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• Chris Lattner leaves Apple to take Tesla Autopilot helm

  10-01-2017 23:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The creator of Apple's Swift language will join the car maker as vice president of Autopilot Software.
  
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• Creepy monkey caught trying to have sex with a deer - CNET

  10-01-2017 23:49 via cnet.com
  
  Scientists spot a macaque in the middle of an unspeakable act, almost certainly leading to the revocation of all his deer dinner party invitations.
  
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• Our 5 favorite surprises at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 23:44 via cnet.com
  
  Some unveilings seemed to appear out of thin air in Detroit this year. These are the ones that left us hella impressed.
  
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• It's time to accept reality Android users. The headphone jack's going away.

  10-01-2017 23:42
  
  If you haven't gotten over Apple removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7, then make it your New Year's resolution to do so because Android phones are almost certainly going to follow suit and gut the port. Word on the street is HTC's next flagship phone, expected to be unveiled on Thursday, will be the latest phone to kill the headphone jack. SEE ALSO: Here's what the most expensive headphones in the world sound like Images posted to Weibo (via Android Police ) claiming to be HTC's unannou
  
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• Dacor Heritage Column Refrigeration Collection Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  10-01-2017 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  The refrigerators in Dacor's new Heritage line will come with two built-in cameras so you can peek at your food while you're at the store.
  
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• Beauty or beast? Belle doll looks like Justin Bieber in a dress - CNET

  10-01-2017 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  Tale as old as time, tune as old as song. Internet asks:What did they do to Belle? Why is her face so long?
  
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• ​Sonos CEO resigns amid high competition - CNET

  10-01-2017 23:27 via cnet.com
  
  John MacFarlane passes the baton to company President Patrick Spence as the smart speaker startup fights competition from Google and Amazon.
  
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• Italy arrests siblings accused of huge VIP hacking campaign

  10-01-2017 23:21
  
  ROME (AP) — Police have arrested a brother-and-sister team suspected of conducting an ambitious, years-long campaign of hacking that targeted thousands of accounts belonging to some of the leading political and business figures in Italy.
  
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• 5 awesome race cars roaring into the 2017 Detroit auto show - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  Let's kick things into high gear -- including our use of horrible puns -- with a look at some of the coolest racecars to arrive at the 2017 Detroit auto show.
  
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• This headband could control your dreams

  10-01-2017 23:12
  
  The iBand+ measures electrical brain activity as you sleep and adds audiovisual stimuli to help induce lucid dreaming.
  
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• Watch every new car unveiling at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show video - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  Contrary to popular belief, CES isn't taking the wind out of Detroit's sails any time soon, and these new-car unveilings are proof.
  
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• The biggest disappointments at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 23:09 via cnet.com
  
  Both domestic and foreign automakers had their fair share of letdowns in Detroit this year. Let's go through a few of them.
  
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• LG G6 rumored to have an unusual, QHD+ screen

  10-01-2017 23:07
  
  After the not-very-successful, modular G5, LG is changing its strategy. The company's new flagship, the LG G6, will not be modular at all; according to new reports, it will feature a new, waterproof design with a large screen and very small bezels.  Chinese outlet Etnews claims the phone will be unveiled on Feb. 26 — one day before the official start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — with general availability starting on March 10.  SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thin
  
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• Majority of Americans want Trump to delete his Twitter account, poll finds

  10-01-2017 23:04
  
  Twitter binges are Donald Trump's lifeline — often the thing that gives him comfort after someone says something remotely critical about him. But apparently most Americans are not fans of the late night and early morning ramblings, according to a recent poll by Quinnipiac University. In fact, 64 percent of voters polled said the soon-to-be U.S. president should just delete his account altogether. And young people are even more tired of it — 71 percent of those between ages 18-34 say
  
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• Wix integrates with Square for online, in-person payments

  10-01-2017 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The integration offers any online Wix Store the ability to accept both online and in-person payments through Square via mobile device based POS.
  
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• Are Geek Squad techs working for the FBI?

  10-01-2017 21:55 via zdnet.com
  
  You send your laptop to the Geek Squad for repairs, not a search. But the FBI has paid Geek Squad techs to inform on customers - a search with no warrant. Can the government ignore the Constitution by getting private firms to do its bidding?
  
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• 'Pokémon Go' banned in China over public safety concerns

  10-01-2017 21:52
  
  The world's most populous country will not be getting Pokémon Go .  Apparently, China thinks the game is just too dangerous to allow due to public safety concerns, according to Reuters . SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' will serve up free goodies on Christmas Day China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television cites "a high level of responsibility to national security and the safety of people's lives and property" and a "threat to geographical information
  
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• ​Google, Amazon, Apple, Samsung lead sales in smart home devices - CNET

  10-01-2017 21:52 via cnet.com
  
  Smart home hardware and services' revenue is forecasted to hit $195 billion by 2021, according to new report.
  
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• Exclusive: Regulators criticize banks over Uber loan - sources

  10-01-2017 21:50
  Federal regulators criticized several Wall Street banks over the handling of a $1.15 billion loan they helped arrange for Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] this past summer, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Led by Morgan Stanley , the banks helped the ride-sharing network tap the leveraged loan market in July for the first time, persuading institutional investors to focus on its lofty valuation and established markets rather than its losses in countries such as China and India. Th
  
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• AT&T's grandfathered unlimited data plans getting another $5 rate hike

  10-01-2017 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  AT&T is trying to move long-time subscribers off its grandfathered unlimited data plan that is no longer offered to new customers.
  
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• These are our 5 favorite family cars at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  Sports cars are fun and all, but family vehicles keep the auto industry chugging along. Here are our choices for the best family-friendly cars at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show.
  
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• Creator of Apple's Swift leaving this month

  10-01-2017 21:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple launched Swift in 2014 to give developers new ways to craft apps for Apple's software. Lattner made the earliest versions of Swift in 2010.
  
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• Creator of Apple's Swift leaving Apple this month

  10-01-2017 21:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple launched Swift in 2014 to give developers new ways to craft apps for Apple's software. Lattner made the earliest versions of Swift in 2010.
  
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• Let's forecast the 2019 Ford Ranger video - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  The Ranger will more than likely look close to its European counterpart when it arrives stateside, but what about the powerplant?
  
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• iPhone 8 could be a glass-and-steel sandwich - CNET

  10-01-2017 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  Your next iPhone could have an all-glass front and back, according to a report.
  
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• LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, Omidyar Network back fund to study AI's societal impact

  10-01-2017 21:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The $27M fund is the latest major effort to grapple with the profound implications of the development of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Samsung, like Nike, thinks exercising is insane - CNET

  10-01-2017 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: A new Samsung campaign asks this question of all who exercise: Are you nuts?
  
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• Alexa's taking orders for Wingstop chicken wings - CNET

  10-01-2017 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  I'd tell you more, but my mouth is full.
  
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• Here are our 5 favorite concept cars at the 2017 Detroit auto show - Roadshow

  10-01-2017 21:05 via cnet.com
  
  The automotive industry is rich with pie-in-the-sky thinking. These vehicles, whether they debuted here or not, represent some of our favorite concept cars we've seen in recent memory.
  
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