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• Google releases Android N preview, hello split screen (CNET Update show notes) - CNET

  09-03-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  The next version of Android arrives in a developer preview. But while we check out new features, Google is also busy with its AI computer defeating the Go world champion. Is this how mankind goes down?
  
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• Facebook snaps up face-swapping app creator Masquerade

  09-03-2016 23:47
  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is acquiring Masquerade Technologies Inc, creator of the popular face-swapping app MSQRD, as part of efforts by the world's largest social network operator to build its video services. Wednesday's deal comes nearly three years after the Wall Street Journal reported that photo and video messaging app Snapchat had rejected an offer from Facebook. (http://bit.ly/1Xdz1N5) Masquerade, which announced the deal on its website, did not disclose financial details. ...
  
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• The case of the missing iPhone 7 audio jack - CNET

  09-03-2016 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  If leaked photos claiming to show an iPhone 7 case have any merit, your next iPhone could sport dual speakers. Meanwhile, the standard audio jack appears MIA.
  
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• Facebook faces off against Snapchat, nabs filters app Masquerade - CNET

  09-03-2016 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  In a strategic move against Snapchat, the world's largest social network buys a popular app that lets users slap silly masks and effects on their selfies and share them on social networks.
  
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• How to watch the Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders Democratic debate online - CNET

  09-03-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  There are multiple ways to tune in to tonight's Democratic debate. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Saving California's coastline using pics from drones, phones - CNET

  09-03-2016 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists from the Nature Conservancy are using crowdsourced smartphone and drone imagery to track coastal erosion from El Nino.
  
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• Google releases Android N preview, hello split screen video - CNET

  09-03-2016 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  The next version of Android arrives in a developer preview. But while we check out new features, Google is also busy with its AI computer defeating the Go world champion. Is this how mankind goes down?
  
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• Senators close to finishing encryption penalties legislation: sources

  09-03-2016 22:22
  By Dustin Volz and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technology companies could face civil penalties for refusing to comply with court orders to help investigators access encrypted data under draft legislation nearing completion in the U.S. Senate, sources familiar with continuing discussions told Reuters on Wednesday. The long-awaited legislation from Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, may be introduced as soon a
  
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• Press one button and this Ninja will slice up a smoothie (pictures) - CNET

  09-03-2016 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  The Nutri Ninja Auto-IQ Compact System promises one-touch intelligence for your blending convenience.
  
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• Watch Google's self-driving car hit a bus - CNET

  09-03-2016 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A new video captures the moment when an autonomous Google SUV smacks into the side of a public bus. The bus driver is a little surprised.
  
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• Criminals in Bangladesh heist likely studied bank's inner workings

  09-03-2016 22:06
  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - The perpetrators of a $100 million digital heist at Bangladesh's central bank had deep knowledge of the institution's internal workings, likely gained by spying on bank workers, security experts said. Unknown hackers breached Bangladesh Bank in early February, stole credentials for payment transfers and then ordered transfers out of a Federal Reserve Bank of New York account held by Bangladesh Bank, according to Bangladesh Bank officials. Bangladesh government of
  
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• Setting up a HomeGroup in Windows 10 - CNET

  09-03-2016 22:04 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's answer to home network sharing.
  
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• Virtual reality doesn't mean what you think it means - CNET

  09-03-2016 21:49 via cnet.com
  
  No, virtual-reality headsets aren't bursting into flames. But just as hoverboards don't actually hover, everything people are calling VR isn't necessarily "VR." Here's how to tell the difference.
  
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• Dos Equis exiles Most Interesting Man in the World to Mars - CNET

  09-03-2016 21:39 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Beloved by some, less beloved by others, the iconic ad character is being dismissed from this planet, never to return.
  
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• Volvo puts weight behind a single charging standard for all EVs - Roadshow

  09-03-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  The automaker believes EV adoption is being held back in part by competing charging standards.
  
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• Obama ramps up tech cred ahead of SXSW visit - CNET

  09-03-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  President Barack Obama is pushing a bevy of tech initiatives ahead of his appearance at the famed culture and tech conference.
  
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• Miss the solar eclipse? Watch a video of the sun swallowed whole - CNET

  09-03-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  A total solar eclipse was only visible over parts of Southeast Asia, but you can see all the shadowy highlights in one video.
  
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• What's in the (cable) box? Possibly the future of television

  09-03-2016 21:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — It's hard to get excited about a cable box. It's basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out.
  
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• Wanna see a man flying over the River Liffey with a jetpack? Of course you do...

  09-03-2016 20:52
  
  An actual jetpack. Like Iron Man.
  
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• DirecTV tees up first 4K TV broadcast channel with Masters golf tourney - CNET

  09-03-2016 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  The satellite TV provider says it will deliver the first-ever live 4K Ultra-High Definition TV broadcast in the US with The Masters golf tournament, the inaugural event on the company's first dedicated 4K channel.
  
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• China's ZTE says suppliers need to apply for U.S. export licence

  09-03-2016 20:26
  Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Wednesday its suppliers must seek licences to provide materials, in line with newly imposed U.S. restrictions on the company. The news, confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, came a day after the U.S. Commerce Department slapped export restrictions on ZTE for alleged Iran sanctions violations, a move that is expected to disrupt its sprawling global supply chain. The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce add
  
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• Amazon to start air delivery network with leasing deal

  09-03-2016 20:20
  Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had signed a deal to lease 20 Boeing 767 widebody freighter aircraft to handle more of its own deliveries in the United States. The deal comes at a time when the world's biggest online retailer is offering ever-faster, and increasingly free, deliveries for millions of online orders. Amazon, which relies on carriers like United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp to deliver most of its packages, spent $11.5 billion on shipping last year.
  
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• Signs of life for Apple's stock as Wall St. eyes new iPhone

  09-03-2016 20:03
  By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After months of declines in Apple's stock, sentiment appears to be mending as investors focus on steady earnings expectations and bet that the expected launch of a new iPhone will add badly-needed fuel to sputtering sales. Battered by nearly a year of off-and-on declines from record highs because of fears of a slowdown in iPhone sales, Apple's stock now is valued closer to IBM, which has disappointed Wall Street for the past four years with declining r
  
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• NASA plans to fix Mars spacecraft leak then launch in 2018

  09-03-2016 19:20
  NASA plans to repair a Mars spacecraft that was grounded in December because of a leak in its primary science instrument, putting the mission back on track for another launch attempt in 2018, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday. The spacecraft, a satellite known as InSight, was designed to study the deep interior of Mars, information that will help scientists figure out how the planet, and other rocky planets such as Earth, formed and evolved. The space agency said it was reviewing how much
  
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• Big U.S. banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments

  09-03-2016 19:16
  By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Depositors at some of the largest U.S. banks are finally going to get the chance to do something quick and simple: send money to another person's account instantaneously by mobile phone. "What we are doing now is delivering payments in real time, which is what our customers have asked for," Mary Harman, managing director for payments at Bank of America, said in an interview. While technology companies like PayPal Holdings and Facebook Inc already offer snazzy
  
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• Nasa delays InSight Mars mission until 2018

  09-03-2016 19:10
  
  Nasa has announced that InSight, its latest mission to Mars, has been delayed by two years to 2018.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• 6 interesting things Bill Gates said in his Reddit AMA

  09-03-2016 19:01
  
  The billionaire tech industry icon spoke on a range of subjects.
  
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• Stem cell breakthrough restores eyesight in blind rabbits

  09-03-2016 18:59
  Scientists have been able to restore vision in blind rabbits by creating eye tissue from human stem cells.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• Bringing automation to the CNET Smart Home garage video - CNET

  09-03-2016 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  This new garage door opener offers both voice control and better automation
  
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• Buy a Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, get free track driving lessons - Roadshow

  09-03-2016 18:25 via cnet.com
  
  Shockingly, not everyone buying track-friendly cars has experience in that kind of driving.
  
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• Get a 3DR Solo quadcopter with gimbal for $799 - CNET

  09-03-2016 18:15 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: Originally $1,399, this super-sexy drone is finally getting affordable.
  
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• Snowden: FBI's claim about unlockable iPhone is 'bulls***' - CNET

  09-03-2016 18:11 via cnet.com
  
  The FBI is lying about its inability to hack into an iPhone used by a shooter in December's San Bernardino massacre, says the NSA whistleblower.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reminds America: 'We are a nation of immigrants' - CNET

  09-03-2016 18:11 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook's CEO is supporting President Obama's efforts to ensure undocumented immigrant children are not deported.
  
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• This software can make your old computer new again

  09-03-2016 18:06
  
  A clever piece of software can bring your forgotten tech back to life.
  
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• Smartwatches are (or at least should be) a girl's best friend - CNET

  09-03-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: A smartwatch is a convenient, high-tech accessory for a lady's lifestyle, but can we get some that won't embarrass us in public?
  
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• Setting up Skype in Windows 10 - CNET

  09-03-2016 17:52 via cnet.com
  
  How to set up integrated Windows 10 Skype...or get rid of it altogether.
  
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• A sweet little speaker/turntable/digital system for dorms or small bedrooms - CNET

  09-03-2016 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac finds the little Klipsch R-15PM speakers and U-Turn Orbit Basic turntable make beautiful music together.
  
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• Quantum cloud computing could arrive in the next decade, says Bill Gates

  09-03-2016 17:31 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Qubit-powered clouds could be here sooner than expected if the Microsoft founder is right.
  
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• Apple iPhone SE (iPhone 5SE/iPhone 6C) Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  09-03-2016 17:27 via cnet.com
  
  Will Apple replace the iPhone 5S with a newer model that keeps the 4-inch screen? Here are the odds of that happening in 2016.
  
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• Lollipop is now the hottest flavor of Android - CNET

  09-03-2016 17:19 via cnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, the newest version, Marshmallow, remains a scarce commodity on the phones you and your friends are using.
  
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• DJI is the world's biggest drone-maker, but its got bigger plans

  09-03-2016 17:14
  
  Around 1,500 of DJI's 4,000 staff work in R&D. WIRED speaks to senior product manager Paul Pan about what's next for the world's best-known drone company.By: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• DJI is the world's biggest drone-maker, but it has bigger plans

  09-03-2016 17:14
  
  Around 1,500 of DJI's 4,000 staff work in R&D. WIRED speaks to senior product manager Paul Pan about what's next for the world's best-known drone company.By: David Rowan, Continue reading...
  
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• This map of domain names flips the world on its head

  09-03-2016 16:55
  
  On a map of the world scaled to the most popular top-level domains, the Pacific island of Tokelau reigns supreme.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
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• EVE Online recruits pilots for real-world genetics research

  09-03-2016 16:42
  
  Space pilots inside the world of EVE Online will be given the chance to help real-world science, and fuel their personal power struggles, with a new project to classify thousands of proteins for in-game rewards.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Commercial satellite industry sees growing U.S. military demand

  09-03-2016 16:34
  By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite companies say the Pentagon is stepping up demand for commercial services as the U.S. Defense Department seeks to cut costs and shore up security of military and spy satellites against attacks by China and other potential foes. Matt Desch, chief executive of satellite operator Iridium Communications Inc, said he had seen a marked increase in U.S. military demand for commercial services over the past year to augment the capabilities of big military
  
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