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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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How Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen could impact the biotech industry in Seattle

GeekWire

Founded in 2002 as Seattle Genetics, the company is a pioneer in the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a class of drugs that zeros in on cells using an antibody and delivers a toxin to them. .” Seagen has been “incredibly productive,” said David Miller , a consultant for Seattle area biopharma companies.

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3 certification tips for IT leaders looking to get ahead

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result, they procure solutions off-the-shelf rather than developing them in-house. Mehta earned a Certified Information Security Auditor certification in 2002 when, he says, “there were only 1,600 such certified professionals globally.” However, most CIOs have failed to keep pace with fast-changing technology.

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Eight key developments in the global media industry: July 2006 – June 2007 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Developments continue apace – we’ll be keeping track… Industry transactions News Corp offers $5 billion for the Dow Jones, including the Wall Street Journal (finalized July 2007). Hugo Chavez does not renew the license of the popular Radio Caracas TV. Full details in the report. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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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. Through this process we develop our expertise and experience in crowdsourcing, and share that through our content and events.

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Pioneering study uses traffic cameras and AI to predict future, promising to save lives and money

GeekWire

The city this week shared its first batch of reports from the groundbreaking program, which has drawn comparisons to “Minority Report,” the 2002 film in which Tom Cruise anticipates and preemptively stops crime. Bellevue is leading the way on this,” said Roger Millar, Washington Secretary of Transportation.

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Industrial policy in the global media economy - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

However once economies become developed, the key issues are far less about manufacturing prowess. Today the buzzwords in national economic development are knowledge, creativity, media, content, entertainment, design, and the like. Initiatives include media education , supporting PC games , and developing a research ecosystem.

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