These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
BlackLine files to raise $100 million in IPO
Twitter shares jump 5% on report that Google is working with Lazard on a possible bid
Why simplicity ensures that bots will kill 99% of apps
12 awesome tech items to pump up work and play
Twitch finally lets you upload videos
Twitch Prime users get new Hearthstone Priest hero: Tyrande Whisperwind
Twitch Prime is the new premium version of the streaming site
Twitch breaks records in 2016 with average simultaneous viewership reaching 622,000
Overwatch is Twitch’s most popular 2016 release
3 simple steps to great chatbot dialogue
Not just a YouTube sensation: PewDiePie’s game tops iOS App Store in 29 countries
Nutanix closes at $37 after first day of trading, up 131% from IPO price
Why A.I. assistants need to stay neutral
Why the C-suite should focus on optimization and creating a culture of experimentation
Google Maps for Android starts showing Calendar events
Verve.ai launches to make customer-centric data science available to all
Yahoo open-sources a deep learning model for classifying pornographic images
Facebook testing Snapchat Stories-like features in Messenger
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Ubisoft holds off Vivendi, and changes for Hearthstone
NES Classic Edition has filters to re-create the crappy ’80s TV experience
Why ad mediation needs disrupting
Star Wars: Commander mobile game gets Rogue One content
Google shows off Tilt Brush VR painting prototypes: multiplayer mode, custom avatars, camera feed
Girl Scouts hold another event where girls earn video game patches
Intel hits the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week to show designer sunglasses
No Man’s Sky helps digital gaming generate $6.1 billion in August
Pokémon Go made $470 million in 82 days as it moves from fad to steady success
The DeanBeat: Westworld finds the frontier between the real and the virtual, between humans and A.I.
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Where the new McAfee will go after its spins out from Intel
Dishonored 2 hands-on: Infiltrating the Clockwork Mansion
Facebook test prompts users to connect with friends abroad by posting a status update
Pantomime launches Creatures AR app with shared augmented reality
Google Assistant could be the killer bot, but it’s missing a key feature
Avast completes AVG acquisition, will operate as single company from October 3
Takeaway.com IPO today offers cheer in gloomy year for European exits
HTC launches Viveport, its VR app store
AWS officially launches P2 GPU-backed instances
Automakers partner to compete against Apple and Google for autonomous car services
