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• 'Last Concorde' makes its final journey

  07-02-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the 'last Concorde' made its final journey, we look back at the iconic plane's history.
  
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• Democrats promise to fight threats to kill net neutrality - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  Democrats in the Senate say they will wage war to protect the open internet as a Republican FCC and Congress prepare to pick apart net neutrality rules adopted in 2015.
  
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• In 500 years, robots haven't become any less creepy - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:33 via cnet.com
  
  Go inside a brilliant new exhibition at London's Science Museum where robots hundreds of years old prove they've always been pretty unnerving.
  
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• Google figured out how to turn pixelated images into high-res ones

  07-02-2017 23:32
  
  You see it all the time in movies and TV shows: A security camera records footage of an intruder, but the image is too blurry or pixelated to make out who it is. Some nerdy-looking "hacker" then clacks at his keyboard and — boom — seconds later, pixelated image turns into a crisp one revealing the person's face in glorious detail.  "Oh, come on!" we all say while rolling our eyes. Well, you might have to break that habit because Google has figured out a way to turn movie magic i
  
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• Apple v. Samsung legal battle goes back to its roots - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:20 via cnet.com
  
  A federal appeals court says it's up to a district court to decide if there should be a damages retrial in the long-running patent case.
  
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• NYC fines Airbnb hosts for 'illegal' home rentals - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  State lawmakers issue steep fines to crack down on people listing multiple short-term rentals on the site.
  
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• Twitter is finally cracking down on abuse video - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:12 via cnet.com
  
  Twitter announces three new changes to combat online harassment.
  
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• Morgan EV3 Junior is a fun, expensive way to teach your kid about EVs - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 23:11 via cnet.com
  
  It's just like the regular EV3, except it's incapable of fitting a regular-size adult. Oh, wait, that's the normal one, too.
  
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• Morgan's EV3 Junior is a three-wheeled electric car for kids - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  And it costs $8,250 dollars, so you could always buy them a real car, instead.
  
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• SpaceX wants to launch a rocket every two to three weeks - CNET

  07-02-2017 23:06 via cnet.com
  
  Despite September's dramatic explosion, Elon Musk's space venture appears to be back on track.
  
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• Hacked Amazon Dash Button sends $5 to the ACLU whenever life demands it

  07-02-2017 23:01
  
  In what feels like the first good use for an Amazon Dash Button, a programmer hacked his button to donate $5 to the ACLU whenever he wishes. In a post published to Medium, Nathan Pryor detailed the process of building a custom charitable Dash Button, from writing a script that sends the money to designing its own official label. SEE ALSO: Make 2017 the year you finally budget for charity He writes: So, Pryor set out to build one.  With no donation API from the ACLU to work with, his wrote o
  
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• How to order a pizza with Amazon Alexa or Google Home

  07-02-2017 23:00
  
  What a time to be alive! Ordering pizza used to be such an arduous chore. Think about it: You had to pick up a phone, punch in the pizzeria's number, wait for the call to dial through, and then talk to a human being to place your order.  Worse, sometimes you'd have to leave your house (maybe even in the snow or rain) and pick up the pizza by yourself. Ugh. Walking ! SEE ALSO: 10 things you should do now that you've welcomed Alexa into your life In 2017, getting pizza delivered to your door
  
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• How to make sure your Vizio smart TV isn't spying on you - CNET

  07-02-2017 22:59 via cnet.com
  
  Vizio was just slapped with a $2.2 million fine because it didn't tell customers how it was tracking their viewing. Vizio TV owners, here's how to switch off that tracking.
  
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• The 10 moments Snapchat wishes would disappear from its history

  07-02-2017 22:58
  
  Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., had its big day last week. It filed the paperwork for its long-awaited IPO.  The ephemerally friendly social media app is going public in hopes of raising $3 billion. While a valuation for the whole company has yet to be mentioned, Snap's IPO is expected to be one of the biggest in tech history.  SEE ALSO: Our first look at Snapchat's biggest risks and most powerful enemies Snap's road to success didn't come without a few potholes. During this blin
  
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• Someone designed a smart vehicle that acts as your personal assistant

  07-02-2017 22:56
  
  Meet 'Gita'. It can carry up to 40 pounds, follow you around and use 3D mapping to navigate through urban spaces. Gita has 8 hours of battery life.
  
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• The Met releases tens of thousands of images of art online for free

  07-02-2017 22:48
  
  Art lovers from around the world, rejoice: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is flooding the internet with classic works from its collection.  Overall, it's releasing 375,000 images of public domain art for viewing on the web and unrestricted use in a partnership with Wikimedia.  The @Metmuseum is making 375K images of public art freely available – they’re coming to @wikicommons! https://t.co/fjtdtNYXcU #MetOpenAccess — Wikipedia (@Wikipedia) February 7, 2017 The
  
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• Twilio tops Q4 targets, revenue up 60 percent

  07-02-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  For the year, Twilio's revenue was $277.3 million, up 66 percent annually.
  
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• Apple's head of enterprise and government John Solomon leaves company

  07-02-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's VP of enterprise and government, John Solomon, has stepped down. It's not immediately clear who Solomon's replacement will be at Apple.
  
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• Take-Two Interactive revenue rises 15 percent on 'Grand Theft Auto V'

  07-02-2017 22:13
  (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, best known for its hugely popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly revenue. On an adjusted basis, the company reported revenue of $744.8 million, beating the average analysts' estimate of $705.6 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The company benefited from sales of "Grand Theft Auto V", the latest in the "Grand Theft Auto" series and higher digital downloads of its games during the quarter.
  
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• This is how Bugatti builds the Chiron at its Molsheim facility - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  In the event you find yourself purchasing a Bugatti Chiron, here's a quick rundown of the ordering and assembly process, from start to finish.
  
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• Here's what happens when you order a Bugatti Chiron - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  Calling the process "involved" barely does it justice.
  
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• The famous red telephone box has been given a 21st century makeover

  07-02-2017 21:55
  
  A WiFi connection and touchscreen journey planner are among the new innovations.
  
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• Yamaha's RX-V681 offers streaming and home cinema thrills video - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:52 via cnet.com
  
  The Yamaha's RX-V681 is a Dolby Atmos receiver which offers excellent performance and a well-rounded feature set.
  
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• Internet left conflicted by Obama's epic vacation photos - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:44 via cnet.com
  
  After leaving the White House, the 44th president went kiteboarding, yielding photos that still polarize as much as the politics he left behind.
  
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• Google just made "zoom and enhance" a reality -- kinda - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:44 via cnet.com
  
  Neural networks can now turn tiny, blurry images of faces (or bedrooms) into more detailed ones -- but the details are imagined.
  
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• Undeterred: SpaceX plans to launch a rocket every 2 to 3 weeks - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:38 via cnet.com
  
  Despite September's dramatic explosion, Elon Musk's space venture appears to be back on track.
  
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• ZTE's first smartwatch 'Quartz' under development: Report

  07-02-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  
  A notorious mobile leaker may have revealed ZTE's first Android Wear smartwatch.
  
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• PayPal + Slack = send money to colleagues with a 5-word command - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:22 via cnet.com
  
  This new Slack bot could make coffee runs easier among your office mates.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8's Bixby AI could beat Google Assistant on this front - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:09 via cnet.com
  
  The S8's widely expected voice assistant could launch in up to eight languages, according to one report.
  
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• MIT-designed Chrome extension fixes your Twitter filter bubble

  07-02-2017 21:08
  
  It's no secret that our social media feeds are pretty biased toward our own political leanings. And while we've seen a handful of Chrome extensions and other tools that address this issue on Facebook, we haven't yet seen as many tools made for Twitter. Until now. Researchers at MIT have created a new Chrome extension that changes your Twitter feed to that of someone with different political views.  SEE ALSO: Chrome extension uncovers Netflix's hidden categories Called FlipFeed, the extensio
  
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• Dell laptop explodes again and again and again - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:04 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: A California teen is charging his laptop when flames shoot out.
  
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• Lady Gaga's sales go through the roof after Super Bowl 2017 - CNET

  07-02-2017 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  The 13-minute halftime performance is boosting sales of her latest album as well as her biggest hits.
  
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• This TV company was spying on you until it was called out

  07-02-2017 21:01
  
  Electronics company Vizio doesn't want its customers to believe it ran a giant spying operation, but the company's surrender to a recent lawsuit suggests otherwise. Vizio agreed to pay $2.2 million on Monday to settle a lawsuit brought against them by the New Jersey government and the Federal Trade Commission. In doing so, they agreed to stop fighting the charge that the company "installed software on its TVs to collect viewing data on 11 million consumer TVs without consumers’ knowledge o
  
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• Belgian company offers to make its employees cyborgs with microchip implants

  07-02-2017 21:01
  
  In the latest move toward a brave new world, a European company has offered its employees a chance at becoming cyborgs.  NewFusion, a Belgian digital marketing and tech firm, recently took steps to make biohacking a company-wide initiative, Sputnik reports. Instead of old-school ID badges, NewFusion's workers can opt for a microchip implant in their hands to gain access to the company's HQ and computer systems.  We'll say that again: Employees can get physical chips surgically implante
  
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• Email Privacy Act passed by House, but don't get your hopes up

  07-02-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Will it die in the Senate as it did once before? Even if it does pass, would Trump sign it?
  
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• Celebrating Black History Month: the men and women blazing a trail in STEM and modern culture

  07-02-2017 21:00
  
  By: Bonnie ChristianContinue reading...
  
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• BlackBerry wants to bring BBM to all enterprise apps

  07-02-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As BlackBerry continues its efforts in transitioning to a software company, a BBM Enterprise SDK provides a new revenue stream.
  
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• Merriam-Webster sticks it to Trump after error-ridden terror attack list

  07-02-2017 20:50
  
  The famous Merriam-Webster dictionary is at it again, keeping President Trump in check with some harsh Twitter shade.  SEE ALSO: Merriam-Webster's Twitter is the political shade queen When the White House released a list of dozens of terror attacks it claimed were under-reported by the media, it contained plenty of typos. "Attacker" was spelt "attaker," San Bernardino was missing an "r" and the list referred to a country known as "Denmakr." Not that this was the only red flag; the round-up
  
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• How 3D printing custom mannequins could mean change for the fashion industry

  07-02-2017 20:50
  
  Mashable 's Haley Hamblin worked with BodyLabs and VooDoo Manufacturing to create a custom dress form through digital scanning and 3D printing.
  
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• Need cash? Let me Slack it to you

  07-02-2017 20:47
  
  PayPal just released its first very first bot, and it's going to let you make payments in Slack.  Slack users in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia will be able to use the feature, the company announced in a blog post this morning. You can download it from the Slack App Directory, and to use it, you'll have to link your PayPal and and Slack accounts. After that, you can modify settings on reviewing and approving payments.   SEE ALSO: Paypal accuses India's largest mobile wallet company
  
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• Chevrolet recalls 17,000 Cruze models for janky seats - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 20:29 via cnet.com
  
  Nobody wants whiplash...unless you're into that sort of thing. No judging.
  
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• Logitech brings Amazon Alexa voice control to your ride - Roadshow

  07-02-2017 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  Logitech's ZeroTouch car mounts now work with Amazon Alexa so you can control your smart home from the road.
  
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• You can earn $10 if you had a DVD drive a decade ago video - CNET

  07-02-2017 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  A class-action settlement may entitle you to 10 bucks, depending on where you live and when you bought a PC with an optical drive. Here's how to grab your greenies.
  
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• YouTube vs. Facebook: Dawn of live mobile streaming (The 3:59, Ep. 175) - CNET

  07-02-2017 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  YouTube plans to offer live streaming on mobile soon. Also on the show: Using augmented reality to play Portal, and the LG G6 losing its bezel.
  
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