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Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales for ‘long term ambition’ in the cloud

Microsoft has been sacrificing growing its Xbox Series X / S sales numbers since launch as a tradeoff for investment in cloud and gaming content. In an internal email exchange between Xbox chief Phil Spencer and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart in December 2020, the pair discussed the reasons behind lower Xbox console volumes. The email has been revealed as part of the FTC v. Microsoft hearing.Spencer admits that Microsoft had a “yield miss for Scarlett,” the codename for Xbox Series X / S consoles, but that it and the delay to Halo…

good governance: Integrity, good governance must for startups to grow in the long term: Amitabh Kant

Calling for a robust self-regulatory framework for Indian startups, India’s G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant said that there are lessons to be learnt from recent corporate governance failures at some internet companies in India.“We have seen this happening in several startups in recent times. We've seen this in a housing company, in a trading company, in a payments company in recent times.. therefore, there are lessons to be learnt from all these examples where these challenges have arisen. It’s important that a clear governance…

The 9 Best Crypto To Buy For Long Term Growth

If you are looking for a financial instrument that could help you meet your long-term investment goals, cryptocurrencies can be an ideal option. Pegged to grow at a CAGR of 11% over the next five years and with a current market capitalization of over $1.2 trillion, the global cryptocurrency market is making steady strides and it’s one opportunity that you wouldn’t want to miss.  One of the best parts of the industry is the variety. You can choose from a wide array of top crypto coins that can help you build a strong…

‘Haunted Mansion’ Danny DeVito Fails to Grasp the Term ‘Supernatural’

via Disney It’s a well-known fact of life that everyone loves Danny DeVito, even if he doesn’t seem to understand the concept of the supernatural. While not everyone is obligated to have an in-depth understanding of the otherworldly, it would have maybe come in handy given that the Batman Returns and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia legend is a key part of the star-studded ensemble for Disney’s Haunted Mansion reboot. And yet, when questioned by Empire about whether or not he’d ever experienced some spooky…

Short Term Technicals Provided By Avorak AI Predicts Dogecoin Price To Dive

Avorak AI has provided a short-term technical analysis that indicates a potential dive in the price of Dogecoin (DOGE). This forecast has sparked considerable interest and raised concerns among Dogecoin investors and enthusiasts.  What is Dogecoin?  Dogecoin (DOGE) is a cryptocurrency that was created in 2013. It takes its name and logo from the popular Doge meme, which features a Shiba Inu dog with captions in broken English. Dogecoin started as a joke but quickly gained a significant following and has since become one…

Mahindra XUV700 owner’s long term review after 1 year, 20,000 Kms [Video]

The Mahindra XUV700 is currently the most technologically advanced car in the entire Mahindra lineup. Despite being launched in August of 2021, the car still has a huge demand. Mahindra is not running short of customers for this full-size SUV in the near future because the car comes equipped with a multitude of features and is one of the most advanced cars in the segment. However, no car is perfect, and the XUV700 also comes with its flaws. Recently, a YouTuber shared his long-term review of the XUV700 after driving it…

‘My short term memory is fading and my eyesight is not what it was’: Ken Loach takes his last film to Cannes | Ken Loach

It’s June 2022, a week of rail workers’ strikes are under way and refugees are in the news whether arriving from Ukraine or via boats across the channel despite the threat of transportation to Rwanda. Ken Loach and his old compadres, writer Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’Brien, could not have chosen a more pertinent time for shooting their latest film, The Old Oak, which premieres at the Cannes film festival this month.The story is set in an anonymous former mining town decades after the pit closures. Shops are…

Hitting the Books: Why a Dartmouth professor coined the term ‘artificial intelligence’

If the Wu-Tang produced it in '23 instead of '93, they'd have called it D.R.E.A.M. — because data rules everything around me. Where once our society brokered power based on strength of our arms and purse strings, the modern world is driven by data empowering algorithms to sort, silo and sell us out. These black box oracles of imperious and imperceptible decision-making deign who gets home loans, who gets bail, who finds love and who gets their kids taken from them by the state.  In their new book, How Data Happened: A…

Destroy Lonely on Why He Despises the Term ‘Underground Rap’

Destroy Lonely prefers not to be put in a box. In a conversation with Complex’s Eric Skelton, the up-and-coming rapper spoke on why he dislikes the term “underground rap” to the point where it means “nothing to me at all.”“I actually despise that word. I don’t like ‘SoundCloud rapper.’ I don’t like anything that puts music in a box or even an artist. I’m going to keep saying this shit, bro,” the 21-year-old emphasized.The Atlanta MC explained his belief in not judging others’ journeys if we all have the same resources.…

Opinion: By helping Kamala Harris, Biden can help himself to a second term

Here’s a simple question as we contemplate the outsized role that Vice President Kamala Harris will play in the imaginations of voters as they decide whether to reward President Biden with a second term: What made Barack Obama more prepared than Harris to become leader of the free world?After all, he had less experience on the national stage and almost nothing in the way of foreign policy experience before he ran for president. He was a community organizer, a law professor and an Illinois state senator who served as a…