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Microsoft and Samsung team up to offer Xbox-based mobile gaming service. Image via IGN.
Gaming
Microsoft announces Xbox collaboration with Samsung

US software giant and one of the most valuable companies in the world, Microsoft recently announced a collaboration with South Korean electronics giant Samsung to offer a cloud-based game streaming service called xCloud for its new generation of Xbox consoles, the Series X, which aims to bring the Xbox gaming experience to mobile devices manufactured by Samsung.

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Wed Feb 12 - TheVerge
Andrew Yang withdraws from presidential race after disappointing primaries. Image via New York Post.
Politics
Andrew Yang drops out of Democratic nomination race

Andrew Yang, the former 45-year-old tech businessman whose presidential bid gained a loyal following on social media for being the only Democratic campaign supporting universal basic income, has withdrawn from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination due to disappointing numbers in the primaries. Yang promises his followers, popularly known as the Yang Gang, that this is not the end of the line for his political career.

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Wed Feb 12 - NPR
Former Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade discloses details about transgender child Zaya. Image via The Blast.
Sports
Dwayne Wade discloses details about the transgender child

Miami Heat superstar basketball player Dwayne Wade has, for the first time, disclosed details about his transgender child who was born a male and named Zion, but now has changed her name to Zaya after coming out to her family as transgender at 12-years-old. In an interview, Wade revealed how much he admired Zaya's bravery and how he considers it his duty as a parent to support her choice.

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Wed Feb 12 - TheHill
Jennifer Aniston stuns fans in 51st birthday photoshoot. Image via Headtopics.
Entertainment
Friends star Jennifer Aniston stuns in 51st birthday photoshoot

Star of legendary sitcom Friends, Jennifer Aniston recently celebrated her 51st birthday which she commemorated with a photo shoot for Interview magazine, in which the A-lister stunned her 27.7 million Instagram fans with a picture of her in a draped black Versace gown that shows off her toned abs and youthful physique, with Aniston stating she wants women to appreciate themselves at any age.

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Wed Feb 12 - YahooNews
Wikipedia requested donations from Indian readers, Image via REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
International
Wikipedia requested donations from Indian readers

Wikipedia, a non-profit organization that offers free online encyclopedia in 309 languages is now seeking donations from Indian readers to continue operations. Wikipedia is a platform where content is created, edited, and verified by its volunteers around the world. In a statement, Wikipedia said “We depend on donations averaging about Rs 1000, If everyone reading this gave Rs 150, we could keep Wikipedia thriving for years to come”

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Wed Feb 12 - PuneMirror
Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z Flip, a $1380 Flip Phone, Image via Samsung
Technology
Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z Flip, a $1380 Flip Phone

South Korean electronics giant Samsung unveiled a brand new flip phone with the name of Galaxy Z Flip, the base price for the new folding phone is $1380 with pre-orders starting February 14. Galaxy Z Flip users will be able to get a unique experience while using apps, for example, Youtube splits between the video and comments section when you bend it in half.

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Wed Feb 12 - CNBC
Bernie Sanders gets one step closer to the White House nomination, Image via Getty Images
Politics
Bernie Sanders gets one step closer to the White House nomination

Bernie Sanders has won a hard-fought battle against Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire to be named as the front-runner for Democratic nomination. About 280,000 democratic voters cast votes on Tuesday night as Mr. Sanders got around 26% of the total votes. The Vermont senator declared the night "the beginning of the end" of Mr. Trump. The young former mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg gave him a tough fight

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Wed Feb 12 - BBC
The cryptocurrency market gained more than $12 billion on Tuesday, Image via Financial Times
Business
Bitcoin jumped above $10,000 again

The cryptocurrency market gained more than $12 billion on Tuesday to cross the mark of $290 billion as Bitcoin jumped above the key psychological level of $10,000. Uncertainty regarding the Coronavirus and strong crypto fundamentals played an important role in the recent bullish move. Ethereum remains the top gainer on Tuesday with price jumped more than 4% to cross the price level of $230.

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Tue Feb 11 -
Federal court rules in favor of T-Mobile Sprint merger. Image via The Verge.
Business
T-Mobile Sprint merger passes court challenge

A federal court case against US telecom company T-Mobile's merger with Sprint, brought by the states of New York and California, argued that the merger would decrease competition and violate anti-trust laws, but the case has been awarded to T-Mobile since even after the merger the companies will form only the third-largest mobile carrier in the US and will be able to compete better with larger rivals Verizon and AT&T.

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Tue Feb 11 - Reuters
ITF exempts Robert Farah from ban after he tested positively in doping test. Image via Sky Sports.
Sports
ITF exempts Farah from the ban after testing positive in the doping test

Robert Farah, the 33-year-old Colombian tennis star and Wimbledon and US Open doubles champion, has been exempted from a ban by the International Tennis Federation, even though he tested positive for banned substances in an anti-doping test. The ITF states that the banned substance is commonly found in Colombian meat products and so Farah bears no fault or negligence for testing positively for it.

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Tue Feb 11 - BBC
Microsoft announces Halo Infinite release details. Image via PC Gamer.
Gaming
Microsoft announces Halo Infinite will be coming to the Xbox soon

Microsoft has announced the next game in the wildly popular Halo franchise, Halo Infinite will be released in late 2020 on its new family of Xbox consoles, the Series X, though the game will still be playable on the previous generations of Xbox. Like previous games in the Halo franchise, Infinite will feature the classic split-screen multiplayer co-op that the game first became known for.

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Tue Feb 11 - Techradar
New South Wales sees heaviest rainfall in 30 years, wildfires put out but severe flooding expected. Image via The National.
International
Heavy rainfall in NSW causes evacuations

The heaviest rain season Australian state New South Wales has seen for more than 30 years has put an end to the wildfires raging in the province, but the torrential downpour has now led authorities to issue flood warnings and order evacuations in several towns, with more than 50 schools closing down due to severe flooding, with more expected to come.

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Tue Feb 11 - CNN
Google human resources chief Eileen Naughton submits resignation. Image via Cnet.
Technology
Google human resources chief submits resignation

Eileen Naughton, a long-time Google employee who joined the company in 2006 and eventually took a position as Google's vice president of people operations, has announced that she will step down from her post to a lower position, saying she needs to spend more time with her husband and family in New York. There are no details yet on her future position at the company.

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Tue Feb 11 - Techcrunch
UK-based digital banking app Revolut announces account aggregation feature. Image via Thisismoney.
Technology
Innovative banking app Revolut now lets you view all your bank accounts together

The UK-based digital banking startup Revolut has announced a new feature, only in the UK, that lets users view their bank account information from multiple bank accounts in a single interface, a feature known as account aggregation. Users will also be able to manage transactions and histories for all of their bank accounts from the app, allowing them a more complete picture of their spending habits and available funds.

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Tue Feb 11 - Techcrunch
NASA estimates price of 2024 human moon landing mission at 35 billion USD. Image via NASA.
Science
NASA says returning to the moon will cost $35b

A recent press release by NASA responded to US Vice President Mike Pence's stipulation that NASA should send astronauts to the moon once again by 2024, stating that the mission, called the Artemis Program, will cost an estimated 35 billion USD in addition to NASA's current budget, to design a Human Landing System to deploy astronauts safely onto the lunar surface.

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Tue Feb 11 - ArsTechnica
New Hampshire primary results start rolling in: Klobuchar leads but Sanders strongly expected to win. Image via Vox.
Politics
New Hampshire primary: Klobuchar leads, Sanders expected to win

Latest updates in the New Hampshire primary show US Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota in the lead with 30 percent of the vote, but with only 1 percent of the votes reported, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is expected to replicate his 2016 win in the state against Hillary Clinton, when he won 60 percent of the vote compared to Clinton's 37 percent.

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Tue Feb 11 - NPR
Tesla CEO has been in the news off-late for skyrocketing stock, Image via JOE SKIPPER/REUTERS
Technology
Elon Musk asks users to delete Facebook, says “It’s lame”

Tesla CEO has been in the news off-late for skyrocketing stock performance but on Saturday, Elon Musk responded to a tweet from Hollywood actor, writer and producer Sacha Baron Cohen in the most anti-Facebook way by using the hashtag DeleteFacebook, he added by calling facebook “lame”. Musk deleted the Facebook pages of Tesla and SpaceX in 2018 after saying he never used Facebook for personal use.

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Tue Feb 11 - CNBC
The Broom Challenge goes viral on social media again. Image via Newsweek.
Entertainment
The Broom Challenge has gone viral again

The infamous Broom Challenge has gone viral on social media again, owing to trending posts claiming NASA has announced that a particular gravitational pull on the Earth for only a small time period will mean that brooms can be made to stand on their own. While NASA has been verified to not have made any such post, the Broom Challenge has been trending worldwide on Twitter for a day.

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Tue Feb 11 - NBC
Pakistan has refused to evacuate 800 citizens in Wuhan, Image via foreignpolicy
International
Pakistan has refused to evacuate 800 citizens in Wuhan

The Coronavirus outbreak killed more than 1,000 people already but the Pakistani Government has asked its 800 Wuhan citizens to stay there, fearing an outbreak in a country with limited medical facilities. According to a story by the New York Times, the Pakistani Government has refused to evacuate despite the reason that Pakistani students like Nadeem Bhatti and Muhammad Ibraheem are publicly appealing for evacuation

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Tue Feb 11 - NYT
Monday turned out to be the deadliest day to date for China as 108 people died, Image via Getty Images
International
108 people died on Monday as Coronavirus death toll crossed 1,000

Monday turned out to be the deadliest day to date for China as 108 people died with 2,478 new registered cases. South Korea is sending a third chartered plane to Wuhan to evacuate its citizens. Rescue efforts are in full swing as Beijing tries whatever it can to save people from the outbreak. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong imported 100,000 masks for underprivileged people in Hong Kong.

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Tue Feb 11 - CNN
They will still maintain some of their other agreements with the US, image via Reuters
Politics
Philippines ends longstanding military agreement with the US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the country will no longer honor the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US. He made this announcement after a close ally of his was denied a US visa due to the country's war on drugs. The agreement was put in place to allow the rotation of US troops for military exercises and humanitarian assistance.

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Tue Feb 11 - Reuters
The AAP will maintain their hold on the country's capital, image via Getty Images
Politics
AAP to beat Hindu nationalist BJP party in Delhi elections

According to early trends and poles, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to beat the BJP in the current Dehli elections. The AAP is set to take two-thirds of the seventy available seats in the capital, although the BJP has refused to give up. The BJP has claimed that they will still win more than 30 seats.

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Tue Feb 11 - BBC
The movie became the first ever foreign language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, image via Universal Pictures
Entertainment
Mark Ruffalo considered to star in new 'Parasite' HBO show

Parasite, one of the most successful South Korean movies of all time, is getting a new HBO show and may star Hollywood superstar Mark Ruffalo. According to insider information, Ruffalo is the studio's top choice for the role although there have been no official announcements as of yet. The director of the original film will return to direct the show.

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Tue Feb 11 - Collider
The movie stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quin, image via Warner Bros.
Entertainment
Birds of Prey may be the least successful DC movie ever

DC's latest film 'Birds of Prey' has had one of the worst opening weekends of any DC movie so far. The film has received positive reviews from both viewers and critics but just made $33.3 million on its opening weekend, much lower than the projected $50 million. The film did still manages to open at #1 this weekend.

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Tue Feb 11 - NewYorkTimes
Streaming sites have spoken out against password sharing before, image via Getty Images
Business
This app allows users to safely share their streaming passwords

Jam is a brand new app that will allow its users to safely share their passwords with friends without revealing their credentials. The app uses local encryption to allow users to give certain people access to their accounts. The app is currently in its Beta and has a waitlist to download.

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Tue Feb 11 - TechCrunch