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Microsoft says its next high-end Xbox console, codenamed Project Scarlett, is coming Fall 2020 and will support 8K gaming, be 4X as powerful as the Xbox One X — Project Scarlett arrives in fall 2020 — Microsoft is revealing the first details about its next-generation Xbox hardware today.
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Tweets: @xbox, @new_wabisabi, @satyanadella, @angryjoeshow, and @lisasu
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Microsoft's xCloud console streaming service to let users stream their Xbox One library, including Xbox Game Pass, to many platforms; preview coming in October — Microsoft has been teasing its project xCloud game streaming service since October, and we're now starting to hear more details on how it will work.
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Thurrott, The Verge, XDA Developers, Windows Central, GameSpot, IGN, GeekWire, Ars Technica, and Kotaku. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft acquires Psychonauts-maker Double Fine Productions, demos a trailer for Psychonauts 2 which is coming to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, and PC — As it did last year, Microsoft used its Xbox E3 keynote to announce its moves in bulking up its in-house gaming content.
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Xbox Wire, The Verge, GamesIndustry.biz, The Verge, GameSpot, Kotaku, games radar, SlashGear, Windows Central, VG247, OnMSFT.com, Engadget, IGN, VentureBeat, PC Gamer, and Polygon. Tweets: @frankcifaldi
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Microsoft launches Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which gives access to PC and Xbox games for $15/month and includes Xbox Live Gold — Xbox Live Gold is also included in the subscription — Microsoft first unveiled its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription earlier this year, with access to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass games.
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The Next Web, IGN, Eurogamer.net, Thurrott, VentureBeat, GameSpot, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, The Tech Report, Windows Central, PC Gamer, and The Verge
Tweets: @killernat1234_, @charalanahzard, @themonotonist, and @verge
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft to ship Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 with USB-C, Bluetooth, adjustable tension thumbsticks, more responsive controls, on Nov. 4 for $180 — Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 — Microsoft is launching a new version of its popular Xbox Elite controller today at E3 2019.
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Engadget, Windows Central, GameSpot, IGN, Thurrott, Polygon, VentureBeat, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @tomwarren and @tomwarren
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Report sheds light on the various ways hackers make money from stolen medical data, from forging a doctor's identity to selling fake prescriptions and labels — Stolen medical information can sell for up to six times as much as PII, and there are reasons for that.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is preparing to buy self-driving car startup Drive.ai in a likely acquihire; Drive.ai has raised about $77M and was valued at about $200M in 2017 — Apple Inc. is preparing to buy startup Drive.ai in a small deal that will bring more engineers with experience …
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| Joe Otterson / Variety: |
Quibi to launch on April 6 2020 with a $7.99/mo ad-free tier and a $4.99/mo tier with pre-roll ads, will pay costs plus 20% for up to $6M/hour to show creators — Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman offered an in-depth look at their new short-form video service during …
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Digiday, The Verge, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, and Deadline
Tweets: @ronlin, @backlon, @profjeffjarviss, @trengriffin, @reckless, @digiday, @digiday, and @digiday
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Election Systems & Software says it “will no longer sell” paperless voting machines as the primary device for casting ballots, amid election security concerns — Voting machine maker ES&S has said it “will no longer sell” paperless voting machines as the primary device for casting ballots in a jurisdiction.
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MIT Technology Review, Roll Call, and Engadget
Tweets: @mattblaze, @bmcclendon, @rollcall, @zackwhittaker, and @dnvolz
| Matt Simon / Wired: |
Inside an Amazon sorting facility, where humans work alongside mobile robots, known as drives, fueling Amazon's push toward widespread same-day delivery — THEY CALL ME the Master of Robots—or at least they should. I grab a flat package, hold its barcode under a red laser dot, and place it on a small orange robot.| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
WarnerMedia CEO talks about the challenges of integrating the three silos of Time Warner to achieve his goal of 70M subs for AT&T's upcoming streaming service — KEY POINTS — AT&T pays more than $100 billion for Time Warner, leaving it with a debt load that one analyst describes as “terrifying.”
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Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @sherman4949, @richbtig, @jackrotherham, @trengriffin, @christiiineeee, and @christiiineeee
| Yingzhi Yang / South China Morning Post: |
ByteDance acquires a 30% stake in Shanghai-based Hupu, an online sports forum, for ~$150M, as part of Hupu's pre-IPO round of funding — Shanghai-based Hupu was founded in 2004 by Shawn Cheng as an online community where sports fans talk about basketball, football, and other sports Beijing-based ByteDance … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
FAQ on how Sign In with Apple works based on information at WWDC, including details about two-factor authentication support and private email relay service — One of the bigger security announcements from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week is Apple's new requirement …
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