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Who’ll blink first: The world’s largest music company or TikTok?

Vox

UMG said it made the decision because TikTok offered to pay only a fraction of the rate that other social platforms offer. In a recent episode of Today, Explained , digital activist and writer Cory Doctorow told host Sean Rameswaram that companies like TikTok “don’t have to care” about the disruption they cause their users.

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Social networks and engineering serendipity in the workplace

Trends in the Living Networks

The New York Times has an interesting article titled Engineering Serendipity which looks at the some of the ways companies are trying to create felicitous and unexpected connections between their staff. and Google are doing in the space, the article continues: As Yahoo and Google see it, serendipity is largely a byproduct of social networks.

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The inside story at Meta as it moves beyond Facebook

Vox

Land of the Giants explores the social media juggernaut in a moment of transformation. They are worried the company and its products — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and others — are harming society, from how global democracy functions to the mental health of teenagers.

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How Optimal’s CEO shifted his company and personal priorities — and is now a better leader

GeekWire

In 2004, he launched Kirkland, Wash.-based About a decade ago, the company shifted its primary goal from marketing to serving students. Rhee decided to put students first — costing the company some of the university accounts. Just as Rhee has shifted his company’s priorities, his personal goals have evolved as well.

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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more

GeekWire

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sood was most recently SVP of products at oncology company Guardant Health. Former Microsoft CVP Carolyn Everson will take over as president of San Francisco-based grocery delivery company Instacart in September. Sood will report to Adaptive Biotech CEO Chad Robins. Jaisimha Muthegere.

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Roblox goes public so that it can build a bigger metaverse

The Verge

The company behind the hit kids game Roblox is going public after soaring use during the pandemic. The company now has 31.1 Roblox has been around since 2004, but the game nearly doubled its daily users over the last nine months as it’s provided a social space where its users — mostly kids and teens — can hang out while stuck inside.

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Crypto exchange Gemini expanding in Seattle area amid industry turmoil

GeekWire

The New York-based company announced growth plans Wednesday amid a tumultuous week for the crypto industry and after Gemini cut its workforce earlier this year. Cameron and his twin brother, Tyler, sued Facebook (now Meta) founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 after claiming that he stole their idea for the social networking site.