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• Robot wrangler

  21-03-2018 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  As we build more robots, more people will be needed to manage them, and they may not all be advanced engineers.
  
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• Tesla Model 3 gets Apple Siri integration just like Model S and X - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 23:46 via cnet.com
  Now owners of the more budget-friendly Tesla can have Siri relay how much charge their car has or honk the horn.
  
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• BMW iX3 electric SUV coming in 2020 - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 23:32 via cnet.com
  BMW plans to launch 25 electrified models by 2025.
  
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• 3 new career categories being created by artificial intelligence

  21-03-2018 23:24 via zdnet.com
  Information modelers, explainability strategists, and ethics compliance managers are all new job titles needed to manage AI.
  
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• How to revoke Facebook apps' access to your data right now - CNET

  21-03-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Don't want developers to have your data? Here's how to get it removed (and make sure it's gone) today.
  
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• YouTube bans videos showing how to make guns - CNET

  21-03-2018 22:46 via cnet.com
  As the gun debate rages, the world's largest video site takes down posts that demo how to assemble a firearm or that sell certain gun accessories, like bump stocks.
  
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• The Nest x Yale Lock secures your Nest smart home - CNET

  21-03-2018 22:42 via cnet.com
  The $249 Nest x Yale lock works with Nest products to detect your presence and manage who comes and goes.
  
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• Self-driving cars: A level-by-level explainer of autonomous vehicles - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 22:39 via cnet.com
  Your guide to understanding the road to self-driving vehicles, as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
  
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• Faraday Future begins construction on a new plant in California - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 22:23 via cnet.com
  The beleaguered EV startup has begun demolition at its new Hanford, California, facility and has placed its orders for production equipment in hopes that it can get a preproduction car ready by August.
  
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• Indie film aims to be first blockchain blockbuster - CNET

  21-03-2018 22:08 via cnet.com
  "No Postage Necessary" may have been filmed like a traditional movie, but its release is going high-tech with blockchain-powered distribution.
  
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• Zuckerberg vows changes to Facebook after Cambridge Analytica scandal - CNET

  21-03-2018 21:50 via cnet.com
  In his first public statement on the controversy, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits to mistakes involving misused data affecting more than 50 million user accounts.
  
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• What to know before you buy vintage-style LED light bulbs - CNET

  21-03-2018 21:30 via cnet.com
  A new crop of LED light bulbs wants to combine modern technology with old-school looks. Here's what to look for as you pick one out.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook's response to Cambridge Analytica controversy

  21-03-2018 21:30 via zdnet.com
  After several days of silence, the Facebook founder and CEO calls the incident a "breach of trust"
  
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• Facebook hit with $369M fine in South Korea over internet speed - CNET

  21-03-2018 21:25 via cnet.com
  The social network slowed users' internet connections by rerouting access to the site through Hong Kong and the US, the country's telecommunications regulator says.
  
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• iPhone SE 2: Rumored specs, price, release date - CNET

  21-03-2018 21:23 via cnet.com
  Apple might release a sequel to its scrappy iPhone SE "budget" phone. Here's what we know.
  
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• Facebook, Google and Amazon face digital tax blow in Europe - CNET

  21-03-2018 20:22 via cnet.com
  Online companies don't pay tax in European countries where they operate without a physical presence. But that could all be about to change.
  
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• Trump's DoJ fights to block AT&T-Time Warner merger video - CNET

  21-03-2018 20:07 via cnet.com
  The companies will duke it out with the Justice Department in a legal battle that may affect the future of streaming video. Here's why you should care.
  
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• Zebra TC25

  21-03-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The past few years have seen a return to design conservatism in the smartphone world. Manufacturers have stuck fast with certain core design principles: the notch, 2.5D screens, 18:9 form factors and so forth.From time to time, though, there’s a vendor that dares to be different for once. And that’s the case with Zebra’s TC25, a smartphone that breaks the mold and has several surprises up its sleeve.This new phone is radically different from the TC75x which we reviewed las
  
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• That OnePlus 6 pricing rumor probably isn't as bad you think - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:50 via cnet.com
  The OnePlus 6 could cost $750, just not in US dollars.
  
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• LinkedIn's top places to work includes a lot of tech companies - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:48 via cnet.com
  Even though Silicon Valley is facing a reckoning, people still want to work there, according to LinkedIn's survey of top 50 companies to work in 2018.
  
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• Apple is playing the long game with Siri

  21-03-2018 19:48 via zdnet.com
  The voice agent pioneer has not kept pace as Alexa and Google Assistant rack up integrations. But voice interaction is ultimately about conversation, not delegation.
  
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• Dropbox updates its vulnerability disclosure policy to protect researchers

  21-03-2018 19:47 via zdnet.com
  The cloud-based company aims to set an example for other businesses after realizing security researchers have faced "decades of abuse, threats, and bullying"
  
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• UFO fan spots Jabba the Hutt in NASA Mars rover image - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:28 via cnet.com
  A NASA Curiosity rover view of Mars reveals a comical rock formation resembling Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars.
  
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• Have you deleted your Facebook? The pros and cons (The 3:59, Ep. 373) - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:16 via cnet.com
  On today's episode, we talk about the massive call on social media to delete Facebook and why many aren't following it.Also, cybersecurity for elections.
  
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• Twitter CEO says bitcoin will rule the world by 2028 - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:13 via cnet.com
  Despite digital currencies barely being used to buy and sell things, Jack Dorsey believes bitcoin will be the "single currency" on the planet within the next 10 years.
  
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• New York is the best city for start-ups -- but Denver has better internet speeds

  21-03-2018 19:13 via zdnet.com
  When searching for the best opportunities around the world, millennials should look at the top cities that attract their generation.
  
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• What happened to the dual clutch transmission? video - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 19:08 via cnet.com
  Transmissions with two clutches tripped on their own tech.
  
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• The savagery of Vladimir Putin, and how to defeat it: UpVote 25

  21-03-2018 19:08
  
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• MIT's robotic fish swims in the ocean, fits in at 'school' - CNET

  21-03-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  "SoFi" is a soft robotic fish with a fish-eye lens (of course) that can explore where few other robots or humans can, and without spooking the locals.
  
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• Volkswagen bringing Arteon R-Line to New York - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 18:43 via cnet.com
  The sporty-looking Arteon will go on sale in the US this fall.
  
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• 2019 Volkswagen Arteon gets the R-Line treatment - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 18:43 via cnet.com
  The sportier Arteon will debut at the 2018 New York Auto Show.
  
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• Facebook 'lost sight' of data accessed by apps, insider tells MPs

  21-03-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Sandy Parakilas tells MPs the site did not have adequate ways of detecting data misuse by app developers.
  
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• Elon Musk wins approval for 'staggering' pay deal with potential $55bn bonus

  21-03-2018 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Musk would trigger payout if he builds Tesla into $650bn companyCorporate governance experts query ‘staggering’ pay restructureElon Musk, the billionaire founder of the electric car company Tesla, has won approval for a new pay deal that could land him a $55.8bn (£40bn) bonus, smashing all compensation records.Tesla’s shareholders voted to approve Musk’s pay deal at a meeting in Fremont, California, despite warnings from corporate governance experts who have called
  
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• Dodge Viper plant to house historic vehicle collection, meeting space - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 18:27 via cnet.com
  The Conner Avenue Assembly Plant has been dormant since the Viper ceased production last year, but it won't stay that way for long as nearly 100,000 square-feet of the plant have been set aside as a private museum and corporate meeting facility.
  
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• Aston Martin returns to F1, plans "core" mid-engine production car in 2021 - Roadshow

  21-03-2018 18:26 via cnet.com
  A partnership with Red Bull Racing means the Aston Martin name will appear on an F1 car for the first time in 59 years... and that's just the beginning of the automaker's plans.
  
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• Should you be paranoid around Amazon's Alexa? - CNET

  21-03-2018 18:21 via cnet.com
  9 questions you've had about Alexa but were too afraid to ask.
  
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• Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg mercilessly mocked by Stephen Colbert - CNET

  21-03-2018 18:08 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Cambridge Analytica doesn't escape the late-night host's scorn either, as Colbert can't help marveling at the mess.
  
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• NASA astronaut afraid of heights, goes to ISS anyway - CNET

  21-03-2018 18:01 via cnet.com
  NASA's Drew Feustel admits to a fear that would prevent most people from becoming an astronaut.
  
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• How a data management change helped Save the Children

  21-03-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Charitable organization Save the Children leverages technology to enhance processes and help comply with GDPR.
  
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• Slack and Workday team up to bring HR tools into the Slack platform

  21-03-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration will enable employees to access a bevy of Workday's HR services without leaving the Slack app.
  
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• Cadillac releases native Spotify app for 2018 models - CNET

  21-03-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  Cadillac has announced it's collaborated on its first native streaming app with the world's most popular music service Spotify
  
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• Facebook whistleblower gives evidence to MPs on Cambridge Analytica row - live

  21-03-2018 17:55 via theguardian.com
  Sandy Parakilas, who has claimed covert harvesting was routine at the social network, is appearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee‘Utterly horrifying’: ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine 4.55pm GMT Thank you for following the blog. I’m going to leave you with a summary of the salient points from Sandy Parakilas’s evidence on Facebook to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee: 4.41pm GMT Labour MP Julie Elliott asks
  
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• Facebook whistleblower gives evidence to MPs on Cambridge Analytica row - as it happened

  21-03-2018 17:55 via theguardian.com
  Sandy Parakilas, who has claimed covert harvesting was routine at the social network, told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Facebook did not do enough to prevent, identify - or act upon - data breaches‘Utterly horrifying’: ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine 4.55pm GMT Thank you for following the blog. I’m going to leave you with a summary of the salient points from Sandy Parakilas’s evidence on Facebook to the Digital, Culture, Medi
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg to respond to Cambridge Analytica scandal - CNET

  21-03-2018 17:46 via cnet.com
  There's been mounting pressure on Facebook's CEO to speak up amid allegations that data from millions of people on the platform was misused.
  
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