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• Linksys WRT32X AC3200 dual-band Wi-Fi gaming router review - CNET

  15-12-2017 23:52 via cnet.com
  The Linksys WRT32X stabilizes in-game ping like a pro, but you're going to pay for the convenience.
  
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• Facebook defends itself against critics of social media

  15-12-2017 23:34
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Friday struck back against scientific researchers and tech industry insiders who have criticized the world's biggest social media network and its competitors for transforming how people behave and express emotion.
  
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• Roku Streaming Stick 2017 review - CNET

  15-12-2017 23:26 via cnet.com
  The Roku Streaming Stick is an excellent choice if you couldn't care less about 4K and want to declutter your coffee table of remotes.
  
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• How automatic emergency braking helps save lives - Roadshow

  15-12-2017 23:22 via cnet.com
  Yes, autobraking tech does what it says on the tin: It automatically brakes to help prevent a crash. But there's more to it than that. Roadshow explains.
  
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• Security robot loses its job after vandalism, threats - CNET

  15-12-2017 23:18 via cnet.com
  A San Francisco animal shelter fires a Knightscope security robot after a fracas over its role with nearby homeless.
  
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• Samsung and LG will show off new phones at CES, report says - CNET

  15-12-2017 22:48 via cnet.com
  The company's budget Galaxy A8 and A8+ for 2018 are said to be preparing an appearance in Las Vegas in January.
  
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• Ford finds the future of driving in Detroit - Roadshow

  15-12-2017 22:41 via cnet.com
  Ford is setting its EV and autonomous vehicle teams up in Detroit's hippest neighborhood.
  
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• ZF's concept steering wheel integrates gesture control - Roadshow

  15-12-2017 22:23 via cnet.com
  The German firm sees a future where touchscreens and capacitive sensors bring further functionality to your steering wheel.
  
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• False paradise? EU is no haven of Net neutrality, say critics

  15-12-2017 22:23
  LISBON/MILAN (Reuters) - America's decision to scrap rules designed to ensure a free and open internet leaves the European Union as the biggest market where Net neutrality still prevails -- but critics say the EU is not a level playing field.
  
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• Google shutting down Project Tango in March 2018

  15-12-2017 22:07 via zdnet.com
  Google will turn its attention to ARCore that doesn't require special hardware.
  
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• Microsoft giving away PUBG game to lure you to buy Xbox One X - CNET

  15-12-2017 21:34 via cnet.com
  More than a million people are playing the viral gaming hit PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on the game console, and a promotion could attract more.
  
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• Facebook admits it poses mental health risk – but says using site more can help

  15-12-2017 21:33 via theguardian.com
  Company acknowledges ‘passive’ consumption of material can make people ‘feel worse’ but argues more engagement could improve wellbeingFacebook has acknowledged that social media use can be bad for users’ mental health, a sign the company is feeling pressure from a growing chorus of critics raising alarms about the platform’s effect on society. Researchers for the social network admitted in a blogpost Friday that studies have found that spending time on Faceboo
  
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• Google Maps now will tell you it's time to get off the bus - CNET

  15-12-2017 21:32 via cnet.com
  On Android, Google's navigation service offers more of a helping hand when you're using public transit.
  
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• BlackBerry officially ends support for Priv, outlines BB10 plans

  15-12-2017 21:30 via zdnet.com
  BlackBerry said it will no longer deliver monthly security updates for the Android-powered Priv handset.
  
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• Microsoft's Cortana now has 230 skills (and Amazon's Alexa, 25,000)

  15-12-2017 21:29 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Cortana is lagging far behind Amazon's Alexa when it comes to available skills, and doesn't look to catch up any time soon.
  
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• Get a lifetime subscription to Fleeq for $49

  15-12-2017 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Designed for HR, product, support, sales and training teams, Fleeq makes it easy to create tutorial and explainer videos. Normally it's $49 per MONTH.
  
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• Facebook's Snooze button lets you mute news feed distractions - CNET

  15-12-2017 21:09 via cnet.com
  The new feature, previously only in testing, arrives as Facebook faces criticism from former employees over social media's impact on our well-being.
  
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• Blockchain consortium Hyperledger loses members, funding: documents

  15-12-2017 21:00
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 15 members of blockchain consortium Hyperledger have either cut their financial support for the project or quit the group over the past few months, according to documents seen by Reuters.
  
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• ​The real battle for net neutrality begins: The people v. FCC

  15-12-2017 20:56 via zdnet.com
  The FCC will not be getting the last word on the fate of net neutrality.
  
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• Galaxy S9 could touch down late February, which makes sense - CNET

  15-12-2017 20:46 via cnet.com
  Samsung is rumored to unveil its next big phone in Barcelona.
  
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• Conquering Alaska, slowly, in a Chevrolet Cruze video - Roadshow

  15-12-2017 20:42 via cnet.com
  Road Rally is a motorsport like no other. Speed is not the aim. Precision timing and expert vigilance are needed to win. We tried our hand at the most frustrating of motorsports in Alaska with a Chevrolet Cruze.
  
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• Epic Mars portrait turns the planet on its head - CNET

  15-12-2017 20:21 via cnet.com
  Take a fresh look at Mars with a European Space Agency image that brings the planet into rare focus.
  
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• iTunes won't be in the Microsoft Store this year

  15-12-2017 20:20 via zdnet.com
  Sorry, Windows 10 S users. Apple confirms that iTunes won't make it into the Microsoft Store this year, as Microsoft and Apple originally promised.
  
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• Amazon Prime's video lineup for January 2018 - CNET

  15-12-2017 20:16 via cnet.com
  "Reservoir Dogs," "Doctor Who," and "Zodiac" arrive on Amazon's streaming service.
  
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• Cryptocurrencies: City watchdog to investigate new fundraising trend

  15-12-2017 19:58 via theguardian.com
  FCA to escalate scrutiny of initial coin offerings in currencies such as bitcoin, increasingly used by startupsThe City regulator is intensifying its scrutiny of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to establish if new rules are needed for the fast-growing market.Celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Floyd Mayweather and Harry Redknapp have associated themselves with ICOs, which can be used to raise money for internet startups. Hilton, though, is reported to have deleted
  
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• Toyota Gazoo Racing to debut racy Super Sport Concept - Roadshow

  15-12-2017 19:08 via cnet.com
  It's bringing a Le Mans race car to the street.
  
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• EU agrees clampdown on bitcoin platforms to tackle money laundering

  15-12-2017 19:07
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states and legislators agreed on Friday on stricter rules to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing on exchange platforms for bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the EU said in a statement.
  
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• Micro-fortresses everywhere: The cloud security model and the software-defined perimeter

  15-12-2017 19:04 via zdnet.com
  Where we encounter the efforts of security practitioners to apply something that sounds like an old model to the new system of distributed computing, and find out to get it to work, they have to turn it inside out.
  
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• Facebook isn't destroying society after all, says former exec - CNET

  15-12-2017 19:03 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Chamath Palihapitiya, who suggested that he doesn't let his kids use Facebook, clarifies his views. On Facebook.
  
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• Today is the day AIM officially dies - CNET

  15-12-2017 19:02 via cnet.com
  So long, AOL Instant Messenger. Today is the day the beloved messaging service finally logs off.
  
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• Exclusive: FCC plans to fine Sinclair $13.3 million over undisclosed commercials

  15-12-2017 19:01
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine Sinclair Broadcasting Corp $13.3 million after it failed to properly disclose that paid programming that aired on local TV stations was sponsored by a cancer institute, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
  
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• Must-have travel gadgets video - CNET

  15-12-2017 19:00 via cnet.com
  These three gadgets can help save you from the worst travel nightmares.
  
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• Use Apple Pay, score some iTunes gift cards - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:53 via cnet.com
  The promo lasts through Dec. 21.
  
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• Norway becomes the first country to end nationwide FM radio - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:53 via cnet.com
  This week the Scandinavian country completed the transition from analog to digital radio, becoming the first to shut down FM broadcasts.
  
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• Get an unlocked Moto G4 Plus phone and 6 months of service for $149.99 - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:42 via cnet.com
  The phone itself sells elsewhere for as much as $220. The service: a $150 value, and not from the carrier you're expecting. Plus: three sweet bonus deals, including a free $20 game!
  
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• Samsung's Alexa-like home speaker could arrive in early 2018 - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:38 via cnet.com
  It's rumored to cost around $200.
  
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• Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for January 2018 - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:28 via cnet.com
  31 new originals, tons of great movies like "The Godfather" and more hit Netflix in the new year.
  
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• Facebook launches new snooze feature

  15-12-2017 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook introduces a new snooze feature on the site to allow users to temporarily unfollow a person.
  
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• Brazil's Embraer eyes 2024 commercial launch for Uber partnership: CEO

  15-12-2017 18:24
  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A partnership that Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has struck with U.S. ride-hailing application Uber Technologies Inc will launch its first test flight in 2020, and aims to start commercial service in 2024, an executive said on Friday.
  
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• Amazon to sell Apple TV, Google Chromecast after two-year ban video - CNET

  15-12-2017 18:14 via cnet.com
  Amazon puts up listings for the two media streamers that were kicked out of the store back in 2015.
  
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• AI in schools, open banking: Podcast 348

  15-12-2017 18:10
  
  Coming up today: AI is being used to rate UK schools, are you ready for the banking revolution, and everything you need to know about the internet.
  
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• More than 1m 'forgotten homes' in UK do not get fast enough broadband

  15-12-2017 17:56 via theguardian.com
  Ofcom report finds 4% of UK properties cannot access speeds of at least 10Mbps deemed necessary for modern internet useMore than 1m “forgotten homes” across the UK are unable to get sufficiently fast broadband to meet a typical family’s needs, from watching Netflix to browsing YouTube.Ofcom, the communications regulator, said 4% of UK homes and offices, about 1.1m properties, could not access broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps. Continue reading...
  
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• After U.S. decision, France says will continue to defend net neutrality

  15-12-2017 17:45
  PARIS (Reuters) - France will continue to defend "net neutrality" irrespective of what other countries may do, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday, after a United States commission voted to ditch rules on the issue.
  
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• U.S. internet rule change leaves major streaming companies unscathed for now

  15-12-2017 17:35
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Behind your video stream of a hit like "Stranger Things" is a complicated array of technology and business relationships that will not change very much, at least in the short term, as a result of this week's repeal of U.S. regulations on internet traffic, industry insiders say.
  
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• EU court rejects U.S. intervention in Apple's Irish $15 billion tax case

  15-12-2017 17:32
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's second-highest court has rejected a request from the U.S. government to intervene in Apple's challenge against an EU order to pay back taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) because it failed to prove a direct interest in the outcome of the case.
  
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• Amazon to pay 100 million euros to settle Italy tax dispute

  15-12-2017 17:10
  MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's tax authority said on Friday it had reached an agreement with e-commerce giant Amazon to settle outstanding tax claims covering the period 2011-2015.
  
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• Battery suppliers struggle to keep up with demand for Porsche's Panamera

  15-12-2017 17:09
  LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Battery suppliers are struggling to cope with buoyant demand for Porsche's Panamera hybrid sedan, the sports car maker told Reuters, in a sign parent Volkswagen's shift to cleaner vehicles may be paying off, but also of the challenges involved.
  
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• SpaceX launches first reusable capsule and rocket - CNET

  15-12-2017 16:45 via cnet.com
  SpaceX is attempting its first launch of a used Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket today.
  
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