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‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli

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Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli is the author of the new book, “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.” Any suggestion that there was pressure from Amazon executives to violate this policy in developing our private brands is flat out incorrect.”

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Take-Two Interactive to acquire social game developer Zynga in $12.7 billion deal

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Take-Two Interactive, the video game publisher that owns Rockstar and 2K Games, is set to acquire social game developer Zynga in a deal valued at $12.7 billion (via The Wall Street Journal ). The mobile game developer also created the ultra-popular Words With Friends, which eventually made its way to Messenger.

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Google+ Will Shut Down After Security Hole Exposed User Data to Outside Developers, Report Says

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The Google+ security bug gave outside developers access to the private data of hundreds of thousands of the social network’s users between 2015 and March 2018, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Google is shutting down Google Plus permanently after a major flaw was made public.

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India sets stricter rules for social media giants

The Verge

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. Significant social media intermediaries” face additional responsibilities.

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

GeekWire

The game development startup is now valued at $1.25 We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online. Gaming company or social company? (Rec Room Image).

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Amazon giving $9M to Seattle-area organizations addressing needs around homelessness

GeekWire

The organizations include: Mary’s Place : Amazon is giving $6 million to the nonprofit to support its ongoing operations and to provide funding toward a new development of co-located affordable housing and family shelter and services in Burien, Wash. Previously: Inside Amazon’s new 8-floor family homeless shelter attached to its Seattle HQ

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In COVID times: the value of keeping journals and leadership for organisational reinvention

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Zanele opened by asking me about my practice of keeping a journal , following up by asking me if this was particularly relevant today. I found that you actually have been keeping a journal since you were very young. And one of I think the most important things, which I actually need to do more is actually reread my journal.

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