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• LendingClub appoints Thomas Casey CFO

  12-09-2016 23:49
  (Reuters) - Online lending platform operator LendingClub Corp said it appointed Thomas Casey as chief financial officer to replace Carrie Dolan, who resigned last month. Dolan's departure was the first high-profile exit since Renaud Laplanche, the company's founder, resigned as chief executive on May 9. LendingClub, once considered the industry's standard bearer, has been plagued by revelations of questionable practices, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation, the departure of loan investors
  
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• Facebook apologizes to Norway's prime minister, sorry its algorithm deleted 'Napalm Girl' photo - CNET

  12-09-2016 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  The social media giant promises the Norwegian leader it will learn from the mistake.
  
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• Darth Vader version of Simon breathes in his own creepy way - CNET

  12-09-2016 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  This new version of the memory game is shaped like Vader's famed helmet and even plays "The Imperial March."
  
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• Early Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) renders allegedly surface - CNET

  12-09-2016 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Rumor is that Samsung will remake last year's midrange Galaxy A8 for 2016, introducing stepped-up specs. These images may be our first look at what could be a new phone.
  
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• See a squadron's worth of jets packed into a NASA hangar - CNET

  12-09-2016 23:08 via cnet.com
  
  The US Air Force hit NASA up for some extra parking space to keep its expensive fighter jets protected from bad weather.
  
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• NAB to open beta test banking app with transaction controls

  12-09-2016 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  NAB will release its new banking app for open beta testing for Android users in the coming weeks.
  
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• Review: Acer Aspire S 13

  12-09-2016 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designAcer's Aspire S 13 proves that there's always room for another Ultrabook on the market. Ever since the MacBook Air first launched, PC makers such as Lenovo, Asus and Samsung have been in a race to build the thinnest, lightest and most feature complete Ultrabook around. Although the Aspire S 13 might not be the thinnest nor lightest 13-inch notebook around, it certainly packs an impressive amount of performance into a lightweight system — and all at an attractive pric
  
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• New camera lets you read books without even opening them

  12-09-2016 22:25
  
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• Google's Cardboard Camera for virtual reality comes to iOS

  12-09-2016 22:20
  
  The virtual reality power of Google's Cardboard Camera has finally come to Apple's iOS.  SEE ALSO: 8 classic films to learn from now that virtual reality is real Launched late last year for the Android platform, the Cardboard Camera app allows you to take panoramic photos that are designed to be experienced on Google Cardboard devices.  The iOS version of the app is just as easy to use as the Android version; you simply press the app's record button and begin rotating in place while ho
  
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• Spigen's AirPods Strap is a $10 leash for Apple's new AirPods wireless earbuds - CNET

  12-09-2016 22:18 via cnet.com
  
  The totally wireless AirPods have their first accessory: a wire.
  
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• Google VR camera app lands for iOS, adds sharing features - CNET

  12-09-2016 22:12 via cnet.com
  
  Google Cardboard Camera lets you take VR photos, and a new feature let's you easily share them.
  
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• Great white shark attack captured on underwater GoPro - CNET

  12-09-2016 22:03 via cnet.com
  
  A large shark took a chomp at a diver's foot, and the frightening incident was all caught on video.
  
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• JPMorgan executive says digital wallets have yet to catch on

  12-09-2016 21:12
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital payment apps in smartphones, so-called digital wallets, have yet to catch on with customers, the chief executive of consumer banking for JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday. Apple Pay, Android Pay, and Samsung Pay are being used for less than 1 percent of payments at retailers, Gordon Smith said, citing industry data at an investor conference. Ultimately, the convenience of paying with phones will bring a surge of use from consumers, but it is impossible to know w
  
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• Battlefield 1: Top 5 things we learned video - CNET

  12-09-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  The beta has come and gone. Now the GameSpot crew look back at the moments that grabbed our attention the most as we tore up the desert in every way we knew how.
  
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• iOS 10: Five hidden features you may have missed video - CNET

  12-09-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Take control of your iPhone's inbox and have fun with photos with these less-than-obvious updates.
  
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• Chemists capture 3D images of batteries in real time

  12-09-2016 21:00
  
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• The Division's feature-testing server delayed, no new date mentioned - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:59 via cnet.com
  
  Also, Ubisoft has delayed a livestream event where it was going to talk about changes coming with update 1.4.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to take on SpaceX with supersized rocket New Glenn - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  The company is planning a powerful new rocket that will take satellites and humans to space. And maybe someday, Amazon prime orders too? We can dream, can't we?
  
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• Facebook Messenger's bots will soon take payments - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:53 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook's David Marcus discusses the near and far future of Messenger chatbots.
  
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• Battlefield 1 Xbox One S bundles on the way, HDR support coming through patch - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:53 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's partnership with EA for the WWI shooter includes Battlefield 1-themed system bundles.
  
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• Microsoft could quit the Lumia line in December - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:51 via cnet.com
  
  An anonymous Microsoft employee has allegedly revealed the company's plan to put an end to sales of Lumia phones by the end of 2016.
  
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• The Last Guardian delayed - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:49 via cnet.com
  
  Team Ico needs extra time to squash bugs in The Last Guardian.
  
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• Mafia 3 PC system requirements revealed - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:46 via cnet.com
  
  2K has released details on what your PC will need to run Mafia 3.
  
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• Peugeot plans LA car-sharing operation with Bollore: CEO

  12-09-2016 20:37
  France's PSA will launch car-sharing services in Los Angeles in partnership with Bollore Group, CEO Carlos Tavares said on Monday, as the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars steps up its diversification strategy. PSA is investing in start-ups and expanding in areas ranging from vehicle leasing to parts distribution as part of its turnaround plan after the brush with bankruptcy that led to Tavares's appointment in 2014. "We're working with a good number of cities, including LA, to offer car-sha
  
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• Twitter adds Deezer support for Audio Cards - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  Twitter's Audio Card feature shares a snippet of the song, cover art and link to stream.
  
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• The $50 Blu phone with a catch video - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  The Blu R1 HD features a 5-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera and Android Marshmallow. It also costs just $50 -- but you'll have to put up with ads.
  
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• eBay unveils Quick Sale in new push to snag your old iPhone - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  Just ahead of Apple's iPhone 7 launch, the online marketplace makes another attempt at buying used phones. It shut down a similar program in 2013.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 problems just keep getting worse (The 3:59, Ep. 104) - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  We discuss the latest issues with Samsung's new phone, Tesla's Autopilot update and Apple's new AirPods.
  
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• Austrian court refers Facebook privacy case to European court

  12-09-2016 20:04
  Max Schrems is claiming 500 euros ($562) in damages for each of more than 25,000 signatories to his lawsuit, the latest in a series of European challenges to U.S. technology firms and their handling of personal data. Schrems has already successfully challenged Europe's so-called Safe Harbour data exchange system with the United States on privacy grounds, resulting in a new commercial data pact between the EU and the United States taking effect in July.
  
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• Instagram allows users to block nasty comments - CNET

  12-09-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Facebook-owned photo sharing service is introducing a new feature that will allow users to filter and block offensive words in comments of their posts.
  
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• Tesla Autopilot update wants your hands on the wheel video - CNET

  12-09-2016 19:56 via cnet.com
  
  After a fatal accident, Tesla Motors rolls out a software update for the Model S and Model X in an attempt to make autopilot safer.
  
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• Cozy up to 60,000 stars with ESA's dazzling interactive Star Mapper - CNET

  12-09-2016 19:51 via cnet.com
  
  The night sky is your oyster with the European Space Agency's Star Mapper, a deep dive into the stars and constellations surrounding us.
  
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• Facebook Messenger's bots will now allow native payments - CNET

  12-09-2016 19:29 via cnet.com
  
  Facebook's David Marcus discusses the near and far future of Messenger chatbots.
  
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• Ted Cruz threatens spending deadlock to protect the Internet - CNET

  12-09-2016 19:23 via cnet.com
  
  Just weeks away from a deadline to transfer US power of the domain-naming system for the Internet to an international body, the senator threatens to stop it with a rider to a spending bill.
  
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• Review: Sony VPL-HW45ES HD Projector

  12-09-2016 19:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sony VPL-HW45ES reviewSony may have taken an early lead in the UHD projector race, with its trio of 4K flagbearers (the VPL-VW320ES, VPL-VW500ES and VPL-VW520ES), but the company continues to refine its dedicated Full HD offerings too. A great example of that is the new £1850, $1699, AU$4299 VPL-HW45 – a replacement for the VPL-VH40ES and positioned just below the VPL-HW65ES (which adds a dynamic iris). Sony's latest bright box has been given a brightness and contrast upgrade, as wel
  
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• Samsung, LG sued over U.S. employee recruiting policies

  12-09-2016 19:11
  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics were accused of agreeing to avoid poaching each other's U.S. employees, according to a U.S. civil lawsuit filed last week, in what has become a familiar allegation in Silicon Valley. The proposed class action, filed in a Northern California federal court by an LG sales manager, accuses Samsung and LG of antitrust violations and driving down employee wages. The case is similar to one against Apple Inc, Google an
  
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• Twitter teams up with Cheddar news startup in latest live-streaming deal - CNET

  12-09-2016 19:09 via cnet.com
  
  The social network digs into business news for millennials with the cheesy partnership.
  
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• Nissan recalls 134,000 vehicles for engine fires - Roadshow

  12-09-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  This only affects models equipped with adaptive cruise control.
  
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• Social Cues: Don't get in the way of Randy Moss' death glare -- it will burn your soul - CNET

  12-09-2016 18:59 via cnet.com
  
  A Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory is another trending topic, while social media celebrates a Muslim holiday and a new Miss America.
  
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• Facebook announces payment capabilities for Messenger service

  12-09-2016 18:50
  San Francisco (Reuters) - Facebook's Messenger application, which now boasts a billion users, is introducing new capabilities that will make it possible to pay for goods and services through Messenger or though "bots," or automated programs, that use the messaging app. David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook, said at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference that the company was working with a number of payment providers including PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Stripe to imple
  
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• Can you see all 12 dots at the same time in this crazy optical illusion? - CNET

  12-09-2016 18:22 via cnet.com
  
  Tease your brain with a fascinating optical illusion that will have you chasing dots around a lattice. Just try to catch them all.
  
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• Time Inc. readies streaming TV network - CNET

  12-09-2016 18:20 via cnet.com
  
  The magazine publisher is set to launch its new entertainment focused streaming TV network this week.
  
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• Galaxy Note 7's loss is iPhone's gain, says CNET poll - CNET

  12-09-2016 18:20 via cnet.com
  
  Almost 50 percent of CNET readers said they'll ditch the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 due to a battery flaw that may cause it to catch fire. But another 40 percent said they'll stick around.
  
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• EU to give detailed results of e-commerce inquiry on Thursday

  12-09-2016 18:19
  By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online and electronics retailers will find out on Thursday whether European Union antitrust regulators plan to take any action after a year-long investigation into restrictions on cross-border online sales within the bloc. The so-called e-commerce sector inquiry is part of the European Commission's campaign to overhaul the 28-country bloc's digital market in a bid to boost growth and catch up with the United States and Asia. European Competition Commissioner
  
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• Facebook says will learn from mistake over Vietnam photo

  12-09-2016 18:14
  Facebook Inc will learn from a mistake it made by deleting a historic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, the company's chief operating officer said. The photograph was removed from several accounts on Friday, including that of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, on the grounds it violated Facebook's restrictions on nudity. It was reinstated after Solberg accused Facebook of censorship and of editing history.
  
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• A Maserati-powered motorcycle exists, and it actually works! - Roadshow

  12-09-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  This is what happens when humanity gets bored.
  
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• Google is said to be teaming up with Chipotle in the US to deliver burritos to students

  12-09-2016 17:56
  
  Every student’s dream could be coming true for those at one US university.
  
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• Tim Cook shares stunning iPhone 7 Plus photos taken by pro photographers

  12-09-2016 17:24
  
  Just how good are the iPhone 7 Plus' dual rear cameras? Good enough for Sports Illustrated and ESPN photographers to shoot with and proudly publish online. On Sunday, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted out a link to Sports Illustrated with photos of the Titans vs. Vikings NFL game taken by the publication's photographer David. E. Klutho.  SEE ALSO: The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are already sold out online — here’s how to buy them IRL Then on Monday, Cook tweeted out another link to ESPN with
  
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• Elephone P9000 Lite review: An affordable but generic Android phablet

  12-09-2016 17:23 via zdnet.com
  
  This 5.5-inch Android phablet delivers good value for money, but should you risk a device from a little-known Chinese manufacturer?
  
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• Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 burns 6-year-old - CNET

  12-09-2016 17:11 via cnet.com
  
  Samsung has recalled its new Galaxy Note 7, but the device is still causing problems as a young boy is the latest victim of an over-heating battery.
  
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