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Microsoft to launch its Project xCloud Xbox game streaming service in September virtually for “free”

Microsoft to launch its Project xCloud Xbox game streaming service in September virtually for...

Project xCloud will be a package deal initially with Microsoft bundling it as a free service alongside Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Microsoft will launch its Google Stadia-rival Project xCloud...
Physicists brawl over new dark matter claim

Physicists brawl over new dark matter claim

For decades, astrophysicists have thought some sort of invisible dark matter must pervade the galaxies and hold them together, although its nature remains a mystery. Now, three physicists claim their observations of...
Progcap raises $25mn funding from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global

Progcap raises $25mn funding from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global

The company will deploy these funds to enhance its services and expand the brand’s presence across existing geographies. Progcap, the pioneer in corporate led last mile retailer financing solutions...
Tesla's 'Autopilot' misleading, Germany rules

Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ misleading, Germany rules

Tesla's claims about its Autopilot driver-assist feature are misleading, a German court has ruled. The use of the word "autopilot", along with other marketing material, suggested the vehicle could...
Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to new Chromecast buyers

Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to new Chromecast buyers

The first time Google has opened Stadia beyond the early adopters Google is slowly but steadily opening its Stadia cloud gaming service to more interested customers, with a...
Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

Facebook has begun displaying ads in its Oculus virtual reality headsets, despite the founder of the platform saying it would never do so. In what the social network described...
Elon Musk tweet wipes $14bn off Tesla's value

Elon Musk tweet wipes $14bn off Tesla’s value

Tesla boss Elon Musk wiped $14bn (£11bn) off the carmaker's value after tweeting its share price was too high. It also knocked $3bn off Mr Musk's own stake in...
UAE set for historic Mars mission as it preps Hope orbiter for launch

UAE set for historic Mars mission as it preps Hope orbiter for launch

The orbiter named Amal, or Hope, is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission The United Arab Emirates is set to launch a historic mission to Mars from an island...
India confirms third attempt to land at the moon's south pole for 2020

India confirms third attempt to land at the moon’s south pole for 2020

India confirms another mission to the lunar south pole, months after Chandrayaan-2 crash-landed on the moon's surface. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) historic mission to visit...
NASA finds real uses for VR and AR in astronomy and engineering

NASA finds real uses for VR and AR in astronomy and engineering

Years after the advent of decent VR hardware, there are still precious few ways the technology has been employed as anything other than a game or gimmick. One team at...

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