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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft XO18 roundup: Microsoft acquires game studios InXile and Obsidian, announces 91M+ MAUs for Minecraft, and says Minecraft Marketplace has 77 partners — Microsoft is throwing a big fan bash in Mexico City, and it made a lot of news announcements about new games, services, and acquisitions at its XO18 fan event.
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| Morgan Little / CNET: |
Microsoft says mouse and keyboard support for the Xbox One is coming on November 14 — Microsoft revealed the timing for mouse and keyboard support for the Xbox One Saturday, announcing that it would launch Wednesday, November 14, among its many other reveals during its X018 event.
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Polygon, The Next Web, Engadget, The Verge, VentureBeat, CNET, TechCrunch, GameSpot, VG247, Polygon, Windows Central, and IGN
Tweets: @majornelson, @cnetnews, and @tomwarren
| CoinDesk: |
A look at the heated debate raging in the Bitcoin Cash community ahead of the contentious hard fork that may split the cryptocurrency's blockchain on Nov. 15 — “Do not come crying when you are bankrupt.” — Lobbed at those bitcoin cash enthusiasts supporting Bitcoin ABC …
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Tweets: @poloniex, @proffaustus, @whalepanda, @el33th4xor, @alistairmilne, @zooko, @ljxie, @pt, and @poloniex
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Cloudflare launches Android and iOS apps for its privacy-focused DNS service 1.1.1.1 — Months after announcing its privacy-focused DNS service, Cloudflare is bringing 1.1.1.1 to mobile users. — Granted, nothing ever stopped anyone from using 1.1.1.1 on their phones or tablets already.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Facebook pressured Palmer Luckey to voice support for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson after anti-Hillary donation; Luckey's exit package was ~$100M — Palmer Luckey, co-founder of virtual-reality pioneer Oculus, was ousted after his political activity sparked a furor within the social-media giant and Silicon Valley| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple confirms that some iPhone X screens don't respond or respond intermittently when touched, offers free screen replacements for those affected — Apple Inc. disclosed a pair of issues affecting two of its more popular products: the iPhone X and the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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Apple, Apple, Softpedia News, Mashable, Redmond Pie, BetaNews, TechSpot, BGR, Thurrott.com, Quartz, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Macworld, Tom's Guide, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, ZDNet, AppleInsider, Firstpost, CNET, Neowin, Business Insider, LarrysWorld.com, Engadget, TidBITS, Telegraph, The Mac Observer, and SlashGear. Tweets: @markgurman
| Eamon Barrett / Fortune: |
How Alibaba turned Singles Day into a multi-billion dollar sales event bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined — Valentine's Day can be a lonely time if you don't have a partner. But, at least in China, there's a holiday that celebrates singledom too.| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
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Tweets: @danheld and @option_snipper
| Emma Grey Ellis / Wired: |
Changing viewing habits and a desire for more ad revenue are prompting YouTube creators to post ever longer videos — ONE MONTH AGO, a dog I have never met died. His owners are YouTubers Simon and Martina, a Canadian couple who make videos about the delicious food they eat in Tokyo, where they live.
Tweets: @wired, @jamcnn, @sushubh, and @_danielsinclair
| Peter Holley / Washington Post: |
Lime launches a global recall of scooters from one of its manufacturers after determining that the scooters could break apart while in use — The fast-growing electronic scooter company Lime has decided to immediately remove one of the company's brands from every city across the globe …
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Engadget, Fortune, The Verge, CNET, and Washington Post
Tweets: @gigabarb, @frederickmelo, and @1jrice
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Nested, a UK-based online real estate agent that provides a cash advance to new home buyers before they sold the old home, raises £120M in equity and debt — Nested, the London-based “data-driven” estate agency that provides a cash advance to help you buy a new home before you've sold your old one … | Colin Harper / Bitcoin Magazine: |
Bitcoin evangelist and educator Andreas Antonopoulos reflects on the first 10 years of blockchain — As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Profile of Quanttus, a failed startup borne out of research to measure blood pressure with a watch, whose alumns now populate health teams at big tech companies — - In 2012, a group of MIT researchers came up with an idea to measure blood pressure around the clock with a wristwatch.
Tweets: @chrissyfarr and @mdmajmudar
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