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• Sorry, Dory: Some fish can recognize your face, and they'll spit in it - CNET

  07-06-2016 23:41 via cnet.com
  
  Researchers train archerfish to spit at a familiar human face when shown two similar photographs.
  
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• Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor steps down - CNET

  07-06-2016 23:39 via cnet.com
  
  Trainor oversaw Vimeo for four years as the video-upload site grew and morphed to allow options like subscriptions, but the site remains a distant second to main rival YouTube
  
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• McLaren's $515,000 all-carbon convertible supercar is already sold out

  07-06-2016 23:39
  
  If you love McLaren's 675LT Spider but wish it were constructed entirely from carbon fiber, you're in luck. Well, at least you would be, if you already agreed to buy one. SEE ALSO: Nissan topped 300 donuts with 2,800 pounds of sprinkles using a sports car That's because British supercar-maker McLaren has already pre-sold every single one of the 25 limited-edition MSO Carbon Series LTs it plans to produce. If you're not yet impressed, wait until you hear the selling price: $515,000. For
  
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• Get naked with this 3D Smart Mirror for fitness video - CNET

  07-06-2016 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  Brian Tong demos the Naked Fitness Tracker 3D Mirror to see if this mirror can make you more fit than ever.
  
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• Mom says Apple's Siri helped save baby's life - CNET

  07-06-2016 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A mom discovers her 1-year-old child has stopped breathing. So, she shouts to her iPhone.
  
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• Facebook and Google battle latest FBI attempt to expand surveillance

  07-06-2016 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Silicon Valley wants to stop a rewrite of a US surveillance law that would mean FBI can access web browsing history in the same way they can get telephone recordsThe FBI and Silicon Valley are in a fight over whether web browsing records are the same as telephone bill records. The latest surveillance battle gripping the technology industry is focused on a rewrite of US surveillance law that would mean the justice department would be able to access a citizen’s web browsing history, location
  
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• Use your smartphone to park your car with Bosch’s new automated system

  07-06-2016 23:30
  
  Bosch's new automated driverless car system called "Home zone park assist" will let you use your smartphone to park your car. The new technology will guide your car to parking spaces up to 100 meters away — which is something we all really needed during driver's ed. Bosch expects the tech to make a North American debut in a production car in 2019.Full story: http://on.mash.to/25KFnwa
  
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• US warns of hacking threat to interbank payment network

  07-06-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US regulators warn banks about potential cyber attacks linked to the interbank messaging system.
  
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• New Google Daydream videos demo what shared VR experiences could look like

  07-06-2016 23:05
  
  Following up on the debut of the Daydream virtual reality platform unveiled at Google I/O last month, Google posted on Tuesday two new examples of what it's cooking up at its Daydream Labs. SEE ALSO: Android N gets enhanced VR functions with Daydream In each video, we see two users interacting in VR via their avatars, represented by three-dimensional Google Cardboard icons with googly eyes, along with disembodied hands.  The first video shows a virtual user celebrating a friend's VR bowling
  
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• HPE adds density to 3PAR storage family, rolls out OneView 3.0

  07-06-2016 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveils its latest tools for software defined data centers.
  
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• Google Motion Stills turns your Live Photos into GIFs - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:56 via cnet.com
  
  The free iOS app converts your iPhone's Live Photos into easily sharable animated GIFs.
  
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• T-Mobile's freebie bonanza stumbles out of the gate - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:53 via cnet.com
  
  Customers complain of not being able to sign on to the T-Mobile Tuesdays app, which yields free pizza and more.
  
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• The energy-efficient lantern that can also charge your phone

  07-06-2016 22:49
  
  BioLite’s BaseLantern is an energy-efficient light that can operate in places with very low, or nonexistent, energy sources. The inventors of the product have started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund this Bluetooth-connected, adjustable, bright outdoor light that also works as a charging hub for any device.
  
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• Keurig discontinues Kold soda machine, lays off 130 workers - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:49 via cnet.com
  
  The Keurig Kold soda maker is officially killed along with the jobs of 130 workers.
  
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• NFL's Twitter account is sacked by hackers - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:48 via cnet.com
  
  NFL says its Twitter account was hijacked after a fake tweet said Commissioner Roger Goodell had died.
  
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• EA's E3 2016 briefing will include games coming in 2017 and 2018 - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:38 via cnet.com
  
  The publisher will showcase Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2 and FIFA 17, as well as games coming further down the road.
  
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• Chinese Tesla competitor planning $106,000 EV roadster, report says

  07-06-2016 22:31
  
  If this Chinese roadster is the future of EV sports cars, sign me up. SEE ALSO: Tesla says Model X did not crash itself with Autopilot, despite owners' claims Chinese electric vehicle startup Qiantu Motor is planning to compete with Tesla — and a slew of other Chinese EV upstarts — with its all-electric K50 roadster, company chairman Lu Qun told Bloomberg . Distinguishing it from the rest of the ever-increasingly crowded luxury EV market, the K50 will feature a carbon-fiber body
  
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• Political attack ad savages Princess Leia - CNET

  07-06-2016 22:27 via cnet.com
  
  Wookiee Medal-gate: A sly video from "The Star Wars Show" calls out Leia's marriage to a smuggler, lack of royal blood and more.
  
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• Verizon revives bid to buy Yahoo for $3bn, reports say

  07-06-2016 21:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Verizon, which recently purchased AOL, reportedly began preparing a first-round bid to acquire Yahoo, its search engine, email and more, back in AprilVerizon is reportedly preparing a $3bn bid for Yahoo’s internet business, which will include the core search site, Yahoo Mail and what remains of Yahoo! News. Verizon would also scoop up an array of miscellaneous web products and services, including Yahoo Answers and Yahoo Finance. Continue reading...
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby -- The biggest games at E3 we know about video - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:45 via cnet.com
  
  Our sister site GameSpot discusses what is known to be coming at E3 2016 and our expectations for these games.
  
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• U.S. warns banks on cyber threat after Bangladesh heist

  07-06-2016 21:41
  By Jim Finkle and Jonathan Spicer BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday told banks to review cyber-security protections against fraudulent money transfers in the wake of revelations that a hacking group used such messages to steal $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank. The notice from the Fed and other financial regulators came two weeks after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation privately urged banks to look for signs of possible cyber attacks. The warnings suggest t
  
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• CNET Magazine looks into smart travel -- and beyond - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  For the 2016 summer issue of our magazine, we meet up with Star Trek's Zoe Saldana, get an inside look at Tesla's secretive electric car factory and offer up the best apps for traveling overseas.
  
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• Ford allegedly considering building Lincolns in China - Roadshow

  07-06-2016 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Trumpisms about China aside, this could have some significant benefits as the company continues to grow in The Middle Kingdom.
  
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• Avoid fake drone-registration sites - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:11 via cnet.com
  
  You know you're supposed to register that new drone. What you might not know is lots of third-party sites hope to overcharge you.
  
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• Facebook now lets you post to the News Feed and not your Timeline - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook introduces a new Hide From Your Timeline check box.
  
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• Samsung's flexible phones may be released in 2017 - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  A new report says Samsung is developing two models of bendable phones that could be introduced as early as next year.
  
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• Formerly a PC exclusive, XCOM 2 heads to PS4 and Xbox One - CNET

  07-06-2016 21:04 via cnet.com
  
  Console versions of the excellent strategy game are on the way.
  
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• British lawmakers pass new digital surveillance law

  07-06-2016 20:52
  British lawmakers passed on Tuesday a new surveillance law to give security agencies more extensive monitoring capabilities in the digital age after several amendments were added to better protect privacy. Lawmakers voted 444-69 in favor of the Investigatory Powers Bill, which interior minister Theresa May said would help "keep us safe in an uncertain world". Several lawmakers, including the opposition Scottish National Party, voted against the bill, saying that the protections for privacy were
  
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• Tesla says Model X did not crash itself with Autopilot, despite owners' claims

  07-06-2016 20:51
  
  Who are you going to believe, a computer log or a shaken owner? SEE ALSO: Bosch's driverless parking system handles complex parking with ease Monday morning, Electrek broke the story of a Model X owner and his wife claiming their five-day-old Model X crashed itself into a building last Saturday in Irvine, California. On the Tesla forum, the owner, Puzant Ozbag, stated that his new all-electric luxury SUV "suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated at high speed on its own climbing over 39 feet o
  
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• Accessing your internet browsing history is FBI's top legislative priority - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  A proposed amendment could grant the FBI access to your IP address and web-browsing history without requiring a warrant.
  
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• Skyrim Remaster, Evil Within 2, Wolfenstein 2, and more will be announced at E3 - Report - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  Bethesda's E3 2016 briefing could be stuffed with news.
  
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• Tidal adds rare Prince albums to its streaming catalog - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:32 via cnet.com
  
  To celebrate Prince's 58th birthday, the service adds more than 15 albums, all previously unavailable for streaming.
  
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• Watch Subaru positively dominate the Isle of Man TT course yet again - Roadshow

  07-06-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  This year, driver Mark Higgins took a modified WRX STI around the Isle of Man TT course in 17:35.139, crushing the previous record by almost two minutes.
  
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• Zoe Saldana: Boldly going where no one has gone before - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:25 via cnet.com
  Zoe Saldana has played a blue-skinned alien and a green-faced warrior, and is now set to make her third appearance as communications officer Lt. Nyota Uhura in this summer's "Star Trek Beyond." Her dream: being able to use a real-life transporter.
  
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• Tricked-out Ferris wheel gets air conditioning, touchscreen tablets - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:25 via cnet.com
  
  The Red Horse Osaka Wheel, a decidedly 21st-century ride set to be unveiled on July 1, will be the tallest in Japan and the fifth-tallest in the world.
  
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• FBI warned U.S. banks on cyber attacks after Bangladesh heist

  07-06-2016 20:21
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation last month urged banks to look for signs of possible cyber attacks in the wake of the massive heist at Bangladesh's central bank, asking them to hunt for technical clues that they have been targeted by the same group. The private "Flash" notification, which provided technical information about the attacks, said a "malicious cyber group" had compromised the networks of multiple foreign banks.
  
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• U.S. regulators, FBI warn banks on cyber threat after Bangladesh heist

  07-06-2016 20:19
  BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday told banks to review the cyber security they have in place to protect against fraudulent money transfers and other threats to a global payments network, months after hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The notice from the Fed and other financial regulators comes two weeks after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation urged banks to look for signs of possible cyber att
  
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• Watch Dogs 2 set in San Francisco, launching in November - Report - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:14 via cnet.com
  
  One day before worldwide reveal event, marketing material leaks the setting and release date.
  
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• Binge watching to blame for decline in sex, says professor - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:14 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A Cambridge University statistics professor says binge watching shows like "Game of Thrones" is dampening our sex lives.
  
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• Where can you vote? This f*&%ing site can help - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:13 via cnet.com
  
  Cuss like a sailor, but still love your country? This new polling location finder is for you.
  
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• ​Google's AI software is moving into your iPhone - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:05 via cnet.com
  
  The next version of Google's TensorFlow neural network software will run on iPhones and iPads, bringing a new type of computing smarts to mobile devices.
  
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• Electrolux EFME617S Perfect Steam dryer review - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  The $1,009 Electrolux EFME617S Perfect Steam dryer offers a fancy design, plenty of capacity, and lots of special cycles.
  
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• Here's the 3D-printed Hodor doorstop you've been dying for - CNET

  07-06-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Relive a poignant "Game of Thrones" scene with a doorstop strong enough to hold back an army of wights.
  
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• NFL's Twitter account hacked, commissioner is fine: NFL

  07-06-2016 19:48
  The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter account. "The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well," league spokesman Brian McCarthy said.
  
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• Injustice: Gods Among Us 2 poster leaks, shows Batman vs. The Flash - CNET

  07-06-2016 19:48 via cnet.com
  
  A promotional poster for the unannounced fighting game has leaked out of GameStop.
  
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• Apple patent hints at 'bone conduction' headphones - CNET

  07-06-2016 19:38 via cnet.com
  
  A newly awarded patent shows Apple is researching bone conduction technology to improve voice call quality in its EarPod headphones.
  
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• Snapchat's Discover redesign lets you subscribe to publishers

  07-06-2016 19:30
  
  Snapchat is making it easier to follow the publishers it features in its Discover section. Snapchat rolled out its new look for Discover on Tuesday, bringing a more magazine-like layout to its publishers' content and the ability for users to subscribe to specific channels. SEE ALSO: Snapchat's strategy: 1) raise billions of dollars 2) ??? 3) profit The new design swaps Discover's round icons, which previously only displayed a publication's logo, for square icons that include an image and a headl
  
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• Hack attack victims must become hunters, say experts

  07-06-2016 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies are warned that many have the wrong plan in place to respond to cyber-breach.
  
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• Is T-Mobile running out of ideas? (The 3:59, Ep. 57) - CNET

  07-06-2016 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  The wireless carrier's freebies sound great, but are they really? Also, we talk about bendable phones.
  
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• Audi trots out hopped-up 2017 S4 and S4 Avant, only one of which will make it to the US - Roadshow

  07-06-2016 19:04 via cnet.com
  
  If anyone knows how to get the US to start buying wagons en masse, please, do your best to make it happen.
  
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