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• NASA orders a supersonic X-Plane, easy on the boom - CNET

  03-04-2018 23:56 via cnet.com
  Lockheed Martin will build the aircraft at its Skunk Works. The goal: bringing back supersonic passenger travel.
  
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• Homeland Security has detected phone spying devices in DC - CNET

  03-04-2018 23:52 via cnet.com
  The US government has publicly acknowledged for the first time there are tracking devices similar to Stingrays in the nation’s capital.
  
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• Amazon finishes higher despite Trump's new threat on shipping rates

  03-04-2018 23:45
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's shares took another ride on the roller-coaster on Tuesday, falling as President Donald Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claim that deliveries for the world's biggest online retailer cost the U.S. Postal Service money, then rising on a report that the White House is not considering any action against Amazon.
  
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• Shots fired at YouTube offices in California, casualties reported

  03-04-2018 23:37
  SAN BRUNO, Calif. (Reuters) - A suspect opened fire at YouTube's headquarters near San Francisco on Tuesday, sending employees scrambling into the street and at least four casualties to local hospitals.
  
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• Exclusive: Facebook CEO says not planning to extend European privacy law globally

  03-04-2018 23:23
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook IncChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday the social network had no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.
  
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• Cloudera beats Q4 expectations

  03-04-2018 23:21 via zdnet.com
  Shares fell in after-hours trading after the big data management business reported a weaker-than-expected outlook for FY 2019.
  
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• Spotify makes record-setting direct listing; shares jump, then slide

  03-04-2018 23:17
  NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday completed the largest-ever direct listing, valuing the world's leading streaming music service at as much as $30 billion, but its shares stalled after an early spike.
  
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• Apple vs. Sonos vs. Google: The best (and worst) Wi-Fi speakers - CNET

  03-04-2018 23:03 via cnet.com
  If you're buying a multiroom music system, there are a number of competing products. We sift through them to find the best and warn you off the rest.
  
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• Police say 'active shooter' at YouTube headquarters - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:58 via cnet.com
  San Bruno police have asked people to stay away from the campus of the Google-owned video site.
  
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• Facebook deletes posts linked to Russian 'troll factory': CEO Zuckerberg

  03-04-2018 22:56
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook is expanding its response to what it sees as malicious actors using the platform improperly and on Tuesday said it had deleted hundreds of Russian accounts and pages associated with a "troll factory" indicted by U.S. prosecutors for fake activist and political posts in the 2016 U.S. election campaign.
  
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• Facebook axes Russia-linked pages to stop election interference. - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:49 via cnet.com
  Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that one Russian agency has "tried to manipulate people in the US, Europe, and Russia -- and we don't want them on Facebook anywhere in the world."
  
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• RAV4 EV sounds unlikely as Toyota doubles down on Hybrid - Roadshow

  03-04-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Market conditions aren't ripe for the return of a battery-electric model, a Toyota exec suggests, but the hybrid's future looks bright.
  
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• Elon Musk's next SpaceX rocket can blast off 100 times - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:42 via cnet.com
  Elon Musk envisions colonizing Mars atop reusable rockets. So far he's never used the same Falcon 9 booster more than twice, but that's all about to change.
  
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• After attacks on Amazon, U.S. Chamber criticizes targeting American business

  03-04-2018 22:27
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following attacks by President Donald Trump on Amazon.com Inc , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticized attacks by government officials against American companies.
  
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• Microsoft calls for dismissal of U.S. Supreme Court privacy fight

  03-04-2018 22:15
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday backed the Justice Department's request that the U.S. Supreme Court dismiss a case pitting the two against each other over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed a law that resolved the dispute.
  
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• Volkswagen Up GTI: Old-school hot hatch or underpowered pocket rocket? video - Roadshow

  03-04-2018 22:08 via cnet.com
  The VW Up GTI seems to have a lot in common with it's grandad, the original Golf GTI. But in an age of overpowered hot hatches is that a good thing?
  
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• Dear VR: It's not me, it's you video - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:08 via cnet.com
  Virtual reality faces real-life problems.
  
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• Tesla says no need for capital raise as Model 3 output rises

  03-04-2018 22:03
  (Reuters) - Tesla Inc sought to squash any speculation it might need to raise more capital this year on Tuesday, driving the company's battered shares higher as it announced it built 2,020 of its cheaper Model 3 sedans in the last seven days.
  
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• Apple sends iOS 11.4 to software developers - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:03 via cnet.com
  The new operating system for iPhones and iPads went out this week, the week after the company publicly released its last update to iOS.
  
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• Homeland Security detected phone spying devices in DC - CNET

  03-04-2018 22:00 via cnet.com
  The US government has publicly acknowledged for the first time that there are tracking devices similar to Stingrays in the nation’s capital.
  
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• In self-driving cars, human drivers and standards come up short: experts

  03-04-2018 21:59
  (Reuters) - Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards and better ways are needed to keep their human drivers ready to assume control, U.S. auto safety and technology experts said after fatal crashes involving Uber Technologies Inc and Tesla Inc vehicles.
  
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• Microsoft responds to new warrant for emails in Irish datacenter case

  03-04-2018 21:56 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has filed a brief responding to the Department of Justice's new warrant for emails stored in Microsoft's Irish datacenter in the ongoing data privacy battle.
  
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• Evidence of stingrays found in Washington, DC, Homeland Security says

  03-04-2018 21:44 via zdnet.com
  The malicious use of the cellular communications devices is a "real and growing risk," a federal official told a US senator.
  
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• Glitch causes European flight delays

  03-04-2018 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Eurocontrol fixes its system failure, which it warned could affect almost 15,000 European flights.
  
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• Black Panther freezes out Frozen at global box office - CNET

  03-04-2018 21:42 via cnet.com
  Let it go. For the first time in forever, T'Challa and company can say their film is the tenth-highest-grossing worldwide release of all time.
  
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• Google to end goo.gl link shortener service - CNET

  03-04-2018 21:36 via cnet.com
  Links shortened with goo.gl will keep working, but the search giant will phase out the creation of new shortened links.
  
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• Does It Fart? A new book reveals the secrets of animal toots - CNET

  03-04-2018 21:27 via cnet.com
  From herrings to goats, the book blows through a catalog of animals to investigate the mysteries of flatulence.
  
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• What is hyperconvergence? Here's how it works and why it matters

  03-04-2018 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Is hyperconverged infrastructure simplifying the way data centers are managed, or is it providing more clever means for certain enterprise technology vendors to regain their strongholds? Our executive guide covers everything you need to know.
  
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• Apple discloses gender pay gap at UK operations

  03-04-2018 21:16
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday that men earned 5 percent more on average than women at its UK operations, although the median pay gap was 2 percent in favor of women.
  
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• Google exec won't rule out a Google Home with a screen - CNET

  03-04-2018 21:04 via cnet.com
  In an interview with Variety, VP Rishi Chandra left the possibility open for a smart display made by the search giant itself.
  
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• Facebook once again asks users if it's 'good for the world' - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:51 via cnet.com
  Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook again put out a poll to gauge how people feel about the platform.
  
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• Epic? Or sci-fi snoozer? Memories of 2001: A Space Odyssey - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:44 via cnet.com
  As Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's unsettling space voyage turns 50, CNET editors look back at seeing the film for the first time.
  
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• Confirmed: OnePlus 6 will challenge Galaxy S9 on speed - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:37 via cnet.com
  OnePlus said its next phone will have a Snapdragon 845 chip, like the S9, and 256GB of storage.
  
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• With Odyssey Z, Samsung takes another shot at gaming laptops - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:18 via cnet.com
  After failing to gain traction for its Odyssey line of gaming laptops, Samsung rolls out a flashier approach with its new hexacore model.
  
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• Samsung Odyssey Z is silver and red and shiny all over - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  Samsung takes a new design tack with its second generation of gaming laptops.
  
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• Don't spoil Avengers: Infinity War or Thanos will get you - CNET

  03-04-2018 20:15 via cnet.com
  A tweet from filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo says "only a handful" of people know the movie's secrets, and beg viewers to preserve the mystery.
  
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• Golden Ear home theater complete with whisky on the side - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:54 via cnet.com
  Show Us Yours: Craig's Colorado entertainment space has a clean, modern look and a discerning collection of adult beverages.
  
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• 33 washing machines to revolutionize your laundry routine - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:35 via cnet.com
  From washing machines with built-in sinks and faucets to models with more than one cleaning basin, the latest laundry innovations have a lot of promise. Check 'em out here.
  
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• Trump pokes Amazon with another Postal Service tweet - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:32 via cnet.com
  The president of the US has been targeting Jeff Bezos' company for the better part of a week now.
  
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• What is Spotify really worth?

  03-04-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Listing on the New York Stock Exchange is the start of a new chapter for the music streaming firm.
  
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• Baseball star discovers power of Twitter - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:22 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Dexter Fowler of the St. Louis Cardinals goes hitless for the first four days of the baseball season. Then he sends a tweet.
  
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• Stranger Things immersive experience will turn you Upside Down - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:16 via cnet.com
  The Netflix hit will haunt Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios as its theme parks re-create the creepy '80s world of Hawkins, Indiana.
  
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• Apple's newest iPad makes drop damage repairs cheaper - CNET

  03-04-2018 19:04 via cnet.com
  Air-gapped, separately replaceable cover glass and LCD make it cheaper to fix cracked glass, but adhesive is still a big hindrance to repairs.
  
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• Spotify saved the music business. Can it save itself? (The 3:59, Ep. 379) - CNET

  03-04-2018 18:53 via cnet.com
  We talk about Spotify's quirky IPO, breaking up with virtual reality and prosthetic limbs.
  
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• Yahoo Japan deploys single-socket AMD EPYC 7000 series processors

  03-04-2018 18:49 via zdnet.com
  Yahoo Japan becomes the first Japanese ISP to deploy single-socket PowerEdge servers powered by AMD's EPYC processors.
  
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