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Pokémon Sword & Shield releases right between Star Wars and Death Stranding

Nintendo today revealed more about its upcoming RPG, Pokémon Sword & Shield on today’s Direct presentation, including its release date. We now know the game’s release date, and it’s right in the November sweet spot, squished into a release window with long-awaited Kojima wtfery Death Stranding and the first single-player Star Wars release in ages. It’s going to be

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UK-based open banking startup TrueLayer raises $35M from Tencent and Temasek, bringing its total raised to $47M (Callum Burroughs/Business Insider)

Callum Burroughs / Business Insider: UK-based open banking startup TrueLayer raises $35M from Tencent and Temasek, bringing its total raised to $47M  —  Reuters  — UK fintech TrueLayer is receiving funding from Chinese financial giant Tencent and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek. UK-based open banking startup TrueLayer raises M from Tencent and Temasek, bringing its

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YouTube revokes ads from Steven Crowder until he stops linking to his homophobic T-shirts

YouTube has stopped conservative pundit Steven Crowder from running ads on his YouTube channel after a tweet thread from Vox host Carlos Maza outlined several instances of Crowder using homophobic language. YouTube’s decision to suspend monetization comes just one day after the company stated it wouldn’t remove Crowder’s channel. (Disclosure: Vox is a publication of

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@gaywonk Update on our continued review-we have suspended this channel's monetization. We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies. More here: https://yt.be/… (@teamyoutube)

@teamyoutube: @gaywonk Update on our continued review-we have suspended this channel’s monetization. We came to this decision because a pattern of egregious actions has harmed the broader community and is against our YouTube Partner Program policies. More here: https://yt.be/… @gaywonk Update on our continued review-we have suspended this channel's monetization. We came to this decision

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Pivotal Software reports full-year revenue guidance of $756M-$767M, vs $803M expected, causing stock to drop as much as 45% (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Pivotal Software reports full-year revenue guidance of $756M-$767M, vs $803M expected, causing stock to drop as much as 45%  —  KEY POINTS  —  Pivotal Software CEO Rob Mee.  —  Pivotal Software shares crashed on Wednesday, knocking off about half the company’s market value … Pivotal Software reports full-year revenue guidance of

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How to Reduce Waste While Flying

Airlines produce a lot of garbage. Think about the plastic wraps covering your meal, your pair of headphones and blanket, as well as the straws, napkins, and sugar packets that litter the aisles. United Continental Holdings Inc., which owns United Airlines, said they average 65 pounds of garbage a flight—and it’s … Read more… How

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Creators aren’t surprised that YouTube won’t enforce its own policies against harassment

After five days of investigation, YouTube decided that conservative pundit Steven Crowder’s use of homophobic language to talk about Vox host Carlos Maza didn’t violate its community guidelines. The response from the creator community was instantaneous. Many denounced YouTube’s lack of action, pointing out that Crowder’s use of homophobic language to humiliate Maza directly violated

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