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President Obama announces semiconductor industry working group to review U.S. competitiveness
How Skyrim’s PlayStation 4 remaster compares to the original on PC
AWS is setting up a second wind farm in Ohio
Nitrous.io is shutting down its cloud IDE on November 14
Here’s what the White House will do with its social media accounts after Obama leaves
Pebble 2 review: I really wanted to like it, but I don’t.
How Kid Icarus went from a one-man project to a Nintendo comeback story
5 bots to try this week: HomeHero, Trump Survival, Spooky Street, Ghost Treasure Mansion, and Betalist
Doctor Strange is the latest blockbuster to get promotional VR experiences
Guest
3 future scenarios for super intelligent chatbots
Review
SteelSeries Arctis 5 headset struggles with comfort while nailing style and sound
VB Live
Bots and banks: The next step in digital engagement is here — if you’re ready (VB Live)
Google discloses actively exploited Windows vulnerability just 10 days after reporting it to Microsoft
Google Play Store now detects and filters fraudulent app installs
GamesBeat Review Vault
Hearthstone caster, streamer Amaz turns to Kickstarter for 2nd season of Team League
Hollywood studios team up with Jam City’s TinyCo on Family Guy game Halloween event
IDC: Tablet shipments decline for eighth straight quarter, no company surpassed 10 million units
Fig launches crowdfunding campaign for indie horror title Jazon and the Dead
Solar lighting company D.light raises $7.5 million and reveals plans for a solar-powered TV
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Toyota is testing a Smart Key Box that makes it easier to share your car with strangers
Microsoft boosts Outlook mobile app with new scheduling assistant that shows coworkers’ availability
VentureBeat is hiring a director of sales
RedZone Maps Crime and Navigation App Breaks Through Top 5 in Apple’s App Store
Microsoft launches Flow and PowerApps out of preview
Zirra raises $1.6 million to analyze startups on demand
Samsung shines a light on 6 new C-Lab spin-out products, including a 360-degree wearable camcorder
Here’s how to watch Peter Thiel’s press conference to explain his support of Trump
Svelte Medical Systems Announces Start of DIRECT III Post-Market Registry Study
Seagate launches a 512GB SSD drive for Xbox One
CenturyLink will buy Level 3 Communications for $19.43 billion to create a broadband giant
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To aid marketing attribution, LeadsRx launches one tracking pixel to rule them all
THQ Nordic acquires rights to all NovaLogic titles including Delta Force
Toyota engineers say they have finally tamed volatile lithium-ion batteries
Multinational crew leaves space station, returns to Earth
