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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., Before moving to Unity in Feb. revenue share. “We

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Revolutionizing Education: The Future of Curriculum Development

Kitaboo

The very first step to achieving such educational goals is to modify the curriculum, develop the content, incorporate technology, and involve communities and networks. Key Objectives of Curriculum Development II. Here are some of the key features of curriculum development : 1. Table of Contents I.

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

Vox

Reddit, the launchpad for many meme stocks , could now become one: The social media giant makes its debut on Wall Street this week in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the year. It’s the first time that a major social media company has gone public since Snap (i.e., Snapchat ) in 2017.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

(Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. Much of that debate, however, has been crowded out of the limelight by other concerns, such as a year-long wave of layoffs that has cost roughly 10,000 developers their jobs since January.

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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job

The Verge

In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job. Scola developed symptoms of PTSD after nine months on the job.

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Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts

GeekWire

(Electronic Arts Image) A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry, including the end of development on a Star Wars video game and the effective closure of a developer based in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA), based in Redwood City, Calif.,

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Microsoft’s resurgence: Reflecting on Satya Nadella’s leadership, a decade after he became CEO

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft Build developer conference in Seattle in May 2019. While Microsoft was an early pioneer in personal computing, it missed the mobile and search waves, didn’t participate in the consumer social networking wave, and was coming from behind on cloud. This Sunday, Feb.

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