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Microsoft kicks off Xbox One X pre-orders today with a limited ‘Project Scorpio’ edition — Microsoft just pulled the trigger on Xbox One X pre-orders, offering up the souped up version of its console for $499. Unveiled back at E3 in June after a year's worth of teasers … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources: former General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt is now favored by a majority of Uber's board to become CEO; a vote is likely in the next two weeks — Sources said a board vote is expected within two weeks. — Former General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt has become the frontrunner candidate …
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| Ramin Setoodeh / Variety: |
In interview, Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says the streaming service will spend $7B on original content in 2018 — For a soft-spoken man, Ted Sarandos makes a lot of thunderous news. Just consider the headlines he's generated over the last week alone with a succession of game-changing deals.| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Decentraland, a virtual reality world project that uses blockchain tech to track ownership of digital plots of land, raises $25M via ICO — A virtual reality project built on top of blockchain technology has raised over $26 million in ether via an initial coin offering (ICO).| Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg: |
Bill Gates' stake in Microsoft dipped to around 1.3% after $4.6B stock gift to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June, his largest stock donation since 2000 — World's richest person reduces Microsoft stake to 1.3 percent — Value of his charitable donations surpasses $50 billion| Giuseppe Stuto: |
How iMessage came to dominate messaging among US teens, with studies showing ~70% on it, and where Apple may go with it to disrupt apps like Snapchat, Messenger — No one really seems to talk about it or acknowledge it, but iMessage is where a lot of mobile usage is trending towards …
Tweets: @parthasundaram, @dannysullivan, @bindibadgi, and @gifkeyboard
| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter starts sorting popular tweets by topic in the Explore tab on iOS and Android — Now you can view tweets sorted by topic, without having to follow anyone, right in Twitter's Explore tab. — The social platform released the new feature globally on iOS and Android Tuesday, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to BuzzFeed News.Thanks:@kantrowitz
| Rachael King / Wall Street Journal: |
How Cisco lost key customers to Arista Networks, turning Arista CEO Jayshree Ullal, who was once close to John Chambers, into a fierce rival — Arista Networks's CEO Jayshree Ullal, who was once close to John Chambers, is grabbing Cisco's networking business and winning over customers
Tweets: @betsymorris2, @eliotwb, @miketannenbaum, @kubota_yoko, @gregbensinger, and @karaswisher
| Ken Schwencke / ProPublica: |
The Daily Stormer receives DDoS protection from CDN service BitMitigate, whose founder says he believes in free speech and wants to promote his company — The neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer was back online Friday with help from a small company whose founder said he wanted to defend free speech …
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| Andrew Liptak / The Verge: |
Alleged press render of completely redesigned Nest thermostat leaks, the first redesign since it launched in 2011 — The company has been rumored to be working on a cheaper version — The Nest Learning Thermostat is now in its third generation, and aside from software updates …
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TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Android Police, Engadget, Zatz Not Funny!, 9to5Google, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @evleaks
| Li Yuan / Wall Street Journal: |
Chinese tech firms, such as Didi Chuxing and NetEase, often advise women not to reply to job ads, with NetEase noting “the job is tough and stressful” — Many job ads specify that women aren't wanted for certain Chinese tech jobs — China's tech industry has long taken Silicon Valley's lead …
Tweets: @wsj
| Taylor Cromwell / Bloomberg: |
How US restaurant chains are enlisting Facebook, Amazon, and adopting new tech like chatbots and digital payments, to make ordering and paying for food easier — TGI Fridays is letting customers pay bill with Amazon accounts — Largest U.S. pizza chains are locked in game of oneupmanship
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