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Coinbase sees global outage but says ‘funds are safe’

Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday in an X post  it was facing a “system-wide outage.” The company is actively investigating the cause of the issue and reassured its customers that despite the outage no user funds were … Continue reading

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TIOBE Index News (May 2024): Why is Fortran Popular Again?

The AI boom is starting to show up on the TIOBE Index by bringing back a formative programming language.

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Sources: Meta is shutting down Workplace, its enterprise communications business

Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network’s parent company Meta will be closing a very significant chapter in that story. TechCrunch has learned that Meta is shuttering … Continue reading

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Meta’s Oversight Board overturns takedown decision for Pakistan child abuse documentary

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to take down a documentary revealing the identities of child abuse victims in Pakistan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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After 5 years lawsuits over Joy-Con drift have concluded

Two major class action lawsuits against Nintendo over Switch Joy-Con drift are to be dismissed due to an arbitration clause. A third was already dismissed in 2022. Despite Joy-Con drift being a well-known, ongoing issue affecting consumers who purchase Nintendo … Continue reading

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New indie life-sim set to dabble where The Sims and Life By You fear to tread

It’s over six years since Life Sim This Grand Life passed you by. You have probably never heard of it, which is a shame because its turn-based life-management mechanic is something we have not seen much of since. Until now … Continue reading

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month, the company announced.

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Stay Focused on Your Commute With This 7” Car Display, Now $85

For older vehicles that don’t have a built-in touchscreen, this car display makes it easy to make calls, check directions, and control music playback.

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AWS CEO Adam Selipsky steps down

Adam Selipsky is stepping down from his role as CEO of AWS, Amazon PR has confirmed to TechCrunch.  In a memo shared internally by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and published this morning to the company’s blog, Jassy said that AWS … Continue reading

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Microsoft Flight Sim pilot attempts to recreate historic Hindenburg flight to the USA – all 50 hours of it – and you can track her progress

Sometimes the internet and gaming is just pleasant and wholesome for a short time and this might just be one of those moments. In March Red Wing Simulations launched its LZ129 airship for Microsoft Flight Simulator  – the LZ129 is … Continue reading

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