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• Watch the 2017 Nintendo World Championships here - Destructoid

  07-10-2017 22:45 via destructoid.com
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  Watch the 2017 Nintendo World Championships here
  Destructoid
  I don't know why it took Nintendo so long to make the Nintendo World Championships a semi-regular thing, but I hope today's broadcast is successful enough that it becomes a yearly event. Ever since I saw The Wizard, the 100-minute theatrical commercial ...
  Asa Butterfield Faces Loss Head On During Nintendo World ChampionshipsComicbook.comall 21 news articles »
  
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• Facebook security chief rants about misguided “algorithm” backlash - TechCrunch

  07-10-2017 21:10 via techcrunch.com
  TechCrunch
  Facebook security chief rants about misguided “algorithm” backlash
  TechCrunch
  “I am seeing a ton of coverage of our recent issues driven by stereotypes of our employees and attacks against fantasy, strawman tech cos” wrote Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos on Saturday in a reeling tweetstorm. He claims journalists ...
  Facebook's chief security officer let loose at critics on Twitter over the company's algorithmsRecode
  Facebook Security Chief War
  
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• Blizzard appears to have leaked three more spooky Overwatch Halloween skins - PC Gamer

  07-10-2017 17:56 via pcgamer.com
  PC Gamer
  Blizzard appears to have leaked three more spooky Overwatch Halloween skins
  PC Gamer
  Three more skins for Overwatch's 'Halloween Terror' event, which launches on Tuesday, appear to have leaked early via adverts on Facebook. Blizzard revealed two skins (McCree and Reaper) earlier this week in a promo for the event, but the leak also ...
  Overwatch Halloween Terror 2017 skins leak and they are amazingPolygon
  Monstrous new Overwatch Halloween skins leakedDestructoid
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• Why I Love Microsoft Corporation - Motley Fool

  07-10-2017 17:33 via fool.com
  Financial Express
  Why I Love Microsoft Corporation
  Motley Fool
  Before Satya Nadella took over as CEO, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) had become a slowly dying relic trapped in the past. The company was not in any danger of going out of business, but it was no longer an innovator. Windows still powered most computers, ...
  Jagler: Empathy drives Satya Nadella as Microsoft CEOMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
  GLOBAL GIVEAWAY: Win Satya Nadella's new book, Hit RefreshNeowin
  Hit refresh book review: A compul
  
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• WATCH: First look at Google's new Pixel Buds

  07-10-2017 16:49
  ABC News' Becky Worley has a look at the new ear buds by the tech giant that claim to provide real-time language translation.
  
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• This Week In The Business: Shooting Nazis In 2017 - Kotaku

  07-10-2017 16:02 via kotaku.com
  Kotaku
  This Week In The Business: Shooting Nazis In 2017
  Kotaku
  QUOTE | “In Wolfenstein's case, it's pure coincidence that Nazis are marching in the streets of America this year. And it's disturbing that the game can be considered a controversial political statement at all.” - Bethesda's VP of PR and marketing Pete ...
  Bethesda embraces anti-Nazi stance: That's 'what Wolfenstein represents'PC Gamer
  Bethesda: Wolfenstein II is Not Meant to Comment on Modern PoliticsNiche Gamer
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• 3 best and worst features of the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL - The Verge

  07-10-2017 16:00 via theverge.com
  The Verge
  3 best and worst features of the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
  The Verge
  Google on Wednesday took the wraps off its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones, the sequels to the first-ever Google-designed Android handsets. Both devices look sharp, minimal, and sport what the company says is one of the best mobile cameras on the ...
  With the New Pixel 2, Google Tries to Play Catch Up to Apple's iPhone XFortune
  Professional translators aren't worried about Google's language-translating hea
  
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• Five advanced Chromecast hacks to level up your streaming experience

  07-10-2017 13:30
  
  DIYGet more from your television.
  A Chromecast displays a simple, humble exterior. But within, Google's streaming device has clever features to let you supercharge your casting.
  
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• "Happy Chemical" Discovered In Beer?

  07-10-2017 13:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A curious flurry of headlines in praise of beer appeared this week:
  Beer really DOES make you happier! Key molecule boosts brain’s reward centreDrinking Beer Makes You Really Happy, Confirms Awesome New StudyDrinking beer can make you happy, researchers claim
  It was reported that scientists from Germany have discovered that a molecule in beer called hordenine activates dopamine receptors in the brain, and thus produces a positive mood.The research in question was published back
  
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• 'Eve Online' is going mobile next year with 'Project Aurora' - Engadget

  07-10-2017 02:00 via engadget.com
  VentureBeat
  'Eve Online' is going mobile next year with 'Project Aurora'
  Engadget
  Popular space MMO Eve Online has been doing pretty well lately, bringing a massive map, galactic trade economies and the vastness of space to players over its 14-year history. It's made several moves to keep folks interested in its PC-based game title ...
  EVE Online is getting a mobile spinoffThe Verge
  Jump into massive interstellar battles with 'Project Aurora' on your phoneDigital Trends
  'Eve Online' Massively M
  
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• Nate could hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Saturday night

  07-10-2017 00:12
  
  EnvironmentResidents should take necessary precautions despite the storm's uncertain intensity
  Tropical Storm Nate could strike the northern Gulf Coast as a hurricane this weekend.
  
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