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14 predictions for 2014 that media experts find unlikely

The Next Web

It’s not for every company, and no, dealing with open source data such as those which come from social APIs do not count. - Chris Ee , Integrated Digital Strategist at Bajibot Media. I’m so sick of seeing that Facebook is doomed because teens don’t think it is cool anymore. Vine and Instagram video will take over the world.

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Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google found new child safety group

Engadget

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST , or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes "to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era."

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

Yahya Bouhlel started coding in his early teens. His new job was to open a subsidiary for a French open source tech startup and that required hiring developers on the ground. Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. Most of his work revolved around building apps and iPhone games.

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Daily Crunch: In SEC filing, Accenture reveals plans to dismiss 19,000 workers over the next 18 months

TechCrunch

Storefronts, get yer storefronts : Vue snaps up $20 million to grow its open source–based ‘frontend-as-a-service’ e-commerce toolkit and platform, Ingrid reports. TikTok questioned on ineffective teen time limits, by Sarah. Nah, we good : Indian edtech giant Byju’s says it’s not acquiring Unacademy , reports Manish.

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Daily Crunch: Amazon cancels charitable donation initiative so it can focus on ‘programs with greater impact’

TechCrunch

Give ’em what they want : Mike writes that “German teens went crazy for Slay’s app that gives compliments,” and now venture capitalists are getting in on the fun and backing its next phase. Storefront builder’s gold mine : Oro, an open source e-commerce platform, is going against the grain of other platforms by targeting businesses.

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

TechCrunch

Open Source Autonomous Boat (OSAB) (Portland, Oregon) OSAB is working to design and build small autonomous vessels powered by solar energy with the purpose of monitoring and protecting ocean, river and lake environments and ecosystems. Pictured at top).

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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