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Seattle investor helps produce new film ‘East of the Mountains’ and learns how movies and tech differ

GeekWire

In the short time that he has been investing in film projects, Hall is gaining a keen understanding of the differences between making movies and making tech dollars. The film is based on the best-selling novel by David Guterson, who also wrote “Snow Falling on Cedars,” and was shot in Washington state. Did it get done?’

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Epic Games and Tribeca team up on Unreal Engine films

Venture Beast

Tribeca and Epic Games have started a "Writing in Unreal" program to train filmmakers to make independent movies with the Unreal game engine. Read More.

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Fortnite to host We The People program focused on conversations about race in America

The Verge

The program, hosted by Van Jones of CNN, will include journalists Elaine Welteroth and Jemele Hill , and musicians Killer Mike and Lil Baby. It’s hosted virtual concerts from musicians like Diplo and Deadmau5 , a concert series with Young Thug and Noah Cyrus , as well as the hugely popular Travis Scott concert in April.

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Understanding Big Data’s Big Impact

CTOvision

Take Airbnb who became a major player in the hospitality vector virtually overnight without having to build a single hotel or resort. Netflix uses big data to decide which films and TV shows to make available next on their TV streaming site and app. Others are completely reshaping entire industries with radical, new business models.

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7-year-old boy saves Seattle from robot invasion — with help from VR engineers and Make-A-Wish

GeekWire

Tri Films Productions Photo). One of his healthcare providers suggested that his family apply to the program, and Price described his excitement about fighting villains and a fascination with robots. Tarcha talked to the nonprofit Virtual World Society , which put out the request to its network to see who could help.

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Catalysts Dramatically Accelerate Innovation

TM Forum

As a well-known industry collaboration program, TM Forum Catalysts create a space of freedom for special interest groups to experiment and even fail, eventually bringing innovation to life. AsiaInfo was invited to join the Catalyst program since 2018 when TM Forum began to promote this program in China. external_url.

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Fading Light: the story of Magic Leap’s lost mixed reality magnum opus

The Verge

The company had a wealth of ideas about how ordinary people might use its hardware, which overlays virtual images on reality. Magic Leap is one of the biggest, best-funded players in mixed (or augmented) reality, a blanket term for tech that blends the physical and virtual worlds. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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