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• Ant-Man and the Wasp's new TV spot is all about Ghost - CNET

  28-05-2018 23:54 via cnet.com
  They've unleashed the Ghost!
  
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• How to add PayPal to Google Pay - CNET

  28-05-2018 23:08 via cnet.com
  PayPal is already a payment method in Google Pay, but soon you'll be to able use it in Google Play, Gmail and YouTube. Here's how.
  
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• The GDPR can slim your mailbox while improving mailing lists and business processes

  28-05-2018 22:47 via zdnet.com
  Thanks to GDPR requests, I've deleted hundreds of emails and got off lots of mailing lists, which actually benefits the senders. Meanwhile, smart companies are using the new law to reduce the amount of data they keep and improve their business processes, according to an IBM survey
  
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• Cyber crooks claim to hit two big Canadian banks

  28-05-2018 20:11
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Montrealand Canadian Imperial Bank of Commercesaid on Monday that cyber attackers may have stolen the data of nearly 90,000 customers in what appeared to be the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country.
  
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• Pandora quietly launches $15-a-month family plan - CNET

  28-05-2018 18:32 via cnet.com
  Plan echoes offerings from rivals Spotify and Apple Music.
  
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• US Postal Service wants you to smell its new stamps - CNET

  28-05-2018 18:28 via cnet.com
  The US Postal Service announces first-ever scratch and sniff stamps with a popsicle design and scent, debuting in June.
  
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• Technology that changed us: The 1990s, from WorldWideWeb to Google

  28-05-2018 16:22 via zdnet.com
  In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 1980s)
  
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• Rio to raise $5 million with mobility app regulation

  28-05-2018 16:15 via zdnet.com
  Part of the revenues to be paid by ridesharing apps is expected to go towards the city's own mobility tool.
  
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• Daimler's Car2Go to close in Toronto, claims regs render it 'inoperable' - Roadshow

  28-05-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  It'll still exist everywhere else it's currently set up.
  
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• Dell refreshes Precision laptops with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed

  28-05-2018 14:31 via zdnet.com
  The fourth generation of Dell's mobile workstations features Intel's latest Coffee Lake processors and optional Nvidia Quadro P600 and Radeon WX graphics.
  
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• Google and Facebook face GDPR backlash, Jeff Bezos reaches for the moon video - CNET

  28-05-2018 14:30 via cnet.com
  Today's biggest tech stories include the impact of the EU's privacy regulations for Google and Facebook and Jeff Bezos' plans for the future of civilisation.
  
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• LifeProof Next and Slam for Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus: Added protection for outdoor adventures

  28-05-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  The Galaxy S9 Plus has a high level of dust and water resistance, but it is still made of glass panels and isn't made to be dropped. LifeProof has a few case options to enhance your level of protection.
  
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• Westworld, as reviewed by scientists, roboticists, researchers - CNET

  28-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Artificial intelligence, meet the real deal.
  
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• Cracking open Nintendo's NES Classic Edition game console - CNET

  28-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  We crack open the NES Classic Edition for a look at the tech that lets us recapture the video game glory of our youth.
  
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• Best Netflix documentaries for June 2018 - CNET

  28-05-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Check out these mind blowing original documentaries and docuseries this weekend.
  
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• Tencent pulls investment in content start-up after online backlash

  28-05-2018 13:51
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, which owns China's top social media app WeChat, has scrapped an investment of up to 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) in a content start-up that has been criticized online and by state media for its handling of copyright issues.
  
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• YouTube stars' fury over algorithm tests

  28-05-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers.
  
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• Chairman Mao stunt backfires at blockchain conference in China

  28-05-2018 12:52
  BEIJING (Reuters) - A publicity stunt featuring a Mao Zedong lookalike at a conference on blockchain in China on Monday sparked an uproar on social media, with some users saying the "shameful" disrespect to the founding leader could hurt the industry's image.
  
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• India Uber president to head Asia Pacific operations

  28-05-2018 12:43
  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Uber's India President Amit Jain has been promoted to head of the global ride-hailing firm's Asia Pacific operations, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and India, the company said in an emailed statement.
  
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• Tag Heuer Connected Modular 41

  28-05-2018 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Tag Heuer Connected Modular 41 is a Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) smartwatch that blends Google smarts with the design, craftsmanship and price of a luxury Swiss watch. It comes a year after the Tag Heuer Connected Modular 45 and brings with it a few key improvements.Firstly, the number in the names of these watches refers to the diameter of the case in millimeters. Thus, the new Modular 41 is 4mm smaller than the Modular 45 (which remains on sale). This makes the new watch more appealing
  
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• 2018 BMW M4 review - Roadshow

  28-05-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  Optional Competition Package brings more power and tighter handling to the M4.
  
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• 2018 BMW M4: 5 things you need to know video - Roadshow

  28-05-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  The M Competition Package sharpens the M4's performance chops.
  
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• Bulgarians tweeting in Cyrillic confused for Russian bots

  28-05-2018 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts.
  
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• Uber's new Southeast Asia owner Grab rolls out UberEats-like service - CNET

  28-05-2018 10:18 via cnet.com
  GrabFood is based on Uber's food delivery platform.
  
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• Snapchat Spectacles (2018)

  28-05-2018 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When Snap Inc. first debuted Spectacles, Snapchat lovers went into total meltdown. Here was a device that would let them share their lives with the world from an exciting new perspective, akin to having a GoPro strapped to your face.The idea did have some merit, but its execution was shockingly poor. The original Spectacles were initially only available in the US, and could only be purchased from a vending machine that was constantly on the move to different locations. Snap Inc. hoped that this
  
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• Jessica Jones season 3 on Netflix: Everything we know so far - CNET

  28-05-2018 07:54 via cnet.com
  Bring on the bourbon! The hard-drinking, superhero detective returns, but who will she face this time? Here's the latest news on the cast, theories and more.
  
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• New Zealand rural mobile broadband program to be complete by 2021

  28-05-2018 07:41 via zdnet.com
  The 100 tourism blackspots and 1,000km stretches of state highways being covered by RBI2 have been announced, with the mobile coverage to be provided by the end of 2021.
  
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• Victoria to trial replacing Myki card with Android devices

  28-05-2018 05:28 via zdnet.com
  The test will run until early 2019 before a call is made on whether to extend Mobile Myki to the entire network.
  
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• ​LG Display develops AI to reduce VR latency

  28-05-2018 04:56 via zdnet.com
  LG Display has developed an artificial intelligence-based high-resolution content generating technology for virtual reality that reduces latency and blurs.
  
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• Telstra moves on Geelong train tunnel mobile coverage

  28-05-2018 04:29 via zdnet.com
  As part of the Victorian government's Regional Rail Connectivity Project, Telstra will install cabling, antennas, and base stations to improve train tunnel mobile coverage.
  
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• NBN to overhaul fixed-wireless pricing

  28-05-2018 03:16 via zdnet.com
  NBN is looking to simplify its two-part wholesale pricing charge for fixed-wireless, as well as consulting on a new fixed-wireless product that 'better aligns to the capability of the network'.
  
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• ​Big bank-backed Beem It launches Aussie payments app

  28-05-2018 01:30 via zdnet.com
  The Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac joined forces to create Beem It, allowing the real-time transfer of funds.
  
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• In 2018, Windows died at home and nobody cared

  28-05-2018 01:29 via zdnet.com
  While Microsoft's desktop operating system continues to be a key fixture of enterprise computing environments, it faces extinction at home. And Redmond seems perfectly fine with that.
  
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• Danica Patrick fans tweet well-wishes after her Indy 500 crash - CNET

  28-05-2018 00:58 via cnet.com
  The race car driver heads into retirement, but with a crash ending her final race.
  
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• ​NAB and CommBank plagued by weekend banking outages

  28-05-2018 00:47 via zdnet.com
  The National Australia Bank had power cut to its mainframe, while the Commonwealth Bank's Eftpos terminals were out thanks to Optus.
  
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• ​How Verizon is using AR to up the ante on FiOS technician training

  28-05-2018 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Here's a look at what enterprises can learn from Verizon's efforts to bring augmented reality and 360-degree video to technician training in New York City.
  
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