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Interview with Michael Witz, Mob Science

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For San Diego-based Mob Science (www.mobscience.com), an injection of cash, some key advisors--and a deal with Zynga. We had a little success with Coffee Bar, Magic Mall, and Sony's Infinite Anarchy, and those games keep getting better and we kept learning about the framework, and added more talent to our team.

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based ScoreStream (www.scorestream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. We have a number of other strategic media companies investing in this, as well, and we're now gearing up for next fall.

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based SportStream (www.sportstream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. We have a number of other strategic media companies investing in this, as well, and we're now gearing up for next fall.

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Gaining an Edge: Understanding Cyber Risk Appetite

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The most important question companies wrestle with in assessing their cyber risk appetite is whether their security investments will pay off. Organizations need to develop the ability to demonstrate that the investments they are making are aligned with the actual risks they face. Where to Start?

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What Startups Can Do About Cyber Attacks

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Limited financial resources make it challenging for these companies to invest in sophisticated security mechanisms or full-fledged IT departments – a fact that hackers and cyber attackers use to their full advantage. These statistics belie the common notion that cybercriminals attack only big businesses.

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Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI

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Each company is investing untold billions of dollars in developing AI technologies, betting on a future defined by computer systems that can perceive, reason, advise, and decide. He does see the opportunity for some broadly applicable frameworks though.