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• Didi Chuxing to reportedly sack 15 percent of workforce after 2018 huge lossses

  17-02-2019 23:55 via zdnet.com
  Didi Chuxing’s huge loss, reaching almost 11 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) last year, was mostly because of subsidies given to drivers in spite of its monopoly in the market.
  
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• Galaxy S10 could be all that, but the original Samsung Galaxy S was a confusing mess - CNET

  17-02-2019 23:29 via cnet.com
  As Samsung prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary Galaxy, remember that the first Galaxy S wasn't just one phone. It was four.
  
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• Razer to close its digital games store - CNET

  17-02-2019 23:00 via cnet.com
  It only opened 10 months ago.
  
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• UK concludes using Huawei in 5G is a manageable risk, report says - CNET

  17-02-2019 22:09 via cnet.com
  That goes against US efforts to convince European allies to ban the Chinese supplier from 5G efforts due to espionage concerns.
  
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• UK security chiefs: Huawei risk in 5G can be contained

  17-02-2019 22:03
  US has pressured its allies not to use Chinese group amid fears of cyber espionageUK security chiefs have advised that the risk of using Huawei technology in the new superfast 5G could be contained despite US warnings about opening the telecoms network up to Chinese cyber-espionage, according to sources.The US has reportedly been pressuring the UK and other allies not to use Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, arguing that it could be too risky when the Chinese state is engaged in spy
  
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• Almost 300,000 Australians cancelled their My Health Record by mid-November

  17-02-2019 22:00 via zdnet.com
  Although the government would not reveal the latest opt-out numbers, it did reveal where people have cancelled an existing My Health Record.
  
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• Daytona 500: Watch live now on TV or online - CNET

  17-02-2019 21:40 via cnet.com
  The NASCAR season kicks off with its most celebrated race of the year.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, Huawei Watch GT, latest Chrome OS goodies (MobileTechRoundup show #460)

  17-02-2019 21:31 via zdnet.com
  This week we will learn all about Samsung's latest S10 lineup, but it announced a couple of things last week. We also have a new wearable to test and Kevin continues to find the best in Chrome OS.
  
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• NBA All-Star game live stream: how to watch Team LeBron vs Team Giannis from anywhere

  17-02-2019 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Traditionally the NBA All-Star game has been a matchup of the best players in the Eastern Conference versus the best from the Western Conference. However, last year it decided to make things a bit more interesting by switching how the teams are picked. Each conference now holds a vote to choose their team captain who then picks their teammates the same way it’s done on the playground.
  The plan was a success and this year the league is sticking with this new format - and you're in the
  
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• NBA All-Star Game 2019: How to watch Team Giannis vs. Team LeBron, start time, what to expect - CNET

  17-02-2019 20:37 via cnet.com
  Basketball's best battle today.
  
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• President's Day laptop sale: The best Lenovo laptop deals right now - CNET

  17-02-2019 20:26 via cnet.com
  IdeaPads, Yogas and more -- all on sale through Feb. 25.
  
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• Bruno Ganz, actor whose Hitler scene became a YouTube meme, has died - CNET

  17-02-2019 18:08 via cnet.com
  Bunker meltdown scene from 2004's Downfall has been reworked to focus on everything from pizza to Game of Thrones.
  
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• 'A shambles': hundreds demand refunds from Fortnite Live festival

  17-02-2019 16:44
  Computer game-themed event near Norwich underwhelming and understaffed, visitors sayHundreds of people have demanded refunds after a Fortnite computer game-themed festival was branded a shambles.The two-day Fortnite Live event at Norfolk showground near Norwich had visitors queueing for hours to enter the site and collect wristbands on Saturday. Attendees complained that the attractions were underwhelming and understaffed. Continue reading...
  
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• Daytona 500 2019 live stream: how to watch the NASCAR race from anywhere

  17-02-2019 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Unlike most other sports, NASCAR begins each season with its biggest event of the year, the Daytona 500. After 14 days of preliminary racing events as part of Daytona International Speedway’s 2019 Speedweeks event, 40 NASCAR drivers compete in the Daytona 500 - the Great American Race. Got you excited? We don't blame you. So here's all the information you need to get a Daytona 500 live stream.
  The Daytona 500 - now synonymous with the Presidents' Day weekend - is held on a 2.5-mile long tr
  
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• TCL is planning its own foldable devices, including a wearable

  17-02-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We're expecting a rush of foldable phones and other devices with bending screens to appear this year, and another big name in the industry just had its plans leaked: Chinese tech giants TCL has a family of foldable devices in the pipeline, CNET reports, and one of them works as an all-screen smartwatch.CNET obtained patent applications and renders from inside the company – which is best known for its budget televisions – but emphasizes that these folding devices are still in the earl
  
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• Hacker puts up for sale third round of hacked databases on the Dark Web

  17-02-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Hacker is selling 93 million user records from eight companies, including GfyCat.
  
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• With Galaxy S10, 5G and foldable devices, Samsung hopes to get its mojo back - CNET

  17-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Designs haven’t changed much in years, but Samsung is making game-changing moves.
  
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• Hyundai delivers the first Kona Electric in the US - Roadshow

  17-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Do doctors normally accept their new cars while wearing white coats?
  
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• His iPad Pro was bent. An Apple Genius found a sneaky way to get it replaced

  17-02-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Perhaps it doesn't happen often, but some Apple Geniuses go out of their way to help. Even flouting the rules, it seems.
  
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• Frigidaire's fancy new dishwasher rethinks cleaning and drying ahead of KBIS - CNET

  17-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The Frigidaire FGIP2468 doubles down on the effective OrbitClean feature and takes an interesting approach to drying dishes quickly.
  
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• Fancy features, asymmetrical doors from Frigidaire's newest fridge - CNET

  17-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Along with a drawer that can double as an extra freezer, this high-end French door fridge features an extra-wide right-hand door.
  
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• The original Samsung Galaxy S was a confusing mess - CNET

  17-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  As we await the Samsung Galaxy S10, it's worth remembering that the first Galaxy S wasn't just one phone. It was four.
  
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• Best laptops, desktops and tablets for creatives in 2019 - CNET

  17-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  A place to start when you're overwhelmed by choices.
  
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• DarkMatter Group launches the world’s first ultra secure smartphone for extreme field conditions

  17-02-2019 12:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DarkMatter Group today unveiled the KATIM R01, the world’s first ultra-secure smartphone designed to withstand extreme field conditions. Vetted and tested by DarkMatter’s engineers in the UAE, Finland and Canada, the KATIM R01 certainly looks like it could take on anything you threw at it.“We combined our expertise in secure communications with everything the mobile market expects in a handset, including a great user experience. Then we challenged the brightest minds in the ind
  
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• Here's why we need an iPhone SE 2 right now - CNET

  17-02-2019 11:55 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple's phone lineup has never been clearer.
  
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• You might have to wait a while to tune into Apple's streaming service

  17-02-2019 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While it hasn't officially unveiled the service yet, there's no doubt that Apple is working on its own Netflix rival that might well include subscription bundles for digital news and magazines too – but when will it open its doors?Those in the know say Apple is planning a launch event for March 25, when it's going to unveil some of the new digital services and bundles it's been working on. However, a new report suggests the streaming video service won't go live until later in the year.That
  
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• Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?

  17-02-2019 10:00
  Once the stuff of science fiction, technology that enables people to talk using different languages is now here. But how effective is it?Noise, Alex Waibel tells me, is one of the major challenges that artificial speech translation has to meet. A device may be able to recognise speech in a laboratory, or a meeting room, but will struggle to cope with the kind of background noise I can hear surrounding Professor Waibel as he speaks to me from Kyoto station. I’m struggling to follow him in E
  
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• M1 buyout bid finally goes through with Malaysia's Axiata exiting Singapore investment

  17-02-2019 08:58 via zdnet.com
  After months of negotiation, Axiata Group has accepted a buyout offer from the Singapore telco's investors Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings, divesting its 28.7 percent stake and investment in Singapore for an estimated gain of US$31.02 million.
  
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• How smart are Gmail’s ‘smart replies’?

  17-02-2019 08:00
  When Seamas O’Reilly responded to all his emails for a week using only Smart Reply, our columnist’s messages suddenly became spookily jaunty. Did his friends spot the difference?The philosopher Jeremy Bentham was famed for his panopticon, a hypothetical circular prison that was designed in such a way that its inmates never knew whether or not they were being observed. This would, his theory went, encourage prisoners to presume they were always being watched, and thus act accordingly.
  
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• Sony α6400 mirrorless camera with the world's fastest autofocus launches in the UAE

  17-02-2019 07:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sony's full-frame camera lineup boasts of some advanced imaging features which the company has brought down to its new α6400 E-mount mirrorless camera. The α6400 boasts of the world's fastest autofocus acquisition at 0.02 seconds but that's just one of the interesting things about this camera.With an AF acquisition speed of 0.02 seconds and 425 phase-detection and contrast- detection points spread across 84% of the image, the Sony α6400 is crazy fast- at least on paper. It
  
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• This robotic suit helps baby boomers boost their bocce game

  17-02-2019 07:00
  
  The Seismic body suit incorporates artificial muscles that help strengthen the wearer's core so they can push their body that little bit harder
  
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• This massive lantern is actually a power plant in Finland

  17-02-2019 07:00
  
  The Länsisalmi substation will distribute electricity to 800,000 people
  
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• The weird rise of cyber funerals

  17-02-2019 07:00
  
  When you die in the real world, it’s only right and proper that you're allowed to die online
  
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• Inside the endless hunt for the perfect male contraceptive

  17-02-2019 07:00
  
  When the pill launched in the 60s, it ignited hopes for male hormonal contraceptives. But after decades of false starts, promising approaches are finally on the horizon
  
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• Are the algorithms that power dating apps racially biased?

  17-02-2019 07:00
  
  If the algorithms powering these match-making systems contain pre-existing biases, is the onus on dating apps to counteract them?
  
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• will.i.am speaks on security, AI, and new partnership with Majid Al Futtaim

  17-02-2019 06:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At the World Government Summit 2019, Majid Al Futtaim announced a new partnership with I.AM+ to bring its voice-controlled AI to the Middle East for the first time. Named Omega, it’s designed to be a conversational, voice first, A.I platform. While similar to existing voice assistants such as Siri and Amazon Echo, Omega is able to understand more complex requests, as well as the context and nature of the request.It’s essentially a voice platform specifically for the enterprise market
  
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• Rumored banana-yellow Galaxy S10E teaches us something about ourselves - CNET

  17-02-2019 04:01 via cnet.com
  Black phones outsell colors, but companies keep making flashy phones for a reason.
  
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• NBA All-Star Game iso-cam: How to vote for and watch Twitter's livestream 'stalker view' - CNET

  17-02-2019 03:03 via cnet.com
  Vote during the first half for the player you want the camera to follow in the game's second half.
  
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• Instagram: Will quitting make me happy?

  17-02-2019 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Nicole and Tali are Instagram besties. But the pressure to post is taking its toll.
  
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• Quadriga: The cryptocurrency exchange that lost $135m

  17-02-2019 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  When Quadriga's founder died he left behind a mystery: what happened to millions in cryptocurrency?
  
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• How to watch Melbourne Stars vs Renegades: live stream Big Bash final 2019 from anywhere

  17-02-2019 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Well what are the chances? After two months of awe-inspiring Twenty20 cricket Down Under, two Melbourne-based teams have made the grand final of the 2019 Big Bash. It takes place today and we'll tell you how to live stream Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades regardless of where you are in the world.
  Which way the 2019 Big Bash final is going to go is anybody's guess - the bookies can't seem to split them either. Possibly very slight favourites are the Melbourne Stars, who have bounced back fr
  
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