Watch Microsoft’s Windows 10 event

Microsoft didn’t live stream its Windows 10 event this morning, but the company has now posted the full 40 minute video from its press event for all to see. Windows chief Terry Myerson and Joe Belfiore, head of PCs, tablets, and phones, both discuss Windows 10 at its first unveiling in San Francisco. There’s a look at how Windows 10 will work on touch machines, the new Start menu and interface changes, and an overview of the future of Windows. If you missed our live blog, or you want to see Microsoft joke about the naming for Windows 10 it’s worth the 40 minutes of your time.

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California is the first state to ban plastic bags

California has become the first US state to sign into law a ban on single-use plastic bags, including those used for bagging up purchases at grocery stores. The legislation is meant to cut down on waste throughout the state and to help protect its land from pollution. The ban will begin this coming July in grocery stores and pharmacies, and it’ll expand to convenience stores and liquor stores one year later. „This bill is a step in the right direction,“ California Governor Jerry Brown says in a statement. „It reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks, and even the vast ocean itself.

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Blizzard teases a full Hearthstone expansion with more than 100 new cards

We’ve been singing the praises of Hearthstone for some time now, a collectible card game based on the characters from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. It’s the kind of refreshing experience that reminds you free-to-play games don’t have to suck. So it’s no surprise that over 20 million people have signed up to try it. Blizzard has been cautiously expanding the game, most recently adding some single player adventures and 30 new cards in an add-on called Curse of Naxxramas. Today our sister site Polygon reported that Hearthstone is planning it’s first true expansion set, with more than 100 news cards.

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