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The UK’s getting its first dedicated eSports arena next month

Feb18
by on February 18, 2015 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, eSports, Gfinity, Insider, Product Launches, Vue

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Competitive gaming company Gfinity and cinema chain Vue have signed a deal to create the UK’s first dedicated eSports arena. The 600 capacity venue – the Gfinity Arena – will be housed at Vue’s Fulham Broadway multiplex in London. It’ll have its own entrance, ticketing hall, ticket machines and confectionary stall along with a player lounge for up to 50 gamers. The new space is scheduled to open in March, in time for the start of the 2015 Gfinity Championships and will host events every weekend and on selected weekday evenings. It’ll play host to competitive players of games like Call of…

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Neelie Kroes added to TNW Conference speaker lineup

Feb18
by on February 18, 2015 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, tnweu, Voice

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For the past five years, the vanguard of European innovation has been spearheaded by Neelie Kroes. As EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, she was responsible for advancing entrepreneurship across the continent; now she’s coming to TNW Conference in Amsterdam to share her vision for the future. Neelie has often made headlines for her forward-thinking and outspoken attitude towards European buearacracy. Last year she was “outraged” by Belgium’s decision to fine anyone using Uber’s UberPOP service – referring to politician Brigitte Grouwels as Belgium’s “anti-mobility minister” in the process. She’s also made significant progress in the abolition of mobile roaming charges…

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Neelie Kroes added to TNW Conference speaker lineup

Feb18
by on February 18, 2015 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, tnweu, Voice

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For the past five years, the vanguard of European innovation has been spearheaded by Neelie Kroes. As EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, she was responsible for advancing entrepreneurship across the continent; now she’s coming to TNW Conference in Amsterdam to share her vision for the future. Neelie has often made headlines for her forward-thinking and outspoken attitude towards European buearacracy. Last year she was “outraged” by Belgium’s decision to fine anyone using Uber’s UberPOP service – referring to politician Brigitte Grouwels as Belgium’s “anti-mobility minister” in the process. She’s also made significant progress in the abolition of mobile roaming charges…

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Canada’s largest Bitcoin exchange is shutting down after a suspected hack

Feb18
by on February 18, 2015 at 9:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

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Canadian Bitcoin exchange Cavirtex has announced that it may have suffered a security breach and is shutting down its operations shortly. The Calgary-based company says it believes an older version of its database, including two-factor authentication secrets and hashed passwords, may have been compromised on February 15. While the company says it hasn’t lost any of its reserves, it feels “the damage to [its] reputation caused by the potential compromise will significantly harm [its] ability to continue to operate successfully. The company adds that while the breached database didn’t contain identity documents, it cannot guarantee that login details were not…

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Canada’s largest Bitcoin exchange is shutting down after a suspected hack

Feb18
by on February 18, 2015 at 9:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

Cavirtex
Canadian Bitcoin exchange Cavirtex has announced that it may have suffered a security breach and is shutting down its operations shortly. The Calgary-based company says it believes an older version of its database, including two-factor authentication secrets and hashed passwords, may have been compromised on February 15. While the company says it hasn’t lost any of its reserves, it feels “the damage to [its] reputation caused by the potential compromise will significantly harm [its] ability to continue to operate successfully. The company adds that while the breached database didn’t contain identity documents, it cannot guarantee that login details were not…

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