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Facebook offered to license its network and code to avoid antitrust action

The Verge

In the wake of the groundbreaking Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Facebook, The Washington Post is reporting new details of the company’s negotiations with regulators in the run-up to the case, including an unusual offer to license its code and network to competitors.

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F5 Networks will buy Volterra cloud computing startup for $500M in latest major acquisition

GeekWire

F5 Networks CEO Francois Locoh-Donou at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc. The 125-person company, founded in 2017, came out of stealth mode in November 2019. GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy).

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In Controversial Study, Facebook Investigates Networks of Emotions

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Facebook recently conducted a somewhat similar study, Experimental Evidence of Massive-Scale Emotional Contagion through Social Networks , to investigate whether changes in social news feeds can influence individuals’ moods and behaviors. In a world where billions are connected by online social networks, these findings are significant indeed.

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Pfizer to close Seagen manufacturing plant in Seattle area following $43B acquisition

GeekWire

“Pfizer regularly evaluates our manufacturing network to ensure capacity is effectively utilized based on projected product demands,” the company said in a statement to GeekWire. Puget Sound Business Journal first reported the news. Pfizer will lay off about 120 employees as a result of the decision.

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Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company

GeekWire

Flexport Photo) Dave Clark , the former longtime Amazon executive, has resigned as CEO of Flexport , the San Francisco-based logistics company he joined a year ago. In light of that, I feel that he is best suited to lead the company in that direction.” The company’s revenue hit $3.3 Dave Clark.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets green light for Las Vegas tunnel system

The Verge

Elon Musk’s Boring Company just won approval from local officials to move forward with building a network of vehicle tunnels underneath Las Vegas. The Boring Company already operates a small version of this “Teslas in Tunnels” system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, which opened earlier this year and involves two 0.8-mile

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RedOwl Analytics Named “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference”

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By Bob Gourley Red Owl Analytics has been named the Most Innovative Company by an august panel of highly respected judges at the RSA conference this year. The following is from the RSA conference press release : Congratulations to Red Owl Analytics for being named the Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2014! Bluebox Security.