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Senate panel says it will hold a hearing on Facebook's Libra on July 16; source: David Marcus, who leads Facebook's blockchain efforts, is expected to testify (Pete Schroeder/Reuters)

Pete Schroeder / Reuters: Senate panel says it will hold a hearing on Facebook’s Libra on July 16; source: David Marcus, who leads Facebook’s blockchain efforts, is expected to testify  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will discuss Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency at a July 16 hearing, the panel announced Wednesday. Senate panel

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NYSE says Slack's reference price for its direct listing has been set at $26 per share, which would value Slack at $15.7B, per sources (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: NYSE says Slack’s reference price for its direct listing has been set at $26 per share, which would value Slack at $15.7B, per sources  —  This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.  —  WSJ opens select articles to reader conversation to promote thoughtful dialogue. NYSE says Slack's reference price

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Splinter Meghan McCain Snaps and Calls Joy Behar a ‘Bitch’ on the Air | Deadspin The UFC’s Pride Mon

Splinter Meghan McCain Snaps and Calls Joy Behar a ‘Bitch’ on the Air | Deadspin The UFC’s Pride Month Shirts Can’t Hide How It Really Feels | Jezebel This Week In Tabloids: Madonna’s Leaked Tour Rider Is as Bonkers as This Album Cycle | The Root Exclusive: Ebony Magazine Allegedly Fires Online Staff Without Pay | The… Read more…

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the magical new AR game, launches this week

{$inline_image}Niantic just revealed the launch date of its much-anticipated Harry Potter-branded AR follow-up to Pokémon GO. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite starts its world domination attempt in two days — hope you didn’t have any better plans this weekend, because I no longer do. The worldwide launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite begins this Friday, June 21! Keep your

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YouTube under federal investigation over allegations it violates children’s privacy

YouTube executives are discussing broad changes to how the video platform handles children’s content and are also examining ways to improve core features to limit hate speech in response to criticism that the video-streaming platform has done too little to prevent harm. YouTube under federal investigation over allegations it violates children’s privacy Source: Washington Post

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Oracle reports Q4 revenue of $11.14B, rising 1% YoY and beating analyst estimates of $10.93B, as its Cloud Services division beats with revenue of $6.8B (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Oracle reports Q4 revenue of $11.14B, rising 1% YoY and beating analyst estimates of $10.93B, as its Cloud Services division beats with revenue of $6.8B  —  KEY POINTS  —  Oracle stock went up as much as 7% on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter … Oracle

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The Senate will hold a hearing next month on Facebook’s Libra currency

On Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee announced it will be holding a hearing next month to question witnesses over Facebook’s new cryptocurrency initiative, Libra. The hearing, entitled “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Digital Currency and Data Privacy Considerations,” is set for July 16th, but the committee has yet to nail down who will be testifying. The plans

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AI and IoT are driving an industrial revolution on the factory floor by improving operational technology, lowering downtime via predictive maintenance, and more (Sean Gallagher/Ars Technica)

Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: AI and IoT are driving an industrial revolution on the factory floor by improving operational technology, lowering downtime via predictive maintenance, and more  —  IoT has arrived on the factory floor with the force of Kool-Aid Man exploding through walls. AI and IoT are driving an industrial revolution on the

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