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Top Technology News Ticker for 6 June 2016

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Attackers Break Into Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest - PC Magazine. After acquisition by Google, Nest got "virtually unlimited budget", quadrupled employees, had no new products, caused constant bad PR, and may be for sale now (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica). Elon Musk is making a big mistake about the Apple Car - Business Insider.

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Amazon reportedly close to deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM for almost $9B

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Forbes reported earlier this year that Amazon was “kicking the tires” on MGM, which the magazine referred to as a “faded Golden-Age studio.” The WSJ reported Monday that the series has a $465 million first-season budget. Reports have been circulating that Amazon was seeking to bolster its Hollywood presence.

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A photographer says she was asked to work for Netflix’s Love is Blind — without any pay

The Verge

In a Facebook post on May 4th, she says she was contacted by Kinetic Content (the company producing Love Is Blind for Netflix) about working with them on the show, but was told in a follow-up email that, instead of money, the company was offering the opportunity for her work to appear in promotional materials and magazines ( via PetaPixel ).

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

The cost of security tools and services is rising, and organizations may not have the budget to keep up. While each CISO's decisions are situationally dependent, I have used this as an opportunity to revisit the way I approach not only the budget process as a CISO but also how I present that budget for buy-in by leadership.

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Tech News Roundup March 2

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Microsoft Gains Ground in the Federal Tablet Market - FedTech Magazine. Army seeks more cyber dollars in 2017 budget - FCW.com. Rogers: Silicon Valley can benefit from CYBERCOM outreach - FCW.com. Heads up, female coders: Seattle startup Tune accepting applications for UW house.

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Back to real school? University of Washington to blend small in-person classes with online learning

GeekWire

. “There will be a lot of zombie universities,” Galloway told New York Magazine. ” Universities are looking for creative solutions to daunting budget cuts. In the New York Magazine interview, Galloway predicted that universities will partner with technology giants to offer students a mix of online and offline degrees.

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Yakuza director announces new studio after leaving Sega

The Verge

In an interview with Japanese games magazine Famitsu , Nagoshi goes into some detail about why he chose to leave Sega and join up with NetEase.

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