Microsoft leader's new world outlook
'Bill Gates, Satya Nadella and Brad Smith walk into an Irish bar…' It sounds like the start of a corny tech nerd joke. But it's precisely what happened last week in Dublin. Microsoft's very top brass - from founder Gates and CEO Nadella to chairman John Thompson and president Smith - all convened in Ireland's capital for a board meeting.

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Apple's core fans flock to flagship store for iPhone 11
Apple's latest iPhone models hit US stores this weekend and while the 11 series was seen as an incremental upgrade, early indications suggest more people than expected were keen to get their hands on one.

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Ex-Dragon O'Sullivan in $1bn Genesys role
Former Dragon's Den star Barry O'Sullivan has taken charge of a $1bn division of US tech giant Genesys.

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US military sorry over 'threat to use bomber on millennials' at Area 51
A branch of the US military has apologised after a tweet appeared to threaten people trying to visit Area 51 over the weekend.

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Autumn equinox 2019: When is the first day of autumn and what does it mean?
After the autumnal equinox, the days will grow shorter and the nights will grow longer

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Amazon‘Fleabag& wins four Emmys, including best comedy series

Amazon must be pretty happy after tonightprimetime Emmy Awards, where its shows &Fleabag& and &The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel& dominated the comedy categories.

&Fleabag& did particularly well, winning the big award for Comedy Series, as well as additional awards for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, pictured above), Writing for a Comedy Series (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Directing for a Comedy Series (Harry Bradbeer).

Meanwhile, last yearComedy Series winner &The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel&won this yearawards for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Alex Borstein) and Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Shaloub).

Netflix didn&t go home empty handed, either. &Ozark& won for Directing for a Drama Series (Jason Bateman) and Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Julia Garner), while Jharrel Jerome was named the best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in &When They See Us.& And &Bandersnatch,& the interactive episode of &Black Mirror,& won for Television Movie.

This was also a big night forHBO, which retook the lead in Emmy nominations from Netflix, setting a new record for the most nominations in the process. And it went into the evening having already won 25 Creative Arts Emmy Awards(those are the technical awards that they don&t get included in the big ceremonies), compared to Netflix23.

That included taking the best Drama Series award for &Game of Thrones& (yes, thatfor the showcontroversial final season), which also won Peter Dinklage his fourth Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. &Chernobyl,& meanwhile won three awards, including Limited Series.

And for fans of HBO &Succession& (a.k.a. most of my Twitter feed), I&ll note that series creator Jesse Armstrong the drama writing award for the season one finale.

You can see the full list of winners here.

With help from ‘Game of Thrones,& HBO conquers Netflix in Emmy nominations

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