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Social media platforms still can’t stop mass shooting videos from going viral

Vox

This time, the shooter shared his appalling acts on Twitch, a livestreaming video app popular with gamers, where it was shut down much more quickly, less than two minutes after the violence began , according to the company. The unfettered spread of murder videos on the internet is an important problem to solve.

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Social media manager Hootsuite acquires conversational AI-platform Heyday for $48M

GeekWire

based social media management platform, announced Tuesday that it is acquiring Heyday , a conversational AI platform, for about $48 million USD. The acquisition will enable Hootsuite users to message their customers directly with an AI-enabled chat and video function and allow brands to respond to customers in real time.

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Prescription video game company goes public via SPAC

The Verge

Akili Interactive’s first product is a video game for ADHD. Akili Interactive, the company behind the first video game to get approved as a medical treatment, announced today that it will go public through a merger with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp, which is run by former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya.

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After break-in, Seattle-area video game store is back in business within a week

GeekWire

” It was the first robbery at the Seattle-area store since owner Kiet Pham opened it in 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gamebound Video Games (@gamebound_kent_wa) Pham said he’s working with his landlord to install bollards. “My store was heavily secured and gated. The scene inside GameBound on Jan.

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

GeekWire

On a video call from the hospital where he and his wife welcomed a baby boy over the weekend, CEO and co-founder Nick Fajt was excited about the 5-year-old startup he’s been raising into a unicorn in Seattle, where a majority of top tech companies operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. Gaming company or social company?

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Tech Moves: Ad Lightning CEO Scott Moore steps down; Amazon Prime Video adds Nike vet

GeekWire

Spun out of Pioneer Square Labs in 2017, Ad Lightning provides tools for publishers and ad networks to identify non-compliant ads. Marc Patrick is joining Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios as global head of sports marketing. In his role at Amazon, he will work with the NFL on the new deal on Amazon Prime Video.

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2017 Expectations: 5 Areas Where Technology Will Continue to Revolutionize Business Processes

CTOvision

Companies are now getting a constant flow of real-time customer data from websites, social media, and POS terminals that automatically capture clicks, likes, and sales transactions for analysis by business intelligence systems. Social media is crucial for companies to engage with their market to promote ideas and gather feedback.

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