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• 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe starts at $25,500, safety suite standard - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 23:56
  Remember: This is the new name for the two-row Santa Fe Sport.
  
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• One of YouTube's best paid features is now free for Android Oreo phones - CNET

  27-06-2018 23:49
  Only in the United States, though, and not for music videos.
  
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• Ticketmaster hit by data breach in the UK - CNET

  27-06-2018 23:36
  The company spots malicious software on one of its customer support products that's hosted by a third party.
  
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• Dark mode in MacOS Mojave: How it works and what it does - CNET

  27-06-2018 23:35
  MacOS gets dark mode for reals this time.
  
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• Elon Musk drawn into farting unicorn dispute with potter

  27-06-2018 23:22
  Tom Edwards was thrilled to hear the CEO was a fan of his work, until he saw Tesla using a copy without permission
  Tom Edwards, a Colorado potter, was thrilled when Elon Musk tweeted a photo of one of his original mugs featuring his cartoon drawing of a unicorn farting electricity. The Tesla CEO called it “maybe my favorite mug ever” in a February 2017 post – leading to a bump in sales from around the world.Edwards was surprised however, when, a month later, Musk tweeted a copy
  
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• AWS hires new country director for Brazil

  27-06-2018 23:21 via zdnet.com
  Former Schneider Electric head takes the helm.
  
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• Venezuela ramps up censorship with Tor ban

  27-06-2018 23:15 via zdnet.com
  The anonymous browsing network gets blocked in the government's latest threat to human rights.
  
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• Does the digital workplace affect our general well-being? A new study says yes

  27-06-2018 23:13 via zdnet.com
  Employees who work in digital workplaces are more productive, positive, and fulfilled in their job, with a better work-life balance, according to a new study.
  
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• Apple and Samsung end patent fight after seven long years

  27-06-2018 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The two firms have reached a final settlement in a patent dispute that has been in court since 2011.
  
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• Now AI is beating us at our favorite video games - CNET

  27-06-2018 23:04
  "A huge milestone in advancing AI," Bill Gates tweeted after an AI system took on a human team in Dota 2.
  
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• ​Kubernetes keeps improving

  27-06-2018 22:58 via zdnet.com
  The latest and greatest, Kubernetes 1.11, will be out shortly.
  
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• Apple and Samsung finally settle their patent dispute - CNET

  27-06-2018 22:56
  The two companies have been fighting over patent infringement since 2011 and took their case all the way to the Supreme Court.
  
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• New rules at Google tackle trolls in the workplace - CNET

  27-06-2018 22:53
  Free expression? Sure. Trolling? No. The company reportedly takes steps to cool things off in its internal forums for employees.
  
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• 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio add Ti Sport Carbon package - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 22:46
  Plus, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto finally become standard.
  
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• Google Calendar will stop coworkers from pestering you when you're away - CNET

  27-06-2018 22:45
  Google Calendar is adding new out of office and customizable working hours features.
  
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• Microsoft adds new security, privacy, Edge features to latest Windows 10 test build

  27-06-2018 22:34 via zdnet.com
  The latest Windows 10 'Redstone 5' test build, Build 17704, includes a number of new enterprise-focused features, but also removes Microsoft's 'Sets' windows-management technology.
  
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• Armored car production hits record high in Mexico - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 22:31
  This isn't the kind of automobile production you want to celebrate, necessarily.
  
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• Lyft gets $600M richer with new funding - CNET

  27-06-2018 22:07
  The ride-hailing company now has a valuation of $15.1 billion.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover invests $18B in big electrification push - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 22:04
  If the desire is there, it could offer EV variants of all its future vehicles.
  
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• The leader of NASA stands behind Trump's Space Force - CNET

  27-06-2018 22:00
  Looks like NASA is on board with Trump's militarization of space.
  
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• Launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope pushed back yet again - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:57
  The successor to Hubble has been in the works for a decade, including almost two-and-a-half years of delays.
  
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• Ford beats its own carbon emission reduction goals 7 years early - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 21:48
  Thanks to a few clever changes in its factories, Ford is cranking out 30 percent less carbon than it did in 2010.
  
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• Microrobots delivered cancer cells to live animals

  27-06-2018 21:25 via zdnet.com
  An emerging industry of microrobotics involves using tiny robots to deliver payloads to precise locations inside the body for non-invasive, personalized medicine.
  
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• Sony admits PS4 has a cross-play problem, tries to offer hope - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:24
  PlayStation America CEO Shawn Layden spoke at a Gamelab conference about the PlayStation 4's cross-play problem.
  
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• Google turns over its human-like Duplex AI to public testing (The 3:59, Ep. 421) - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:09
  Did Duplex get any less creepy? Also: a breakdown of the BlackBerry Key2 and Qualcomm betting on kids wearing smartwatches.
  
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• Google Home and Chromecast are down, reportedly worldwide - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:08
  Google says it's working on a fix, but doesn't have an ETA.
  
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• Snapchat may soon offer up even more games - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:03
  Games from outside developers are reportedly on the way.
  
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• Some of the Biggest Mars Mysteries Will be Solved video - CNET

  27-06-2018 21:01
  You're about to find out more about Mars!
  
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• AutoComplete: Volvo's new Polestar S60 is coming soon, but there's a catch video - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 20:59
  Plus: Lexus recalls 115,000 cars, and Ford cuts carbon in a big way.
  
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• ​Google doubles down on Linux and open source

  27-06-2018 20:31 via zdnet.com
  Google is joining The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member.Google executive Sarah Novotny will become a Linux Foundation board member.
  
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• Babylon claims its chatbot beats GPs at medical exam

  27-06-2018 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal College of General Practitioners disputes the abilities of Babylon's software.
  
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• World Cup 2018 memes: Germany gets knocked out, Mexico advances - CNET

  27-06-2018 20:07
  If you're a fan of Mexico, find a South Korea booster and buy them a beer, because they just helped you out.
  
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• Meet the guy who carves wood with his teeth - CNET

  27-06-2018 20:04
  Designer Nikolas Bentel made a stool using his body alone. You'll want to sit down for this one.
  
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• Automakers' warning to Trump: Tariffs will kill US jobs - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 20:03
  The Trump administration's proposed 20 percent tariff on European-assembled cars has received a stiff rebuke from a pair of groups representing nearly all the world's manufacturers.
  
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• Slack slacks off, and Twitter jokes work overtime - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:59
  The three-hour outage sent workers back in time to when we actually had to talk to people.
  
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• CorelDRAW 2018, First Take: Saving time for graphics professionals

  27-06-2018 19:49 via zdnet.com
  New tools to speed up complex tasks that used to take a lot of fiddly work make the latest CorelDRAW a boon for productivity.
  
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• Twitter's Jack Dorsey reportedly had 'secret' dinner with conservative leaders - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:46
  Discussion about potential bias against conservatives on social media was on the menu.
  
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• Saturn moon Enceladus offers 'tantalizing' new hint it's habitable - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:34
  Scientists have spotted complex organic molecules on the icy moon, ticking the last box on the checklist of items needed to support life.
  
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• AI assistants with a touch of humanity poised to win over customers

  27-06-2018 19:29 via zdnet.com
  With the recent focus on AI technology and bots, do we prefer interacting with the most human-like assistants?
  
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• Facebook Keyword Snooze lets you silence spoilers in your news feed - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:27
  Now you don't have to abstain from Facebook while you're in mid-binge of The Handmaid's Tale.
  
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• Would you track your kid with a smartwatch? video - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:24
  From The 3:59 show: Qualcomm is betting parents will love wearables for their children.
  
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• Slack's down. Up. Down. Up, up, up! - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:20
  After a harrowing 3 hours attempting to communicate without Slack, our shared nightmare is over.
  
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• Volvo's S60 T8 eAWD Polestar Engineered comes out tomorrow, but there's a big catch - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 19:18
  The latest hotness from Volvo's in-house speed merchants will set you back a pretty penny and is only available via subscription.
  
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• Ticketmaster admits personal data stolen in hack attack

  27-06-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 40,000 UK customers may have had data stolen, the BBC understands.
  
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• Lexus recalls 115,000 cars over fuel leak risk - Roadshow

  27-06-2018 19:08
  The recall affects IS and GS models equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine.
  
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• Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft now chilling with its asteroid - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:03
  The JAXA probe will land rovers on the asteroid's surface.
  
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• How to use Stacks in MacOS Mojave - CNET

  27-06-2018 19:01
  See what Stacks can do for you.
  
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• Samsung reportedly working on quantum dot OLED TV hybrid - CNET

  27-06-2018 18:58
  Could this be the ultimate TV of the future?
  
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• Disney's $71.3 billion takeover of Fox gets Justice Department's OK - CNET

  27-06-2018 18:50
  But there are conditions.
  
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• New SD card specs tout 128TB max, up to almost 1GB per sec - CNET

  27-06-2018 18:37
  But you'll probably never be able to buy a card even close to those.
  
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