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Microsoft unveils cloud gaming division led by Microsoft vet Kareem Choudhry who says the company wants content available across all devices, hints at streaming — Cloud services seen as the future of games — Microsoft shipped its first video game in 1981, appropriately named Microsoft Adventure.
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Sources: stock-trading app Robinhood is raising around $350M led by DST Global at a $5.6B valuation, a fourfold increase in one year — Russian firm DST Global is leading the $350 million investment in the stock-trading app — Robinhood Financial LLC is set to be valued at about $5.6 billion …
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Google Maps rolls out “wheelchair accessible” route options in London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Boston, and Sydney — Navigating city centers, as well as bus and train stations can sometimes be complicated for those in a wheelchair or with other mobility needs.
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Plattsburgh, New York, imposes an 18-month moratorium on bitcoin mining for new commercial operations, after residents complained of increased electricity bills — Plattsburgh, New York has imposed an 18-month moratorium on Bitcoin mining to prevent miners from using all the city's cheap electricity.
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Lightning Labs raises $2.5M from Jack Dorsey, Charlie Lee, David Sacks, and more, launches beta of software that allows Bitcoin Lightning Network payments — A version of bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is finally ready for real users. — Announced today, California startup Lightning Labs …
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Google says no statistically significant pay gap exists related to gender or race for 89% of its 70,000+ employees; disclosure omits some, like SVPs and above — Highest-paid jobs, majority held by men, excluded from report — Shareholder calls analysis ‘incomplete,’ presses for more| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
SwiftKey 7.0, in the first major update from Microsoft after acquisition, introduces toolbar with GIFs and stickers; location and calendar features coming soon — Microsoft is unveiling its first major update to the SwiftKey keyboard it acquired back in 2016.| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Intel says upcoming 8th-gen Xeon and Core CPUs have been redesigned to provide hardware protection against Spectre variant 2 and Meltdown vulnerabilities — As promised, Intel has redesigned its upcoming 8th-gen Xeon and Core processors to further reduce the risks of attacks via the Spectre …
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Crypto wallet startup Abra increases cryptocurrencies it supports from two to 20, to include Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Golem, Ethereum Classic, Dogecoin, more — Crypto wallet startup Abra is expanding the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to 20 from just two - bitcoin and ethereum - currently.
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Adobe beats with Q1 revenue of $2.08B, up 24% YoY, boosted by subscription revenue of $1.79B; stock has surged 25% so far this year after jumping 70% last year — Customers are buying multiple applications from the company — Adobe to raise prices on popular software, like Photoshop| Reuters: |
Facebook brings data-saving Facebook Lite beyond developing markets to the Play Store in US, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Ireland — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will roll out the stripped down version of its social media platform, Facebook Lite …
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In a first, US publicly accuses Russia for cyberattack campaign dating back to at least March 2016 targeting the US power grid and other critical infrastructure — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday blamed the Russian government for a campaign of cyber attacks stretching …
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Snap apologizes for approving third-party ad with “would you rather” options for slapping Rihanna and punching Chris Brown; Rihanna rejects apology — 'I'd love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain't that dumb!' — Rihanna posted an Instagram Story today to denounce Snapchat …
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