Microsoft is bigger than Google, Amazon and Facebook. But now lawmakers treat it like an ally in antitrust battles
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YouTuber Accused of Crashing His Plane for Views. Now the Feds Are Investigating
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YouTuber Accused of Crashing a Plane for Views. Now the Feds Are Investigating
Everyone’s talking about it, including the FAA.
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The inventor of PlayStation thinks the metaverse is pointless
https://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-inventor-metaverse-pointless-2022-1
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The inventor of PlayStation thinks the metaverse is pointless
PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi told Bloomberg in an interview that VR and AR headsets are "simply annoying."
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Roku outage leads to frozen TVs and unresponsive devices
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/19/22892590/roku-service-outage-frozen-tv-streaming-sticks
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Roku outage leads to frozen TVs and unresponsive devices
If you’re stuck on the loading screen, you’re not alone.
Sony expects Microsoft to ‘continue to ensure’ Activision games stay multiplatform
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/20/22892860/sony-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-comment-response
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Sony expects Microsoft to ‘continue to ensure’ Activision games stay multiplatform
Sony responds to Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition.
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are personally lobbying senators against antitrust legislation: report
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/20/22892855/apple-google-antitrust-legislation-tim-cook-sundar-pichai-lobbying
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are personally lobbying senators against antitrust legislation: report
The bill wants to open up Big Tech’s online markets
Better.com CEO Who Fired 900 Workers On Zoom Call Reinstalled
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/01/18/better-ceo-vishal-garg-returns-softbank/?sh=5cd4dc033595
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Better.com CEO Who Fired 900 Workers On Zoom Call Reinstalled
Vishal Garg is returning to Better.com as CEO a month after deriding outgoing employees following a mass layoff.
Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Company Is Inching Toward Human Trials
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/elon-musk-s-brain-implant-company-is-inching-toward-human-trials
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Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Company Is Inching Toward Human Trials
Neuralink has posted job listings for a clinical trial director and coordinator.
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Peloton to halt production of its Bikes, treadmills as demand wanes
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/peloton-to-pause-production-of-its-bikes-treadmills-as-demand-wanes.html
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Peloton to halt production of its Bikes, treadmills as demand wanes
Peloton is temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC.
Microsoft will inherit Activision's explosive sexual harassment lawsuit when its $68 billion deal closes, experts say
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-activision-lawsuit-deal-sexual-harassment-ceo-2022-1
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Microsoft will inherit Activision's explosive sexual harassment lawsuit when its $68 billion deal closes, experts say
Experts say Activision employees' scandalous discrimination claims — and any reputational harm — are now housed under the Microsoft brand.
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NYC Mayor Adams will convert his city paycheck to cryptocurrency via Coinbase
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/20/22893275/nyc-mayor-adams-convert-paycheck-cryptocurrency-coinbase-bitcoin-ethereum
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NYC Mayor Adams will convert his city paycheck to cryptocurrency via Coinbase
He wants NYC to become a crypto hub.
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Amazon’s longtime strategy of hiring ‘missionaries’ over ‘mercenaries’ is imploding, employees say
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-hiring-pay-strategy-frustrated-employees-2022-1
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Amazon’s longtime strategy of hiring ‘missionaries’ over ‘mercenaries’ is imploding, employees say
Working at Amazon is more challenging than ever, and the "Great Resignation" is leading to more open positions and competition for talent.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick set to receive almost $400 million windfall payout from Microsoft sale after taking a massive pay cut last year amid company scandal
https://www.businessinsider.com/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-400-million-payout-microsoft-acquisition-scandal-2022-1
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick set to receive almost $400 million windfall payout from Microsoft sale after taking a massive…
Bobby Kotick will receive at least $390 million after the deal is completed. Most of his payout will be from the 3.95 million company shares he holds.
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Netflix stock plunges as company misses growth forecast.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/20/22893950/netflix-stock-falls-q4-2021-earnings-2022
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Netflix stock plunges as company misses growth forecast
Ouch.
Game Developers Conference report: most developers frown on blockchain games
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Game Developers Conference report: most developers frown on blockchain games
It seems that an overwhelming majority of game developers are also against NFTs and their use as a monetization method in video games. According to the Game...
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Peloton Is Imploding, and Leadership Wants Workers To Take the Fall for Them | After cashing out hundreds of millions of dollars in stock, Peloton executives plan to cut staff and close stores to make up for their past mistakes.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7n3gm/peloton-is-imploding-and-leadership-wants-workers-to-take-the-fall-for-them
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Peloton Is Imploding, and Leadership Wants Workers To Take the Fall for Them
After cashing out hundreds of millions of dollars in stock, Peloton executives plan to cut staff and close stores to make up for their past mistakes.
An employee died Wednesday at Tesla's factory hub in Fremont, California
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An employee died Wednesday at Tesla's factory hub in Fremont, California
The name and cause of death of the deceased employee has not yet been released. Cal-Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
Elon Musk's brain chip firm Neuralink lines up clinical trials in humans
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/20/elon-musk-brain-chip-firm-neuralink-lines-up-clinical-trials-in-humans
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Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink lines up clinical trials in humans
Implants that Musk says could allow paralysed people to walk already tested on a macaque and a pig
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Intel plans $20 bln chip manufacturing site in Ohio - sources
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-plans-new-chip-manufacturing-site-ohio-report-2022-01-21/
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Intel's $20 bln Ohio factory could become world's largest chip plant
Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest up to $100 billion to build potentially the world's largest chip-making complex in Ohio, looking to boost capacity as a global shortage of semiconductors affects everything from smartphones to cars.
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Starving Afghans Use Crypto to Sidestep U.S. Sanctions, Failing Banks, and the Taliban
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/19/crypto-afghanistan-sanctions-taliban/
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Starving Afghans Use Crypto to Sidestep U.S. Sanctions, Failing Banks, and the Taliban
NGOs looking to provide emergency aid to Afghanistan are turning to cryptocurrency.
Intel is spending $20 billion to build a massive chip-making facility in Ohio
https://www.engadget.com/intel-ichip-making-facility-in-ohio-073608482.html
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Intel is spending $20 billion to build a massive chip-making facility in Ohio | Engadget
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is expecting it to become "the largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet.".