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Libra loses Booking Holdings' support, but continues with association draft laws at Geneva meeting, appoints members from a16z, Xapo, PayU, more to its board (Reuters)

Reuters: Libra loses Booking Holdings’ support, but continues with association draft laws at Geneva meeting, appoints members from a16z, Xapo, PayU, more to its board  —  LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Backers of Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting … Libra loses Booking Holdings' support, but continues with association draft

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What Better Than A Hexapod?

What’s more awesome than a normal hexapod robot? What about a MEGA hexapod? Max the Megapod, a six-legged 3D-printed walking robot, is an open source, Arduino-based, Bluetooth controlled, Scratch programmable creation made possible by [Steven Pendergrast]. The design for Max was based on a previous hexapod project, Vorpal the Hexapod, which has since been built

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Libra keyboard creator says it’s in talks with Brydge over lawsuit, but Brydge says that’s not true

The Libra keyboard attached to an iPad Pro. | Photo: Sam Byford / The Verge The maker of the Libra keyboard has told multiple Kickstarter backers that it’s “actively communicating” with Brydge regarding a lawsuit filed over the device last week. But Brydge says that isn’t true: it hasn’t actually heard from Libra’s creator, and

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Microsoft debuts the preview of its Project xCloud game streaming service for Xbox users in the US, UK, and Korea, initially with four games for Android devices (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft debuts the preview of its Project xCloud game streaming service for Xbox users in the US, UK, and Korea, initially with four games for Android devices  —  Available in the US, UK, and Korea initially  —  Microsoft is officially launching its Project xCloud preview today for Xbox users in

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KKR acquires a majority stake in UK's largest residential gigabit broadband provider Hyperoptic, source says for £500M (Anna Menin/CityAM)

Anna Menin / CityAM: KKR acquires a majority stake in UK’s largest residential gigabit broadband provider Hyperoptic, source says for £500M  —  Global investment firm KKR has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s largest residential gigabit broadband provider.  —  KKR bought the stake from funds managed … KKR acquires a majority stake in UK's

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