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March 16, 2018, 3:01 AM
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
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.
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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 …
Tim / Droid Life:
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.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Android Wear rebranded as Wear OS to reflect the fact that it works with both Android and iOS smartphones  —  The Android Wear brand introduced in 2014 is going away and being replaced with a new name: Wear OS.  A new area of Google's website has officially confirmed the change.
Daniel Oberhaus / Motherboard:
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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Reuters:
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 …
CNN:
Trump administration announces new Russia sanctions on 5 entities, including IRA, and 19 individuals, in response to US election interference and cyberattacks
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.
Shannon Liao / The Verge:
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 …
Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo:
Lenovo's Mirage Solo Daydream VR headset and VR camera available for pre-order, company says they will ship May 11, headset will cost $400 and the camera $300  —  Lenovo introduced the world's first standalone Daydream VR headset at the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 in January.
Shira Ovide / Bloomberg:
Analysis of how Amazon became the third most valuable company in the world after a disappointing 2014 and a look at the industries it might shake up next  —  Amazon makes no sense.  It's the most befuddling, illogically sprawling, and—to a growing sea of competitors—flat-out terrifying company in the world.
WSJ:
Timeline of Amazon's rise as it now gets 40%+ of all spending by US consumers online; 54% of US households with internet use Prime; and Alexa has 30,000+ skills

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Sources: Disney is selling its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to co-owner Hearst Communications in a deal believed to be all in cash and worth north of $1B

Minho Kim / New York Times:
Sarah B. Rogers, Trump's nominee to lead USAGM, says she would reinstate some agency employees; if confirmed, she would still serve in the State Department

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Swiss film producer Simon Afram sues Netflix for $105M, saying Netflix lost an unencrypted copy of a film starring Nicolas Cage that he spent $45M to produce

More News

Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk:
Lightning Labs raises $2.5M from Jack Dorsey, Charlie Lee, David Sacks, and more, launches beta of software that allows Bitcoin Lightning Network payments
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft launches bounty program for speculative execution CPU bugs, offering to pay up to $250K for new flaws through December 31

Earlier Picks

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Android Security 2017 Year in Review: 60.3% of potentially harmful Android apps were detected via machine learning, Play Protect reviews 50B+ apps every day
Wall Street Journal:
iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy after reaching an agreement in principle with investors for restructuring more than $10B of its outstanding debt of over $20B
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