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GUV 27 Jan – 2 Feb news roundup

Feb 3, 2014 •

News round up for the past week.

Missed a story over the past week? Catch up with our regular update: Game on for NaturalMotion with Zynga Mobile gaming firm and Oxford spin-out NaturalMotion acquired by gaming platform Zynga for $527m. Kansas accelerates Kansas University announces university-run business accelerator. Square’s origins questioned A Washington University in St. Louis professor sues…

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