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Slack has a new logo, and, umm, you be the judge

Jan16
by on January 16, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


There comes a time in every company’s journey when it needs to find a reason to change its logo. Today, that time has come for Slack. Look, I’m normally cool with logo changes. I think it’s fun to mix things up. I’m also not a designer. But if you ask me, this new logo is an unequivocal downgrade. But you be the judge. For reference, here’s the old logo again. And here’s the new one: It went from being a unique, quirky, and nerdy logo to something that looks more like it belongs at your local pharmacy. Or maybe a Web…

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After four years, Microsoft may unveil HoloLens 2 next month

Jan16
by on January 16, 2019 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Mobile World Congress – the world’s biggest expo focused on smartphones and mobile devices – starts February 24, and it seems Microsoft has big plans in store. If the speakers on the invite are any indication, the company could be gearing up to reveal the next version of HoloLens. Specifically, the invite mentions Alex Kipman, who leads Microsoft’s Mixed Reality efforts. Also presenting are CEO Satya Nadella and CVP Julia White, who heads Azure and the cloud. The company doesn’t usually have a huge presence at MWC – at least, not since the Windows Phone – which makes the invite all…

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EA cancels major Star Wars game, destroying hope for a single-player revival

Jan16
by on January 16, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Reports circulated last night reveal that one of Electronic Arts‘s upcoming Star Wars games, revealed almost three years ago, has now been quietly canceled by the publisher. The game in question was being developed by EA‘s Vancouver studio. If you want to see what early footage looked like, there’s a short glimpse at the end of EA‘s 2016 E3 showcase: Assuming the rumors are true, the cause for cancellation would be a bit ironic. When the game was being developed by Visceral Studios under the codename “Ragtag,” it was reportedly a linear, adventure game. But when EA closed Visceral in 2017, chief design officer…

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ICOs banked $13B with ‘little work, accountability, or transparency,’ report

Jan16
by on January 16, 2019 at 5:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


To date, Ethereum‘s process of initial coin offerings (ICOs) has earned token founders an estimated combined profit of $12.8 billion, made entirely of digital assets they created out of thin-air. The research arm of BitMEX has tracked the $24 billion worth of tokens issued by blockchain startups in its history, just, you know, to see where it all went. “Based on our methodology, it appears as if ICO teams have profited by almost $13 billion from this ICO process,” wrote BitMEX. “In our view, this money was made incredibly easily, with very little work, accountability or transparency.” According to BitMEX, this research highlights the…

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ICOs banked $13B with ‘little work, accountability, or transparency,’ report

Jan16
by on January 16, 2019 at 5:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


To date, Ethereum‘s process of initial coin offerings (ICOs) has earned token founders an estimated combined profit of $12.8 billion, made entirely of digital assets they created out of thin-air. The research arm of BitMEX has tracked the $24 billion worth of tokens issued by blockchain startups in its history, just, you know, to see where it all went. “Based on our methodology, it appears as if ICO teams have profited by almost $13 billion from this ICO process,” wrote BitMEX. “In our view, this money was made incredibly easily, with very little work, accountability or transparency.” According to BitMEX, this research highlights the…

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