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• ‘We’re waiting for answers’: Facebook, Brexit and 40 questions

  12-05-2018 22:30
  MPs’ frustrations grow as new evidence in America reopens the issue of Kremlin influenceMike Schroepfer, Facebook’s chief technology officer, was the second executive Facebook offered up to answer questions from parliament’s select committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).He took his place in the hot seat in the wake of the first attendee, Simon Milner, Facebook’s (now ex-) head of policy for Europe, who answered a series of questions about Cambridge Analyti
  
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• Despite paralyzing US ban, ZTE is still fighting for its life - CNET

  12-05-2018 22:05 via cnet.com
  Here's a breakdown of what ZTE no longer has access to thanks to the US Commerce Department's denial order.
  
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• Abyss Diana, an extreme performance headphone for extreme audiophiles - CNET

  12-05-2018 20:47 via cnet.com
  Abyss set a high standard with its first headphone, the AB-1266. Now with Diana, the company offers its first "lifestyle" headphone.
  
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• Just hours left on this Best Buy TV sale: 55-inch 4K TV for $499 - CNET

  12-05-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  The one-day sale this Saturday shaves $100 off the 55-inch P series Roku TV.
  
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• Big for a reason, the Tekton Impact Monitor speakers will blow you away - CNET

  12-05-2018 19:17 via cnet.com
  The Tekton Impact Monitor is a brawny beast that defies expectations of what an audiophile speaker could be.
  
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• Fujitsu Lifebook U938

  12-05-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Compared with other brands, Fujitsu had been behind the curve in implementing the latest mobile platforms from Intel. But the latest devices do use Intel 8th Gen technologies, and those parts allow for some spectacular machines to be built. High performance and super-lightweight are often mutually exclusive features, but in the Fujitsu Lifebook U938, they successfully coexist, for the most part. Cramming a punchy processor, memory, storage and a 13.3-inch 1080p display into this svelte
  
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• Lenovo, the Chinese giant that plays by the rules … and loses

  12-05-2018 17:00
  Contrary to the accusations levelled at China’s tech sector, the firm bought its patents fair and square. But is it facing losses?The war of words between the US and China over trade has many subtexts, but treatment of intellectual property (IP) is a major factor. Donald Trump believes that the world’s second-largest economy gains an unfair advantage over its main rival due to an overly aggressive and sometimes underhand approach to IP – the patents and copyrights that underpin
  
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• Black & Decker 6 Quart Pressure Cooker review - CNET

  12-05-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  Black & Decker's pressure cooker matches the Instant Pot in price, but not on cooking prowess.
  
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• Google's I/O conference, plus major labels selling off Spotify stakes video - CNET

  12-05-2018 14:50 via cnet.com
  The biggest tech stories of the week include highlights from Google's I/O conference, the releasing of 3,000 Russian-purchased Facebook ads and major music labels dumping their stakes in Spotify.
  
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• Why the Millennium Falcon is the biggest Star Wars star - CNET

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Punch it, Chewie! Old-school fans still have faith in the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, which flies again in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
  
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• Samsung HW-N550 review - CNET

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The Samsung HW-N550 sound bar offers sophisticated design and high-quality sound in an affordable, easy-to-set-up package
  
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• Introducing our long-term 2018 Nissan Leaf video - Roadshow

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  A new generation of EVs is upon us, and it's time to see just how the new Leaf stands up to the increasingly great competition.
  
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• Five qualities vintage appliances had that we need today - CNET

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Today’s appliances pale next to midcentury designs that had sharp looks and the latest tech.
  
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• Best movies coming out summer 2018 - CNET

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  From Solo to Sicario, Ant-Man to Ocean's 8, here's our pick of the best sci-fi, action and geeky films coming to theatres this summer.
  
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• A year without gas: Introducing our long-term 2018 Nissan Leaf - Roadshow

  12-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  We're spending a year with one of the more compelling EVs to enter the US market in 2018. What's the new Leaf like? Join us as we find out.
  
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• Acer's Switch 7 Black Edition is a rare game-ready tablet video - CNET

  12-05-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  This Surface-style slate packs in liquid cooling and an Nvidia GPU.
  
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• Acer Switch 7 Black Edition review - CNET

  12-05-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The fanless Acer Switch 7 Black Edition packs in Nvidia graphics, liquid cooling and a smart kickstand.
  
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• German online bank uses Bitcoins to transfer loans

  12-05-2018 11:02
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Radoslav Albrecht has founded an online bank that allows clients to transfer loans anywhere in the world using Bitcoin.
  
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• Corning Iris glass aims to make TVs thinner and brighter - CNET

  12-05-2018 10:00 via cnet.com
  Just like hot dogs, TVs are sandwiches. And Corning has a new ingredient.
  
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• NBC swoops in to save Brooklyn Nine-Nine after Fox cancels it - CNET

  12-05-2018 07:53 via cnet.com
  To the delight of fans who expressed outrage online at news of the five-season show ending, a rescuer appears.
  
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• NBC will save Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine - CNET

  12-05-2018 07:13 via cnet.com
  Just hours after news hits that Hulu won't keep the canceled show alive, another rescuer appears.
  
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• 'Unauthorized transfers' siphon funds from Mexican banks: central bank

  12-05-2018 06:29
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An as yet unknown amount of funds were sucked out of at least five Mexican financial groups through "unauthorized transfers" in recent days, a top central bank official said on Friday, while stopping short of calling it a cyber attack.
  
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• Big Bang Theory stars open a wedding gift from Stephen Hawking - CNET

  12-05-2018 05:15 via cnet.com
  Watch this unaired clip from the season finale of the CBS show Big Bang Theory where the late scientist gets a sweet mention.
  
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• You can now watch Apple's 'Carpool Karaoke' for free - CNET

  12-05-2018 03:04 via cnet.com
  Belt out those tunes.
  
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• Tesla engineering head, Doug Field, takes break from company

  12-05-2018 03:02
  (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Senior Vice President of Engineering Doug Field is taking a break from work but is not leaving the company, a Tesla spokesman confirmed to Reuters.
  
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• Brace yourself: SuitX industrial exoskeletons amplify human strength - CNET

  12-05-2018 02:47 via cnet.com
  Lift heavy packages or ease your life on the assembly line, but don't fantasize about becoming Iron Man yet.
  
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• Hulu won't save save Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine - CNET

  12-05-2018 02:44 via cnet.com
  Even after fans and celebs plead online for the cancelled TV show to return, Hulu reportedly decides not to pick it up. Will TBS rescue the police comedy?
  
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• Doug Field, former head of Tesla Model 3 production, is taking a break - Roadshow

  12-05-2018 02:17 via cnet.com
  Elon Musk removed the five-year Tesla veteran from his position as chief of Model 3 production last month.
  
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• The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid is the company's first plug-in - Roadshow

  12-05-2018 02:09 via cnet.com
  With a plug-in hybrid system from Toyota, this new electron infusion could give the little Crosstrek the extra pep it deserves.
  
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• Robotics investor Andy Rubin: Everything is going to get legs - CNET

  12-05-2018 02:03 via cnet.com
  In the future, leg day won't just be for workouts at the gym.
  
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• Andy Rubin thinks legs are the future of robotics video - CNET

  12-05-2018 02:01 via cnet.com
  The investor shows off a pair of torso-less robotic legs called Cassie at a TechCrunch robotics conference at the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday.
  
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• Uber, Lyft drivers hit roadblock on Seattle labor union law - CNET

  12-05-2018 01:38 via cnet.com
  A federal appeals court says no to collective bargaining, for now.
  
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• Enter to win* an exclusive collection of Android pins! - CNET

  12-05-2018 01:12 via cnet.com
  It’s Google I/O week, so we are giving aways 80 collectible pins, exclusive to MWC 2018, to one of our lucky Instagram followers. This sweepstakes ends May 13, 2018.
  
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• SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future crewed missions

  12-05-2018 01:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions for NASA, made its debut launch on Friday from Florida's Cape Canaveral carrying a communications satellite for Bangladesh into orbit.
  
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• Polk Assist Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

  12-05-2018 00:58 via cnet.com
  The Polk Assist takes on the Sonos One with Google Assistant compatibility in a compact countertop speaker.
  
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• VMware CFO likely to turn down Uber finance chief job: WSJ

  12-05-2018 00:53
  (Reuters) - VMware Inc'sChief Financial Officer Zane Rowe has indicated he will turn down the offer to be become Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] finance chief, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• In an interplanetary first, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

  12-05-2018 00:46
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA said on Friday it will send a small helicopter to Mars as part of the U.S. space agency's 2020 mission to place a next-generation rover on the Martian surface, marking the first time such an aircraft will be used on another world.
  
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• Asus blue a hole in the router market with Blue Cave video - CNET

  12-05-2018 00:45 via cnet.com
  The Asus Blue Cave smart router is the whole package, with style, speed, security and all the customization options you could want.
  
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• SpaceX launches Bangladesh's first communications satellite video - CNET

  12-05-2018 00:33 via cnet.com
  SpaceX' Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched Bangladesh's first communications satellite, the Bangabandhu 1 communications satellite, into geostationary orbit.
  
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