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• Nexx Garage review - CNET

  20-03-2018 23:49 via cnet.com
  For $100, the Nexx Garage system gives you voice control, remote access, auto open and more wires than you ever wanted.
  
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• Garage smarts get easier with Nexx Garage - CNET

  20-03-2018 23:49 via cnet.com
  The $100 Nexx Garage is a simple way to add voice commands, remote access and auto opening to your garage.
  
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• Google closes $2.4 billion Chelsea Market deal to expand New York campus

  20-03-2018 23:46
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $2.4 billion sale of New York's Chelsea Market to Alphabet Inc's Google closed on Tuesday in a deal that will expand the company's presence in the city's technology corridor along the Hudson River.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica: Facebook row firm boss suspended

  20-03-2018 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexander Nix appeared to suggest tactics his company could use to discredit politicians online.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on U.S. election, Facebook questioned

  20-03-2018 23:42
  LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The suspended chief executive of Cambridge Analytica said in a secretly recorded video broadcast on Tuesday that his UK-based political consultancy's online campaign played a decisive role in U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 election victory.
  
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• ​Public-private cybersecurity centre open for business in Sydney

  20-03-2018 23:26 via zdnet.com
  The fourth of five Joint Cyber Security Centres has officially opened in Sydney, a year after the first was unveiled in Brisbane.
  
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• Spotify CEO eligible to sell up to $2 billion stake in public listing

  20-03-2018 23:03
  (Reuters) - Daniel Ek, the CEO and co-founder of streaming music leader Spotify Technology SA , is eligible to sell up to 15.8 million shares of the company worth up to $2 billion in its direct listing, the company disclosed in a filing on Tuesday.
  
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• Marvel is coming to three Disney parks and I'm not mad about it - CNET

  20-03-2018 23:02 via cnet.com
  Commentary: A Bug's Land is out, Avengers are in. I've been on Hong Kong Disneyland's Iron Man Experience, and Disney has earned my trust on this one.
  
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• Use Find My Mobile to find a lost Samsung Galaxy device - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:41 via cnet.com
  If you happen to lose a Galaxy phone or tablet, don't panic!
  
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• The OnePlus 6 may look something like this - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:41 via cnet.com
  It could be latest Android phone to get the iPhone X's notch.
  
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• Amazon is now second most valuable U.S.-listed company, tops Alphabet

  20-03-2018 22:34
  (Reuters) - Amazon.combecame the second most valuable publicly listed U.S. company on Tuesday, surpassing Google parent Alphabet Incfor the first time.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica CEO boasts in video about role in Trump effort - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:16 via cnet.com
  British broadcaster Channel 4 shows Alexander Nix telling an undercover reporter about tactics Cambridge Analytica used in last year's US presidential election.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO Alexander Nix amid probe - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:13 via cnet.com
  The company, at the heart of the scandal involving the misuse of data of millions of Facebook users, says Alexander Tayler will be acting CEO.
  
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• Nanoleaf Light Panels

  20-03-2018 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Nanoleaf Light Panels (formerly known as Nanoleaf Aurora) may well be the priciest smart lights you could get for your home. Despite this, we’re already planning as to when we’re going to splurge on more panels to steadily creep across our walls, like some sort of homemade Aurora Borealis. Yes, they’re not as wallet-friendly as we’d like them to be, but they are by far one of the most interesting light setups we’ve played around with recently. With mes
  
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• 5 things you can do in Apple Maps that you can't in Google Maps - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:07 via cnet.com
  Flyover and more.
  
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• NBA star: Dinosaurs were pets for very big people - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:04 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson continues his team's tradition of, well, interesting science.
  
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• How to revoke Facebook apps' access to your data - CNET

  20-03-2018 22:04 via cnet.com
  Don't want developers to have your data? Here's how to get it removed (and make sure it's gone).
  
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• 'Delete Facebook' hashtag trends as social users fume - CNET

  20-03-2018 21:59 via cnet.com
  The massive social platform appears to have lost control over user data, leading to a firestorm of red-hot #DeleteFacebook tweets.
  
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• UpGuard aims to automate breach discovery with new security tool

  20-03-2018 21:58 via zdnet.com
  With BreachSight, UpGuard says businesses can detect and respond to breaches faster after they occur.
  
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• AMD has fixes coming for its 13 chip vulnerabilities - CNET

  20-03-2018 21:56 via cnet.com
  The chipmaker says that the patches will arrive within a few weeks and that AMD device owners shouldn’t worry about the reported flaws.
  
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• Mozilla petition asks Facebook to make app private by default - CNET

  20-03-2018 21:44 via cnet.com
  "Facebook's current app permissions leave billions of its users vulnerable," the nonprofit argues as a privacy crisis engulfs the social network.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg reportedly no-shows at Facebook meet - CNET

  20-03-2018 21:40 via cnet.com
  The CEO and COO reportedly didn't attend a staff meeting about the social network's relationship with Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• Salesforce to acquire MuleSoft for $6.5B

  20-03-2018 21:31 via zdnet.com
  MuleSoft will power the new Salesforce Integration Cloud, Salesforce said, "to drive deep and intelligent customer experiences."
  
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• U.S. FTC to question Facebook over consultancy's access to user data

  20-03-2018 21:22
  SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Tuesday it faced questions from the lead U.S. consumer regulator about how its users' personal data was mined by a political consultancy hired by Donald Trump's campaign.
  
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• Spotify to list shares worth up to $444.6 million

  20-03-2018 21:18
  (Reuters) - Streaming music leader Spotify Technology SAon Tuesday filed for a direct listing of its shares worth up to $444.6 million.
  
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• Man dies after trapping head at Birmingham cinema

  20-03-2018 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  He reportedly went into cardiac arrest after he became wedged under an electronic footrest.
  
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• Are driverless cars safe? Uber fatality raises questions - CNET

  20-03-2018 21:16 via cnet.com
  Authorities might be rethinking the race to get autonomous vehicles onto public roads after a self-driving car kills a woman in Arizona.
  
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• Survey: What is your company doing with IoT devices?

  20-03-2018 21:12 via zdnet.com
  ZDNet's sister site, Tech Pro Research, wants to find out how many companies are using IoT devices, and what they're being used for. Take a minute to fill out this quick survey.
  
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• iPhone X's Face ID is years ahead of Android competition - CNET

  20-03-2018 20:58 via cnet.com
  Android phones won't get comparable 3D tech until 2019, industry insiders estimate.
  
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• 20+ reasons why PUBG Mobile works brilliantly on phones - CNET

  20-03-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  No, really.
  
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• 2019 Ford Fusion gets tech improvements, longer EV range - Roadshow

  20-03-2018 20:28 via cnet.com
  Every single 2019 Fusion gets Ford's new Co-Pilot360 driver assistance technology.
  
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• 2019 Ford Fusion adds driver-assist tech, more EV range - Roadshow

  20-03-2018 20:27 via cnet.com
  The 2019 Fusion will go on sale this summer, following its New York Auto Show debut.
  
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• Panasonic SC-GA10 Smart Speaker

  20-03-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you want a great sounding Bluetooth speaker, buying a model with artificial intelligence isn’t always a smart idea: Function not fidelity is the name of the game when it comes to AI sound systems – unlike the mature (dumb) wireless speaker market, there are not many options if you want credible hi-fi with a semblance of IQ. However Panasonic’s SC-GA10 – available at £230 (around $320, AU$400) could be a game-changer: this Google Assistant-based wir
  
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• On eve of trial on Time Warner deal, AT&T, U.S. government lay out cases

  20-03-2018 20:23
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a preview of arguments in the upcoming trial over AT&T'sdeal to buy Time Warner Inc , government lawyers said on Tuesday it will raise prices for consumers while AT&T's lawyer argued the company has no reason to withhold programming from competitors as feared.
  
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• Possible data breach at Orbitz affects 880,000 payment cards - CNET

  20-03-2018 20:18 via cnet.com
  The Expedia-owned travel booking site says personal information like names, birth dates and billing addresses may have been accessed.
  
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• Fatal U.S. self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions

  20-03-2018 20:18
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal experts said.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' author dubs his new show 'Psycho in space' - CNET

  20-03-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  Watch a clip from "Nightflyers," the upcoming Syfy series from George R.R. Martin. It looks just as bloody as Westeros.
  
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• See Stephen Hawking tour the multiverse in final science show - CNET

  20-03-2018 20:06 via cnet.com
  In what may be his last science video, the physicist attempts to explain everything while traversing time and space and getting trapped by some ancient AI.
  
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• Teclast F6 Pro

  20-03-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s been a few months now since we tested a Teclast product. Over the past two years, the brand has become one of the regulars in our test labs, and generally speaking has delivered some solid performances.
  We’ve had the Tbook 10S, the X98 Plus II, the Tbook 16, the X3 Plus and the X5 Pro. All of these were consistently well received, so credit is due to the team of engineers who design Teclast products.The latest Teclast offering to come through our door is a bit different. This is
  
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• G20 agrees to 'monitor' cryptocurrencies but no action yet

  20-03-2018 20:00
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Financial policymakers from the world's top 20 economies agreed to keep a watchful eye on cryptocurrencies on Tuesday and opened the door to regulating the booming industry at a later stage.
  
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• Microsoft readies new cloud SSD storage spec for the Open Compute Project

  20-03-2018 19:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest planned contribution to the OCP is a new spec for standardizing SSD storage firmware interfaces for use in cloud datacenters.
  
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• SmartThings ADT Home Security: Where smarts meet security

  20-03-2018 19:53 via zdnet.com
  Samsung and ADT have a product that combines smart home functionality with home security.
  
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• Tesla denies Musk in talks with Israeli AI vision firm Cortica

  20-03-2018 19:41
  TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. electric car company Tesla Incsaid on Tuesday that Chief Executive Elon Musk, who was visiting Israel, did not discuss a collaboration with artificial intelligence firm Cortica.
  
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• Senate intel committee has a 6-step plan for election security - CNET

  20-03-2018 19:40 via cnet.com
  A day before the intelligence committee's open hearing on improving election security, the lawmakers released their recommendations.
  
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• Wakanda Yoga takes 'Black Panther' inspiration to the mat - CNET

  20-03-2018 19:38 via cnet.com
  A yoga teacher in Virginia left the theater so buzzed he decided to infuse his classes with the spirit of Afrofuturism.
  
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• Exclusive: Salesforce in advanced talks to buy MuleSoft - sources

  20-03-2018 19:37
  (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Incis in advanced discussions to acquire U.S. software maker MuleSoft Inc , people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, as it looks to expand its offerings beyond customer relationship management software.
  
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• Google spending $300 million to fight fake news video - CNET

  20-03-2018 19:33 via cnet.com
  The search giant is launching the Google News Initiative, with the goal of promoting verified news sources. It also launched "Subscribe With Google" to make it easier for readers to pay for subscriptions to news services.
  
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• Facebook explains Fabric Aggregator, its distributed network system

  20-03-2018 19:32 via zdnet.com
  The disaggregated design should help Facebook quickly scale its network capacity between data center fabrics.
  
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• Self-driving Uber may not be at fault in pedestrian death, says Tempe police chief - Roadshow

  20-03-2018 19:25 via cnet.com
  Tempe Chief of Police Sylvia Moir says that the fatal collision may have been unavoidable, regardless of who was driving.
  
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• Highly anticipated TCL 6 series Roku TV will ship May 1 - CNET

  20-03-2018 19:21 via cnet.com
  The 6 series this TV picks up where one of our favorite 2017 sets left off, with full-array local dimming, Dolby Vision HDR and Roku's sweet Smart TV system.
  
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