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• Queensland edtech startup GO1 raises AU$4m at AU$15m valuation

  11-12-2016 23:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Queensland-based Y Combinator alumnus GO1 has raised AU$4m in a pre-Series A funding round from a range of investors including Shark Tank's Steve Baxter.
  
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• Top tech executives to attend Trump summit on Wednesday: Recode

  11-12-2016 23:26
  Top executives from Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc are among a small group of tech leaders invited to a summit to be held on Wednesday by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Recode reported, citing sources. Executives from Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp and Oracle Corp will also be among "a very heady group of less than a dozen, comprising most of the key players in the sector" to attend the summit, Recode said.
  
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• Tech Ticker: uBlock Origin for Edge goes live

  11-12-2016 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The still exclusive club of Microsoft Edge extensions now has a new member, the popular uBlock Origin ad blocker.
  
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• 2016: The year flagship phones became skippable

  11-12-2016 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For the cost of a brand new Google Pixel XL or iPhone 7 Plus, you can buy a pair of Huawei Mate 8s and still treat yourself to a decent dinner.
  
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• Larry Page, Tim Cook said to attend Donald Trump's tech summit - CNET

  11-12-2016 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  Summit is expected to help patch up relations between tech leaders and the president-elect.
  
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• Apple AirPods delay caused by audio sync issue: Report

  11-12-2016 21:51 via zdnet.com
  
  It doesn't look like Apple AirPods will be available before Christmas.
  
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• Tim Cook, Larry Page, other top leaders to attend Trump's tech meeting

  11-12-2016 20:53 via zdnet.com
  
  This week's technology roundtable at Trump Tower includes high profile leaders of Apple, Facebook, Google, Oracle and others, according to Recode.
  
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• Wedding guests sue groom, say camera drone hit them - CNET

  11-12-2016 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In New Hampshire, a drone was allegedly too enthusiastic (or something) at a wedding.
  
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• On SNL, 'Breaking Bad's Walter White joins Trump cabinet - CNET

  11-12-2016 18:38 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Claiming he met Trump strategist in a Bretibart comments section, Bryan Cranston's high school science teacher can only be in charge of one government agency.
  
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• New 'Sherlock' trailer ends with three tantalizing little words - CNET

  11-12-2016 17:43 via cnet.com
  
  How many days till the new season? Because fans want to be Baker Street-bound already after this preview.
  
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• Trump tweets CNN is peddling fake news (no, not about Russia) - CNET

  11-12-2016 17:07 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Saturday sees the president-elect address what, for him, is the most important news.
  
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• California prison record system cost doubles to $386 million

  11-12-2016 17:07
  
  A massive project to modernize medical record-keeping for California prison inmates has more than doubled in cost from original estimates to nearly $400 million in just three years, the latest in a long ...
  
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• New ransomware lets you decrypt your files — by infecting other users

  11-12-2016 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The ransomware will lock your files, unless you pay up. But it also contains a far more sinister method of decrypting your files.
  
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• 5 ways to safeguard your privacy on Instagram

  11-12-2016 17:00
  
  Protecting your privacy is important across all social networks and Instagram is no exception.  With over 500 million monthly users, the potential audience to view your profile and posts is enormous.  We're taking a look at a few simple steps you can take to keep your profile and content secure.  Hide location data  You may not want all your posts to share geo data with strangers. To remove location information from past posts, go into the post and tap on the three dots to th
  
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• 7 can't-miss apps: Party with a Local, 'Blocky XMAS' and more

  11-12-2016 16:23
  
  With all the excitement about the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes an app that lets you create and voice-over any meme your heart desires and an app that lets you find people to party with in your area. Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you're looking for more items to fill up your phone, take a look at our last rou
  
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• How Marty McFly's self-lacing trainers became a reality

  11-12-2016 15:00
  
  By: Oliver Franklin-WallisContinue reading...
  
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• Unapologetic as hell: Mercedes S Cabriolet (CNET on Cars, Ep. 102) - Roadshow

  11-12-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Cooley takes you out in a Mercedes's he'd like to move into.
  
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• Unapologetic as hell: Mercedes Benz S550 Cabriolet​ (CNET On Cars, Episode 102)​ video - Roadshow

  11-12-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Cooley almost refuses to leave the S550 cab, lists the top 5 cars he won't miss, and shows you why carmakers love 3D printing.
  
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• Silicon Valley shoots for the stars in the new space race - CNET

  11-12-2016 14:30 via cnet.com
  
  Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have set their sights on spaceflight. Their efforts just might put us on Mars.
  
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• Omega Juice Cube juicer review - CNET

  11-12-2016 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Place the Omega Juice Cube's parts inside itself to save kitchen counter space.
  
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• More than 600 million Indians don't have cards. So how can the country ban cash?

  11-12-2016 13:00
  
  By: Subhajit BasuContinue reading...
  
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• Bose SoundLink Color II review - CNET

  11-12-2016 12:45 via cnet.com
  
  Modestly redesigned, the next-generation SoundLink Color is an excellent compact Bluetooth that's water-resistant, has speakerphone capabilities, and improved sound.
  
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• Game, set and match: how tennis balls are made inside Wilson's factory

  11-12-2016 12:00
  
  By: Ruby Lott-LavignaContinue reading...
  
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• The top 30 gadgets of 2016

  11-12-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the retro gaming delights of Super Mario Bros to virtual reality, home-bots and hybrid cars, here is this year’s must-have technologyThis first person-view drone can bank, twist and zoom through the heavens at nearly 50mph. Probably as close as you can get to flying without leaving the ground. Continue reading...
  
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• Volvo S90: car review | Martin Love

  11-12-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This super swish saloon from Volvo is so clever it wants to do everything for you. But what if you don’t want it to?Price: from £32,995
  Top speed: 145mph
  0-62mph: 6.7 seconds
  MPG: up to 64.2
  CO2: 116g/kmDouglas Adams once set out his rules to describe our reactions to technology: “1) Anything already in the world when you’re born is just the way it works; 2) Anything that’s invented when you’re between 15 and 35 is cool and you can probably get a career in it;
  
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• Australia's changing landscape through Google timelapse – video

  11-12-2016 06:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Google’s timelapse project allows users to see how anywhere in the world has changed in the past 32 years using Landsat satellite images. These images of Australia show the extent of development around its largest cities, as well as the changes brought by projects such as the Cubbie Station cotton plantation in Queensland, the Fimiston goldmine in Western Australia and mining development in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. Google’s satellite timelapses show the inconvenient truth a
  
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• Village of the future

  11-12-2016 02:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can an abandoned military village in Germany become a microcosm of how we all may live in the future?
  
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• The village that just wants to share

  11-12-2016 02:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can an abandoned military village in Germany become a microcosm of how we all may live in the future?
  
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• Alienware exec: Changes to Windows blunted the appeal of Steam Machines

  11-12-2016 01:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The living room desktops were designed in response to the perception Microsoft was ignoring gamers with Windows 8, but the changes to Windows 10 may have lessened the need for Valve's SteamOS.
  
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• Magic Leap CEO responds after report cools hype on mixed reality product

  11-12-2016 01:13
  
  Only a small handful of people outside of Magic Leap know what the company's augmented reality/mixed reality product really looks like compared to the promotional videos, but after a particularly critical report earlier this week, the notoriously secretive company appears to be in damage control mode.  SEE ALSO: 2016 was supposed to be the year of VR. Instead, augmented reality ruled It all started on Thursday, when The Information published a report (pay wall) in which a reporter detailed
  
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• 'It's life-changing'

  11-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-two-year old photographer James is terminally ill and struggles to use a camera alone, so a designer has come up with a way to help.
  
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