#Microsoft walks back Xbox Live price hike after outrage

#Microsoft walks back Xbox Live price hike after outrage

“#Microsoft walks back Xbox Live price hike after outrage” Microsoft would rather lose a little money than lose customers to PlayStation. The tech titan walked back planned price hikes for its Xbox Live gaming service after outraged players threatened to abandon the flagship console. “We messed up today and you were right to let us…

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#GitHub HR boss resigns over firing of Jewish staffer

#GitHub HR boss resigns over firing of Jewish staffer

“#GitHub HR boss resigns over firing of Jewish staffer” GitHub’s human resources boss has resigned over the company’s firing of a Jewish employee who warned his colleagues in Washington to watch out for Nazis. The Microsoft-owned platform — which software developers use to share and collaborate on code — said its HR boss took “personal…

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#Hundreds sign letter demanding answers after Github fires Jewish employee for calling insurrectionists Nazis

#Hundreds sign letter demanding answers after Github fires Jewish employee for calling insurrectionists Nazis

“#Hundreds sign letter demanding answers after Github fires Jewish employee for calling insurrectionists Nazis” Github, a Microsoft company, allegedly fired a Jewish employee for saying “there are Nazis about” in reaction to the insurrectionist occupation of the US Capital building last week. Business Insider today broke the story reporting that “some 200” employees had signed…

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#Facebook, Microsoft halt political spending after Capitol riots

#Facebook, Microsoft halt political spending after Capitol riots

“#Facebook, Microsoft halt political spending after Capitol riots” Facebook and Microsoft are pausing all political contributions from their respective PACs in response to the violent attack against the US Capitol, the tech companies said.  “Following last week’s awful violence in DC, we are pausing all of our PAC contributions for at least the current quarter,…

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# 12 of the biggest enterprise blockchain players of 2020

# 12 of the biggest enterprise blockchain players of 2020

“# 12 of the biggest enterprise blockchain players of 2020 ” Enterprise blockchain started gaining traction in 2017 shortly after Bitcoin had reached its all-time high of nearly $20,000. Since then, enterprise blockchain has mainly been defined by private blockchain networks used by businesses for things such as supply chain management.  The enterprise blockchain space…

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