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• Apple threatens leakers with criminal action in leaked memo – report

  13-04-2018 23:38 via theguardian.com
  Company reportedly told employees it ‘caught 29 leakers’ last year and 12 were arrested, according to memo obtained by BloombergApple reportedly warned employees in an internal memo that it “caught 29 leakers” last year and that 12 were arrested, adding that workers who disclose information to the media have “everything to lose”. The memo about leaking, which was leaked to Bloomberg and published on Friday, threatened employees with criminal consequences and s
  
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• Tesla email reveals company’s effort to silence an alleged victim with cash

  13-04-2018 23:37 via theguardian.com
  When a worker alleged discrimination, the company sought to keep him quiet: ‘If there is media attention, there will be no deal’Tesla had a clear message to DeWitt Lambert, a black employee alleging racial discrimination: take our money and stay quiet. “In terms of settlement, we are willing to pay Mr. Lambert [redacted], but only if we are to resolve this matter before there is media attention, preferably within the next few hours,” the Tesla general counsel, Todd Maron,
  
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• AWS broadens focus on innovation acceleration

  13-04-2018 23:22 via zdnet.com
  Lessons for CIOs from this year's AWS Summit.
  
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• TED 2018: Alphabet firm's tools to combat extremism

  13-04-2018 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google, which faces scrutiny over extremist and hateful content, is developing tools to counter it.
  
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• Vizio E-Series (E65-F0/E55-F1)

  13-04-2018 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vizio has long been known as the epitome of affordable TVs that deliver consistent (if, at times, underwhelming) performance for customers, with its E-Series leading the charge as its vanguard.To up the ante for the series in 2018, Vizio is packing in several new features - like smart assistant integration and ATSC tuners, alongside a bump up in local dimming zones - while remaining at a price that's affordable for most folks.The problem that we saw during our limited hands on time with the TVs
  
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• New Gmail update said to add self-destructing email you can't print or forward - CNET

  13-04-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Google's upcoming redesign has some potentially compelling new features that may change your emailing habits.
  
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• Neil DeGrasse Tyson wants 'awesome' to be reserved for science - CNET

  13-04-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The astrophysicist runs into Twitter mockery from many sides, even from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
  
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• Coffee trends

  13-04-2018 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.
  
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• Waymo applies for California driverless testing permit - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 22:19 via cnet.com
  The self-driving technology leader seeks to test fully driverless vehicles on California public roads.
  
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• Mary Shelley movie trailer reveals real birth of Frankenstein - CNET

  13-04-2018 22:00 via cnet.com
  In the upcoming film, Elle Fanning plays Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author who brought the classic monster to life.
  
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• 'Gold rush' for Wi-Fi on board planes spurs innovation

  13-04-2018 21:39
  HAMBURG (Reuters) - Satellite technology to provide Wi-Fi on board planes has matured to a point where more and more airlines are looking to use it, triggering a "gold rush" among suppliers.
  
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• Here's the leaked Apple memo about how leaks don't pay - CNET

  13-04-2018 21:08 via cnet.com
  Drink in the irony.
  
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• GoFundMe figures reveal thousands rely on site to avoid homelessness

  13-04-2018 21:08 via theguardian.com
  There have been nearly 300,000 GoFundMe campaigns in the US related to homelessness over the last three years. Some see it as a sign of a broken social system and dwindling options for those in need
  Dave Schulman’s long decline toward homelessness began 18 years ago, when, as a reserve police officer in southern California, he fell from a wall and seriously injured his neck during a response to a robbery call. In the years that followed, he lost his ability to work, his wife left him and t
  
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• McLaren built a 570S Spider just for Canada - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 21:02 via cnet.com
  There's even a little maple leaf on it! Cute!
  
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• 6 phones jumping on the notch trend video - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  There's no escaping notches these days. Here's some of the notable phones that have notches.
  
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• Apple's memo warning employees about leaking information is predictably leaked

  13-04-2018 20:51 via zdnet.com
  According to Apple, leaking information "undermines everyone at Apple and the years they've invested in creating Apple products."
  
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• Gmail update said to add self-destructing email you can't print or forward - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  Google's upcoming redesign has some potentially compelling new features that may change your emailing habits.
  
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• Russia bans Telegram encrypted messaging app - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:44 via cnet.com
  But can Russia actually block it? Telegram may have a workaround.
  
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• HBO renews Silicon Valley for a sixth season - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:44 via cnet.com
  Pied Piper will continue to try to make it big as Silicon Valley returns for another season.
  
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• This new Samsung Galaxy phone can't connect to the internet - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:43 via cnet.com
  Would you buy a smartphone without internet connectivity?
  
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• Incredibles 2 trailer splits up the superhero family video - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:29 via cnet.com
  The Pixar sequel shows Elastigirl getting a new job fighting crime on her own, leaving Mr. Incredible with all the kids.
  
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• TP-Link Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini review - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:28 via cnet.com
  TP-Link's $30 Kasa Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini adds scheduling, voice commands and remote access to everyday devices.
  
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• This Wi-Fi Smart Plug is a simple way to smarten your stuff - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:27 via cnet.com
  The $100 TP-Link Kasa Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa and has tons of scheduling features.
  
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• The long, slow demise of credit card signatures starts today - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:26 via cnet.com
  Merchants won’t be required to get your signature, but many will likely still ask for one.
  
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• iPhone X expensive? 2018's iPhone could cost you even more - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:26 via cnet.com
  Analysts from UBS predict that the flagship 2018 iPhone may cost $1,100.
  
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• Arm not helping Qualcomm ex-CEO Jacobs take dad's firm private - CNET

  13-04-2018 20:11 via cnet.com
  A report Thursday said Paul Jacobs, the former head of Qualcomm, has been talking to partner Arm about getting its help privatizing the chipmaker his father co-founded. Arm refutes the report.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz car subscription program heading to Nashville, Philadelphia - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 20:02 via cnet.com
  These pilot programs will start in June.
  
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• AutoComplete: Elon Musk talks Model 3 production hell in new interview video - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  Plus: Volkswagen works on autonomous parking, and Sweden unveils a road that charges EVs as they drive.
  
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• How researchers will protect your Facebook data from thieves - CNET

  13-04-2018 19:25 via cnet.com
  A professor took data on 87 million Facebook users and sold it to Cambridge Analytica. Rest assured, researchers invited to look into Facebook's data will be adhering to stronger standards.
  
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• Lawmakers question FBI over San Bernardino suit against Apple

  13-04-2018 19:10
  (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray questioning the law enforcement agency's decision to take Apple Inc to court to force the company to help unlock a mass shooter's iPhone.
  
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• ISS crew celebrates Yuri Gagarin flight squeeze-tube cake - CNET

  13-04-2018 18:55 via cnet.com
  NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts on the space station chow down on tube cake in recognition of Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 spaceflight.
  
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• How Mark Zuckerberg's testimony lurched from easy ride to headache

  13-04-2018 18:55 via theguardian.com
  Facebook founder was lost for words as representatives asked questions about user trackingAs Mark Zuckerberg left Congress on Tuesday after testifying to the Senate, he may have felt relieved. The four-hour Q&A session had been largely dominated by mundane questions of fact about how Facebook works, requests for apologies and updates he had already given and was happy to repeat, and shameless begs for the social network’s cash pile to be used to expand broadband access in senators&rsqu
  
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• Santander Brazil launches blockchain-based international wire transfer service

  13-04-2018 18:48 via zdnet.com
  The offering reduces wire processing time from two days to two hours.
  
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• Google cases are a battle between right to privacy and right to know

  13-04-2018 18:36 via theguardian.com
  Court focusing on two men whose criminal backgrounds are the subject of articles onlineAt the heart of the first high court ruling on the “right to be forgotten” principle in England and Wales is a battle between the right to privacy and the right to know.The cases focus on two businessmen, convicted of offences more than a decade ago, whose criminal backgrounds are the subject of articles online. Continue reading...
  
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• Cardi B crushes Taylor Swift's first-week streaming record on Apple Music - CNET

  13-04-2018 18:31 via cnet.com
  Songs from the female rapper's debut album, Invasion of Privacy, were streamed 100 million times in the album's first week on the service.
  
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• VW Group plans autonomous parking for 2020 rollout - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 18:27 via cnet.com
  It's being tested right now at Hamburg Airport.
  
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• Zuckerberg's DC trip: What the spectacle looked like up close - CNET

  13-04-2018 18:22 via cnet.com
  The Facebook CEO's trip to Washington to testify before Congress was quite the scene -- both in the hearing room and outside it.
  
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• Forget HomePod Mini rumors. Apple just needs a HomePod price cut - CNET

  13-04-2018 18:11 via cnet.com
  Commentary: KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is "mulling" a smaller, less expensive HomePod amid a reported sales slump. But there's a quicker, easier way to boost buyer interest.
  
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• Infosys buys ad firm WongDoody, plots sell off of Sikka acquisitions

  13-04-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Infosys said it's now searching for buyers for Kallidus, Skava and Panaya.
  
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• Incredibles 2 trailer gives Elastigirl the superhero spotlight - CNET

  13-04-2018 17:46 via cnet.com
  Pixar's sequel sees the family matriarch take on a new job, making Mr. Incredible a stay-at-home dad.
  
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• Mophie Qi-certified charging case for iPhone X coming soon - CNET

  13-04-2018 17:43 via cnet.com
  An accidental leak on AT&T's website reveals a new Mophie Juice Pack Air wireless charging case for the iPhone X.
  
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• Why did SUVs take over from estates? video - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 17:29 via cnet.com
  There was a time when estate cars were the go-to option for families with people and things to transport. But these days SUVs rule supreme. We find out why.
  
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• This EV-charging road in Sweden works like a slot car track - Roadshow

  13-04-2018 17:25 via cnet.com
  It's a clever way to keep EVs from losing too much charge throughout the day.
  
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• First timer

  13-04-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The big winner at the Bafta Games Awards was Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, including Best Performer - won by a video editor.
  
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• New Netflix, Comcast bundles may make streaming easier - CNET

  13-04-2018 17:09 via cnet.com
  The two companies are getting cozier, which could make it easier for more Comcast customers to stream Netflix and search its titles.
  
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• Russia to ban Telegram messenger over encryption dispute

  13-04-2018 17:04
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions of users in the latest clash between global technology firms and Russian authorities.
  
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• Get a complete business startup kit for free

  13-04-2018 16:50 via zdnet.com
  This StackSocial bundle includes extended trials of over a dozen useful tools and services.
  
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• Donkey Kong champion loses title for 'using emulator'

  13-04-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The game's world record is invalidated after claims Billy Mitchell did not use an original machine.
  
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• Will Android P be Android Popsicle? - CNET

  13-04-2018 16:29 via cnet.com
  With the release of Google's spring wallpapers, some folks are seeing hints that the next Android mobile OS -- now up to letter P -- will be called Popsicle.
  
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