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• This spring hazard can cause a dryer fire - CNET

  24-03-2017 23:19 via cnet.com
  
  Feathered friends may be causing a dangerous situation. Here's how to identify and stop it.
  
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• Rich people are paying $15,000 for a phone video - CNET

  24-03-2017 23:18 via cnet.com
  
  Privacy can come with a high price tag. We check out the Solarin phone and other lavish gadgets at the Luxury Technology Show.
  
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• Health care vote canceled, and Twitter dishes sick burns - CNET

  24-03-2017 22:49 via cnet.com
  
  Laughter is the best medicine, right? Maybe that's why social media had such fun with Friday's news.
  
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• Trump treasury secretary: R2-D2 won't take your job for 50 years - CNET

  24-03-2017 22:45 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: In an interview with Axios, Steve Mnuchin says he's very optimistic that AI won't affect jobs in the long run. He offers a Star Wars analogy.
  
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• AutoComplete: Nissan gets beastly with the 2017 GT-R Track Edition video - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 22:34 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: We dive deep on Bugatti Chiron tech, and Tesla shows off a Model 3 release.
  
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• Footy McFooty Face leads poll for soccer team's name - CNET

  24-03-2017 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  Social Cues: When San Diego asks the internet to name a possible MLS expansion team, the voters don't disappoint.
  
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• Wal-Mart, PepsiCo and Dish pull YouTube ads over hateful videos - CNET

  24-03-2017 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  Big brands are flexing their political muscle as they pull even more ads from Google's YouTube after the ads appear next to extremist videos.
  
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• Wonder Woman, Cyborg teasers released for 'Justice League' - CNET

  24-03-2017 21:36 via cnet.com
  
  The last two individual teasers of the week are now out there, as fans await Saturday's full trailer.
  
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• CNET UK podcast 517: A new iPhone, new Android and Zelda mayhem - CNET

  24-03-2017 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The UK's best tech podcast returns with news of new iPhones, new Android and all the info you need to know about taking electronics on your summer holiday flight.
  
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• How to tether your iPad to your phone - CNET

  24-03-2017 20:41 via cnet.com
  
  Save yourself some money and forgo an LTE iPad by using your phone's hotspot feature.
  
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• How to protect your Apple iCloud account

  24-03-2017 20:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Worried about hackers destroying your iCloud music, pictures, and documents? Here are three things you should do right now.
  
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• Google Hangouts streamlined further for the enterprise

  24-03-2017 20:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is removing SMS from Hangouts and finally saying goodbye to Google Talk.
  
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• FedEx will pay you $5 to use Adobe Flash on your browser - CNET

  24-03-2017 20:26 via cnet.com
  
  No, seriously. It's gotten so bad that FedEx feels it has to pay you to use Flash, a technology derided as being outdated and unsafe.
  
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• The fight over Pluto is much bigger than one (dwarf) planet - CNET

  24-03-2017 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  A decade after Pluto was demoted, the first team to fly by it has a radical proposal to restore its former status, resurrecting the biggest battle in space.
  
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• 'Life' science guy on looking to slime for alien inspiration - CNET

  24-03-2017 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Genetics expert Adam Rutherford discusses the science of "Life" and "Ex Machina", and why alien life could be the most significant discovery in human history.
  
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• Goodbye GChat! Hello, Hangouts - CNET

  24-03-2017 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  Google's replacing its GChat instant message service with its four-year old Hangouts. Most people probably won't notice.
  
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• The Nissan GT-R Track Edition is a Nismo-lite - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  We're finally getting the Track Edition of the GT-R in the US. And don't it look menacing?
  
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• The 2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition is coming to the US - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  American GT-R fans now have a new model to dream about, the $127,990 Track Edition. It's rocking Nismo-tuned Bilstein dampers and even more carbon fiber.
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' lights up new 'Justice League' teaser - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:32 via cnet.com
  
  Gal Gadot transforms to full-on Amazon warrior mode in her standalone video for "Justice League." Now fans just await the last individual teaser, showing Superman.
  
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• You can order Tesla's solar roof tiles in April - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:23 via cnet.com
  
  The electric-car company's solar roof efforts are beginning to take shape.
  
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• Grindr’s ‘gaymoji’ play to stereotypes of promiscuity | Letters

  24-03-2017 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Grindr’s “gaymoji” (Pass notes, G2, 22 March) serve as an unfortunate reminder of the widespread conflation of being gay and being promiscuous – one that causes thousands of gay people, particularly men, across the world to believe that their homosexuality forces them to constantly have sex with strangers. Grindr is free to create all the sexual emojis it wishes, but it is colluding in a societal deception that prevents gay people from forming real relationships; that mak
  
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• Trump's Treasury Sec: AI won't supplant US jobs for another 50 to 100 years

  24-03-2017 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Obama administration said AI could threaten anywhere from 9 percent to 47 percent of jobs over the next decade or two, but Steve Mnuchin said that the potential problem is "not even on my radar."
  
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• The 404 Show 1695: Sadie Gennis tells us what to watch in April (podcast) - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:20 via cnet.com
  
  TV Guide's Sadie Gennis is here to run down the list of shows debuting in April. From Fargo to American Gods to Silicon Valley, there's something for everyone on her list.
  
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• Amazon Prime Air drone completes its first US public delivery - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:20 via cnet.com
  
  At the MARS 2017 conference, Amazon's drone delivery arm ships over some sunscreen.
  
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• Samsung disabling Galaxy Note 7's battery charging in South Korea - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:17 via cnet.com
  
  The few surviving Galaxy Note 7's could be killed off after this move.
  
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• Apple's red iPhone 7 and new, cheaper iPad are now available - CNET

  24-03-2017 19:13 via cnet.com
  
  Apple starts selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in red as part of a program to help raise money for HIV and AIDS programs and research.
  
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• Lenovo taps former Intel CIO to lead datacenter group

  24-03-2017 18:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo also revealed plans to realign its datacenter group under five market segments.
  
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• Join us for a quick tour of the Bugatti Chiron's surprisingly techy interior - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 18:21 via cnet.com
  
  Yeah, we can't afford one either, but live vicariously with us at least for a few minutes as we walk you through the amazing inside of the Bugatti Chiron.
  
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• 2017 BMW 530i review - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 18:21 via cnet.com
  
  The midsize luxury sedan gets a head-to-toe overhaul with better tech, performance and comfort, but it still keeps its core BMW-ness intact, for better or worse.
  
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• These Mars sand dunes look like a bunch of worms - CNET

  24-03-2017 18:06 via cnet.com
  
  A fresh look at the Martian landscape shows a collection of wormy-looking curved dark sand dunes.
  
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• Pentax K-70 review

  24-03-2017 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pentax is pitching the K-70 at the outdoor photography market, promising “new opportunities and discoveries in scenic photography”. It’s dustproof, weather-resistant and cold-resistant down to -10 degrees Celsius. There are 100 seals throughout the body, including the articulating LCD display, and the grip is designed to stay grippy even when you’re wearing gloves.Despite all this the K-70 is still pretty compact for a fully-featured APS-C format DSLR, so it’s porta
  
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• Researching the researchers: meet Stanford school's 'Cassandra' of fake news

  24-03-2017 18:00
  
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• 3 ways to find your lost phone video - CNET

  24-03-2017 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Lost your phone? Here are three easy ways to find a lost Android or iPhone.
  
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• Robotic barman pours Rory a pint

  24-03-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones gets a beer poured for him by a robotic barman - but how long does it take?
  
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• A30 Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  24-03-2017 17:55 via cnet.com
  
  You'll be able to pick up this wallet-friendly Android phone from Alcatel in metallic silver with a textured back.
  
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• Death in VR, Hawking in space: Podcast 310

  24-03-2017 17:51
  
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• Deep dive: Take a look at the tech in the Bugatti Chiron video - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 17:32 via cnet.com
  
  Take a look at the tech inside the concert hall on wheels that is the Bugatti Chiron.
  
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• Roost Smart Water Leak and Freeze Detector review - CNET

  24-03-2017 17:22 via cnet.com
  
  This new leak detector gives you high-end features for a mid-range price.
  
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• Elon Musk shows off first 'release candidate' Model 3 - Roadshow

  24-03-2017 17:10 via cnet.com
  
  It's a quick video, but this is your first chance to see a near-production Model 3 in motion -- and a cheeky explanation of why it's called Model 3 in the first place.
  
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