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• US border agents checking Facebook profiles, lawyer says - CNET

  29-01-2017 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  Social media accounts are being checked for political views in the wake of President Donald Trump's immigration ban, according to a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
  
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• Super Bowl ticket prices are steep, but dropping - CNET

  29-01-2017 23:20 via cnet.com
  
  StubHub says big game sales have been sluggish, which means fans planning to go might want to see if prices come down later in the week.
  
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• Google and Apple join Silicon Valley voices condemning Trump's travel ban

  29-01-2017 22:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Leaders of top tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft challenge order as Y Combinator boss says it’s time for sector to speak outHave you been affected by Trump’s migration ban? Share your experienceLeaders from some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent companies, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook, condemned Donald Trump’s executive order blocking travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.Related: Trump White House defends travel ban as John Mc
  
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• 'Alternative' Twitter accounts defying Trump's climate change gag order could be prosecuted, experts say

  29-01-2017 21:45
  
  More than 40 anonymous accounts have emerged purportedly linked to science agencies and national parks.
  
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• An artist has created something incredible for your home out of sand

  29-01-2017 20:00
  
  This ever-changing sand sculpture rolls a metal ball around to continuously create and erase beautiful patterns.
  
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• NY bets big on aging nuke plants, balancing jobs, safety

  29-01-2017 19:52
  
  When the Nine Mile Point reactor first went online, Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were still a band and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima weren't yet bywords for the hazards of nuclear ...
  
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• WiTopia

  29-01-2017 19:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With more than 10 years' experience in the VPN market, you'd expect WiTopia to have put together an impressive list of features – and the company doesn't disappoint.The service is strong on the fundamentals, with 72 locations in 44 countries, unlimited bandwidth, and support for running it on just about any VPN-compatible device.Techies will appreciate protocol support covering OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, Cisco IPsec, PPTP, and 4D Stealth, as well as port and other tweaks to help you bypass block
  
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• On immigration order, it's Donald Trump vs. Kim Kardashian - CNET

  29-01-2017 18:36 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: President Donald Trump's immigration ban sees him facing a more powerful Twitter opponent: Kim Kardashian.
  
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• As immigration ban hits, Trump tweets anger at NY Times - CNET

  29-01-2017 17:51 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: The president isn't using Twitter to explain his ban on refugees and immigrants. He has other things on his mind.
  
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• Where are the trees? Not Paris, new 'Green View Index' finds

  29-01-2017 17:28
  
  Where are the trees? More important, where aren't the trees? A lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is helping some of the world's cities answer both questions in an attempt to make them more ...
  
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• Pixel moves, Note 7 battery, Galaxy S8 rumors, Nvidia Shield Android TV (MobileTechRoundup show #389)

  29-01-2017 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  We are in between CES and Mobile World Congress, but as you can hear in MobileTechRoundup show #38​9 Kevin and I still have plenty of mobile tech to chat about.
  
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• This VR paint studio allows you to collaborate live with anyone in the world

  29-01-2017 16:00
  
  MasterpieceVR features a unique multiplayer painting and sculpting studio where several users can collaborate in real time.
  
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• 5 ways to eject an external drive from a Mac - CNET

  29-01-2017 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Pick your favorite way to eject disk volumes from your Mac and put an end to the Disk Not Ejected Properly warnings.
  
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• How to watch Super Bowl 2017 if you don't have cable - CNET

  29-01-2017 15:02 via cnet.com
  
  The New England Patriots will play the Atlanta Falcons for the Lombardi Trophy this year. Find out how you can watch the game live and for free.
  
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• Why technology is the 'raw material' for fighting economic inequality

  29-01-2017 15:00
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens isn't a toy, creator says. At least not yet - CNET

  29-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Alex Kipman, the father of Microsoft's augmented reality goggles, says it will be a while before the price of HoloLens is ready for the mass market.
  
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• Jiobit Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  29-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Forget the helicopter. Jiobit uses GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular triangulation to keep an eye on your kiddo.
  
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• How to use your phone to lose weight and get fit - CNET

  29-01-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here are the best apps, fitness trackers and other tech that can help you lose those extra pounds.
  
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• This polymer pill could soon drip feed drugs into your body for weeks

  29-01-2017 13:00
  
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• CTL J5X Chromebook Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  29-01-2017 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  CTL's Chromebook line gets another extra-rugged convertible model in its lineup, complete with a whiteboard cover.
  
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• Syrian IT expert extends web lifeline to fellow migrants

  29-01-2017 12:59
  
  Migrants navigating a new language, unfamiliar cultural conventions and Germany's multitude of rules and regulations are finding help online in their adoptive country courtesy of one of their own. The ...
  
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• Tech firms' alarm over Donald Trump's travel ban

  29-01-2017 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of the biggest US technology firms show dismay over the president's travel ban on seven countries.
  
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• You heard it here first: the best audio products you should be buying

  29-01-2017 12:00
  
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• Coffee and brains on menu at Malvern Hills Repair Café

  29-01-2017 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From broken toasters and lamps to laptops, umbrellas and torn clothing - meet the team that will try to fix it.
  
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• Uber: the app that changed how the world hails a taxi

  29-01-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  How James Bond, an abusive Parisian cabbie and one man’s frustration with going out in San Francisco led to a transport revolution• Brad Stone Q&A: ‘We should watch Uber and Airbnb closely’The whole thing might not have happened without Bond – James Bond. It was mid-2008, the Canadian entrepreneur Garrett Camp had just sold his first company, the website discovery engine StumbleUpon, to eBay for $75m. Now he was living large, enjoying San Francisco’s nightl
  
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• Tech companies protest Trump immigration order

  29-01-2017 02:44
  
  Google, Apple and other tech giants expressed dismay over an executive order on immigration from President Donald Trump that bars nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The ...
  
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• Tech calls Trump immigration ban 'bigotry' and 'un-American' - CNET

  29-01-2017 02:02 via cnet.com
  
  The tech industry is striking back at President Donald Trump's immigration order, saying it hurts employees and divides the country.
  
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• Silicon Valley super-rich head south to escape from a global apocalypse

  29-01-2017 01:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Anxious Americans are buying into New Zealand as the perfect bolt-holeAt the Republican party convention in Cleveland last July, Trump donor Peter Thiel declared himself ‘“most of all, proud to be an American”. So it came as something of a surprise for New Zealanders to discover that the PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member had become an honorary Kiwi – joining a growing band of wealthy Americans seeking a haven from a possible global apocalypse.Thiel was recently
  
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• Apple's Cook takes aim at Trump's immigration ban - CNET

  29-01-2017 00:57 via cnet.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company "would not exist without immigration, let alone thrive and innovate the way we do."
  
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• Apple, Uber, Netflix, Twitter join corporate rebuke of Trump immigration policy

  29-01-2017 00:50
  
  Following the internal and public statements from the likes of Google, Facebook and Microsoft regarding the Trump administration's new immigration policy, two additional tech heavyweights have now added their voices to the fray.  SEE ALSO: Google recalls staff abroad as Trump's Muslim ban takes effect On Saturday, in an email obtained by Recode , Apple CEO Tim Cook, the head of the world's leading tech company, reportedly took a stance against the new policy.  "Apple would not exist wi
  
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• CNET UK podcast 512: The truth about the Note 7 and a Boeing love letter - CNET

  29-01-2017 00:25 via cnet.com
  
  The team discuss Samsung's honesty about the Note 7, we find out about the most exciting new smartphones and Katie waxes lyrical about her love of the Boeing 747.
  
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