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• Apple transfers iCloud operation in China to a local government-backed firm

  14-01-2018 23:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple's move to hand Chinese iCloud operations to a local government-backed firm in Guizhou province is to comply with the cybersecurity law enacted in June.
  
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• 'Handmaid's Tale': Watch the chilling season-two trailer - CNET

  14-01-2018 23:09 via cnet.com
  The eerie dystopian story will go beyond Margaret Atwood's novel when the new season launches in April.
  
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• How to post a still frame of a video to Instagram - CNET

  14-01-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Turn a video into a photo.
  
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• Meet your match: Google app finds famous art you look like - CNET

  14-01-2018 21:32 via cnet.com
  Grab the Monet and Gogh: The Google Arts & Culture app lets you take a selfie, then compares it to thousands of museum paintings.
  
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• Softbank invests 460 million euros in Germany's Auto1: sources

  14-01-2018 21:04
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Japan's Softbank will invest 460 million euros ($561 million) in used-car dealing platform Auto1, marking the first investment in Germany by its Vision Fund, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• U.S. transport chief to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines

  14-01-2018 20:20
  DETROIT (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines this summer as the government works to rewrite regulations that pose legal barriers to robot vehicles, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday.
  
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• Bill Murray's Steve Bannon wants Logan Paul for president - CNET

  14-01-2018 19:24 via cnet.com
  Commentary: If the YouTube star wants to know how far his image has fallen, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch offers a clue.
  
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• Saudi Electricity signs deal with Japanese firms for first EV pilot

  14-01-2018 19:11
  KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - State-controlled Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) has signed a deal with Japanese Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), Nissan Motor Co and Takaoka Toko for the first electric vehicle (EV) pilot project in the world's largest oil exporter, it said on Sunday.
  
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• Print a 200-million-year-old dinosaur at home - CNET

  14-01-2018 17:49 via cnet.com
  A PhD student uses a 3D surface file of a Massospondylus dinosaur fossil to uncover more secrets, then makes it available for armchair paleontologists to study.
  
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• Most Americans try to self-install home electronics (30 percent give up) - CNET

  14-01-2018 17:34 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A new survey suggests that when it comes to routers, set-top boxes, SmartTVs and the like, some struggle to set them up.
  
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• White House struggles for 22 minutes to mute conference call - CNET

  14-01-2018 17:01 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In a call with reporters about Iran, it becomes hard to create silence. Should we feel sympathy?
  
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• Out shooting with the most elite camera I've ever held - CNET

  14-01-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  I took a super expensive Phase One monochrome-only camera out for a photoshoot and it taught me a lot about my own photography.
  
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• 2019 Ford Ranger looks to capture the midsize pickup truck crown video - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 06:20 via cnet.com
  The Ford Ranger returns to the US with tougher looks and impressive tech offerings.
  
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• Chevrolet Silverado gets an extreme makeover for 2019 at NAIAS video - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 06:07 via cnet.com
  "Watch out, Ford. The next-generation Silverado is looking better than ever."
  
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• 2019 Ford Ranger Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 06:01 via cnet.com
  A tougher appearance and a long list of available tech features highlight Ford's return to the midsize pickup segment.
  
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• 2019 Ford Edge Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 05:38 via cnet.com
  Drivetrain upgrades, new styling and lots of standard tech highlight the updated 2019 Ford Edge lineup.
  
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• 2019 Chevy Silverado bows at Detroit with newfound muscle - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 04:22 via cnet.com
  Next-gen light-duty pickup adds tech and performance while dropping weight.
  
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• 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

  14-01-2018 02:51 via cnet.com
  The Big Bowtie goes on a 450-pound diet, can run on just one cylinder, and still has enough room left over for the industry's first powered tailgate.
  
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• Chelsea Manning says she's running for US Senate - CNET

  14-01-2018 01:09 via cnet.com
  Famous for handing a huge cache of secret documents to WikiLeaks, the transgendered Manning has filed a statement of candidacy with the US elections commission.
  
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• French telcos commit three billion euros to cover network black spots: report

  14-01-2018 00:03
  PARIS (Reuters) - France's mobile telephone operators will spend more than 3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) rolling out a 4G network in black spots across the country to ensure there are no coverage gaps by 2020, according to a government minister.
  
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