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• Oracle to gain cloud clout with NetSuite deal; Ellison profits

  28-07-2016 23:55
  Oracle Corp said on Thursday it would buy NetSuite Inc for about $9.3 billion, a deal that gives it a bigger share in the fast-growing cloud computing business and also means a big payday for billionaire Larry Ellison. In addition to being Oracle's executive chairman, entities Ellison beneficially owns hold about 40 percent of NetSuite's shares as of February, according to a regulatory filing. Corporate governance consultants said his links to both companies would increase scrutiny of the deal,
  
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• Is this what GoPro's Karma drone looks like?

  28-07-2016 23:51
  
  It's no secret GoPro is developing a drone called "Karma" for release later this year. But what it looks like, nobody outside of GoPro really knows. Last month, GoPro posted a teaser video for the animated film The Secret Life of Pets and speculation ran wild that the company may have subtly and intentionally teased its upcoming drone. SEE ALSO: GoPro cameras give us a first-person view of daring circus act Right at the 0:25-second mark, you can see clear GoPro Hero 4 product placement. It's att
  
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• Amazon's already large distribution empire keeps expanding

  28-07-2016 23:41
  
  Online shoppers want their packages — now. And Amazon is spending heavily to make sure that happens. Amazon's Prime service has, at heart, always been about free two-day shipping. The $99 annual subscription ...
  
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• Modern movies get their own throwback VHS boxes - CNET

  28-07-2016 23:24 via cnet.com
  
  Watching movies on VHS may be a thing of the past, but artist IAmSteelberg has given films like "Rogue One," "The Revenant" and "Pacific Rim" retro-looking VHS cover art to remind us of our VCR past.
  
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• Alphabet posts strong revenue on video market, stock surges

  28-07-2016 23:22
  Alphabet Inc , Google's parent, posted a 21.3 percent increase in second-quarter revenue, exceeding analysts' expectations, as the tech giant continued to nudge its vast advertising business toward mobile and capitalized on the boom in video. The sharp revenue growth suggests that Google is successfully navigating the high-stakes transition from desktop to mobile advertising, said Colin Gillis, an analyst with BGC Partners. Advertisers typically pay less for user clicks on mobile ads than on des
  
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• Baidu posts biggest profit decline since going public

  28-07-2016 23:15
  (Reuters) - Baidu Inc , China's largest Internet search company, posted its steepest-ever quarterly profit decline and slowest growth in revenue in nearly eight years, hit by a healthcare scandal that ensnared the company this year. Public uproar has hounded Baidu after a student suffering from a fatal form of cancer blamed the company for directing him to suspect and ultimately ineffectual treatment. Regulators responded by slapping curbs on the firm's lucrative healthcare advertising business,
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby--Summer's hottest games video - CNET

  28-07-2016 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  What is the Lobby crew at GameSpot most looking forward to playing this summer? Find out here!
  
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• Amazon's Prime dominance sparks another record quarter - CNET

  28-07-2016 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  The e-commerce giant reported its third consecutive best-ever quarterly profit, thanks to Prime and its AWS cloud service.
  
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• You'll never guess what Just Dance creator's singing game is called - CNET

  28-07-2016 23:04 via cnet.com
  
  The new lip-syncing and singing game from Ubisoft will let you make your own music videos with your phone.
  
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• The 2017 Infiniti Q60 is one hot little coupe - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  The sporty-luxury angle of Infiniti is distilled down into coupe form for the 2017 Q60, an all-new model built as a complement to the current Q50.
  
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• Cat in the Hat for president! He already knows how to mess things up - CNET

  28-07-2016 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  The fearless Dr. Seuss character announces his candidacy, with help from Thing 1 and Thing 2.
  
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• A fat bird with a grenade launcher is Battleborn's next character - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:56 via cnet.com
  
  With a new character launching today, Gearbox revealed the next character, "defensive mastermind" Ernest.
  
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• Infiniti will give you free stuff for signing up for the Q60's special reservation program - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  The company's also announced pricing for its new coupe, which will go on sale this fall.
  
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• Alphabet tops Street 2Q forecasts

  28-07-2016 22:50
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $4.88 billion.
  
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• One of the best Kirby games is now on Wii U - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  You can now purchase and play Kirby's Epic Yarn on Wii U.
  
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• Here's how Doom avoids splitting up players with its new premium map DLC - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:42 via cnet.com
  
  A free update arrives this week with new modes, followed by the first premium DLC next week.
  
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• Amazon tops Street 2Q forecasts

  28-07-2016 22:12
  Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $857 million. The Seattle-based company said it had profit of $1.78 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average ...
  
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• Inside the Gigafactory, Tesla's $5 billion bet - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  The Gigafactory is a mammoth joint effort between Tesla and Panasonic, soon to become the single biggest producer of batteries in the world. Join us for an early look inside.
  
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• A UK judge imagines an online court without lawyers - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:11 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: One way to reform the British justice system, the judge says, would be to cut legal costs by cutting out the folks known for their fees.
  
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• Twitter to live-stream e-sports league championship - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  The social network continues to rack up live-streaming sports deals, this time with the popular eLeague.
  
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• Google is on a 'journey,' but we won't really know where it leads until fall - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant is embracing artificial intelligence in a transformation aimed at making its searches smarter. But, as second-quarter earnings show, Google's doing all right in the meantime.
  
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• Battle between Vivendi and Mediaset over pay-TV sale sours

  28-07-2016 22:03
  The two groups signed an agreement in April, which would give Vivendi full control of Mediaset's pay-TV unit Premium and hand the two companies a 3.5 percent stake in each other. The board of the Milan-based group said it would seek damages from Vivendi and would even consider criminal action against them for their abrupt u-turn on the terms of the deal. Mediaset, controlled by the family of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, said it rejected an alternative proposal Vivendi made earlier in
  
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• Why DC won the battle for Comic-Con, but Marvel won the war - CNET

  28-07-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Podcast: DC was everywhere last weekend in SoCal, and that was its biggest problem.
  
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• Watch a lightning-fast robot build a house in just two days - CNET

  28-07-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  Your next house might be done sooner than you think, thanks to a brick-laying robot that can put down 1,000 bricks per hour and glue them into place.
  
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• Google Play Family Library: What you need to know

  28-07-2016 21:40
  
  Two years after Apple came out with its Family Sharing feature, Google announced a similar feature called Google Play Family Library, which allows sharing of TV, app, movie and book purchases on up to six Google accounts. It will work across Android and Chrome devices, but also on iPhones and iPads. The service itself is free to use.  Note, however, that users can't share music via Family Library. That still requires Google Play's Music Family Plan, launched last year, which works for up to
  
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• Tesla Gigafactory Tour video - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  Join us for an inside look at the Tesla Gigafactory, and some highlights from the mammoth facility's grand opening celebrations.
  
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• Motorola releases developers kit for Moto Z's modular accessories - CNET

  28-07-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  Now developers can create magnetic, modular accessories for the Moto Z on their own.
  
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• Retro art for 'Rogue One,' 'Mad Max' almost makes VHS cool again - CNET

  28-07-2016 21:04 via cnet.com
  
  An artist gives modern movies an '80s makeover by crafting VHS boxes that would look at home on the shelves of any Blockbuster.
  
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• The Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid is way, way cooler in Japan - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 20:57 via cnet.com
  
  Order books are now open for a sportier, STI-tuned version of the automaker's lifted hatchback. Only in Japan, though.
  
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• Big security bug fixed by LastPass password manager - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  A flaw in the popular password manager could have compromised user data. A LastPass update closes the hole.
  
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• This new Apple store looks Brooklyn and feels San Francisco - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  The Apple store is the most recent addition, after Whole Foods and Equinox, to the ever more upscale area.
  
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• You've gotta see these human cyborgs (WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES) - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  Antennas built for human heads, arms that double as tattoo guns, lenses that go way beyond 20/20 vision... These applied technologies are not to be missed.
  
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• See a massive space-junk fireball light up the night sky - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  A ball of flames sporting a long, sparkly tail zoomed across the dark sky, leaving witnesses to wonder if the alien invasion was about to begin.
  
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• Like Ahnold, Amazon's Echo Dot will be back - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  The Dot sold out faster than anticipated, but should return in time for the holidays.
  
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• Best TVs Of 2016 video - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  Here are our favorite TVs in order of overall review score, including value.
  
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• Acclaimed photog suing Getty for $1B for copyright infringement - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:42 via cnet.com
  
  Carol Highsmith files suit against the photo agency, alleging "gross misuse" of her nearly 19,000 America-themed photos, which she had donated to the Library of Congress for everyone's use.
  
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• Matt Damon chases the dragon in epic trailer for 'The Great Wall' - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:32 via cnet.com
  
  The new flick from "House of Flying Daggers" director Zhang Yimou, China's biggest ever movie, shows how Hollywood is looking east.
  
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• Formula E cars undergo rhinoplasty for third season of all-electric racing - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  The front is reminiscent of the front wing for the RoboRace series, and its top portion helps separate it from other FIA Formula series.
  
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• Acclaimed photog suing Getty for $1 billion for copyright infringement - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:13 via cnet.com
  
  Carol Highsmith files suit against photo agency alleging "gross misuse" of her nearly 19,000 America-themed photos.
  
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• This Samsung washer proves two doors aren't better than one video - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:12 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung's $1,499 WF50K7500AV AddWash washing machine performs well, but its secret hatch doesn't add much value.
  
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• Ford, MIT team up to predict transit demand using sensors, LiDAR - Roadshow

  28-07-2016 20:11 via cnet.com
  
  If you want to be seen as a tech-forward company, partnering with MIT is a pretty great way to do that.
  
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• Samsung, Oppo shine in a weak phone market - CNET

  28-07-2016 20:10 via cnet.com
  
  While the market flirts with bottoming out, Samsung clings to the top spot, Apple slumps and China's Oppo rockets upward.
  
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