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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned by more airlines over fire risk

  16-10-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airlines in Australia, Europe and Asia ban Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, after reports some phones have caught fire.
  
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• Peter Thiel expected to donate $1.25 million to Donald Trump - CNET

  16-10-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  The PayPal cofounder will make his contribution through a series of super PACs, the New York Times reports.
  
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• Don't do this: Drone carrying electric razor gives a terrible haircut - CNET

  16-10-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  YouTube star Roman Atwood equips a drone with an electric razor, then uses it to cut his friend's hair...very badly, in this amusing and horrifying video.
  
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• Harry Potter brushes bring magic to Muggles' makeup - CNET

  16-10-2016 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  Pretend you're using magic to put on cosmetics with these brushes with wizard wand handles.
  
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• Peter Thiel expected to donate $1.25 million to Trump - CNET

  16-10-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  PayPal cofounder will make his contribution through a series of super PACs, the New York Times reports.
  
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• Donald Trump rages at SNL mockery, says it's part of media fix - CNET

  16-10-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: After the show laughs at him, Hillary Clinton and even Ken Bone, Trump takes to Twitter to say SNL is part of the rigged election organized by the media.
  
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• 'Second Earth' Proxima b's star is more like our Sun than thought

  16-10-2016 19:00
  
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• Richard Branson to cannabis advocates: Fight to legalize it. - CNET

  16-10-2016 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  Billionaire and tech entrepreneur tells New West summit attendees marijuana should be decriminalized worldwide.
  
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• Pamela Anderson's present for Julian Assange: Vegan meal

  16-10-2016 17:39
  
  Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has brought WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange a vegan meal and expressed concern for his health. She told Britain's Press Association on Sunday that she had ...
  
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• Egypt completes long-delayed 4G mobile license deals

  16-10-2016 17:24
  By Ola Noureldin CAIRO (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr signed licensing agreements on Sunday for the operation of 4G mobile broadband networks in Egypt in deals that will allow the country to introduce long-delayed high speed telecoms services. Egypt is selling four 4G licenses as part of a long-awaited plan to reform the telecoms sector and raise much-needed dollars for depleted government coffers. Its three existing mobile network operators - Orange, Vodafone and Etisalat - had in
  
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• SNL mocks malfunctioning Honda humanoid robots - CNET

  16-10-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Honda robots go haywire as they bully humans into eating appetizers at a tech convention demo in this hilarious "Saturday Night Live" skit.
  
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• Germany says Tesla should not use 'Autopilot' in advertising

  16-10-2016 15:30
  German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has asked Tesla to stop advertising its electric vehicles as having an Autopilot function, as this might suggest drivers' attention is not needed, his ministry said on Sunday. A spokeswoman for the ministry, confirming a report in the daily Bild am Sonntag (BamS), said the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) had written to Tesla to make the request. "It can be confirmed that a letter to Tesla exists with the request to no longer use the misleading
  
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• This 3D-printed brace built by an algorithm could help treat scoliosis

  16-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Google's 'fact check' label is now available in every country around the world

  16-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Google to highlight fact-checking articles with new labels

  16-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Google rolls out its 'fact check' label globally to help you avoid fake news

  16-10-2016 15:00
  
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• Oxo Good Grips Pour-Over Coffee Maker review - CNET

  16-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Thoughtful design, excellent brewing ability, and low price make the Oxo Good Grips Pour-Over Coffee Maker the funnel to beat.
  
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• Nikon D3400 review - CNET

  16-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  With decent low-light photos and a smoother-to-focus for movies kit lens, the D3400 remains a first-dSLR favorite.
  
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• Nikon D3400 full-resolution photo samples - CNET

  16-10-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The D3400 produces surprisingly good photos in low light for an entry-level camera.
  
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• Carve a pumpkin with a power drill video - CNET

  16-10-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Transform your pumpkin into a work of art with these power drill bits and tips.
  
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• How to build skyscrapers that can withstand earthquakes

  16-10-2016 13:00
  
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• PlayStation games could be coming to Android and iOS

  16-10-2016 12:00
  
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• Etisalat Misr, Vodafone Egypt sign 4G license deals in Egypt

  16-10-2016 11:46
  Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr have signed license deals allowing them to operate fourth-generation (4G) mobile services in Egypt, the country's telecoms regulator said on Sunday. Egypt is selling four 4G licenses as part of a long-awaited plan to reform the telecoms sector and to raise money for stretched government finances. The country's three existing mobile phone operators - Orange, Vodafone and Etisalat - initially all turned down the 4G licenses saying the amount of spectrum on offer wa
  
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• Sexy ebola? Halloween costumes gone racy (pictures) - CNET

  16-10-2016 08:13 via cnet.com
  
  Halloween's supposed to be scary, not sexy, right? We discovered a treat bag of science, sci-fi and fantasy-themed costumes that blur the lines.
  
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• The week in radio: Digital Human; Planet Money; Recode Decode; Codebreaker; Today

  16-10-2016 08:00
  
  Laura Bates’s takedown of Justin Webb was the highlight of a day celebrating women in science, technology and contemporary lifeDigital Human (Radio 4) | iPlayer
  Planet Money: When Women Stopped Coding | NPR
  Recode Decode | recode.netCodebreaker | marketplace.org
  Tuesday was Ada Lovelace Day. This is a relatively new official day to celebrate the achievements of women in Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths), and especially computer science: Lovelace worked with Charles
  
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• China to blast 2 astronauts into space on Monday

  16-10-2016 06:43
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials unveiled plans for Monday's launch of the country's latest space mission in which two astronauts will be blasted into space and will dock with an orbiting space lab.
  
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• Australia's new $5 bill is so high-tech it can play a vinyl record

  16-10-2016 03:46
  
  Australia's new A$5 bill is so high-tech vending machines can't handle it, but no problem — here's something else you can do with all that spare cash. In a video posted by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), NFSA education manager Cris Kennedy uses the new plastic note to play a record of "Brit's Blues" by Red Norvo and his orchestra, rather than a record player stylus. The NFSA is at pains to point out they are not playing an official collection record — and they can't guara
  
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• WikiLeaks posts Clinton's Goldman Sachs speeches in full - CNET

  16-10-2016 02:39 via cnet.com
  
  The controversial site continues to publish what it says is leaked information gained from a breach of a Clinton aide's email account.
  
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• Virgin America sneakers feature Wi-Fi and working video display

  16-10-2016 02:02
  
  With about 15 percent more style points than Steph Curry's infamous hospital shoes and all the swag of an earthbound astronaut, a new, on-of-a-kind shoe debuted this week called the Virgin America First Class Shoe.  SEE ALSO: Nike Mag self-lacing sneakers fetch $104,000 at Hong Kong auction The sneakers are the creation of brand agency Eleven Inc. and feature a Wi-Fi hotspot, a built-in phone charging port, a tiny, working video display, three-hour battery life and a seatbelt buckle for tha
  
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