Tech Industry Updates: Privacy Concerns, Gaming Ventures, and New Market Dynamics

Amazon’s Astro Robot apparently has a tendency to throw itself down stairs. Netflix acquires its first game studio. The interesting company that acquired Genius and now Imgur. Explaining Facebook’s interest in the Tween audience. And Angellist wants to offer founders startup foundation as a service.

Sponsors:

• BankNovo.com/ride
• TinyCapital.com

Links:

• Leaked Documents Show How Amazon’s Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do (Motherboard)
• Netflix acquires its first game studio in deal with Oxenfree creator Night School Studio (VentureBeat/GamesBeat)
• Imgur has been bought by the owner of Kik, Genius, and WorldStarHipHop (The Verge)
• Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores (The Verge)
• Facebook’s Effort to Attract Preteens Goes Beyond Instagram Kids, Documents Show (WSJ)
• AngelList returns to its founder-focused roots, with a twist (TechCrunch)

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