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• Airbnb drops legal fight with NYC over new rental law - CNET

  04-12-2016 23:48 via cnet.com
  
  Short-term rental service drops challenge to new law in exchange for not facing fines itself.
  
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• ​LG trials wideband full duplex radio tech for 5G

  04-12-2016 23:29 via zdnet.com
  
  LG Electronics had developed a wideband-based full duplex radio technology for use in fifth-generation networks.
  
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• EU urges U.S. tech giants to act faster against hate speech

  04-12-2016 23:26
  By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants including Facebook , Twitter , Google's YouTube and Microsoft will have to act faster to tackle online hate speech or face laws forcing them to do so, the European Commission said on Sunday. The European Union (EU) executive's warning comes six months after the companies signed up to a voluntary code of conduct to take action in Europe within 24 hours, following rising concerns triggered by the refugee crisis and terror attacks. The code of c
  
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• China's hi-tech bike hire startups

  04-12-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's tech giants are backing sophisticated bike hire as a solution to the country's congested roads.
  
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• China's hi-tech bike hire start-ups

  04-12-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's tech giants are backing sophisticated bike hire as a solution to the country's congested roads.
  
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• Man streamed 115 mph ride on Facebook before crash, police say - CNET

  04-12-2016 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In Rhode Island a man is in hospital after allegedly live-streaming a ride from hell along a highway.
  
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• Netflix gives 'Sense8' a Christmas special, season-premiere date - CNET

  04-12-2016 20:59 via cnet.com
  
  The first season dropped waaaaay back in June 2015, and fans are excited and impatient about new episodes of the sci-fi series.
  
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• Drone racing takes off at Birmingham show – but only with men

  04-12-2016 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Racing unmanned flying vehicles is catching on, with an event at the NEC and big prize competitions, but so far women are steering clearTop Gun pitted Maverick and Goose against the Iceman and Viper. At the UK Drones Show Championships at Birmingham NEC on Sunday, it was Saggy Nun and Collision who competed to be crowned the nation’s fastest pilot of an unmanned flying vehicle.It was Collision, aka 22-year-old graduate trainee Brett Collis, who took the £1,000 prize in this new event
  
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• Apple letter is clearest hint yet it's working on a self-driving car

  04-12-2016 20:38
  
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• Snowden says Petraeus shared 'far more highly classified than I ever did'

  04-12-2016 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  In a new face-to-face interview, Edward Snowden said the US justice department has a "two-tiered system of justice" and used Gen. Petraeus as an example.
  
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• Snowden says Petraeus shared 'far more highly classified material than I ever did'

  04-12-2016 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  In a new face-to-face interview, Edward Snowden said the US justice department has a "two-tiered system of justice" and used Gen. Petraeus as an example.
  
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• Lose your laptop at Newark Airport? Join the club - CNET

  04-12-2016 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  We bet a bunch of people spent their flights getting up close and personal with the inflight magazine's crossword puzzle. What's a three-letter word for D'OH?
  
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• GoPro Karma Grip Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  04-12-2016 19:24 via cnet.com
  
  The motorized stabilizer can be held or mounted for smooth hands-free video.
  
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• GoPro Karma Grip helps you get a handle on camera shake video - CNET

  04-12-2016 18:55 via cnet.com
  
  The action cam company's motorized gimbal steadies your video for smooth results, handheld or mounted.
  
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• SNL mocks Trump's Twitter obsession, Trump tweets distaste - CNET

  04-12-2016 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump retweets random people. He tweets all the time. Can he stop? No, he cannot. Neither can real Trump in reply.
  
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• Apple confirms it is working on self-driving cars

  04-12-2016 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Firm reveals secret project in statement to US highways regulator, two years after rumours of its interest began to circulateApple has said for the first time that it is working on technology to develop self-driving cars.The company, which has been rumoured to be interested in the automated car market for the past two years, confirmed its previously secret initiative in a statement to the US highways regulator. Continue reading...
  
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• US, China, EU, others fail to reach environmental goods deal

  04-12-2016 18:13
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Forty-six countries including the U.S., China and European Union nations failed Sunday to agree on a list of "environmental goods" like solar-powered air conditioners or LED light bulbs that could be targeted for lower tariffs.
  
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• Why you should turn off push notifications right now

  04-12-2016 18:00
  
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• Apple talks self-driving car regulation in letter to regulators

  04-12-2016 17:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has never publicly confirmed Project Titan. However, a new letter from Apple to US regulators calls for fairness to new players in the self-driving car industry.
  
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• Voke is latest to join NFL's VR highlights package - CNET

  04-12-2016 17:49 via cnet.com
  
  Virtual reality startup recently acquired by Intel gets its shot at showing highlights of four NFL games this season. Is the Super Bowl next?
  
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• ​Has voice control finally started speaking our language​?

  04-12-2016 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The success of Amazon’s Echo proves that we are slowly coming to terms with talking to machines. How long before digital assistants can do more than just control our music, and start having meaningful conversations?The problem with using the human voice to control computers is well known and well documented: it doesn’t always work. You can find yourself adopting the aggressive tone of a belligerent tourist in a foreign land while digital assistants employ a range of apologetic respon
  
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• Police put GPS tracker in cough syrup, catch alleged burglars - CNET

  04-12-2016 17:04 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: California police are concerned about a series of burglaries at pharmacies. So they take technological action.
  
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• The key to fighting the next 'Ebola' outbreak is in your pocket

  04-12-2016 15:00
  
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• When the Genius Bar can't help - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Independent local stores are finding new ways to serve their communities by going where big retail chains can't.
  
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• The Roost Smart Smoke Alarm plays it safe - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  With a Wi-Fi-connected battery, the Roost alarm will let you know if it smells smoke or carbon monoxide.
  
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• Roost Smart Smoke Alarm RSA-400 review - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  This Smart Smoke Alarm needs to try harder if it wants to compete with the Nest Protect.
  
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• Nothing ventured -- the Roost Smart Alarm makes no gains video - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The smart battery inside is still great, but the alarm itself offers little else.
  
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• Mounds of Moto Mods: We'll see at least 12 per year - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Those snap-on accessories for the Moto Z phones aren't going anywhere. In fact, Lenovo Moto phones will soon see many more.
  
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• 5 new tricks for Instagram addicts - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Instagram has been rolling out monthly updates that are changing the way you can use the photo-sharing app, including a new live video option that's already available to some users.
  
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• 4 new Instagram features you may have missed video - CNET

  04-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The latest updates bring fun, new features to your favorite photo-sharing app, which may be crossing over into Snapchat territory.
  
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• What you don't know about Moto Mods - CNET

  04-12-2016 13:59 via cnet.com
  
  A peek at some of the testing that goes into the magnetic phone add-ons.
  
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• Hamburg's stunning concert hall is finally set to open (10 times over budget and 7 years late)

  04-12-2016 13:00
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• Best winter holiday chalets for the ultimate alpine adventures

  04-12-2016 12:00
  
  By: Jonathan BellContinue reading...
  
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• Connected toys for Christmas on test

  04-12-2016 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Youngsters put five hi-tech gizmos, from robots to racing trucks, through their pacesToys are getting smarter. Whether they are racing cars that “read” the track, robots that teach coding or ground-drones controlled with the swipe of an iPad, these “connected” playthings have been proclaimed as the future of the toy industry.For parents concerned about the amount of time their kids spend in front of a screen, connected toys offer a welcome and reassuring physicality: the
  
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• Honor 8

  04-12-2016 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Honor 8 is the shiniest smartphone we’ve ever reviewed, with extremely reflective glass that gives off an Aurora-like effect as it bounces light around at all different angles.This eye-catching Android phone will make you stand out in a crowd, even if its 5.2-inch display is rather flat next to the curvy Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. It’s elegant in its own unique way.Better yet, for anyone buying a cheap phone, Huawei’s budget-friendly Honor sub-brand brings a lot of the same sp
  
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• Google, democracy and the truth about internet search

  04-12-2016 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create a new reality where Hitler is a good guy, Jews are evil and… Donald Trump becomes presidentHere’s what you don’t want to do late on a Sunday night. You do not want to type seven letters into Google. That’s all I did. I typed: “a-r-e”. And then “j-e-w-s”. Since 2008, Google has attempted to predict what question you might be asking and offers y
  
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• Apple reveals self-driving car plans

  04-12-2016 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple acknowledges plans to develop self-driving car tech for the first time in a letter to US transport regulators.
  
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• CEO Secrets: TripAdvisor co-founder shares his business tips

  04-12-2016 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Langley Steinert, the co-founder of TripAdvisor, shares the business advice he has learned.
  
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• Simon Parkin: best video games of 2016

  04-12-2016 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the lush medieval world of The Witcher 3 to the touching narrative of The Last Guardian, let’s give thanks for rich escapes from a tough yearDeath, disorder, confusion and upheaval: 2016 has surpassed even the most outlandish video game in its disquieting depictions. Fiction may be unable to compete with reality when it comes to whiplash-inflicting narrative twists, but it can provide a sanctuary into which the embattled and anxious may retreat. Video games in particular provide a com
  
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• Pentagon says Raytheon making progress on satellite control station

  04-12-2016 07:00
  Raytheon Co is making progress on a long-delayed program for new ground control stations for next-generation GPS satellites, although it is lagging a remedial schedule agreed with military officials, the Pentagon's chief arms buyer said. "It's actually making progress," Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told Reuters during the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in southern California. Kendall decided in October to continue work on Raytheon's Operational Control System (OCX) program after a
  
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• Hyundai Santa Fe: car review | Martin Love

  04-12-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They say the Santa Fe is just a poor version of Land Rover’s Discovery. It’s not… It’s pretty good and cheaper, tooPrice: £31,026
  Top speed: 118mph
  0-62mph: 9.8 seconds
  MPG: 47.1
  CO2: 159g/kmTo my mind, a holiday isn’t a holiday without an arduous road expedition to some rain-streaked corner of the UK. Ideally the trip starts with an expletive-studded rant as you attempt to pack too much kit into too small a boot. This is followed by heavy traffic, possibly a
  
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• The 16 biggest tech stories of 2016

  04-12-2016 04:40
  Technology doesn't just change the world — it runs it.  In 2016, the algorithms, networks and slabs of glass and metal that make up today's digital tools had a direct impact on our lives in some very unexpected ways.  From Facebook's fake news problem to the Galaxy Note7 literally exploding, that impact wasn't always for the good, but there were also signs of hope thanks to the promise of virtual reality and driverless cars. Here are the biggest tech stories of 2016: 1. The headp
  
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• Foxconn manager allegedly stole $1.5 million worth of iPhones from testing

  04-12-2016 02:55 via zdnet.com
  
  A senior level manager from an Apple supplier stole thousands of iPhone handsets from the testing line, prosecutors said.
  
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