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• White supremacist parties? Airbnb says not in my house - CNET

  09-08-2017 23:27 via cnet.com
  The home rental site deactivates users involved in planning the "Unite the Right" rally in Virginia.
  
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• Computer says Irish woman doesn't speak English well enough - CNET

  09-08-2017 22:57 via cnet.com
  Commentary: An Irish veterinarian with two academic degrees who's applying for residence in Australia, can't speak English. Or, perhaps, Australian. Or, perhaps, computerese.
  
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• Biggest dinosaur ever found gets a suitably epic name - CNET

  09-08-2017 22:47 via cnet.com
  Researchers announced the fitting formal name for a honking huge titanosaur that dwarfs the T. rex.
  
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• Fired Google memo writer gives first big interviews to rightwing YouTubers

  09-08-2017 22:42
  James Damore, the engineer fired this week for his criticism of diversity, spoke with two YouTube personalities who have espoused anti-feminist views James Damore went from an unknown software engineer at Google to widespread internet notoriety when the technology company fired him for writing a memo criticizing diversity initiatives. But as mainstream journalists across the globe reached out to him for interviews this week, Damore largely ignored the queries and instead selected two rightwing Y
  
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• Coen Brothers coming to Netflix with six-part Western series - CNET

  09-08-2017 22:30 via cnet.com
  The filmmaking team's first TV project, an anthology called "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," will be offered next year through the streaming giant.
  
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• Essential Phone in 'mass production' as Amazon, Tencent add backing - CNET

  09-08-2017 22:16 via cnet.com
  The startup's phone will be sold unlocked on Amazon, Best Buy and Essential.com, as well as through Sprint.
  
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• Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk

  09-08-2017 21:58 via zdnet.com
  "As soon as they got off the stage, they were fired."
  
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• T-Mobile to launch the Revvl, its own branded budget phone - CNET

  09-08-2017 21:20 via cnet.com
  The Android phone goes on sale Thursday and will cost $5 a month with no down payment.
  
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• Amazon jumps on Kubernetes bandwagon

  09-08-2017 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Web Services is joining the Kubernetes DevOps group, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, as a platinum member.
  
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• Samsung has a browser, and maybe it now works on your Android - CNET

  09-08-2017 21:15 via cnet.com
  The Korean hardware giant wants you to use its software too. Its new mobile browser syncs with Chrome and promotes ad blocking.
  
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• The perfect culture war: how conservative pundits reacted to Google's fired engineer

  09-08-2017 21:00
  Pundits identify with James Damore, who wrote a 10-page manifesto suggesting gender inequality in Silicon Valley was naturalGoogle’s decision to fire an engineer who sent out a screed on diversity to his colleagues is the stuff of conservative culture war dreams. For a start, a lot of conservative pundits can identify with James Damore, the now unemployed author of the 10-page manifesto. Damore seems overbearing, writes at punishing length about why inequality is natural, and addresses him
  
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• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki 'pained' by antidiversity memo - CNET

  09-08-2017 20:55 via cnet.com
  A top female exec responds to a controversial memo penned by an employee at YouTube parent Google that suggested women are unsuited for tech jobs.
  
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• eSports could be medal event at 2024 Olympics, Paris bid team says

  09-08-2017 20:45
  Paris bid committee co-president to meet with IOC about competitive gamingIn April, it was announced eSports will be medal sport at 2022 Asian GameseSports could be added to the Olympic programme as an official medal sport in 2024.Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris bid committee, has confirmed that he will speak with the International Olympic Committee and eSports representatives about the full-fledged inclusion of competitive video gaming when the Games come to France in seven years&rsqu
  
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• Why health officials are worried about Moscow Mule mugs - CNET

  09-08-2017 20:44 via cnet.com
  Moscow Mules are trendy drinks, but officials are warning about potential health issues from the cocktails coming in contact with copper mugs.
  
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• 9-year-old NASA applicant gets planetarium job offer - CNET

  09-08-2017 20:13 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Jack Davis, self-styled Guardian of the Galaxy and NASA planetary protection applicant, is wanted by the new Liberty Science Center.
  
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• Hackers allegedly tried to trick HBO with altered document - CNET

  09-08-2017 20:11 via cnet.com
  The hackers leaked a "Game of Thrones" script and said they had 1.5 terabytes of data left. One of those could be a lie.
  
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• South Korea mulling world's first robot tax

  09-08-2017 20:09 via zdnet.com
  Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for workers
  
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• Trump can’t use cyber to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons

  09-08-2017 19:51
  
  By: Liat ClarkContinue reading...
  
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• 4 new features in Messages on iOS 11 - CNET

  09-08-2017 19:41 via cnet.com
  The Messages app on iOS 11 is a heck of a lot better than iOS 10, yet it doesn't look all that different. Here's what you need to know
  
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• Move big data to the public cloud with an insight PaaS

  09-08-2017 19:31 via zdnet.com
  In five years you'll be using insight platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) for big data in the public cloud. On-premise won't be an option. Here's why.
  
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• iPhone 8 charging with no strings attached (The 3:59, Ep. 264) - CNET

  09-08-2017 19:23 via cnet.com
  Also on the podcast, we take a look at a smart city in Italy and a possible ban on iPhone sales in the US.
  
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• Vantiv finalizes $10.4 billion Worldpay acquisition

  09-08-2017 19:11 via zdnet.com
  Vantiv said the combined company will be called Worldpay.
  
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• KeyCDN

  09-08-2017 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  KeyCDN is an easy-to-use content delivery network which provides a solid set of features for a very low price.KeyCDN has relatively few servers, but they're focused in the key areas: 10 in North America, 10 in Europe, three in Asia, one in Oceania and one in South America.The service supports both origin pull (KeyCDN grabs content from your origin server when required) and origin push (you upload content to KeyCDN). Origin push features include the ability to upload content via your FTP account,
  
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• I spent a sleepless night on Cabin's sleeper bus video - CNET

  09-08-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  This is what it's like to ride on Cabin, a bus that travels between San Francisco and Los Angeles overnight.
  
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• Cabin’s ‘moving hotel’ wants to be better than flying - Roadshow

  09-08-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  The Cabin sleeper bus will take you between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Let’s just hope you can sleep.
  
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• Intel, Mobileye to put 100 Level 4 self-driving cars on roads - Roadshow

  09-08-2017 18:41 via cnet.com
  It will take some time to expand the fleet to 100 vehicles, but this partnership wants to hit the ground running, and soon.
  
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• Andy Rubin's Essential gains Amazon, Tencent as strategic backers - CNET

  09-08-2017 18:36 via cnet.com
  The startup's phone will be sold unlocked on Amazon, Best Buy and Essential.com, as well as through Sprint.
  
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• Disney cuts the cord with Netflix video - CNET

  09-08-2017 18:35 via cnet.com
  Say goodbye to Marvel, Star Wars and Disney movies on Netflix in 2019 when Disney launches its own streaming service. Can Netflix's Millarworld purchase help fill the hole?
  
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• Next Apple Watch faces the long road to mass smartwatch appeal

  09-08-2017 18:31 via zdnet.com
  Smartwatches have been great companion devices for smartphone giants like Apple and Samsung, and they've been a check-off item in the portfolio of luxury and fashion brands. But their growth will be limited as long as they live in the shadow of phones.
  
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• Fake Google firm shut down after probe

  09-08-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Movette used "deceptive methods" to bill clients for managing how they appeared in search results.
  
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• 7 lightest 15-inch laptops you can buy video - CNET

  09-08-2017 18:25 via cnet.com
  ​Like a big screen, but need to travel light? Here are your best options.
  
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• Holiday couple watch on CCTV app as Streetly home burgled

  09-08-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The holidaymakers were 120 miles away when they were alerted that someone was in their garden.
  
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• AI can provide huge benefits to energy companies -- so why aren't they using it?

  09-08-2017 17:58 via zdnet.com
  Barriers to adoption include resistance to change, and skepticism about whether new technologies will deliver.
  
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• Accidental leak may have revealed 2018 Nissan Leaf specs early - Roadshow

  09-08-2017 17:58 via cnet.com
  The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
  
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• Racier Volkswagen Passat GT moves from concept to production - Roadshow

  09-08-2017 17:43 via cnet.com
  It could hit dealerships by the end of the year.
  
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• Fire closes Flash Memory Summit show

  09-08-2017 17:31 via zdnet.com
  The Flash Memory Summit — ground zero for all things flash in Silicon Valley — has shut down its exhibit show floor due to a fire
  
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• Get a look inside Apple Park from construction workers - CNET

  09-08-2017 17:24 via cnet.com
  Snapchat users have been posting pictures and videos from inside the nearly finished campus.
  
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• Anker Eufy Genie Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  09-08-2017 17:22 via cnet.com
  The Alexa-enabled Eufy Genie from Anker offers voice-activated access to Amazon's popular virtual assistant for just $35.
  
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• Intel's Mobileye is building a fleet of fully autonomous cars

  09-08-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  The first slate of level 4 SAE vehicles will deploy sometime later this year, Intel said.
  
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• These are best sci-fi movies you should be watching

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
  Looking for a sci-fi fix? Here's our pick of the best sci-fi movies available on Netflix UK, Now TV and Amazon Prime
  
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• The best sci-fi movies you should be streaming right now

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
  By:Sian Bradleyand Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
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• The best sci-fi movies to watch after Blade Runner 2049

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
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• Denon AH-C620 (AH-C621R)

  09-08-2017 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The mid-range in-ear market is perhaps the toughest to quantify for the regular headphone maker. The devices on offer aren’t quite cheap enough to warrant an impulse buy, nor are they expensive enough to be that ultimate Christmas or birthday purchase. So, for a pair of buds to standout in this price range, they have to take the Goldilocks approach and balance decent features with solid sound to create a device that’s ‘just right’.
  Design
  Enter the Denon AH-C620 (known as
  
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• Is the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio a BMW M3 killer? video - Roadshow

  09-08-2017 16:58 via cnet.com
  Alfa is back with a car that truly shines. Let's find out if it's enough to take on the Germans.
  
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