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• Most Intel PCs 'immune' to Spectre, Meltdown by next week - CNET

  04-01-2018 23:45 via cnet.com
  The chipmaker says updates soon will block any attacks using the new vulnerabilities. And most people won't notice a slowdown, it promises.
  
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• Spotify hits 70 million paying subscribers - CNET

  04-01-2018 23:42 via cnet.com
  In a tweet punctuated with a clapping-hands emoji, Spotify said the number of paying members rose by 10 million in less than half a year.
  
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• Intel shares fall as investors worry about costs of chip flaw

  04-01-2018 23:28
  (Reuters. - Intel Corp shares fell nearly 2 percent on Thursday as investors worried about the potential financial liability and reputational hit from recently disclosed security flaws in its widely used microprocessors.
  
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• Apple: App Store customers spent $890 million Christmas week

  04-01-2018 23:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple broke previous holiday records in a seven-day period starting Christmas Eve.
  
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• Garmin launches Alexa-controlled infotainment platform

  04-01-2018 22:47 via zdnet.com
  Garmin's platform will also have predictive algorithms to give weather conditions expected along any route.
  
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• Spotify reaches 70 million subscribers

  04-01-2018 22:42
  (Reuters) - Music streaming service Spotify, which filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering on Wednesday, has 70 million subscribers, it said in a tweet on Thursday.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' season 8 release year confirmed, finally - CNET

  04-01-2018 22:32 via cnet.com
  HBO officially announces a 2019 return date for "Game of Thrones" season 8. Winter is coming back at a leisurely pace.
  
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• CNET Asks: Has Apple lost your trust? - CNET

  04-01-2018 22:15 via cnet.com
  Apple has recently been under fire for admitting to slowing down older iPhones to offset battery problems. Will you continue to trust Apple?
  
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• AutoComplete: Tesla delays Model 3 production goals ... again video - Roadshow

  04-01-2018 22:13 via cnet.com
  Plus: Hyundai and VW lean on a team of self-driving all-stars, and Mercedes gives out some key specs for the 2019 G-Class.
  
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• Smart speakers are now the fastest-growing consumer technology

  04-01-2018 21:46 via zdnet.com
  According to a new report from Canalys, smart speakers have gained market share faster than AR, VR and even wearables.
  
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• Telenav perfects in-car advertising, likely to consumer chagrin - Roadshow

  04-01-2018 21:35 via cnet.com
  The targeted advertising and navigation company seeks to partner with OEMs on in-car ads.
  
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• CEO Zuckerberg sets 2018 goal: 'fix' Facebook

  04-01-2018 21:29
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday his goal for 2018 was to put the business he co-founded on a more solid footing, a break with his longstanding practice of setting a purely personal annual goal.
  
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• Survey: Has smart office tech made your work life easier or caused more hassles?

  04-01-2018 21:27 via zdnet.com
  Take this quick survey and tell us about your experience with digital assistants, videoconferencing solutions, connected thermostats, and other smart office tech.
  
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• Ford copies intellectual property from bees, designs fancy parcel shelf - Roadshow

  04-01-2018 21:26 via cnet.com
  Ford designers have used honeycomb technology to design a superstrong package shelf.
  
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• Why Intel x86 must die: Our cloud-centric future depends on open source chips

  04-01-2018 21:25 via zdnet.com
  Perhaps the Meltdown and Spectre bugs are the impetus for making long-overdue changes to the core DNA of the semiconductor industry and how chip architectures are designed.
  
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• ​How Linux is dealing with Meltdown and Spectre

  04-01-2018 21:18 via zdnet.com
  Torvalds and company are not happy with Intel as they continue to move forward with delivering Linux security patches.
  
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• Zuckerberg says he's committed to fixing Facebook this year - CNET

  04-01-2018 21:14 via cnet.com
  The Facebook chief makes it his personal mission for the next year to focus on solving issues confronting his company, ranging from Russian interference and the spread of hate, to harassment and abuse.
  
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• Intel starts issuing patches for Meltdown, Spectre vulnerabilities

  04-01-2018 21:05 via zdnet.com
  Intel says it has already issued updates for the majority of its processor products released in the last five years.
  
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• Apple joins alliance to shrink your online videos - CNET

  04-01-2018 21:05 via cnet.com
  The iPhone maker becomes the last of tech's biggest companies to endorse compression technology designed to go easy on your data plan.
  
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• 9 tips and tricks to get started with the Nintendo Switch - CNET

  04-01-2018 20:59 via cnet.com
  Want to get the most out of your Switch? Read this.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg sets toughest new year's goal yet: fixing Facebook

  04-01-2018 20:55
  CEO reveals this year’s ‘personal challenge’ as site faces relentless criticism over spreading of misinformation and damage to users’ mental healthAmid unceasing criticism of Facebook’s immense power and pernicious impact on society, its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Thursday that his “personal challenge” for 2018 will be “to focus on fixing these important issues”. Zuckerberg’s new year’s resolution – a tradition for the
  
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• NASA rover spots strange 'stick-like figures' on Mars - CNET

  04-01-2018 20:50 via cnet.com
  NASA's Curiosity rover is eyeing a group of angular formations on Mars that stand out from the usual rocks.
  
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• No, that's not a domino, it's just a super-tiny phone - CNET

  04-01-2018 20:37 via cnet.com
  The Zanco Tiny T1 phone is small enough that even Zoolander might use it.
  
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• Google may be mulling over parting ways with Zagat - CNET

  04-01-2018 20:36 via cnet.com
  Google is reportedly thinking hard about selling off the restaurant review company.
  
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• Fat Cat Thursday and the changing world of work | Letters

  04-01-2018 20:25
  Tim Gossling says that automation means the old capitalist model is no longer viable; Albert Beale writes that our drive for ‘efficiency’ is creating an increasingly inhumane world; plus letters from Keith Flett, John Wilson and Christine Weaser The Institute for Public Policy Research seems to think it is expounding some new ideas on the dangers of future technology (Poorest to fare worst in age of automation, 28 December), but in fact these ideas are half a century old. Norbert Wie
  
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• How to protect your PC against the Intel chip flaw - CNET

  04-01-2018 20:23 via cnet.com
  Here are the steps to take to keep your Windows laptop or PC safe from Meltdown and Spectre.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg vows to 'fix' Facebook

  04-01-2018 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network's CEO promises to look at how it handles abuse, hate and so-called fake news.
  
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• Gemalto launches a new contactless credit card with a fingerprint reader

  04-01-2018 20:19 via zdnet.com
  The new biometric-powered contactless cards use fingerprint recognition to authenticate the cardholder, in an effort to cut down on in-store fraud.
  
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• U.S. derivatives regulator to review bitcoin futures risks

  04-01-2018 20:11
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. derivatives regulator will hold two meetings to discuss the procedure and operational controls for listing and trading digital currency futures, it said on Thursday, amid rising concerns over the risks bitcoin poses to the financial system.
  
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• Secretive SpaceX mission may slip, delay Falcon Heavy debut - CNET

  04-01-2018 19:52 via cnet.com
  The company's most mysterious launch yet has been delayed for nearly two months and may get pushed back again.
  
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• Wicked Audio's new line of budget headphones includes a totally wireless model - CNET

  04-01-2018 19:48 via cnet.com
  Among Wicked's collection of new sub-$100 Bluetooth headphones is a set of $75 totally wireless earbuds.
  
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• How a researcher hacked his own computer and found 'worst' chip flaw

  04-01-2018 19:41
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daniel Gruss didn't sleep much the night he hacked his own computer and exposed a flaw in most of the chips made in the past two decades by hardware giant Intel Corp.
  
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• Intel falls as investors worry about costs of fixing chip bug

  04-01-2018 19:40
  (Reuters) - Intel Corpshares fell nearly 3 percent on Thursday as investors worried that newly disclosed bugs in the company's widely used computer microprocessors could be costly to mitigate.
  
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• Abode's excellent security system teams with Google Assistant - CNET

  04-01-2018 19:27 via cnet.com
  You'll be able to control Abode's lights, switches and dimmers with a voice command to Google, and more features are on the way.
  
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• Toyota will bring its latest self-driving platform to CES 2018 - Roadshow

  04-01-2018 19:20 via cnet.com
  It doesn't look all that different than the old one, but looks can be deceiving.
  
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• Symphony chat platform faces outage due to unplanned maintenance

  04-01-2018 19:16
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chat and data service Symphony Communication Services LLC had unscheduled maintenance on Thursday, disrupting the free version of the Wall Street-backed platform for some users, a spokeswoman said.
  
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• Chip hacks: How much is your device at risk?

  04-01-2018 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Two major security flaws leave millions of computers at risk, but how much should you worry?
  
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• Plan a Tesla road trip using its new website tool - Roadshow

  04-01-2018 18:56 via cnet.com
  It's a simplified version of its in-car trip planner, to help reduce EV-related anxiety for prospective owners.
  
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