Monday, Oct 14, 2019: Deepfakes, Libra, Cost of Old Tech, Black Hole Marketing & An Acquisition

Five things to know today

•  Deepfakes in both video and written word.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/14/what-is-deepfake-and-how-it-might-be-dangerous.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/readers-beware-ai-has-learned-to-create-fake-news-stories-11571018640  

• Facebook continues to loose support for project Libra

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/11/20910330/mastercard-stripe-ebay-facebook-libra-association-withdrawal-cryptocurrency

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/11/ebay-drops-out-of-facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-one-week-after-paypal.html

• Data on the cost of older technology

https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/canadian-smbs-incur-a-potential-productivity-loss-of-ca2-billion-using-older-technology/112660  

• How a black hole is great marketing.

https://www.cnet.com/news/fortnite-season-11-event-ended-with-a-cosmic-explosion-and-now-the-game-is-gone/

• Another acquisition in the cyber security space

https://www.msspalert.com/investments/sophos-acquired-by-private-equity/