest technology news from across the tech community: What’s the right relationship between technology companies and journalism? Last week technology news site Re:Code announced that it would stop hosting comments on its own sites as the conversation around stories was already happening on social media.

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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GeekWire

The game development startup is now valued at $1.25 We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online. Gaming company or social company? (Rec Room Image).

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