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• The dangers of Tesla's overstated safety claims

  20-10-2016 23:59
  
  Elon Musk has little patience for people who question the safety of Tesla Motors' technologies. The CEO insists that Tesla's Autopilot software and newly unveiled self-driving hardware will make its electric vehicles remarkably safer than conventional cars. Musk bristles during press calls at the mention of Autopilot-related accidents or broader anxieties about abdicating the wheel to a computer. Yet Musk might be undermining his own safety claims by glossing over the cars' vulnerabilities and b
  
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• Tesla CEO: Criticism of self-driving cars can kill people

  20-10-2016 23:36
  
  Self-driving cars hold the promise of saving thousands of lives each year on U.S. roads. But does pointing out flaws with the technology effectively put people in danger? That claim was put forth Wednesday ...
  
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• Tesla, rivals joust over how to put self-driving cars on the road

  20-10-2016 23:34
  By Paul Lienert and Alexandria Sage DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc's decision to equip all of its vehicles with self-driving hardware has intensified competition among rival camps of technology and auto companies over what equipment will be on board cars of the future. Tesla's self-driving system will rely on cameras and radar sensors -- but not lidar, the laser imaging technology most other companies pursuing self-driving cars are using to generate precise pictures of the en
  
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• Facebook apologises for removing breast cancer awareness video

  20-10-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has apologised for removing a video on breast cancer awareness posted by a Swedish group, saying it was incorrectly taken down.
  
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• Microsoft's financial results support Satya Nadella's love of the cloud

  20-10-2016 23:12
  
  Office 365 user numbers are rising as is Surface tablet revenue.
  
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• DIY 'Stranger Things' lights turn your house Upside Down - CNET

  20-10-2016 23:04 via cnet.com
  
  An Instructables tutorial shows you how to make your own plug-and-play talking alphabet wall like the one a desperate Winona Ryder relies on in "Stranger Things."
  
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• These cartoon boobs too busty and gutsy for Facebook - CNET

  20-10-2016 23:02 via cnet.com
  
  A Swedish breast cancer awareness site complains in an open letter after Facebook took down a cartoon video.
  
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• Samsung HW-K950 review - CNET

  20-10-2016 22:55 via cnet.com
  
  The Samsung HW-K950 Atmos sound bar offers the best sound for the money and should appeal to serious movie and music fans alike.
  
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• In solar panel battle, Target's beating Walmart - CNET

  20-10-2016 22:54 via cnet.com
  
  Corporations are getting into renewable energy in a big way.
  
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• PayPal adds more features for sending money overseas - CNET

  20-10-2016 22:47 via cnet.com
  
  The digital payments company has integrated tools for cross-border money transfers using Xoom, a company it bought last year.
  
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• To cure all disease before 2100, start now, says Priscilla Chan - CNET

  20-10-2016 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative isn't procrastinating on its massive goal, even with a deadline almost a century from now.
  
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• Highlights from the inaugural WIRED Security event

  20-10-2016 22:38
  
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• The coolest transformations of Nintendo's beautiful Switch in GIFs

  20-10-2016 22:24
  
  Nintendo is switching things up with its newly revealed transformative gaming console: Nintendo Switch. Though the hardware's Thursday reveal left many unanswered questions relating to price, battery life and more, it did do one thing extremely well. The first look gave us a sneak peak at some of the many different ways the versatile gaming system can be used from the comfort of your living room and on-the-go. SEE ALSO: The internet is pretty dang excited about Nintendo Switch The trailer was pa
  
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• Mediaset says Vivendi ends interim management accord over pay-TV unit

  20-10-2016 22:10
  By Giulia Segreti MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset said on Thursday Vivendi had told it in a letter that an interim management accord over its pay-TV unit no longer stood, prompting the Italian broadcaster to blame the French media group for paralyzing the unit's operations. Mediaset said Vivendi's letter, dated Oct. 18, sought to avoid further damage after Mediaset Premium TV was unable to make key investment decisions and prepare its subscription and football campaigns. The two companies have been l
  
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• Jeff Bezos says he wouldn't kick Peter Thiel off Amazon's board over political views

  20-10-2016 22:02
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Peter Thiel's support of Donald Trump. Speaking Thursday at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in San Francisco, Bezos said that if Thiel, the prominent investor and Paypal cofounder who has been an outspoken Trump supporter, was on the board of Amazon, he wouldn't ask him to to step down over his political views.  SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg says 'diversity' is why Peter Thiel should remain on Faceb
  
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• Twitter users make Nintendo Switch their whipping boy - CNET

  20-10-2016 22:01 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Companies don't always think before naming products. As evidenced by the BDSM references to Nintendo's new piece of gaming hardware.
  
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• Tesla says it will roll out Uber-style ride services program

  20-10-2016 21:57
  By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc is planning to roll out a ride services program and will announce details next year, the luxury electric vehicle maker said on its website, a service first outlined by Chief Executive Elon Musk in his master plan in July. News of the Tesla Network was in a disclaimer about the self-driving functionality on new Model S vehicles. Musk said on Wednesday Tesla is building new vehicles with the necessary hardware to eventually enable full
  
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• Intel-backed tablet-PC hybrid Eve V to hit Indiegogo for the holidays - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:57 via cnet.com
  
  A new 2-in-1 laptop-tablet hybrid will woo holiday shoppers starting November 21.
  
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• Self-driving cars won't prevent road rage, study says

  20-10-2016 21:53
  
  Every Tesla car may be self-driving by the end of next year, Elon Musk says — but that doesn't mean they're protected from road rage. A new study conducted by Goodyear and the London School of Economics suggests some rogue drivers might be excited about "bullying" even autonomous vehicles. In fact, according to the study, some participants feel self-driving cars will be easier to mess with.  SEE ALSO: Apple doesn't need to build a car to get what it really wants "People more open to [
  
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• Peter Thiel donated big to Trump. Why does the tech world still embrace him? | Katie Zhu

  20-10-2016 21:42 via theguardian.com
  
  For all its lip service about embracing difference, Silicon Valley is still mostly white and male. Calling support for Donald Trump diversity won’t change thatEarlier this week, while we were still reeling from cavalier boasts about sexual assault and from watching woman after woman come forward to recount alleged sexual mistreatment at the hands of Donald Trump, Silicon Valley bigwig Peter Thiel donated $1.25m to the candidate.Far from being blacklisted for supporting Trump, Thiel remains
  
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• Automakers, Google agree: California's new autonomy rules are bunk - Roadshow

  20-10-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  There's no better way to bring competitors together than by releasing a set of overbearing regulations.
  
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• Google blows by Apple as the apple of your eye - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: A survey finds that digitally focused brands are the ones customers cling to most. Except when they need a cup of joe.
  
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• Chevrolet's Blue Line concepts are the most normcore SEMA cars ever - Roadshow

  20-10-2016 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  They'd look more at home in the parking lot outside the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:23 via cnet.com
  
  It's a handheld, it's a tablet, it connects to your TV. Will Nintendo Switch be the do-everything game system? Here's what we know so far.
  
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• How the PS4 Pro made me a believer - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: The PlayStation 4 Pro won't play your games at 4K. But it looks so close, you might not care.
  
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• Apple's Eddy Cue: Nope, we don't want to be Netflix - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Apple is testing the waters of original programming, but Eddy Cue says don't expect the company to dive in headfirst.
  
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• Jeff Bezos wants you to join him in outer space - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's CEO hopes to make it as easy to start investing in space as it is to create an internet startup.
  
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• VC Moritz, who said women couldn't meet his standards, hires one - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Sequoia Capital hires its first US female investing partner, 10 months after chairman Mike Moritz said hecouldn't find any woman qualified enough for the role.
  
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• New Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailers have us planning time off in March - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:15 via cnet.com
  
  Nintendo Switch isn't the only news from the company today. Players also get a good look at the upcoming Zelda game, thanks to two new trailers.
  
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• This 'burnt Note 7' skin allows iPhone fanboys to taunt Samsung Galaxy fanboys - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  The upcoming Explo-Sung decal makes your iPhone look like an exploded Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
  
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• Tesla to buyers: No autonomous ridesharing for 'revenue purposes' - Roadshow

  20-10-2016 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  Well, that's nice and vague, isn't it?
  
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• These cartoon boobs too busty and gutsy for Facebook, cancer site claims - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  A Swedish breast cancer awareness site complains in an open letter after Facebook reportedly took down a cartoon video.
  
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• Up close with the powerful PlayStation 4 Pro - CNET

  20-10-2016 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  This is Sony's latest, greatest game console.
  
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• J.D. Power finds higher-end phones make you happier - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  The consumer satisfaction researcher finds US phone owners are better pleased by pricier handsets from major carriers.
  
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• Hilarious #TrumpBookReport has Trump reviewing the classics - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:34 via cnet.com
  
  A Twitter hashtag features the candidate bringing back rye-catching jobs, planning sneak attacks to kill mockingbirds and building a wall around Hogwarts.
  
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• Watch a Tesla Model X drive itself to the office

  20-10-2016 20:30
  
  Tesla has released an exciting video of a fully autonomous Model X driving to work. Keep in mind, the video is edited, but the highlights show the ride going off without a hitch.
  
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• US: Ex-contractor committed 'breathtaking' theft of secrets

  20-10-2016 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former National Security Agency contractor's theft of top secret government information was "breathtaking in its longevity and scale," federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday aimed at keeping the man locked up as the case moves forward.
  
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• Bring back the bad-ass black MacBook - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: It's time for a jet-black aluminum MacBook. Apple has the technology.
  
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• Today's Tesla cars will become tomorrow's self-driving cars video - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  The electric-car maker is putting self-driving hardware into all cars made now, and plans to push out software to activate it when the technology is ready.
  
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• New Zelda: Breath of Wild trailers have us planning time off for March 2017 - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  As the Nintendo Switch is officially announced, players also get a good look at the upcoming Zelda: Breath of Wild game thanks to two new trailers.
  
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• This dog sounds just like a Star Wars TIE fighter attack - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:12 via cnet.com
  
  Geraldine the dog could get a job voicing sound effects for Star Wars movies. Check out her accurate TIE fighter impression.
  
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• Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for November 2016 - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  The return of "Gilmore Girls" is one the bigger highlights for Netflix's November.
  
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• Higher-end phones make you happier, survey suggests - CNET

  20-10-2016 20:04 via cnet.com
  
  A J.D. Power study finds that US phone owners are more satisfied with pricier handsets from major carriers.
  
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• Trump and Clinton face off in heated final debate video - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  The two presidential candidates continue with fiery exchanges in their final debate, sparring over everything from Russian espionage to border security.
  
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• Got a 32GB iPhone 7? It might be slower than you think - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  The 32GB capacity iPhone 7 may transfer large files like photos and movies slower than the 256GB model, according to one YouTuber's test.
  
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• Razer Blade Pro Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  "Gaming laptop" might seem like a misnomer, but Razer has loaded up the redesigned 17-inch Blade Pro with some serious grunt.
  
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• Nintendo Switch's twist on portable is something we've seen before video - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:28 via cnet.com
  
  The upcoming game console can also be played on the go as a tablet. Nintendo is emphasizing multiplayer possibilities, but the design has some familiar features.
  
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• Eat a brain cake this Halloween - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:25 via cnet.com
  
  Satisfy your zombie cravings by baking your own version of this incredibly realistic brain cake made by YouTube celeb chef Rosanna Pansino.
  
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• David Brent of 'The Office' is headed to Netflix - CNET

  20-10-2016 19:24 via cnet.com
  
  A Ricky Gervais mockumentary about the beloved fictional buffoon is headed to the streaming-video service this February.
  
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• Hackers are not as 'sophisticated as they think they are'

  20-10-2016 19:18
  
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