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• Do women's periods sync with their friends'? Not bloody likely - CNET

  15-04-2017 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  An Oxford professor and a period-tracking app did some research, and they say the long-lived myth is not true.
  
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• Robert Taylor, internet and computer pioneer, dies aged 85

  15-04-2017 22:22
  
  Work for Pentagon in 1960s helped develop internet precursor ArpanetXerox work in Palo Alto fed the birth of Windows and Apple computersRobert Taylor, who was instrumental in creating the internet and the modern personal computer, has died. He was 85. Taylor, who had Parkinson’s disease, died on Thursday at his home in the San Francisco peninsula community of Woodside, his son, Kurt Taylor, told the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.Continue reading...
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront II will convert you to the dark side - CNET

  15-04-2017 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  The video game sequel lets players explore the immediate aftermath of "Return of the Jedi." It also features multiplayer matches from all Star Wars eras.
  
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• How many speakers are in your home theater? - CNET

  15-04-2017 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  AV receiver owners rarely use all of their speaker outputs -- do you?
  
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• RealDoll wants to build you a sexbot - CNET

  15-04-2017 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Introducing Harmony, a Realbotix sexbot from the maker of RealDoll.
  
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• Easter Bunny was born from a chicken-bunny romance, ad says - CNET

  15-04-2017 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  If you've always wondered where a bunny comes up with a stash of colored eggs, this viral German ad has the answer.
  
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• 'Last Jedi' director explains the Star Wars movie's title, once and for all - CNET

  15-04-2017 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  Is Jedi singular or plural? Is it Luke, Rey or someone else? Rian Johnson has the answers.
  
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• Your 'Westworld' sexbot is almost here, thanks to RealDoll - CNET

  15-04-2017 18:51 via cnet.com
  
  Abyss Creations, maker of the life-size RealDoll, releases an AI named Harmony on the unsuspecting world as its first step toward personal sex robots.
  
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• Police warn Darth Vader not to text and drive - CNET

  15-04-2017 18:50 via cnet.com
  
  California police pull over the infamous Star Wars Sith Lord to remind people no one is exempt from laws against dangerous driving habits.
  
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• These Glowee lamps run on bioluminescent squid-power

  15-04-2017 18:00
  
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• Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke slams modern screen violence

  15-04-2017 17:57
  
  Veteran actor says Walt Disney would have been horrified by the content of today’s video games and filmsDick Van Dyke, who is currently filming Mary Poppins Returns, which is scheduled for release next year, has warned of his fears over the effects of “scary” video games and films on young children.The 91-year-old actor, who will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming film, describes these activities as a far cry from the free-spirited, kite-flying, carousel-riding world of th
  
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• Microsoft quietly patched Shadow Brokers' hacking tools

  15-04-2017 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Update, update, update.
  
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• Sony vs. Bose noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones: Which one sounds better? - CNET

  15-04-2017 17:47 via cnet.com
  
  The Audiophiliac swallows his distaste for Bluetooth and pits two $350 wireless headphones against one another.
  
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• Oh baby! April the giraffe finally delivers that long-awaited calf - CNET

  15-04-2017 17:43 via cnet.com
  
  The baby giraffe, whose mom has been a web star for months, was born safely at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.
  
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• 11 reasons why Samsung's Galaxy S8 is better than Apple's iPhone 7 for business

  15-04-2017 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be arriving into the hands of buyers this week. It is the best smartphone in the world and offers several enhancements over the iPhone 7.
  
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• UsenetBucket

  15-04-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s disappointing when a Usenet platform is limited to a particular region or language, but fortunately, UsenetBucket is different to many competitors, putting flexibility first. Although it’s based in the Netherlands, the website can be accessed in languages including English, German, Swedish, French, Dutch and Portuguese.As well as being available to an array of different users around the world, the company prides itself on customer service. If you have an issue that you need addr
  
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• Samsung Q9F QLED TV

  15-04-2017 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just when you thought the AV world must have run out of confusing acronyms, Samsung has decided to hit you with another one: QLED. While Samsung hasn’t trademarked the QLED name, leaving it open for use by any brand that employs Quantum Dot technology in its screens, the QDs used in Samsung’s own QLED TVs are uniquely encased in a new metal alloy sheath. This enables them to produce a wider colour range and more of the brightness and contrast that have become such key picture re
  
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• This is how SSDs work and what you can do to make yours last longer - CNET

  15-04-2017 16:02 via cnet.com
  
  CNET editor Dong Ngo explains how SSDs work and offers a few useful tips on how to make them last a long, long time.
  
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• Ranking the Fast and Furious movies from NOS to NOPE - CNET

  15-04-2017 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  We find two valid ways to rate the FATF series that have surprisingly little to do with cars or muscle.
  
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• Zyxel PLA5236KIT AC900 Powerline Wireless Extender kit review - CNET

  15-04-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Zyxel PLA5236KIT is clearly affordable and will get the job done -- in the right circumstances.
  
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• 'Stranger Things' skewered by new MST3K cast in video - CNET

  15-04-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Is "Stranger Things" star David Harbour the new Joe Don Baker? Let's just say their morning routine of Schlitz and smokes might be similar.
  
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• Our favorite car chase movies not named Fast and Furious - CNET

  15-04-2017 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  With "Fate of the Furious" now on the big screen, we asked people around the office for their favorite car chase scenes other than the Fast and Furious movies.
  
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• Bixby absent at S8 launch, Nintendo kills the NES Classic video - CNET

  15-04-2017 14:50 via cnet.com
  
  This week's biggest tech stories included Bixby's late arrival, Instagram Stories outpacing Snapchat and Nintendo's announcement that it's discontinuing the NES Classic
  
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• Toasted grasshoppers hit a home run with baseball fans - CNET

  15-04-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Seattle Mariners didn't expect to sell a lot of the crunchy critters, but the treat is so popular the stadium has to impose limits.
  
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• Memes are serious business with their own stock exchange - CNET

  15-04-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Memes are becoming mainstream. Now a dedicated group wants to find out how much they're worth.
  
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• WIRED Easter Weekender: 15 must-read stories for your long weekend

  15-04-2017 13:00
  
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• Keeping the banks honest: meet the regtech rule-obeyers

  15-04-2017 13:00
  
  By: Bérénice MagistrettiContinue reading...
  
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• Volkswagen Amarok Aventura car review: ‘Who would need it?’

  15-04-2017 12:00
  
  It would be great for a prospector gang, roaming a lawless landscape, unlikely to be chastised for not wearing a seatbeltFlatbed trucks always have names like speciality condoms – Titan, Hilux, Trojan – and the Amarok Aventura took this one step further (I’m a rock, I’m a roll, I’m adventura! I’m your worst nightmare and your wildest dream). But it was a sensitive vehicle with a highly responsive automatic gearbox. In sports mode, it sounded like it was having
  
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• Sheryl Sandberg credits Mark Zuckerberg with saving her life

  15-04-2017 10:00
  
  Sandberg says Facebook founder and his wife ‘did so much’ for her after the sudden death of her husbandSheryl Sandberg has credited Mark Zuckerberg with saving her life after the sudden death of her husband, saying the Facebook co-founder and his wife, Priscilla, were “why I’m walking”.In an interview with the Guardian, Facebook’s chief operating officer spoke candidly about dealing with the loss of her husband, Dave Goldberg, who died of a heart attack in 201
  
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• Beware the unintended consequences of a robot revolution

  15-04-2017 10:00
  
  Investment in education and retraining is needed to equip people to adapt as automation shakes up their workplacesAsk an economist or a technology expert and they will happily tell you that decades of data reliably show automation has created more jobs than it has destroyed.Far fewer of us now work on farms, for example, thanks to super-efficient machines that do the bulk of the work. Such technology has boosted productivity and, with it, living standards. As a result, more people work in leisur
  
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• Robots to replace 1 in 3 UK jobs over next 20 years, warns IPPR

  15-04-2017 09:01
  
  Study calls for billions to fund retraining after pinpointing hospitality, retail, transport and manufacturing sectors and poorest parts of UK as most at riskA leading thinktank has urged the government to spend billions of pounds helping poorly skilled workers in the less prosperous parts of the UK cope with the threat of the looming robot revolution.The left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said in a new report that those most at risk from automation were concentrated in low
  
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• Steve Hilton: 'I’m rich, but I understand the frustrations people have'

  15-04-2017 08:00
  
  David Cameron’s former blue-sky thinker says the rise of populism is due to the super-rich’s inability to put themselves in the shoes of those less well off – before accepting a free cab ride and becoming lost for words about his own wealthSteve Hilton’s office looks so typically San-Fran tech-startup that it could be the work of a set designer. Surfaces are matt white, the centrepiece is the kitchen, and there are various bins for different types of recycling. The only t
  
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• Industrial strategy 'must help' UK creative industries

  15-04-2017 04:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers told film-making, music, and video games are becoming important parts of industry.
  
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• This solar-powered device harvests water from dry air - CNET

  15-04-2017 02:45 via cnet.com
  
  A tiny box produces fresh water using only sunlight for power. Could it help solve our global water crisis?
  
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• Boeing soars past another successful milestone video - CNET

  15-04-2017 01:35 via cnet.com
  
  Boeing's 737 MAX 9 is no Dreamliner, but its maiden voyage this week could have a bigger impact on budget-conscious travelers.
  
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• Driving test: Learners must be able to use sat navs

  15-04-2017 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four changes in December will introduce "more real life scenarios" to the test, ministers say.
  
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• LG Harmony Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  15-04-2017 01:13 via cnet.com
  
  The device features a 5.3-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera and expandable storage.
  
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• Watch the Onion attempt to make Sprint funny (funnier?) - CNET

  15-04-2017 00:19 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Welcome to an ad series in which Sprint attempts to play up its use of the former Verizon pitchman, Paul Marcarelli. And attempt to be funny.
  
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• 'Exciting times'? Changes in technology can boost inequality, authors say

  15-04-2017 00:05
  
  Jim Chalmers and Mike Quigley team up to write a book on the disruptive effects of automation and what Australia should doThe Labor MP Jim Chalmers was at a town hall meeting in Eagleby, Queensland this week when an older couple approached him. Continue reading...
  
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