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The Obamas are headed to Netflix, Fortnite maker dumps $100M into esports prizes
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Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will produce films and TV shows for Netflix, that focus on inspirational stories of people from all walks of life.
The multi-year deal includes potential for scripted and unscripted series, documentaries, features, and more.
The deal comes as the two parties were reported to be in talks for months.
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Facebook and Qualcomm are teaming up to bring ultra fast Wi-Fi to urban areas.
The initiative will use Facebook's telegraph technology which uses high frequency radio waves to speed up networks where populations are dense.
Expect trials to begin next year.
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Finally, according to Venture Beat, Epic Games, makers of the battle royale hit Fortnite, have dropped $100 million in prizes into Fortnite esports tournaments during the 2018, 2019 season.
In 2017, the top ten games gave out just over $91 million combined.
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