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• LinkedIn thinks campus recruiting hurts tech sphere diversity

  19-11-2016 23:54
  
  Campus recruiting is a staple of hiring for tech companies, but the process feeds into the lack of diversity already plaguing the industry.   Elite colleges have their own diversity problems. And when companies only recruit from elite schools the lack of diversity is magnified.  That's what LinkedIn found when the professional network ditched campus recruiting in favor of regional recruitment events not limited to students at four-year colleges.  "Our goal is to create economic op
  
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• Trump takes to Twitter to shame cast of 'Hamilton' - CNET

  19-11-2016 23:42 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: Tough night on Broadway for VP pick Mike Pence? He gets booed by crowd; then called out by actors. Donald Trump wants an apology.
  
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• 'Stargate' reboot gets put on hold - CNET

  19-11-2016 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  A new film trilogy was in the works from MGM and Warner Bros., but now it seems all systems are no for the time being.
  
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• Space station receives oldest female astronaut, bit of Mars

  19-11-2016 23:05
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.
  
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• Tech Ticker: Google reacts to "fake news" criticism; Office Depot reportedly using fake viruses to sell "protection"

  19-11-2016 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  This week's headlines: A report claims Google plans to change its search results to avoid publicizing fake news sites. An investigation found that Office Depot repair technicians are selling unneeded security plans to meet sales goals. Also, tech publishing giant IDG is reportedly in talks to sell itself to a Chinese group.
  
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• Millennium Falcon becomes a delicious pumpkin spiced treat - CNET

  19-11-2016 22:01 via cnet.com
  
  Everything tastes better with pumpkin spice...even Han Solo and Chewbacca's spaceship. The fastest hunk of junk is also a delicious Star Wars dessert.
  
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• Everspring Z-Wave Wireless Flood Detector review - CNET

  19-11-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  The nothing special about the Everspring Flood Detector.
  
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• Facebook fake news: Zuckerberg details plans to combat problem

  19-11-2016 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg outlines plans for how he hopes to combat fake news on the site.
  
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• Facebook fixing fake news problem with CEO at trade summit

  19-11-2016 21:30
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged world leaders meeting in Peru on Saturday to help get more people online to improve global living standards while separately announcing new measures to cut down on fake ...
  
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• Cheap & cheerful: FiiO X1 second-gen portable music player - CNET

  19-11-2016 20:47 via cnet.com
  
  The itsy-bitsy FiiO player is as cute as a button and delivers very decent sound quality.
  
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• Conan O'Brien trying VR is the insane mainstream intro the tech needs

  19-11-2016 20:20
  
  If you still haven't tried virtual reality, then yes, you're missing out.  So for the stubborn VR skeptics out there, allow us to introduce you to the technology through the self-effacing comedic stylings of Conan O'Brien, who has the ability to make nearly anything accessible using a ginger pompadour and smile.  O'Brien recently visited the YouTube Space in New York to sample VR using the HTC Vive, and the experience was the perfect demonstration for anyone still sitting on the VR sid
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks up about fake-news fixes - CNET

  19-11-2016 20:05 via cnet.com
  
  As the social network faces criticism over circulating sham news stories, CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a glimpse of possible solutions.
  
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• Samsung SmartThings Water Leak Sensor review - CNET

  19-11-2016 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  SmartThings' Leak Sensor does its job admirably, even if it's smaller and simpler than the competition.
  
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• Elon Musk shows how Tesla self-driving cars will be fun and easy

  19-11-2016 19:16
  
  Tesla founder Elon Musk made waves last month when he announced that the company would begin equipping all new vehicles with self-driving hardware.   Although we're still at least a few years away from any city being dominated by self-driving cars, on Saturday Musk decided to give us a preview of what the future will be like with self-driving Tesla cars.  SEE ALSO: Fisker is back and ready to take on Tesla with a new self-driving electric car The first video, set to the theme song of T
  
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• Facebook announces new push against fake news after Obama comments

  19-11-2016 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg says site has been ‘working on problem for a long time’ and ‘penalizes’ misinformation on news feeds to reduce chances it will spreadFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new steps to counter fake news on the platform on Saturday, marking a departure from his skepticism that online misinformation is, as Barack Obama said this week, a threat to democratic institutions. “We take misinformation seriously,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Saturday.
  
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• This very special amplifier dazzled the Audiophiliac - CNET

  19-11-2016 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  In the search for excellence, the Audiophiliac spent quality time with the First Watt F7 power amplifier.
  
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• Netflix uses 'Black Mirror' concept device to promote binge watching

  19-11-2016 18:31
  
  While every other company is coming up with ways to deliver VR content, Netflix is looking even further into the future with an imagined device that lets you binge watch from your very eyeballs.  SEE ALSO: Netflix targets ad block users with intentionally creepy 'Black Mirror' promos In a short video clip (below) designed to promote the latest season of Black Mirror on Netflix, the company came up with a concept device called Netflix Vista, which would let you constantly watch television an
  
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• Watch an electric bicycle wheel power a boat

  19-11-2016 18:00
  
  There's only one way to find out if this experiment will work. 
  
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• Can an electric bicycle wheel power a boat?

  19-11-2016 18:00
  
  There's only one way to find out.
  
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• Aeon Labs Aeotec Water Sensor review - CNET

  19-11-2016 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  This niche flood sensor is perfect for monitoring drains and sump pump wells...but that's all.
  
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• Video: Forrest Giant CEO: Blending traditional tools and cloud-based apps benefits both them and their clients

  19-11-2016 17:49 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet's Natalie Gagliordi talks with Dave Durand, Forrest Giant CEO, about how the Louisville, KY-based design company uses cloud-based services to handle everything from sales and customer communication to project management and payroll.
  
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• Video: Forrest Giant CEO: Blending traditional communications and cloud-based apps benefits both their company and their clients

  19-11-2016 17:49 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet's Natalie Gagliordi talks with Dave Durand, Forrest Giant CEO, about how the Louisville, KY-based design company uses cloud-based services to handle everything from sales and customer communication to project management and payroll.
  
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• Sorry, Black Friday — social media hates you

  19-11-2016 17:35
  
  In the early hours of Nov. 25 (and in some cases, the evening hours after Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 24), millions of Americans will embark on Black Friday odysseys, questing for the doorbuster deals and backroom specials that whip the shopping public into a frenzy year after year. And if recent research on social media trends holds any truth, they'll likely be hating every moment of it.  SEE ALSO: Black Friday loses steam, but crowds should still be gigantic Social media intelligence trac
  
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• Students only needed 36 hours to solve Facebook's fake news problem

  19-11-2016 16:49
  
  Facebook has been struggling to keep fake news stories from infiltrating its trending sections and off people's newsfeeds. But it turns out all the social media giant had to do was work with some student programmers who found a way to sniff out fake news sites in just 36 hours. SEE ALSO: It’s time to stop blaming Facebook for fake news The group of four students, including Nabanita De, who spoke to Mashable Friday, buckled down during a three-day hackathon event at Princeton University las
  
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• Mophie iPhone 7 Hold Force collection: Magnetic base and modular accessories

  19-11-2016 16:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Mophie is known for its Apple iPhone battery cases. The new Hold Force collection is composed of a magnetic shell case with options for a battery, folio, and wallet accessory.
  
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• Cooley's top tech from the L.A. auto show (CNET on Cars, Ep. 101) - Roadshow

  19-11-2016 16:33 via cnet.com
  
  If you're going to the show -- or can't -- here's the tech you need to check.
  
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• The Apple Watch Nike+ will make you miss running with your phone

  19-11-2016 16:11
  
  The Nike+ version of the Apple Watch is a weird one. Setting aside the obvious marketing and business partnership between Nike and Apple, it's unclear why it exists. Sure, there are the exclusive Nike watch bands, the watch faces with Nike fonts and the pre-installed Nike+ Running app. But really, this is just an Apple Watch Series 2 with a few bits added. There aren't any hardware differences (apart from the band), and any ol' Apple Watch — Nike branding or not — will run the Nike+
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg finally shares a plan to fight fake news on Facebook

  19-11-2016 16:06
  
  Mark Zuckerberg is at last detailing a plan for Facebook to fix its fake news problem. Following a week of criticism in which even President Obama weighed in on the dangers of fake news spread through social media, Facebook's CEO shared a lengthy, but carefully worded, post on his platform  laying out a series of steps the social network is taking to combat misinformation in News Feed. SEE ALSO: Escape the echo chamber: How to fix your Facebook News Feed Zuckerberg had previously rebuffed N
  
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• D-Link Wi-Fi Water Sensor review - CNET

  19-11-2016 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  With a slew of great features and a clever integration solution, D-Link assures its dominance in a flooded market.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 1 review - CNET

  19-11-2016 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  It doesn't have GPS and you can't swim with it, but that's okay: Series 1 might be the way to go.
  
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• Can this electric bicycle wheel power a boat?

  19-11-2016 15:30
  
  The results are shocking, literally Serena Williams dishes on what it was like to work with Beyoncé Eddie Redmayne squirms as childhood footage of him belting 'Memory' comes to light Stephen Colbert gives the Apple Book the spoof it deserves Little boy loses his sh*t over a Transformers toy
  
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• Metallica and Miranda Lambert release new albums as double-discs - CNET

  19-11-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Sound Bites: Metallica, Miranda Lambert and Bruno Mars finally release their new albums for everyone -- even CD shoppers -- to hear.
  
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• Fab Lab teaches children everything from coding to design and 3D printing

  19-11-2016 15:00
  
  By: Lee BellContinue reading...
  
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• Beware! That Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal probably isn't a deal - CNET

  19-11-2016 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  10 tips for separating the bargains from the ballyhoo.
  
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• Tablets at 35,000 feet - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  From takeoff to landing, commercial airline pilots are using tablets to plan every phase of your flight.
  
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• Which flood sensors are worth your money? video - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  We break down the options in each price category.
  
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• Sorry, Snapchat: The glassholes are coming - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Snapchat is trying to make glasses that record video seem normal with its new Spectacles -- but that plan may backfire.
  
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• Opal Nugget Ice makes pounds of crunchy pellets in hours video - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A few hours is all it takes the Opal Nugget Ice to provide plenty of chewable ice at home.
  
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• How to avoid getting conned by fake news sites - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how you can identify and avoid sites that just want to serve up ads next to outright falsehoods.
  
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• Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Leak and Freeze Detector review - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Honeywell's Leak Detector can do almost anything... except survive a flood.
  
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• Firstbuild Opal Nugget Ice review - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  FirstBuild's Opal Nugget Ice is the first relatively affordable nugget ice maker, and it will be irresistible to die-hard pellet ice addicts.
  
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• 'Fantastic Beasts': Can a Harry Potter hater enjoy the new movie? - CNET

  19-11-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Find out what a Potter superfan and a confused muggle made of the new film set in J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.
  
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• Why enterprises struggle with agile software development, and what they can do about it

  19-11-2016 13:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Tear up outdated processes and watch how startup and internet companies do it, McKinsey experts advise.
  
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• Tesla goes solar and Amazon's Alexa has secret deals video - CNET

  19-11-2016 13:50 via cnet.com
  
  Elon Musk makes headlines in this weekend's news wrap-up with his companies Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla's solar panels may cost less than normal roofs, and SpaceX asks for FCC approval to launch a fleet of satellites for an internet network. Meanwhile Amazon has a new way to score a sale this weekend - through Alexa.
  
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• VMware turns to sci-fi writers to explain virtualization

  19-11-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The team of science fiction writers at the agency SciFutures is helping VMware make its pitch to skeptical, old-school executives who are comfortable with hardware.
  
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• Crimes of the future will be solved by robo-CSIs, smell and VR

  19-11-2016 13:00
  
  By: Matthew ReynoldsContinue reading...
  
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• Black Friday price drop: 200 more reasons to buy an OLED TV - CNET

  19-11-2016 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  From this Sunday through Cyber Monday, the best TV we've ever reviewed gets another $200 cheaper. The 65-inch LG B6 will cost $2,800, while the 55-inch model will sell for $1,800.
  
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• Polk's MagniFi Mini looks small sounds big video - CNET

  19-11-2016 10:50 via cnet.com
  
  The Polk MagniFi Mini offers a lot of features and excellent sound in an affordable package
  
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• LA Auto Show: All the tech you need to check (CNET On Cars, Episode 101) video - Roadshow

  19-11-2016 05:15 via cnet.com
  
  Cooley takes you on a personal tour of his favorite tech at the 2016 LA Auto Show, including a Ford he rides on top of and a ride-hailing app that bans half the world.
  
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• Best Black Friday deals at Amazon - CNET

  19-11-2016 02:47 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon has just revealed its Black Friday deals and there are thousands. Here are the ones worth a look.
  
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