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• Instagram launches long-form videos in bid to lure YouTube generation

  20-06-2018 23:59
  Videos of up to an hour are effort to pull young users away from rival, and to allow Facebook to sell more adsInstagram will increase its video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users, in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube.In the expansion, announced Wednesday, Instagram accounts with large audiences will be able to go as long as an hour. Video will be available through Instagram or a new app called IGTV. The video will eventually give Facebook, Instagram’
  
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• HPE rolls out new ways for businesses to manage data at the edge

  20-06-2018 23:58 via zdnet.com
  Using HPE's Edgeline Converged Edge Systems, HPE customers can run enterprise software, unmodified, at the edge, in the cloud or in data centers.
  
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• Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan name Atul Gawande CEO of healthcare venture

  20-06-2018 23:55
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Well-regarded surgeon and author Atul Gawande, a critic of his industry's medical practices, will lead the new company being formed by Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co that aims to cut U.S. employee healthcare costs, the companies said on Wednesday.
  
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• T. rex, most dinosaurs couldn't stick out their tongues - CNET

  20-06-2018 23:47 via cnet.com
  Jurassic World might want a re-do.
  
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• An MIT chip may power long-lasting, bug-size drones - CNET

  20-06-2018 23:40 via cnet.com
  When it comes to drones, size matters.
  
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• GM is embracing the future with 3D printing in its factories - Roadshow

  20-06-2018 23:38 via cnet.com
  General Motors uses 3D printers in many of its factories to create tooling and fixtures quicker and more cheaply than it could source them from outside vendors.
  
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• Instagram expands into long videos, will compete with YouTube

  20-06-2018 23:33
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc-ownedsocial network Instagram launched a mobile app on Wednesday dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long, intensifying the competition for consumers' time among ad-supported streaming services such as YouTube.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9 launch date, price, specs, features and other rumors - CNET

  20-06-2018 23:31 via cnet.com
  Samsung's next big phone will go head-to-head with the 2018 iPhone.
  
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• T-Mobile urged to fire Corey Lewandowski for mocking child with Down syndrome - CNET

  20-06-2018 23:29 via cnet.com
  The company's adviser responded with "Womp, womp" when hearing about the 10-year-old, who was separated from her family at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• Bose Sleepbuds promise more blissful nights - CNET

  20-06-2018 23:29 via cnet.com
  Bose's new $249 Noise-Masking Sleepbuds are for better sleep, not listening to music. We tried them out.
  
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• Box, IBM intro new services for building Box Skills with Watson

  20-06-2018 23:15 via zdnet.com
  Box Skills provide a framework for applying machine learning to the Box cloud content management platform.
  
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• Rackspace teams with HPE to offer pay-per-use Kubernetes private cloud

  20-06-2018 23:01 via zdnet.com
  Rackspace is also offering a pay-as-you-go service for a VMware-based private cloud.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers want Google to reconsider links to China's Huawei

  20-06-2018 22:57
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc'sGoogle on Wednesday to reconsider its work with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], which they described as a security threat.
  
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• Google partnership with Huawei worrying US lawmakers - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:57 via cnet.com
  Security concerns continue to dog the Chinese telecom giant.
  
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• Microsoft withdraws promise of VR support from Xbox One consoles - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:53 via cnet.com
  A bummer for virtual reality enthusiasts.
  
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• Trump, U.S. lawmakers meet to discuss 'problematic' measure on China's ZTE

  20-06-2018 22:52
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and a group of Republicans from the Senate and House of Representatives met at the White House on Wednesday to discuss their disagreement over how to penalize Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp.
  
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• Don't be fooled: Fortnite for Android links on YouTube aren't legit - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:22 via cnet.com
  Beware of scams offering downloads of the Android version of the video game, which hasn't actually been released yet.
  
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• Instagram launches IGTV, hits 1 billion users

  20-06-2018 22:21 via zdnet.com
  With its new long-from, vertical video app, marketers have yet another way to reach Instagram's vast audience.
  
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• California lawmakers gut 'gold standard' net neutrality bill - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:18 via cnet.com
  The California State Assembly had a proposal with the strongest net neutrality laws ever. But key amendments have "mutilated" the rules.
  
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• Oracle chases SME business in Brazil

  20-06-2018 22:16 via zdnet.com
  The company is ploughing resources into increasing local market share in the segment
  
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• Garmin Vivosport melds the fitness band with the smartwatch video - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:16 via cnet.com
  With a price drop online, the Vivosport is now a better deal than it was when it first launched.
  
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• Trump signs order reversing family separation policy after tech, political backlash - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:11 via cnet.com
  "We are keeping families together," the president says, changing the administration's application of immigration rules.
  
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• HTC U11 review: HTC U11 is a cheaper HTC U12 Plus alternative - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:09 via cnet.com
  HTC's U11 might be a year old, but it's still a solid phone for buyers who want a taste of HTC's squeezable sides.
  
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• Thieves rappel Mission Impossible-style to steal $100K in Apple goods from Best Buy - CNET

  20-06-2018 22:03 via cnet.com
  Show him the money? Wait, wrong 1996 Tom Cruise movie.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 4: Rumored specs, price, release date - CNET

  20-06-2018 21:50 via cnet.com
  Will the fourth time around be the biggest change ever?
  
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• 5 tips for Google Podcasts - CNET

  20-06-2018 21:45 via cnet.com
  Here's how to make the most of Google's new app.
  
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• Instagram debuts IGTV, a standalone app for videos from creators - CNET

  20-06-2018 21:43 via cnet.com
  At a splashy event in San Francisco, the Facebook-owned photo service announces a bigger push into video.
  
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• Star Wars spinoffs said to be on hold at Lucasfilm - CNET

  20-06-2018 21:31 via cnet.com
  If the report is true, don't expect to see more standalone films such as Solo: A Star Wars Story hitting your galaxy any time soon.
  
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• Apple teams with Sesame Workshop on children's shows - CNET

  20-06-2018 21:25 via cnet.com
  Puppets are coming to Apple's growing slate of original content.
  
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• AI at Trainline: How the rail specialist is using data to help predict the future (Cloud TV)

  20-06-2018 21:23 via zdnet.com
  Trainline CTO Mark Holt explains how his firm is using artificial intelligence and the cloud, and offers advice for other IT chiefs.
  
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• 6 tips and tricks for Android Messages for web - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:56 via cnet.com
  It's no iMessage replacement, but pretty darn close.
  
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• What trade war? FAANGs scale new highs

  20-06-2018 20:53
  (Reuters) - Four of the five so-called FAANG stocks – Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon and Netflix – surged to all-time highs on Wednesday, with only Apple spoiling a perfect scorecard.
  
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• Microsoft agrees to acquire AI startup Bonsai to boost Azure smarts - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:53 via cnet.com
  Machines that think better are a huge deal in computing these days.
  
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• The software robot invasion is underway

  20-06-2018 20:43 via zdnet.com
  Companies are adopting robotic process automation tools as they look to reduce errors and increase process efficiency.
  
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• Storage, servers and more: We found 24 cloud services for your business

  20-06-2018 20:37 via zdnet.com
  When it comes to cloud services and software-as-a-service (SaaS), we're all familiar with the usual players. But there's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, Microsoft and even beyond storage and server services.
  
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• Instagram debuts IGTV video - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:35 via cnet.com
  Instagram redesigns its app, highlighting its creator community and giving you the ability to share long-form video.
  
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• 2019 Volvo S60 is one sharp sedan video - Roadshow

  20-06-2018 20:28 via cnet.com
  Volvo's good looks enter yet another segment, and we're all the better for it.
  
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• Watch Josh Brolin read Donald Trump tweets in Thanos' voice - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:11 via cnet.com
  The actor gives the president's thoughts a menacing supervillain vibe at Stephen Colbert's request.
  
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• Tech CEOs speak out against family separation at border video - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:03 via cnet.com
  Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella are among the many tech leaders speaking out against President Trump's policy of separating children from families that cross US borders illegally.
  
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• Teclast F7

  20-06-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The flow of MacBook-like laptops from China continues unabated. After the Teclast F6 Pro, the Chuwi LapBook Air and the Alldocube Thinker i35, we get to scrutinize the Teclast F7, which was launched earlier this year – but we received a refreshed model, one that comes with an SSD instead of the original slower (and smaller) eMMC storage.(Note: At the time of writing, and for a limited period, Gearbest is providing a free sleeve and a wireless mouse worth just over $14 for every purchase of
  
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• Doom and gloom in advertising? I don't see it, says IPG boss Roth

  20-06-2018 20:00
  CANNES, France (Reuters) - The veteran boss of advertising giant IPG said he does not recognize the talk of "doom and gloom" in his industry, arguing the holding companies are needed more than ever to help clients chart the rapidly changing territory.
  
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• 9 rumors about Apple Watch 4 you need to know video - CNET

  20-06-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  Will the fourth time around be the biggest change yet for Apple's smartwatch?
  
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• South Korea crushes it in J.D. Power's 2018 Initial Quality Study - Roadshow

  20-06-2018 19:58 via cnet.com
  Genesis, Kia and Hyundai sweep the metaphorical podium with 1, 2 and 3 rankings.
  
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• Instagram bets on long-form video (The 3:59, Ep. 417) - CNET

  20-06-2018 19:52 via cnet.com
  Instagram taps longer videos, California's net neutrality bill may get watered down and Disney comes back with a richer Fox bid.
  
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• Instagram reaches a billion users - and other things we learnt from boss Kevin Systrom

  20-06-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  In an exclusive interview with Newsbeat its boss says: "We want to make sure we're a positive force".
  
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• California lawmakers gut net neutrality bill - CNET

  20-06-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  The California State Assembly had a proposal with the strongest net neutrality laws ever. But key amendments have "mutilated" the rules.
  
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• LG G7 ThinQ and V35 ThinQ available for preorder on Google's Project Fi - CNET

  20-06-2018 19:37 via cnet.com
  Plus, you get $100 credit if you preorder either phone.
  
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