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• Alibaba launches cat-shaped car vending machines in China - Roadshow

  13-12-2017 23:58 via cnet.com
  Customers can sign up for a three-day test drive and pick up their car from a giant cat-shaped vending machine.
  
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• NY attorney general: 2M net neutrality comments were fake - CNET

  13-12-2017 23:47 via cnet.com
  A day before the vote to take down the 2015 rules, AG Eric Schneiderman reports on misused identities in comments to the FCC.
  
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• Microsoft is using AI to bring nuance to our search results - CNET

  13-12-2017 23:40 via cnet.com
  The software giant wants to make its software both smarter and more helpful. That means Bing search will give you more helpful answers, Outlook will identify important emails and Word will help you write smarter sounding memos.
  
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• Microsoft adds more AI-powered updates to Bing, Cortana, Office 365

  13-12-2017 23:37 via zdnet.com
  Bing, Cortana and Office 365 are getting more features that Microsoft is categorizing as powered by AI. Here's what's coming.
  
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• APAC firms confident of security measures despite breaches: Fortinet

  13-12-2017 23:29 via zdnet.com
  48 percent of IT decision makers at APAC organisations are confident of their security measures, despite 86 percent of those organisations having been victim of a breach, Fortinet's enterprise security survey has revealed.
  
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• NEC Australia to offer real-time video facial recognition

  13-12-2017 23:26 via zdnet.com
  With video captured using fixed and mobile camera sensors in body cams, smartphones, and drones, NEC Australia customers can use the company's new facial recognition platform in real time.
  
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• Beer helps explain battle brewing over net neutrality video - CNET

  13-12-2017 23:17 via cnet.com
  What's the big deal about net neutrality? Grab a beer with CNET's Bridget Carey as she serves up an easy explanation.
  
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• Continental's CES 2018 stand is all about the battery - Roadshow

  13-12-2017 23:06 via cnet.com
  It will show off both a wireless charging scheme and a clever system called AllCharge.
  
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• Delphi's smarter engine gets 15 percent better fuel efficiency - Roadshow

  13-12-2017 22:55 via cnet.com
  Automotive equipment supplier Delphi and partner Tula demo smarter cylinder firing, increasing fuel efficiency for combustion engines.
  
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• VW teases stylish 2019 Jetta ahead of Detroit debut - Roadshow

  13-12-2017 22:54 via cnet.com
  Boring no more, at least according to these sketches.
  
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• Freeze your credit after the Equifax hack? Get ready to face Healthcare.gov hurdles

  13-12-2017 22:48 via zdnet.com
  A surge in Americans enrolling in health insurance plans is expected before the Friday deadline.
  
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• NASA astronauts will see 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in space - CNET

  13-12-2017 22:47 via cnet.com
  The movie is out of this world, or it will be as soon as NASA schedules the in-orbit screening. It takes time to uh, planet.
  
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• NBA mixes it up with Twitch partnership - CNET

  13-12-2017 22:41 via cnet.com
  The social video service best known to gamers will stream up to six minor league games per week.
  
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• White House details IT modernization set for 2018

  13-12-2017 22:31 via zdnet.com
  A report says the White House will focus on security, enabling use of commercial cloud, and ridding of obsolete tech across government agencies.
  
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• SJ7 Star action camera hands-on: A high-quality GoPro clone with great features

  13-12-2017 22:09 via zdnet.com
  The SJ7 Star is a well-built compact camera that is more than a match for a GoPro, but it's around half the cost.
  
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• Canon i-Sensys MF735Cx

  13-12-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This is a fairly large unit for an A4 printer with no provision for A3 paper, but it does offer a lot of features at its recommended price point of £599 (around $800). Printing, scanning, copying and faxing are the four basic functions of a 4-in-1 multifunction device, but Canon has included some sophisticated extras in the shape of a 5-inch tilting color touchscreen, a dual-sided document scanner, a 50-sheet multi-purpose tray and a deep 250-page paper tray.A set of four toner cartridges
  
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• Three U.S. men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks

  13-12-2017 21:44
  (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics equipment used to knock major websites offline in massive 2016 cyber attacks.
  
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• Google launches Assistant on Android tablets, more phones

  13-12-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  Android tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat and 6.0 Marshmallow will see Google Assistant in the coming weeks.
  
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• Samsung's AirPods competitor is a contender video - CNET

  13-12-2017 21:23 via cnet.com
  Samsung's second-generation Gear IconX is slightly smaller, more comfortable to wear and has much better battery life.
  
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• Chromebooks and Office 365 together will challenge Windows laptops

  13-12-2017 21:12 via zdnet.com
  With Microsoft porting Office 365 to Chromebooks, a big reason to stick with Windows has gone out the door.
  
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• iPhone 8 and X ranked as 2nd and 3rd most searched terms in 2017 - CNET

  13-12-2017 21:01 via cnet.com
  Google showed us what people are searching for in its annual "Year in Search" blog post.
  
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• Apple invests $390 million in VCSEL maker Finisar

  13-12-2017 20:52 via zdnet.com
  VCSELs are an optical technology used in the iPhone X for Face ID, Animoji, and the TrueDepth camera's Portrait mode.
  
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• Google Assistant now offered on Android tablets - CNET

  13-12-2017 20:51 via cnet.com
  The personal assistant is also landing on Lollipop phones. All told, half of Android users across the globe will have access to it.
  
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• France proposes age-of-consent rule for Facebook users

  13-12-2017 20:39
  PARIS (Reuters) - All French children under the age of 16 will have to seek parental approval to open an account on Facebook or any other social network under draft legislation presented on Wednesday.
  
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• 3D-printed Christmas tree toppers celebrate Beyoncé, Hillary - CNET

  13-12-2017 20:30 via cnet.com
  Move over, angels. You can now crown your Christmas tree with winged versions of Serena Williams, Hillary Clinton and Beyoncé
  
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• Trump administration calls for government IT to adopt cloud services

  13-12-2017 20:26
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said Wednesday the U.S. government needs a major overhaul of information technology systems and should take steps to better protect data and accelerate efforts to use cloud-based technology.
  
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• Maker of sneaky Mac adware sends security researcher cease-and-desist letters

  13-12-2017 20:17 via zdnet.com
  "If there's code that's mining data and hiding itself on a computer without any way of removing it, that's malware, plain and simple."
  
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• Top Google searches of 2017 video - CNET

  13-12-2017 20:16 via cnet.com
  What have we been searching for this year? Let's take a look.
  
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• NBN sets up 50Mbps as flagship speed under new wholesale pricing

  13-12-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  NBN will be offering bundled AVC and CVC pricing to retailers as of Q2 next year, with discounts across the 50Mbps and 100Mbps tiers designed to drive uptake of higher-speed plans.
  
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• 20-minute Uber ride cost over $14,000 video - CNET

  13-12-2017 19:53 via cnet.com
  Uber says driver error led to one passenger receiving an insane bill.
  
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• The huge TV screens of CES 2018 are coming for you (The 3:59, Ep. 332) - CNET

  13-12-2017 19:51 via cnet.com
  We talk with TV guru David Katzmaier about QLED, Micro LED and OLED.
  
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• Target acquires Shipt for $550M to bring you same-day delivery - CNET

  13-12-2017 19:43 via cnet.com
  The retail giant says Shipt's platform will help bring same-day delivery to approximately half of Target stores by early 2018.
  
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• ​IEDM 2017: GlobalFoundries announces 7nm chipmaking process

  13-12-2017 19:42 via zdnet.com
  The development of its own 7nm technology is a significant milestone for customers like AMD and IBM that need the highest performance. But GlobalFoundries has also evolved into a full-service foundry with a range of technology and products.
  
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• Brazilian fintech Nubank starts international tech talent hunt

  13-12-2017 19:33 via zdnet.com
  The firm launches an engineering center in Berlin, with plans to grow the international talent pool in the horizon.
  
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• AutoComplete: Nissan's mini car wash tests paint finishes video - Roadshow

  13-12-2017 19:22 via cnet.com
  Plus: Energica is chosen for an electric bike race series, and Ford patents a smartphone case key fob.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 11.2.1 with HomeKit vulnerability fix

  13-12-2017 19:17 via zdnet.com
  HomeKit users will want to install this update as soon as possible.
  
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• Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

  13-12-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Three men admit creating and running Mirai, a botnet used to block access to much of the web.
  
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• Baidu embraces single-socket AMD EPYC chips

  13-12-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  AMD scores another big win for its EPYC server chips, with Baidu switching to a single-socket platform for its AI, big data, and cloud computing services.
  
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• FCC's net neutrality repeal 'boggles the mind,' says commissioner - CNET

  13-12-2017 18:43 via cnet.com
  Mignon Clyburn, one of two Democrats on the five-member FCC, is speaking out against the Republican plan to unravel Obama-era net neutrality protections.
  
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• T-Mobile to launch pay TV service to end your pain - CNET

  13-12-2017 18:09 via cnet.com
  It's acquiring a TV tech startup that will help it get into the TV market, with service starting in 2018.
  
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• Mirai botnet hackers plead guilty for 2016 web outage - CNET

  13-12-2017 18:09 via cnet.com
  The massive botnet attack took down websites like Twitter, Spotify and Netflix for several hours in 2016.
  
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• How to make phone calls on your Mac - CNET

  13-12-2017 18:06 via cnet.com
  Learn how to set up your iPhone and Mac to make and receive calls from your Mac.
  
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• Security researcher says DirecTV hardware can be easily hacked

  13-12-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The flaw was privately disclosed to the device maker in June, but six months later, there's still no patch.
  
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• T-Mobile gets into paid TV market

  13-12-2017 17:53 via zdnet.com
  It's acquiring a TV tech startup that will help it get into the TV market, with service starting in 2018.
  
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