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.
Google is rolling out Assistant in Waze on Android phones in English in the US
Think about the last time you were stuck in traffic—the minutes you spent staring at a long line of red taillights probably didn't feel productive. The Assistant can already help with navigation in G...
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.
Microsoft to ship Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 with USB-C, Bluetooth, adjustable tension thumbsticks, more responsive controls, on Nov. 4 for $180
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Salesforce to buy data visualization company Tableau for $15.7B in all-stock deal, a big premium to the company's market cap of $10.8B at Friday's trading close
On the heels of Google buying analytics startup Looker last week for $2.6 billion, Salesforce today announced a huge piece …
Microsoft launches Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which gives access to PC and Xbox games for $15/month and includes Xbox Live Gold
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Microsoft acquires Psychonauts-maker Double Fine Productions, demos a trailer for Psychonauts 2 which is coming to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, and PC
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Google seems to be testing a new feature for Maps in India that alerts users every time their taxi or ride goes off route by 500 meters
Getting driving directions from Google Maps is one of its most vital and useful features. To make navigation more effective for the drivers …
Q&A with Stadia chief Phil Harrison on Google's commitment to the service, possibility of subscribing to libraries of individual publishers, free multiplayer
While Google does not have a show floor presence at the gaming conference, Stadia head Phil Harrison did sit down for his “only E3 interview” on Sunday.
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.
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.
Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to develop and deploy self-driving commercial vehicles including Ram trucks and Fiat Professional models
Days after abandoning merger talks with France's Renault, Fiat Chrysler is shifting its focus to a new partnership: teaming up with Silicon Valley tech startup Aurora …
Vectra, which uses AI to analyze network traffic and help companies detect cyberattacks, raises $100M Series E led by TCV, bringing the total raised to $220M+
Alongside the wave of acquisitions that took place in the past few weeks, the cybersecurity industry has seen a number of startups raise substantial funding rounds.
A look at EverQuest, the 20-year-old game that served as the model for many other MMORPGs, inspired over a dozen spin-offs, and is still running to this day
A game born in an era of dial-up Internet is still doing well after all this time—how?! — Twenty years ago … Tweets: @arstechnica Tweets: @arstechnica : “I'm not shocked the game is still here. It's...
UK-based Privitar, which provides data privacy software for large organizations including HSBC and UK's NHS, raises $40M Series B led by Accel
Privitar, a software startup that helps enterprises and other organizations engineer privacy protection into their various data projects …
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
and, rumor has it, that buyer could be @apple. https://buff.ly/2Z8tM8I pic.twitter.com/38vXO2Wfi4 Amir Efrati / @amir : Nearly 4 months later, “end scene” seems to be in order. https://www.theinformat...
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
Joe Otterson / Variety :
Spacemaker, which uses AI to help architects, urban planners, and developers make design decisions, raises $25M Series A co-led by Atomico and Northzone
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Renault and Nissan partner with Israeli startups to launch an innovation lab in Tel Aviv focused on sensors for autonomous driving, cyber security, and big data
Cybersecurity company Cheq estimates ad fraud at $23B in 2019; World Federation of Advertisers estimates 30% of ads are unseen by customers
Christopher Tolve / The Drum :
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
what AT&T is trying to do with Time Warner: https://www.cnbc.com/... Jack Rotherham / @jackrotherham : Good read/analysis from @sherman4949. “Somebody in the legacy media space will build a platform o...
GetSafe, a mobile-only insurance provider that targets millennials in Germany and has 60K customers, raises €15M Series A, as it plans to expand to the UK
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
ProPublica's Political Ad Collector browser extension, now owned by the Globe and Mail, is working once again after being blocked by Facebook earlier this year
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab :
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
Yingzhi Yang / South China Morning Post :
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