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• YouTube hires Lyor Cohen, hip-hop heavyweight, to run music - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  Google's massive video site brings in a heavy hitter to swing hard against Spotify and Apple and help YouTube navigate a tense time with the record industry.
  
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• How to use the second camera on the iPhone 7 Plus - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone 7 Plus comes with an additional camera module around back. Here's what you need to know about how it works and how to use it.
  
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• Will.i.am, iPhone and VR headset HTC Vive triumph at T3 magazine's tech awards

  28-09-2016 23:57
  
  Will.i.am founded tech company i.am+ and attended the ceremony at the Royal Horticultural Halls to collect his tech personality of the year award.
  
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• 'Westworld' saddles up with six-shooters and existential angst - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  HBO's remake of the 1973 sci-fi/Western mashup sees emotional robots in an existential shootout with the darkest of human desires.
  
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• Citigroup becomes last big U.S. bank to join payments network

  28-09-2016 23:51
  Citigroup Inc on Wednesday became the last of the big U.S. banks to agree to allow customers to send instant payments by mobile phone over an industry network that is competing with upstart Venmo. Citigroup said in a statement that it will begin offering the service early next year over the clearXchange network. ClearXchange has emerged as the industry's rival to Venmo, a non-bank payment service of PayPal Holdings Inc, which is winning fans among young adults who use it to split apartment rents
  
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• Nissan's self-driving chairs are the future of waiting in line

  28-09-2016 23:48
  
  If only Nissan had released the ProPilot self-driving chair in time for the release of the new iPhone — waiting in line for the device would've been easy and maybe even fun. The prototype chair can move itself and stop before it collides with an obstacle. It was developed by the Japanese automaker and promoted via a YouTube video earlier this week. Though the chairs are only in the prototype stage, they already show a lot of promise for organizing queues and even helping those with limited
  
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• U.S. regulators warn consumers about exploding Samsung washers

  28-09-2016 23:34
  
  First it was the smartphones, now it's the washing machines. In the same month that Samsung admitted it knows of at least 35 instances of Note7 batteries exploding or catching fire amid a nationwide recall in the U.S., the company is also having to deal with reports that some of its top-loading washers are also exploding. SEE ALSO: Samsung says half of faulty Note7 phones have been exchanged in the U.S. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning Wednesday, CNN reports, saying
  
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• How to thwart Election Day hackers: Vote the old-fashioned way - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:33 via cnet.com
  
  The country's outdated, offline voting machines could actually save the election from cyberattacks, say experts at a Congressional hearing.
  
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• YouTube hires veteran music executive Lyor Cohen as music head

  28-09-2016 23:32
  (Reuters) - YouTube, Google's video streaming service, has hired former Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen as its global head of music as it looks to strengthen its relationships with the music industry. Cohen, a veteran of the music industry, most recently served as the chief executive and co-founder of the 300 Entertainment record label, which currently includes prominent hip-hop artists such as Fetty Wap, Young Thug and Rich the Kid. Cohen said in a letter to YouTube employees that he wo
  
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• Spotify in advanced talks to buy SoundCloud: FT

  28-09-2016 23:27
  (Reuters) - Swedish music-streaming service provider Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire German rival SoundCloud, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the discussions. SoundCloud's founders and investors were exploring strategic options for the company, including a sale, that could value it at $1 billion, Bloomberg reported in July, citing people familiar with the matter. Music-streaming companies have struggled to turn a profit amid rising competition from lar
  
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• Now you can create your own Twitter Moments

  28-09-2016 23:17
  
  Before now they were only open to selected publishers.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reveals how Facebook literally stays cool

  28-09-2016 23:17
  
  Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know just how much advanced technology goes into operating the social media giant that is Facebook. He announced on Wednesday that he'll begin to share photos on his Facebook profile about some of the new technologies Facebook is building, starting with a look at one of its data centers in Europe. SEE ALSO: NBA, Facebook's Oculus give us the best VR sports film yet, via the 2016 Finals In his first post, Zuckerberg shared series of photos from Facebook's facility in
  
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• Everything Siri can control in your house - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  With over 100 HomeKit-enabled gadgets slated for this year, we look at every smart-home device Siri can control so far.
  
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• Every smart home gadget Siri can control - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  This digital assistant can make big changes to your daily routines.
  
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• Europol report reveals rise in child sex abuse online

  28-09-2016 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Online tools enabling sex offenders to stay anonymous are "becoming the norm" and putting children at greater risk of abuse, warns Europol.
  
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• Apple partners with Deloitte in pitch to business

  28-09-2016 23:14
  
  Apple is extending its push into selling business technology by forging a partnership with the Deloitte consulting firm to advise companies on using iPhones, iPads and Apple software in the workplace. ...
  
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• Spotify in 'advanced' talks to acquire SoundCloud: Report

  28-09-2016 23:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Boasting more than 40 million subscribers, Spotify is said to make a play on one of its rivals.
  
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• Facebook's annual software fest F8 kicks off April 18 - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  The social network usually saves its biggest announcements for the event, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds court in front of an army of web developers. So expect lots of in-the-weeds stuff, too.
  
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• Facebook reveals the date of its next F8 developer conference

  28-09-2016 23:00
  
  Facebook has announced the dates and location for its next developer conference. F8, the company's annual developer conference, will kickoff April 18, 2017 in San Jose, the social network announced Wednesday.  SEE ALSO: How Facebook's last year shows dominance in mobile advertising — and what's next The conference will last two days and promises to include the usual mix of executive keynotes, product demos and developer sessions, though we likely won't hear additional details from Fac
  
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• Facebook, Google, Microsoft, IBM and Amazon partner to solve AI's ethical problem

  28-09-2016 23:00
  
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• Celebrate National Drink Beer Day with these bizarre brews - CNET

  28-09-2016 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  It's September 28 and #NationalDrinkBeerDay is trending on Twitter. Raise a cold one to the art of brewing with these beers based on brains, Star Trek references and belly-button lint.
  
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• Apple's head of Siri is joining the Partnership on AI

  28-09-2016 23:00
  
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• Review: MSI GT62VR Dominator Pro

  28-09-2016 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designWe first went hands-on with MSI's Pascal series laptops about a month ago at a press conference where the company boasted, once again, that its latest gaming laptops were prone to 'shatter desktop performance'.Featuring the same power of the Nvidia Pascal desktop GPUs we were all drooling over not three months prior, it's not hard to see where MSI was coming from. After all, these weren't GTX 1070Ms, they were the full-on, kick-ass GTX 1070 proper.The GT62VR is just one of
  
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• Twitter's Moments can now be made by everyone - CNET

  28-09-2016 22:22 via cnet.com
  
  The social network makes the storytelling feature available to all users.
  
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• Celebrate National Drink Beer Day with these bizarre brews (pictures) - CNET

  28-09-2016 22:13 via cnet.com
  
  It's September 28 and #NationalDrinkBeerDay is trending on Twitter. Raise a cold one to the art of brewing with these beers based on brains, Star Trek references and belly-button lint.
  
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• Timeline: How did Blackberry get here?

  28-09-2016 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry is to end production of its handsets and will outsource development to partners. The BBC's Chris Foxx takes a look at its bumpy history.
  
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• Blackberry: How did we get here?

  28-09-2016 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackberry is to end production of its handsets and will outsource development to partners. The BBC's Chris Foxx takes a look at its bumpy history.
  
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• William and Kate sent their first joint tweet, but not in the way you might think

  28-09-2016 22:11
  
  Who needs a laptop when you can use a telegraph machine?
  
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• Elon Musk's Mars metropolis: Insane, but not impossible - CNET

  28-09-2016 22:05 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: SpaceX has advanced a vision of a city built on Mars as soon as the 2060s, but a galaxy of technical, ethical, legal and other questions need to be answered first.
  
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• Google Express shopping service expands delivery coverage on the East Coast - CNET

  28-09-2016 21:58 via cnet.com
  
  More residents in the Northeast can now sign up for Google's two-day delivery program.
  
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• BlackBerry avoids smartphone risk with outsource move: CEO

  28-09-2016 21:28
  By Alastair Sharp WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd's decision to outsource the development of its smartphones helps it avoid the risks of a competitive market and focus on its more lucrative businesses of software and managing rival devices, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The company's shares rose 5 percent as investors welcomed a further shift away the money-losing handset business, in which BlackBerry had gone from being a market leader to trailing far behind rivals like Ap
  
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• Apple to create London home at Battersea Power Station

  28-09-2016 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology giant Apple will make Battersea Power Station the home of its new London headquarters.
  
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• Kelley Blue Book: 60 percent of Americans don't really know what an autonomous car is - Roadshow

  28-09-2016 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  According to a study conducted by a car-buying resource, six out of ten Americans have little-to-no knowledge about autonomous vehicles.
  
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• The swim-proof Fitbit Flex 2 is a winner video - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:56 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for a discreet and stylish fitness tracker? Check out the Fitbit Flex 2.
  
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• Apple's iMessage system leaves one bit of data open to authorities

  28-09-2016 20:51
  
  OK, so maybe there's one little bit of the iMessage system that's not under lock and key. Apple iMessages are encrypted end-to-end. That means the messages you send on the platform can only be read by you and their recipient. Apple can't read them and because it does not have the encryption key. It can't decrypt them, even if the authorities request it.  However, before a text message is delivered on the encrypted iMessage network, in fact, when you enter the contact number, according to a
  
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• The rise and fall of the Blackberry in popular culture

  28-09-2016 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Blackberry announces it's no longer manufacturing its own handsets, Newsbeat looks back at its rise and fall in popular culture.
  
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• GameSpot's The Lobby: Is XCOM 2 worth returning to on consoles? video - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  The GameSpot crew talks XCOM 2's recent console release, its tactical draw, and the saturated release market.
  
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• Anyone can make a Twitter Moment

  28-09-2016 20:40
  
  Twitter is about to get more creative. Twitter is now opening up Moments, its tool for curating collections of tweets around specific subjects, to everyone. SEE ALSO: Twitter's new relaxed character count limits have finally arrived Moments, perhaps still best-known for its controversial design choice (remember the blue dot everyone hated), first launched nearly a year ago. The feature, which initially allowed select publishers to curate collections of tweets around specific events and other con
  
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• Apple Music ranks No. 1 in new J.D. Power survey - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:37 via cnet.com
  
  Apple was late to the streaming party but is first to the top in J.D. Power's inaugural customer satisfaction ranking of paid music services.
  
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• Skyrim Remaster 'Dragonborn' bundle includes Dovahkiin mask - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:33 via cnet.com
  
  Become a Dragonborn--sort of--through this $75 special edition.
  
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• Gears of War 4 dev -- 'More spoilers may appear in the coming days' - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  The developer says fans should "stay vigilant" if they want to "keep things pure."
  
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• 2017 Land Rover Discovery Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  28-09-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  LR4 no more, Land Rover's latest is all about re-Discovery
  
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• 2017 Land Rover Discovery is the LR4 redefined - Roadshow

  28-09-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  British off-road royalty returns with sleek new looks and its old nameplate.
  
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• Destiny 2 headed to PC, may feature more populated planets, report says - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  Rumored details about the sequel to Destiny emerge.
  
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• Free PlayStation Plus PS4/PS3/Vita games for October 2016 - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  Here's the full rundown of all the free games for PlayStation Plus members next month.
  
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• No Man's Sky investigated over misleading advertising claims - CNET

  28-09-2016 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  One player of the action-adventure survival video game reports feeling misled "after seeing just how vastly different the trailers for No Man's Sky were from the actual released game."
  
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• Image of 1992 slaying suspect is generated from his DNA

  28-09-2016 20:13
  
  A prosecutor on Wednesday released composite images of a suspect in the unsolved slaying of a middle school aide nearly a quarter century ago, a rendering that uses genetics to predict someone's appearance. ...
  
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• Apple deepens enterprise push with Deloitte partnership

  28-09-2016 20:11
  More than 5,000 Deloitte advisers will be included in the Apple initiative, the companies said. The consulting firm also launched EnterpriseNext, a program aimed at helping clients make better use of Apple products and services.
  
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• 'Doctor Who' spinoff 'Class' gives school a funny, sexy sci-fi twist - CNET

  28-09-2016 19:59 via cnet.com
  
  The upcoming BBC series about teens attending Clara Oswald's Coal Hill School promises to be full of mystery and adventure.
  
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