2010's

Aaron Swartz dies
Amazon buys Twitch
Apple launches Apple Watch
Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable technology company
Apple posts biggest quarterly profit in history
Apple releases the iPad in the UK
Bill Gates returns to Microsoft as Technology Adviser
Bletchley Park officially opens to the public
Blizzard Entertainment Turns 20!
Blizzards Thirteenth #1 Best-Selling Game
BlizzCon 2010 Held
Curiosity rover lands on Mars
Edward Snowden reveals NSA digital surveillance
Experts warn that AI could lead to human extinction
Facebook buys Oculus
Facebook buys WhatsApp
Frontier Developments release Elite Dangerous
Frontier Developments release Planet Coaster
Frontier Developments release Planet Zoo
Google announces Android smartwatches
Google Brain recognises cats in YouTube videos
Google claims to achieve quantum supremacy
Google discloses the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities
LEO Computers commemorative plaque unveiled
Microsoft announces HoloLens headset
Microsoft releases Xbox One
Microsoft releases Xbox Series X and Series S
New Mexico landfill site is excavated for Atari materials
Nintendo releases the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo releases the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo releases Wii U
Nvidia at GPU Technology Conference
Paul Allen dies aged 65
Pokémon GO popularises Augmented Reality gaming
Queen Elizabeth II opens Information Age gallery at the Science Museum
Raspberry Pi Foundation launches the Raspberry Pi Zero
Sony releases PlayStation 4
Sony releases PlayStation 5
Sony releases PS Vita in Japan
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Worldwide Launch
Steve Jobs retires as CEO of Apple
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, dies age 56
Wikipedia and others protest anti-piracy law

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