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• Uber sets safety review; media report says software cited in fatal crash

  07-05-2018 23:54
  (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Monday said it has retained a former top U.S. transportation official to advise it on safety after a fatal self-driving crash in March, but it declined to comment on a technology website's report that a software flaw was responsible for the accident.
  
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• Gmail for iOS now lets you pay friends (finally!) and snooze emails - CNET

  07-05-2018 23:43 via cnet.com
  Android users have been able to send and request money for over a year.
  
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• Uber's fatal self-driving crash reportedly caused by software - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 23:39 via cnet.com
  The software that's supposed to detect objects in the road was tuned down, which caused it to ignore a pedestrian walking across a dark Arizona road, according to The Information.
  
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• LG G7 specs vs. Galaxy S9, Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus - CNET

  07-05-2018 23:26 via cnet.com
  How does LG's new phone stack up against its biggest competition?
  
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• Microchip says can't confirm reports on China approval of Microsemi deal

  07-05-2018 23:21
  (Reuters) - Microchip Technology Inc said on Monday it cannot confirm media reports that the Chinese government has approved its $8.35 billion bid to buy Microsemi Corp.
  
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• LG UP870 review - CNET

  07-05-2018 23:01 via cnet.com
  The LG UP870 4K Blu-ray player offers blazing speed, superlative picture performance and none of the streaming you don't care about.
  
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• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge recon at Disneyland, plus Deadpool 3 news (Stream Economy, Ep. 2) - CNET

  07-05-2018 22:51 via cnet.com
  Ashley sneaks around Disneyland for more Galaxy's Edge info, we break down some good and bad Deadpool 3 news, Fortnite 4.0 and Arrested Development's remixed fourth season.
  
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• LG's 4K Blu-ray player is a budget marvel video - CNET

  07-05-2018 22:47 via cnet.com
  The LG UP870 Blu-ray player strips back all but the most essential features and delivers fantastic speed and picture performance
  
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• Android addict? Google may wean you off with new 'controls' tomorrow - CNET

  07-05-2018 22:43 via cnet.com
  The Washington Post reports that this year's Google I/O will be about "responsibilty," not gadgets or artificial intelligence.
  
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• Every iOS app update must support the iPhone X notch by July - CNET

  07-05-2018 22:34 via cnet.com
  Apple declares that iOS developers can't update their apps without keeping the iPhone X in mind.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2018, day 1: Everything that was just announced - CNET

  07-05-2018 22:29 via cnet.com
  The software giant's developer conference kicked off with what's next in AI, cloud computing, machine learning and a Cortana/Alexa friendship in bloom.
  
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• Uber's fatal self-driving crash reportedly caused by software - CNET

  07-05-2018 21:58 via cnet.com
  The software that's supposed to detect objects in the road was tuned down, which caused it to ignore a pedestrian walking across a dark Arizona road, according to The Information.
  
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• Microsoft to show off Your Phone app for Windows 10 at Build - CNET

  07-05-2018 21:57 via cnet.com
  We should see the new Your Phone app that (in theory) lets you seamlessly use your phone from Windows on the second day of Build.
  
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• The 5 best new Microsoft Outlook features - CNET

  07-05-2018 21:56 via cnet.com
  Whether you use the app, the browser version or the desktop client, you'll find some improvements worth celebrating.
  
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• James Gunn reveals what Groot said to Rocket in Infinity War - CNET

  07-05-2018 21:51 via cnet.com
  Grab your tissues, because the Guardians of the Galaxy director just made things more heartbreaking by translating one word.
  
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• Automakers believe EPA boss Pruitt went too far with CAFE slash - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 21:32 via cnet.com
  Now with a massive lawsuit pending against the EPA, automakers say that they only wanted a more gradual ramp to the original Obama-era CAFE requirements for 2025.
  
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• 'Facebook effect' turns Swedish steel town into tech hot-spot

  07-05-2018 21:19
  OSLO (Reuters) - Facebookwill double the size of its data center in Sweden's northern city of Lulea, raising its total investments in the region to about 8.7 billion crowns ($987 million), the company said on Monday.
  
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• Buffett bashes bitcoin as thriving on mystique, favors stocks

  07-05-2018 21:09
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday said buyers of bitcoin, which he has characterized as "rat poison squared," thrive on the hope they'll find other people who will pay more for it.
  
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• Microsoft looks to Cortana, Teams, ambient intelligence for smarter meetings

  07-05-2018 21:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is getting closer to delivering on its commitment to try to make meetings smarter and less painful using Cortana, Teams, HoloLens business apps and more.
  
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• Elon Musk says he'll turn trash from tunneling into homes - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:57 via cnet.com
  The Tesla and SpaceX CEO says his Boring Company tunnel-digging side project will use its waste to make bricks for low-income housing.
  
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• The next LG Watch just got confirmed by the FCC - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:49 via cnet.com
  A new LG Watch could give the brand's wearables a shot at redemption.
  
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• You can now make Alexa your default assistant on Android - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  But the change only works for the home button -- you can't access Alexa directly by voice.
  
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• Black Panther 2: Release date, cast, rumors and theories - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  New villains, new love interests and more will likely liven things up in Wakanda when the Marvel sequel finally comes out.
  
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• What's new to stream for May 2018 video - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns for its fourth season on Netflix late in the month.
  
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• A rumored three-camera iPhone just got way more likely - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:15 via cnet.com
  Another report now claims the rumored triple-camera iPhone may release in the second half of 2019.
  
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• Drive.ai to launch self-driving ride hailing pilot in July

  07-05-2018 20:05
  (Reuters) - Silicon Valley self-driving startup Drive.ai said on Monday it will launch a pilot program for an autonomous ride-hailing service in July in Frisco, Texas, with safety drivers present.
  
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• Microsoft shows Alexa and Cortana working in smart harmony - CNET

  07-05-2018 20:04 via cnet.com
  It's still in beta, but Microsoft's progress-report demo of its integration of Alexa with Cortana at Build 2018 looks like it's coming along pretty well.
  
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• Extreme eSports: the very male, billion-dollar gaming industry at a stadium near you

  07-05-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  A crowd of 18,000 filled a Sydney arena at the weekend to watch groups of young men play video games for huge cash prizesWhenever an artist scheduled to play Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney Olympic Park doesn’t sell enough tickets, the venue tactfully drapes black cloth over the empty seats in the theatre’s uppermost section. Filling more than 18,000 seats is quite an ask, which is why only top-flight acts like Pink, Katy Perry, Shania Twain and Kendrick Lamar are attempting it in coming
  
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• Drive.ai's self-driving van heads to Texas - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  Launching in July, this will be the first on-demand autonomous shuttle program in the state of Texas.
  
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• Drive.ai launching self-driving on-demand car service in Texas - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  The program will kick off in Frisco in July.
  
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• Microsoft reveals mixed reality tech for the workplace video - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:56 via cnet.com
  At Microsoft Build, the company announces Microsoft Remote Assist and Layout, mixed reality software designed to make it easier to design spaces in today's work environment.
  
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• Microsoft's Nadella says privacy is a human right that needs protecting - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  The software giant's CEO also talks about security and ethics at the company's Build developer conference Monday in Seattle.
  
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• New VW CEO Herbert Diess offered rare safe-passage deal by US - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 19:42 via cnet.com
  The new head of the VW group will be able to travel freely in the US without fear of being detained for matters related to Dieselgate.
  
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• Search for aliens started by Zuckerberg, Hawking ramps up - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  The Breakthrough Listen initiative to look for signs of smarts in space has dramatically expanded to include millions more stars across the Milky Way.
  
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• Microsoft Layout lets Hololens design your space - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  This new AR app lets you test-drive office, warehouse or factory designs in a headset.
  
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• Android Things 1.0 is ready to bring you smarter devices - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:35 via cnet.com
  It's out of developer preview, and ready for products we saw at CES 2018.
  
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• Microsoft's Nadella thinks AI can improve tech for people with disabilities - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:27 via cnet.com
  The software giant unveils a $25 million, five-year initiative, called Accessibility for AI, to help fund new apps and products.
  
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• Microsoft Build goes gaga for AI: Azure Machine Learning and beyond

  07-05-2018 19:25 via zdnet.com
  Need proof that both AI and data are crucial to Microsoft's success, even eclipsing Windows in importance? This year's developer event delivers.
  
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• Arrested Development season 5 gets release date - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:23 via cnet.com
  In the new Netflix trailer for Arrested Development, the Bluth family is back together and back to old habits.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana can talk to each other video - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:23 via cnet.com
  A live demo at Microsoft Build features Amazon and Microsoft digital voice assistants working together.
  
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• Microsoft's Project Brainwave wants to make AI super fast video - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:10 via cnet.com
  At Microsoft Build, Microsoft reveals how Project Brainwave will use fast, flexible chips to make AI available in real time.
  
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• Privacy is a human right, says Microsoft CEO video - CNET

  07-05-2018 19:07 via cnet.com
  At Microsoft Build, Satya Nadella says the company prioritizes privacy and makes sure the user is always in control.
  
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• ​Microsoft and DJI team up on drone tech for dangerous jobs​ video - CNET

  07-05-2018 18:59 via cnet.com
  At Microsoft Build, Microsoft bring its Azure IoT technology to DJI drones for dangerous, dirty tasks for business.
  
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• How to make Alexa, Cortana your Android phone's assistant - CNET

  07-05-2018 18:58 via cnet.com
  Not a fan of Google Assistant on your Android device? Here's how to (mostly) replace it!
  
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• What we'll be looking for at Google I/O (The 3:59, Ep. 397) - CNET

  07-05-2018 18:49 via cnet.com
  Plus: Microsoft Build and the iMac turns 20.
  
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• JBL Link Bar Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  07-05-2018 18:49 via cnet.com
  JBL partnered with Google for a soundbar serves as a Google Assistant hub and Android TV delivery mechanism.
  
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• Voicemails are unacceptable. But I do have a solution for delivering stressful news

  07-05-2018 18:45 via theguardian.com
  I’m far from alone in my fear of people leaving me messages – and phone, email, text, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook are no better. So I’ve come up with a cake-based solutionI’m a millennial and I hate voicemails. They are up there with my most millennial of phobias; meeting a real-life Ross Geller; going to a restaurant that doesn’t give you the option of adding halloumi to a breakfast.I hate the little tape cassette icon that won’t go away, haunting you even
  
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• After Equifax breach, major firms still rely on same flawed software

  07-05-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  At least seven tech giants still use the vulnerable software that hackers exploited to attack Equifax last year.
  
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• Democrats plan to release 3,000+ Facebook ads linked to Russia - CNET

  07-05-2018 18:41 via cnet.com
  The world got a preview of ads Russian trolls were paying Facebook for last November. Now, House Democrats want to show all 3,000 of them.
  
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• Toyota, Nissan, Honda team up for solid-state battery development - Roadshow

  07-05-2018 18:07 via cnet.com
  The Libtec consortium aims to develop batteries with a range of up to 500 miles.
  
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