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• Could IBM's falling revenues turn around next year?

  30-04-2017 23:18 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM has registered 20 consecutive quarters - five whole years - of revenue declines, but it could be about to turn the corner if its investments in "strategic imperatives" pays off, according to Thomas Pangia
  
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• Trump tweet-shames Democrats, promises health care nirvana - CNET

  30-04-2017 22:28 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: After avoiding the White House Correspondents' Dinner and leading his own rally, the president is back to tweeting to the people.
  
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• White House Correspondents rant rapidly ranks on YouTube - CNET

  30-04-2017 22:02 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show" offers a cutting diversion at the dinner, and it's suddenly the No. 1 trending video on YouTube.
  
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• Merriam-Webster uses Apple fans to define 'sheeple' - CNET

  30-04-2017 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: This won't please everyone who loves their iPhone. Your devotion is officially tied to a derogatory term.
  
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• What's new online to watch for May 2017 video - CNET

  30-04-2017 18:30 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix has a huge May full of awesome originals, but Hulu and Amazon have some great offerings as well.
  
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• CNET UK podcast 519: Filtering facts with BBC's QI's chief Elf - CNET

  30-04-2017 18:27 via cnet.com
  
  James Harkin, head of research for BBC's QI, joins the show to discuss how to filter the world's knowledge and brings a few tech facts to blow our minds.
  
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• Digital survival: The transformation imperative

  30-04-2017 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Digital transformation must extend beyond marketing to every part of your company. A world expert explains why and shares his advice on what to do.
  
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• Usenet Farm

  30-04-2017 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If there’s one obvious pattern in the newsgroup industry, it’s that many of the leading providers are based in the Netherlands – and Usenet Farm is no different. The service is aimed at people who want a powerful yet affordable offering that puts privacy at the forefront.Unlike other Usenet providers, you don’t need to enter all your personal details to use the platform. There aren’t any registration forms or passwords, meaning you don’t have to worry about yo
  
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• Parents coming to visit? This tech can help - CNET

  30-04-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Make family visits smoother and less stressful with a few smart upgrades.
  
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• How they created that astonishing 'American Gods' sex scene - CNET

  30-04-2017 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A trap door and plenty of effects magic. Actor Yetide Badaki reveals just how complex it was to film that startling sequence in the first episode.
  
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• Huawei Tripod Selfie Stick: A $20 accessory that's useful for creative pictures and video conferences

  30-04-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Many Huawei cameras have advanced camera modes for capturing lights, wide aperture, night shots, and time lapse video. This accessory helps you get the perfect shot while also serving as a stable platform for video calling.
  
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• Huawei Tripod Selfie Stick: $20 accessory that's useful for creative pictures and video conferences

  30-04-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Many Huawei cameras have advanced camera modes for capturing lights, wide aperture, night shot, and time lapse video. This accessory helps you get the perfect shot while also serving as a stable platform for video calling.
  
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• Your face could reveal if you have a rare disease

  30-04-2017 13:00
  
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• Smog-free towers. Bioluminescent roads. Dan Roosegaarde is designing healthier cities

  30-04-2017 12:00
  
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• Smog-free towers. Bioluminescent roads. Daan Roosegaarde is designing healthier cities

  30-04-2017 12:00
  
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• Google’s Mo Gawdat: ‘Happiness is like keeping fit. You have to work out’

  30-04-2017 11:00
  
  When the tech guru’s son unexpectedly died, he turned to an equation they had devised together to get through the griefMo Gawdat is the chief business officer at Google X – the “moonshot factory” responsible for some of the company’s more audacious projects, such as self-driving cars and a balloon-powered global internet. Before he joined Google, while working as stock trader and tech executive in Dubai and in response to a period of depression, he used his eng
  
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• 'Orange Is the New Black' season 5 reportedly leaked by hackers - CNET

  30-04-2017 02:31 via cnet.com
  
  A hacking group threatens to target other shows after claiming to put 10 episodes of Netflix's tentpole series online in an apparent ransom attempt.
  
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• Game over for Amazon's free apps and games program - CNET

  30-04-2017 02:18 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's Underground Actually Free program, which lets you grab premium apps for nothing, won't be around forever, folks.
  
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• Schoolboy given goggles to regain sight

  30-04-2017 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie, now eight, started losing his sight aged four, and has only been able to see close up until now.
  
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• If we’re in a simulation, why bother doing anything? | Letters

  30-04-2017 01:04
  
  Clever minds should devote themselves to real problemsThe Science & Tech feature (“What if virtual reality is outside the headset?” New Review) was fascinating, if somewhat more science fiction than one might have preferred. It has to be bizarre in the extreme that, if the hypothesis is true, we, the computer simulants/avatars, have started to believe that we are just that and there is some sort of intelligent creator culture designing us in the “real world” .It would
  
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• Google's head of Pixel smartphone division leaves after six months

  30-04-2017 00:47 via zdnet.com
  
  After David Foster's departure, Google still plans to release at least two new Pixel smartphones this fall, according to rumors.
  
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