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Tech Companies That Missed the Mark in 2016

CTOvision

From Snapchat Spectacles to virtual reality, 2016 was a year of innovation and growth in the tech industry. However, not every company saw great success, and even the tech giants had some big snafus. Here are some of the most notable tech company failures of the past year. Rick Delgado.

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HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments"

TechSpot

It introduced a feature called Dynamic Security in 2016 that is supposedly a way of protecting the company's intellectual property and the quality of the customer experience by preventing the use. HP is very insistent that users of its printers don't turn to cheaper third-party alternatives for their ink cartridges.

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Election Impact 2016: 10 Nov on Capital Hill

CTOvision

CG Roll Call is hosting Election Impact 2016 on 10 Nov at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. More importantly, the panel will explore the threat and how the government can advise and assist private companies and state and local municipalities. Michael Johnson. For more and to register see: electionimpact2016.com.

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Cyberpunk 2077 full development reportedly didn’t start until 2016

The Verge

A new report looking into what went amiss with the rollout of Cyberpunk 2077 points to overconfidence from management at CD Projekt Red as a key problem, and reveals that “full development” of the game — announced in 2012— didn’t begin until 2016. The company is planning to release the game’s first big update within the next week.

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Don’t Acquire a Company Until You Evaluate Its Data Security

CTOvision

Daniel Sokol explain why you should not acquire a company until you have evaluated its data security on Harvard Business Review : When Marriott International acquired Starwood in 2016 for $13.6 billion, neither company was aware of a cyber-attack on Starwood’s reservation system that dated back to 2014.

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Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

GeekWire

(Unearth Photos) Unearth Technologies , a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore Technologies , a publicly traded company based in Southern California. Customers include contractors, utilities, and Fortune 500 companies.

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Former Uber executive found guilty of covering up 2016 hack

TechSpot

The Washington Post reports that a jury found Sullivan—a former prosecutor of cybercrimes for the San Francisco US attorney's office—guilty of obstructing justice for not revealing the October 26, 2016, breach to the FTC; companies are required to disclose data breaches under state and federal laws. He was also found.

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