Mon. 06/01 – The Facebook Walkout

What I believe is the first ever walkout in Facebook history, the biggest acquisition in Zynga history, Samsung Access is an interesting ARR play to get ahead of an Apple Prime subscription, and an Android event this week was cancelled, but a PlayStation one was announced.

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Links:

• Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts (NYTimes)
• Facebook, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism (Reuters)
• Twilio, Box, Spotify, and Other Tech CEOs Speak Out Against Racism and Police Brutality; Others Stay Silent (The Plug)
• Facebook staff angry with Zuckerberg for leaving up Trump’s ‘looting ... shooting’ post (CNBC)
• Zynga to Buy Peak for $1.8 Billion in Its Largest Deal Ever (Bloomberg)
• Samsung Access launches in the US w/ extended warranties, Microsoft 365, more (9to5Google)
• Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real (Science)
• Google delays next week’s Android 11 Beta release and virtual launch event (9to5Google)
• Sony confirms PS5 will have exclusive games playable only on next-gen hardware (The Verge)

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