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Activision Blizzard To Slash Almost 800 Employees

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The move comes even as Activions Blizzard reported record net revenues in 2018 of $7.50 billion it had in revenues for 2017. Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard says it is slashing 8 percent of its staff, or nearly 800 employees, as a part of a restructuring effort at the company. bllion, up from the $7.02

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

So while not one single Latino actor, director, writer or producer was nominated for the major awards in 2017 and the last major acting Latina win was 10 years ago and acting Latino win was 27 years ago — audiences are craving content that resonates with their experiences. Latinos drove 69% of total net increasing in U.S.

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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All

Tech.Co

Areas such as Oakland and San Francisco saw rent increases as high as 40 percent between 2015 and 2017. Plenty of workers have had enough: In the final quarter of 2017, according to real estate company Redfin , more residents left San Francisco than any other major U.S. cities in the final quarter of 2017, with 10.4

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6 Reasons Startups Need All Angels Plus Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Of course, both are impressive and both already exceed VC investments annually.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

I believe this use of cryptocurrency will develop and flourish long after the dust settles from the hype and crash of cryptocurrencies that we’re experiencing in 2017. Of course anybody who says this publicly gets lambasted. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

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With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing

Xconomy

Editas, which could be the first of the group to begin human studies, wants to start a trial for a rare eye disease in 2017. ” Some academic researchers and biotech firms are building safety nets into other cutting-edge therapies. Editas’s approach to safety, she said, is a “thoughtful design.”

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