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• Facebook shirks responsibility, says experts can't be trusted - CNET

  20-01-2018 22:06 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In asking Facebook's so-called community to decide which news sources are trustworthy, Mark Zuckerberg offers a truly disturbing rationale.
  
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• Astell & Kern’s music player supercharges headphone sound - CNET

  20-01-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  This portable music player that delivers a bigger bang for your tunes.
  
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• Watch a pilot battle incredible winds to secure a landing - CNET

  20-01-2018 20:30 via cnet.com
  Commentary: At Dusseldorf airport in Germany, windy landings are a regular occurrence. This one, however, looks like it was especially fun.
  
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• The Vista Spark amp sounds better than it looks - CNET

  20-01-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  Incredibly enough the Vista Spark is an awesome sounding, yet affordable amplifier.
  
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• Kevin Allocca: ‘Early YouTube was defined by the unintentional viral video. That’s changed a lot’

  20-01-2018 17:00
  YouTube’s head of culture and trends on the evolution of viral videos, fake news – and the old-school joys of writing a bookYour YouTube colleague Robert Kyncl published Streampunks last year and now you have a book of your own. Why is everyone at YouTube writing books?I’ve been thinking about this: why now? I guess it takes time and distance to reflect on the why of things. We have had almost 13 years of YouTube history; so much has changed in those years. There&rsqu
  
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• Voog

  20-01-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Most website builders focus on ease of use and simplicity – in short, delivering a service that even the least technical home user can handle. And that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it could leave professional users wondering if the builder has the power they really need.Voog takes a slightly different approach. It claims to be simple and straightforward, but the website also highlights its many pro users: businesses, developers, designers and more.This isn't just a marketing ploy. Th
  
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• 2019 Chevy Silverado chief engineer sits down to talk tech video - Roadshow

  20-01-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  We chat with GM's Tim Herrick to learn how Chevy's new truck can run on a single cylinder, among other innovations.
  
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• 2019 Chevrolet Silverado chief engineer talks turkey with Tim Stevens - Roadshow

  20-01-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Tim Herrick, chief engineer for the 2019 Silverado, stopped by the Roadshow stage during the 2018 Detroit Auto Show to go over all the changes that his team made to the new truck.
  
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• Amazon raises some Prime membership fees, Detroit Auto Show wraps video - CNET

  20-01-2018 14:50 via cnet.com
  In this week's recap, Amazon Prime's monthly membership costs increase by 18 percent. Meanwhile, the Detroit Auto Show highlights the trucks of the future.
  
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• You won't believe Darrell's DIY football-themed home theater - CNET

  20-01-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Show Us Yours: Some people hire home installers. Darrell from Illinois hired himself to build his sports-tastic home-theater room. The results are pretty astounding.
  
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• The secret's out for 'Star Trek: Discovery' star Shazad Latif - CNET

  20-01-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The actor who plays Lt. Ash Tyler reveals his most surreal -- and most painful -- acting moments as his character's big twist is finally revealed. Spoilers!
  
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• 'It's a no-brainer': are hydrogen cars the future?

  20-01-2018 11:00
  Inventor Hugo Spowers has a dream: to replace today’s cars with his own hydrogen prototype. Is the world ready?In the mid-1990s, Hugo Spowers ran a Formula Three racing team. At the time, motorsport was in the pocket of big tobacco. Every weekend, Formula One cars emblazoned with cigarette brands – Marlboro, Camel, Silk Cut – raced on TV in front of millions. “It was pretty clear it was killing people,” Spowers says. “Meanwhile, the industry was portraying a l
  
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• Twitter to notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during U.S. elections

  20-01-2018 08:13
  (Reuters) - Twitter Inc , which is reviewing Russian interference during the 2016 U.S. elections, said on Friday it would notify some of its users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service.
  
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• Trump signs bill renewing NSA's internet surveillance program

  20-01-2018 02:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.
  
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• Ex-IBM employee from China gets five years prison for stealing code

  20-01-2018 02:37
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former software engineer for IBM in China was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing proprietary source code from the company, prosecutors announced on Friday.
  
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• Judge overseeing AT&T, Time Warner merger trial hears document dispute

  20-01-2018 02:36
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T, owner of DirecTV, is asking for documents from a long list of companies as part of preparation for a trial to determine if they will be allowed to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner, their lawyer Daniel Petrocelli said in a pre-trial hearing on Friday.
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't regret firing James Damore - CNET

  20-01-2018 02:32 via cnet.com
  After accidentally turning Damore into a conservative hero, Google execs say the former employee violated company rules. Period.
  
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• Google CEO says 'I don't regret' firing author of diversity memo video - CNET

  20-01-2018 02:31 via cnet.com
  Sundar Pichai talks about the fallout of firing James Damore saying he didn't do it for political reasons.
  
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• FTC makes second request on Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm

  20-01-2018 02:29
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made a second request for information on chipmaker Broadcom Ltd's $103 billion hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc, Broadcom said in a statement on Friday, a move that could indicate heightened antitrust scrutiny.
  
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• Vista Equity explores options for PowerSchool, PeopleAdmin: sources

  20-01-2018 02:12
  (Reuters) - Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners Management LLC is exploring options for two software companies it owns, PowerSchool and PeopleAdmin, that could involve combining them in a deal worth between $2 billion to $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Twitter admits far more Russian bots posted on election than it had disclosed

  20-01-2018 01:46
  Company says it removed more than 50,000 accounts and reported them to investigators, marking latest upward revision of figuresTwitter has admitted that more than 50,000 Russia-linked accounts used its service to post automated material about the 2016 US election – a far greater number than previously disclosed.Announcing the discovery in a post to its website late on Friday, the company said the posts had reached at least 677,775 Americans, all of whom would be receiving a warning by emai
  
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• Facebook to prioritize 'trustworthy' news based on surveys

  20-01-2018 01:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will prioritize "trustworthy" news in its feed of social media posts, using member surveys to identify high-quality outlets and fight sensationalism and misinformation, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday.
  
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• SpaceX might fire up Falcon Heavy's 27 engines Monday - CNET

  20-01-2018 01:01 via cnet.com
  Elon Musk's next big thing will get fully lit up for the first time as soon as next week.
  
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• Acura RDX's chief engineer sits down to spell out what's new video - Roadshow

  20-01-2018 01:00 via cnet.com
  We sit in with engineering leader Stephen Frey on this super important SUV
  
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• Acura RDX's chief engineer breaks down what's new and hot for us - Roadshow

  20-01-2018 01:00 via cnet.com
  Stephen Frey stopped by the Roadshow stage at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show to talk to Tim Stevens and Brian Cooley about the newly unveiled Acura RDX prototype.
  
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• Twitter says 50,000 Russia-linked accounts tweeted during 2016 US presidential election

  20-01-2018 00:59 via zdnet.com
  The company is emailing 677,775 users who either followed, retweeted or liked a tweet from the more than 50,000 Russia-linked election bots.
  
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• Twitter says Russian propaganda more widespread than estimated - CNET

  20-01-2018 00:31 via cnet.com
  The social network will email more than 600,000 users in the US who saw tweets from Russian-linked accounts during 2016 election.
  
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• Hyperloop: A visit to the test site of Virgin's train of the future

  20-01-2018 00:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Can a futuristic tube-based transport scheme that shoots pods through a vacuum become a reality?
  
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• Get to know the CNET family: Q&A with Katie Collins - CNET

  20-01-2018 00:00 via cnet.com
  Meet our UK reporter who loves CNET so much she worked for our site twice!
  
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