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• Drake is so tired of you putting him in memes - CNET

  15-05-2016 23:50 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: On "Saturday Night Live," everyone's beloved rapper sings that he's fed up of you loving him in memes.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet conservatives on political bias flap

  15-05-2016 22:43
  (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet this week with prominent conservatives in the media, a spokesman said on Sunday, to address allegations of political bias at the popular social networking site. Some 12 "conservative thought leaders" will join the meeting with Zuckerberg on Wednesday, a Facebook spokesman said. Among the invitees are media personality Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel's "The Five" co-host Dana Perino and Zac Moffatt, co-founder of Targeted Victory, a tech
  
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• Woman following GPS ends up in a 100-foot-deep lake - CNET

  15-05-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: An Ontario woman is driving through fog. Suddenly, she's swimming in water.
  
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• Google may get hit with record EU antitrust fine - CNET

  15-05-2016 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  European Commission claims the web giant abuses its dominant search position to unfairly prioritize its shopping services.
  
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• Billionaire Warren Buffett said to be eyeing Yahoo bid - CNET

  15-05-2016 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  Berkshire Hathaway chairman joins Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert in group looking at the once-mighty company's internet assets, Reuters reports.
  
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• VonShef 990w Professional Juicer review - CNET

  15-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Spending $100 on the VonShef 990w Professional Juicer nets a very capable centrifugal juicer but also one that's tedious to keep tidy.
  
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• Hamilton Beach 67601A Juice Extractor review - CNET

  15-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Hamilton Beach 67601A can create lots of juice from fresh produce at a great price for a centrifugal juicer.
  
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• Breville JE98XL Juice Fountain Plus review - CNET

  15-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Breville's $150 JE98XL Juice Fountain Plus is one premium and lovely machine that pulls more juice from hard produce than tough green leaves.
  
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• Breville JE200XL Compact Juice Fountain review - CNET

  15-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Squeezing its various juicing parts into an extremely small chassis, the $100 Breville JE200XL Compact Juice Fountain costs a little more than competing machines but it's worth the extra money.
  
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• BLACK+DECKER JE2400BD Juice Extractor review - CNET

  15-05-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Priced at just $40 the Black+Decker JE2400BD Juice Extractor is a small yet capable juicer with a tiny food chute to match.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg to meet with conservative leaders about Trending Topics - CNET

  15-05-2016 18:31 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook CEO has been defending his company against charges the social network suppressed stories from conservative news outlets.
  
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• Google faces record 3 billion euro EU antitrust fine: Telegraph

  15-05-2016 17:24
  Google faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, the British newspaper Sunday Telegraph said. The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping service in Internet searches at the expense of rival services in a case that has dragged on since late 2010. Several people familiar with the matter told Reuters last month they believed that after three failed attempts at a compromise in the past six years Googl
  
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• The iPhone 7 you want may not be here until 2017 - CNET

  15-05-2016 16:45 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: With rumors percolating that Apple's fall 2016 iPhone release will look very much like the iPhone 6S, you may have to wait for that big iPhone redesign you were hoping for.
  
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• Google I/O 2016: What to expect - CNET

  15-05-2016 16:30 via cnet.com
  
  From the rumors and the schedule, here's everything we think we'll see at Google's developer conference.
  
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• Buffett 'joins Yahoo bid consortium'

  15-05-2016 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legendary investor Warren Buffett backs a consortium bidding for Yahoo's core internet assets, according to reports.
  
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• 5 can't-miss apps: GhostCodes, Boom, 'Spinny Phone' and more

  15-05-2016 15:18
  
  With Instagram redesigning their logo and Google launching a new keyboard app on iOS, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. See also: Why Instagram's new icon and black and white design suck Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app to help you find people to follow on Snapchat, a camera app for spooky pictures and a game that will test your reflexes. Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you're looking
  
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• 7 state-of-the-art gadgets that'll help keep your house clean

  15-05-2016 14:15
  
  In this age of connected kitchens and smart houses, a future of self-cleaning baths and washing machines that fold laundry for you is probably not too far off. One can dream. SEE ALSO: 11 clever toys to make STEM fun for your kids While we wait for this self-fulfilling prophecy to come to fruition, these nifty gadgets can go a long way in easing the burden of those daily household chores. Once again, it’s tech to the rescue, and this time, it’s for keeping your home in tip-top shape.
  
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• Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff?

  15-05-2016 14:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much.
  
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• Cybersecurity sleuths learn to think like hackers - CNET

  15-05-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  From CNET Magazine: Kids around the US are competing in cybersecurity contests. To win, they need the same skills as the hackers they're trying to catch.
  
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• Five key things to know before buying a juicer video - CNET

  15-05-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  If you're in the market for a home juicer, here are five factors to consider before you buy.
  
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• New website helps Germans and migrants meet, talk about life

  15-05-2016 11:18
  
  During the height of the migrant crisis in Europe last fall, Lasse Landt came to a startling realization. Thousands of migrants were pouring into Germany every day, but the 36-year-old startup consultant ...
  
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• Virzoom Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  15-05-2016 10:45 via cnet.com
  
  Exercise bike, meet race cars, Pegasus and battle-tanks. Virtual reality and spinning come together next month.
  
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• Anti-cyber crime chiefs want more businesses to report data attacks

  15-05-2016 09:45
  
  Figures show only 36% of 250 businesses that suffered a data breach in the past year had reported their most disruptive attack.
  
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• The Angry Birds Movie review – charmless chaos

  15-05-2016 08:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Fans may rejoice at their game being given a story, but it’s one that lacks laughs and eleganceFans of the computer game will probably admire the way that the film-makers managed to crowbar a narrative into the baffling silliness of this phenomenon. But if you are not a regular player, the story feels like an inelegant and pointless scramble of trampolines, catapults, eggs and anger management classes. Despite the best efforts of Jason Sudeikis, the voice of the central character, Red, who
  
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• Electra Townie Go! 8i: bike preview | Martin Love

  15-05-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fed up with hills and hard work? The latest generation electric bike from Electra could well tempt you back into the saddleIn Holland, a country that knows a thing or two about cycling, they now sell more electric bikes than traditional city bikes. The lurking snobbery that an eBike is ‘cheating’ has gone and in the coming years many more of us will be powering up for a sweat-free pedal. One of the brands ready to take advantage of this is Electra – it’s already on to its
  
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• Students create a drone that can perch on the ceiling like a spider

  15-05-2016 06:02
  
  In case drones weren't insect-like enough, students at Stanford have created one that can stick to walls and ceilings like a spider. To perch on a vertical surface, the quadcopter drone flies gently into a wall and using a tail, pitches up on its side. Two groups of opposed microspines, or rough patches, then pull in opposite directions to grip the wall. To sit on the ceiling, the drone can fly directly up and use the microspines to catch hold in the same fashion.  While the microspines are
  
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• Facebook exec Sandberg urges graduates to build resilience

  15-05-2016 05:02
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg encouraged graduating seniors at the University of California, Berkeley to persevere in life's challenging times, speaking publicly for the first time about her husband's death during a commencement speech.
  
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• Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg delivers powerful words on husband's death - CNET

  15-05-2016 01:46 via cnet.com
  
  During a commencement address at UC Berkeley, the Facebook COO and "Lean In" author reflects on grief and resilience.
  
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