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• VIDEO: Hadron Collider: Inside the CMS detector

  06-03-2016 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rare chance to peer inside one of Cern's particle detectors
  
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• Samsung, Deakin Uni to trial in-home AI aged care technology

  06-03-2016 23:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Samsung and Deakin will carry out a six-week trial of The Holly Project in five residential homes in the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria to identify how AI technology can help elderly Australians live in their homes for longer.
  
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• Twitter lights up with memories of Nancy Reagan - CNET

  06-03-2016 22:20 via cnet.com
  
  Politicians and personalities take to the microblogging service to offer thoughts about the former first lady.
  
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• Australian enterprises helping Equinix drive global growth

  06-03-2016 22:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  According to Equinix global CIO Brian Lillie, while Cloud remains the company's largest vertical, the enterprise sector is fast catching up.
  
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• Rubicon Project carves out profitable niche in digital ads

  06-03-2016 21:27
  
  You may not be familiar with the Rubicon Project, but chances are its technology helped pick some of the ads you might have seen on your phone or personal computer. Rubicon serves as a matchmaker between ...
  
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• TechRadar Deals: The best HTC One M9 deals in March 2016

  06-03-2016 21:24
  Best HTC One M9 dealsThe HTC One M9 is, first and foremost, a beautiful phone. Some say it's not a huge advancement on the HTC One M8 which preceded it but the company has switched the camera to a new, higher resolution version that produces much sharper photos than its predecessor. No matter what people think about the One M9, HTC is a leader in design, and its handsets are always solid, well-built and reliable - and this is the best ever in terms of craftsmanship. It's getting on for a year ol
  
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• Apple users targeted in first known Mac ransomware campaign

  06-03-2016 19:34
  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks Inc told Reuters on Sunday. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to pay ransoms in hard-to-trace digital currencies to get an electronic key so they can retrieve their data.
  
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• SNL reenacts Chris Christie meme and targets Trump for racism - CNET

  06-03-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Was Chris Christie really being held captive, as seemed to some last week? 'Saturday Night Live' offers its view. And a whole lot more that's already riling the Web.
  
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• Driverless lorries are heading to the UK's motorways

  06-03-2016 16:31
  
  Head out on the motorways of Britain later this year and you might come across a self-driving HGV convoy or two: Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce new trials of the technology in his upcoming budget speech, the BBC reports.The M6 in Cumbria will be one of the test sites, with an automated "platoon" of lorries led by a front vehicle carrying an actual real human driver. Apparently, the trials are going to take place on quiet stretches of motorway.The end goal is to cut congestion,
  
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• U.S. Commerce Dept to place restrictions on China's ZTE

  06-03-2016 16:23
  By Steve Stecklow LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is set to place export restrictions on Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp for alleged violations of U.S. export controls on Iran, according to documents seen by Reuters. The restrictions will make it difficult for the company to acquire U.S. products by requiring ZTE's suppliers to apply for an export license before shipping any American-made equipment or parts to ZTE. According to a Commerce Department notice that will be
  
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• Updated: The 19 best indie games on PC and consoles

  06-03-2016 16:11
  
  IntroductionNo one can agree what an indie game is. Some combination of a small studio, a weird idea and no publisher is the nearest we can get to agreement - but to paraphrase Potter Stewart - you know one when you see it. We've picked out the best indie games and a few that we're anticipating most.We admit this is somewhat foolhardy as there are so many great indie games released each day and each game's community is so rabidly aggressive that to pick out highlights is like dipping a hand with
  
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• How to make coffee when you have no coffee maker - CNET

  06-03-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you've broken your Chemex or just don't own a coffee maker, this is a great way to make a drinkable cup of Joe in a pinch.
  
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• Love the KitchenAid Artisan Mixer? Check out the mini version video - CNET

  06-03-2016 14:55 via cnet.com
  
  KitchenAid showed off the downsized version of their famous stand mixer Saturday at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago.
  
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• Panasonic adds induction to countertop cooker video - CNET

  06-03-2016 14:54 via cnet.com
  
  The Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven uses an induction surface and infrared broiler to cook complete meals in less than 20 minutes. The company announced the creation of the appliance Saturday at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago.
  
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• Pancakebot ready for primetime, and to draw your face video - CNET

  06-03-2016 14:52 via cnet.com
  
  We checked out the final version of the Pancakebot at the 2016 Home and Housewares show, and made it draw our face for fun.
  
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• Here's how to watch tonight's Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders CNN Democratic debate - CNET

  06-03-2016 14:47 via cnet.com
  
  CNN is hosting the next Democratic debate tonight. Here's how you can tune in.
  
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• Look ma, no hands! Testing Google's Hands Free payments video - CNET

  06-03-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Google has a new mobile payment app called Hands Free that lets you pay without pulling out a wallet or touching a phone. Watch as we take it for a trial run.
  
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• Daimler CEO says digital mapping consortium in expansion talks

  06-03-2016 13:21
  By Ilona Wissenbach ESTORIL, Portugal (Reuters) - Daimler's Chief Executive told Reuters that a German auto maker consortium which controls the HERE digital mapping business is in talks with potential new members. In August last year, German carmakers BMW , Audi and Mercedes , agreed to pay 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to buy Nokia's high definition maps business , in a step to develop self-driving cars. The deal closed in December and the German auto makers Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW start
  
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• The automated home is a mess

  06-03-2016 12:00
  
  The future is nearly in our homesWe've been promised the smart home for decades and always been disappointed, but we're told that this time is different.The smart home - a home where even the humblest appliance, plug socket or light bulb is connected to everything else and controllable through apps - is absolutely, positively, definitely ready for prime time. But is it? This year's CES may have been packed with smart home devices, but behind the home hub hype there's a mess of incompatible stand
  
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• VIDEO: Five rules for eating at your desk

  06-03-2016 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News looks at five tips for "desktop dining" at work, as recommended by an office etiquette trainer.
  
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• U.S. Commerce Department to place restrictions on China's ZTE

  06-03-2016 00:25
  The U.S. Commerce Department is set to place export restrictions on Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp for allegedly violating U.S. export controls on Iran, according to documents seen by Reuters. The restrictions will make it difficult for the company to acquire U.S. products by requiring ZTE's suppliers to apply for an export license before shipping any American-made equipment or parts to ZTE. According to a Commerce Department notice that will be published next week in the U.S. Federal
  
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• Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  06-03-2016 00:22 via cnet.com
  
  Panasonic demonstrated a prototype of their countertop induction oven on Saturday at the International Home + Housewares show in Chicago. The company plans to begin selling the device this fall.
  
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