This week on Gadgettes, we're womansplaining why you might pay for your favorite Instagram influencer's exclusive Stories and reminisce about the simpler, weirder cam girl era. Then (trigger warning: mentions of sexual assault), we're going to talk about why Microsoft bought a deeply problematic video game studio and what it all means—especially for women who work in technology and gaming. Finally, we'll take a deep breath to fangirl over self-improvement, specifically, the tech resolutions we're making this year to get our shit together.

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Not So Bad Links

• Now You Can Pay Money to Use Instagram 
• Microsoft to Swallow Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion 
• Microsoft's Buying Activision Blizzard—Now What?

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