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Netflix signs a $200 million deal with 'Game of Thrones' showrunners

David Benioff and Dan Weiss, whom you probably know as the showrunners for that little HBO series Game of Thrones, are moving to a new home. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo has signed a $200 million multiyear film and TV deal with Netfli… Source: engadget

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The Bitcoin Skeptic: Why Bitcoin Will Never Replace Fiat Currency

As the resident bitcoin skeptic at CCN.com, today I’ll be looking at the myth that bitcoin will one day replace all fiat currencies. The Bull Fiat Currency Case for Bitcoin The bullish argument goes as follows: governments are increasing their borrowings to unprecedented and unsustainable levels.  The debt burden will eventually cause governments to collapse, […]

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Microsoft is closing its long-running MSDN developer magazine

Microsoft will stop publishing its developer-focused MSDN Magazine this November, after a 19-year run. The magazine, which started out as two separate titles — Microsoft Systems Journal and Microsoft Internet Developer — was first printed in 2000,… Source: engadget

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Facial recognition will catch sleepy taxi drivers in Russia

Exhausted Russian taxi drivers may soon be forced to take breaks. Yandex.Taxi, the largest taxi service in the nation, will install devices in all their cars that use facial recognition technology to identify tired drivers, reports Bloomberg. The com… Source: engadget

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Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 isn't compatible with its VR headset

Samsung's newly announced Galaxy Note phones won't work with the Gear VR headset, the tech giant has confirmed to Engadget. You won't be able to use the Note 10 and its bigger sibling, the Note 10+, with the brand's virtual reality device, like tech… Source: engadget