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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 … | Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Intel unveils 8th Gen Intel Core processors based on an updated “Kaby Lake refresh” architecture, claims 40% performance boost over earlier gen — No Coffee Lake or Cannonlake here; these are doubled up Kaby Lake parts. — The first “8th generation” Intel Core processors roll out today …
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HTC cuts Vive VR headset's price by $200, to $599, to remain competitive with Oculus Rift — You knew HTC wouldn't let the Oculus Rift's price cut go unanswered for long. As of today, HTC has permanently lowered the price of the Vive headset by $200, to $599.
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How iMessage came to dominate messaging among US teens, with studies showing ~70% use it, and where Apple may go to disrupt apps like Snapchat and Messenger — No one really seems to talk about it or acknowledge it, but iMessage is where a lot of mobile usage is trending towards … | Ellen Pao / The Cut: |
An excerpt from Ellen Pao's book “Reset”: This is how sexism works in Silicon Valley. My lawsuit failed. Others won't. — In December 2010, Sheryl Sandberg gave a talk about women's leadership in which she mentioned “sitting at the table.” Women, she said, have to pull up a chair …
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Sources: after Article 50 was triggered to start Brexit, the European Investment Fund, a key source of capital for many EU VC funds, stopped backing UK VCs — Prominent industry figures say European Investment Fund turned off tap after UK triggered exit process.| 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.| 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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| Sarah Anne Lloyd / Curbed Seattle - All: |
Chinese bike-sharing startup Ofo enters US with Seattle launch — Ofo VP Grace Lin on the launch plan and the bright yellow bikes — This week, Ofo's bright yellow bikes will join Spin's orange and LimeBike's green bikes on the streets of Seattle. — Unlike our first two bike-share companies …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers demo using a hidden chip in a replacement smartphone screen to log keyboard input, install malicious apps, and take pictures — Booby-trapped touchscreens can log passwords, install malicious apps, and more. — People with cracked touch screens or similar smartphone maladies …
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| 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).| Christine Chiang / Brave New Coin: |
ZeroEx raises $24M in an ICO for 0x protocol that enables the trading of Ethereum's ERC-20 compliant tokens without the need of centralized exchanges — Application coins, or “appcoins,” are being minted at an astounding rate. Many of these coins have gone through a fundraising process namedSponsor Posts
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