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Terry Myerson / Windows Blog:
Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today  —  When we first unveiled Windows 10 in September, we outlined our plans for a new era of Windows.  We wanted to create a Windows that empowered people and organizations to do great things.  Our vision was one platform, one store …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft is working on streaming PC games to Xbox One  —  Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system debuts today, enabling Xbox One game streaming to PCs.  While that's a neat feature for Xbox One owners, Microsoft is working on streaming PC games to Xbox One consoles too.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft execs speak about how they dealt with feedback for Windows 10, unifying platforms  —  The story of Windows 10 from inside Microsoft  —  Windows 10 has a lot to live up to.  Microsoft has made a lot of promises about it.  And oddly enough, we've heard most of them before, with Windows 8.
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Windows 10: Much better than Windows 8.1, OS still lacks some functionality and apps, best to wait for more features expected in fall
Yahoo:
Yahoo unveils an audioless video messaging app called Livetext, launching in US, UK, Canada, Germany, and France tomorrow  —  Yahoo Livetext - A New Way to Connect  —  We're all walking around with a device in our pockets, primarily to communicate with others.
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Google Translate's App Now Instantly Translates Printed Text In 27 Languages  —  One of the most intense experiences you'll ever have is visiting a country that speaks a language different than yours.  There's a host of tools you can use, but Google's Translate product has leapfrogged just about everything out there over the years.
Ariha Setalvad / The Verge:
Facebook is testing out LinkedIn-style profile tags  —  Facebook seems to be taking a cue from LinkedIn and is early in the process of testing a new feature — profile tags.  —  Verge reader Luke M. alerted us to Facebook's new profile tags feature, and the company confirmed it was testing …
Katrina Brooker / Bloomberg Business:
How Goldman Sachs Became a Tech-Investing Powerhouse  —  “They weren't coming just to get wasted,” says Mel Cavaricci—aka DJ Mel—recalling the crowd milling in front of his sound table at a party in March.  It was at the height of the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, held in Austin, Texas.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS Will Live-Stream Super Bowl Ads In Big Move For Media Industry  —  TV's most memorable and most-watched commercials will no longer be relegated to the TV set.  —  For nearly half a century, the only way for the average consumer to see all the glitzy commercials that accompanied …
Jared Newman / TechHive:
Amazon starts selling its Dash Buttons to all Prime members for $4.99 each  —  Amazon's crazy Dash Buttons on sale for all Prime members  —  Now, Prime members can press a physical button to get diapers, razor blades, and bottled water on demand.  —  Amazon is opening up Dash Button sales …
Jonathan Vanian / Fortune:
Twilio raises $130M Series E led by Fidelity and T. Rowe Price, valuing it at over $1B  —  Twilio lands $130 million to make it easier to communicate via software  —  There's money to be had in the online communications marketplace.  —  San Francisco-based Twilio, a cloud-based communication …

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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