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• Facebook loophole let marketers harvest data from private groups, report says - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:54 via cnet.com
  Members of a closed group discovered a Chrome extension let marketers download personal info, according to CNBC.
  
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• Creepy photos of abandoned amusement parks - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:32 via cnet.com
  Nobody gets on these rides anymore... unless they have a death wish.
  
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• Justice Department appeals AT&T-Time Warner merger approval after all - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:26 via cnet.com
  Well, this is awkward.
  
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• Pre-Prime Day deal, today only: UE Wonderboom wireless speaker is just $50 - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:14 via cnet.com
  Get deep discounts at Amazon on some of the best Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speakers on the market.
  
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• AT&T-Time Warner faces Justice Department appeal after all - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:03 via cnet.com
  Well, this is awkward.
  
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• Mission: Impossible gadgets, real-world tech show how far we've come since '96 - CNET

  12-07-2018 23:02 via cnet.com
  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join us for this retrospective ahead of Mission: Impossible -- Fallout.
  
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• SEC investigating if Facebook gave investors enough warning about data issue, WSJ says - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:59 via cnet.com
  The agency is reportedly looking into how much Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica's misuse of data.
  
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• Windows 10 business upgrade cycle gives PC industry rare shipment growth

  12-07-2018 22:56 via zdnet.com
  Gartner says the PC industry delivered year-over-year shipment growth in the second quarter. That hasn't happened since 2012.
  
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• Justice Department will appeal $85 billion AT&T, Time Warner merger

  12-07-2018 22:45 via zdnet.com
  The deal was wrapped up and finalized last month.
  
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• Apple says new MacBook Pro keyboard won't fix sticky key issue - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:44 via cnet.com
  The new MacBook Pro comes with a quieter keyboard, but sticky keys may still be a possiblity.
  
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• Nanoleaf or Lifx: Which smart lights belong on your walls? - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:34 via cnet.com
  We're testing out Nanoleaf's color-changing light panels alongside their newest competitor: Lifx Tiles. Here's what sets them apart.
  
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• See what astronaut ice cream really looks like on the ISS - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:26 via cnet.com
  Hint: It's not freeze-dried.
  
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• FCC starts to unwind 'kid vid' rules - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:23 via cnet.com
  Critics worry changes to the rules could result in fewer educational TV shows for kids.
  
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• Watch the Roborace self-driving race car tackle the Goodwood hill climb - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 22:13 via cnet.com
  It was only a practice, but it was a pretty solid session.
  
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• Facebook loophole let marketers easily harvest data from your 'private' groups, report says - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:10 via cnet.com
  Members of a closed group discovered a Chrome extension let people download their personal information, according to CNBC.
  
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• A tiny collision beneath the South Pole just changed how we see the universe - CNET

  12-07-2018 22:08 via cnet.com
  Scientists have traced a ghostly particle in Antarctic ice back to its source nearly 4 billion light-years away. Here's how that could change everything.
  
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• Earth-buzzing asteroid has NASA scientists seeing double - CNET

  12-07-2018 21:57 via cnet.com
  It's twice the fun, as a big asteroid turns out to be twins.
  
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• Lady Gaga's beauty startup lures Silicon Valley money - CNET

  12-07-2018 21:53 via cnet.com
  A top venture capital firm is backing the singer's new company.
  
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• Intel to acquire custom chip maker eASIC

  12-07-2018 21:45 via zdnet.com
  Intel is eying gains in market segments like 4G and 5G wireless, networking and IoT via eASIC's structured ASICs offering.
  
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• No, the FCC won't charge you $225 to complain about robocalls, Pai says - CNET

  12-07-2018 21:25 via cnet.com
  FCC chairman Ajit Pai says critics have it wrong, the agency isn't changing its informal complaint process. Others aren't so sure.
  
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• ​Python language founder steps down

  12-07-2018 21:13 via zdnet.com
  Guido van Rossum, the "Benevolent Dictator For Life" of Python, has had enough and is walking away from leading the popular open-source language.
  
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• New 2018 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro: Everything under the hood - CNET

  12-07-2018 21:12 via cnet.com
  This minor refresh features an eighth-gen Intel processor, more RAM and storage for the same price.
  
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• Intel acquires small chipmaker to bolster efforts beyond CPUs

  12-07-2018 21:09
  Intel Corpsaid on Thursday that it plans to acquireeASIC, a small chipmaker that will help further Intel's efforts to diversify away from CPU chips.
  
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• AutoComplete: Tesla sold its 200,000th car, now it's bye-bye, tax credit video - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 21:09 via cnet.com
  Plus: Aston Martin whacks a V8 in the tiny Cygnet and Bentley celebrates its 100th birthday.
  
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• Get a global SIM card and 3-day data package for $17

  12-07-2018 21:02 via zdnet.com
  KnowRoaming's card works all over the world and comes with three days' worth of unlimited data. BBH-exclusive!
  
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• Organic material found on Mars video - CNET

  12-07-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  We know. You're thinking
  
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• Color X-ray scanner uses CERN tech to see all your innards - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:58 via cnet.com
  Fat, bone, metal. It's all there in 3D.
  
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• Microsoft reveals new Power BI and Azure Data Warehouse capabilities

  12-07-2018 20:47 via zdnet.com
  At its Inspire partner conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft announces big performance enhancements to its cloud data warehouse and new Enterprise/Big Data capabilities for Power BI.
  
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• What you need to know about YouTube Premium - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:42 via cnet.com
  This is about as confusing as any Google lineup can get, but we'll do our best to explain it anyway.
  
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• Waymo gets its first three Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 20:40 via cnet.com
  The cars will be cruising around the San Francisco Bay Area.
  
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• Broadcom's ambitious deal history under CEO Hock Tan

  12-07-2018 20:36
  Broadcom Ltd made an $18.9 billion bid for software firm CA Inc on Wednesday, the latest in the company's acquisition spree aimed at diversifying beyond semiconductors.
  
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• Climate change AR exhibit in Times Square gets too hot for Hololens - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:31 via cnet.com
  Times Square goes underwater in Mel Chin's massive new installation artwork, but my AR experiences had issues, too.
  
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• Emmy nominations full list: Westworld, GLOW, Donald Glover get nods - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:30 via cnet.com
  Here's the complete list.
  
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• Einride drops its autonomous, electric T-Log on Goodwood - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 20:29 via cnet.com
  The company hopes to revolutionize the logging industry with its driverless T-Log logging truck.
  
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• No, the FCC won't charge you $225 to complain about robocalls - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:25 via cnet.com
  The FCC says critics have it wrong. It's not changing its informal complaint process.
  
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• Magic Leap's AR future to arrive this summer (The 3:59, Ep. 425) - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:24 via cnet.com
  Plus: Surface Go vs. MacBook Pro update, and Musk's minisub.
  
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• Art meets HoloLens augmented reality in Times Square video - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:22 via cnet.com
  Mel Chin's Unmoored floats virtual boats in a flooded Manhattan to raise awareness of climate change.
  
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• Mini electric car teased for the first time, launches in 2019 - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  Two sketches provide our first look at the first production full-electric Mini.
  
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• Magic Leap's long-awaited headset will ship this summer -- and everything else we learned - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  CNET watched Magic Leap's latest reveal. Here's your catch-up.
  
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• This six-legged robot flowerpot is your house plant's new bestie - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:17 via cnet.com
  It's also juuuuust a little creepy.
  
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• McLaren to launch 18 new cars, go 100 percent hybrid by 2025 - Roadshow

  12-07-2018 20:09 via cnet.com
  It's a more fleshed-out version of the plan McLaren introduced in 2016.
  
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• How to grow a mini herb garden (and save money) - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:06 via cnet.com
  Home grown herbs: Follow these pointers to set up your own supply.
  
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• Microsoft offers Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 users a new way to extend support for free

  12-07-2018 20:05 via zdnet.com
  With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to Azure.
  
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• Microsoft adds new SSD disk option to its Azure Data Box Disk appliance

  12-07-2018 20:02 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding previews of new Azure Box data-migration, Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall services to its line-up.
  
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• Microsoft introduces a free version of Teams, going head-to-head with Slack

  12-07-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making available starting today a preview version of its Teams group-chat service that is free and doesn't require a subscription to Office 365, plus other new collaboration tools.
  
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• Microsoft debuts free tier in competitive workplace chat app market

  12-07-2018 20:01
  Microsoft Corp on Thursday introduced a free tier of its workplace collaboration software Teams to better compete against rival Slack Technologies Inc in a market analysts view as a main battleground in the world of enterprise software.
  
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• Microsoft's Whiteboard collaboration app debuts for Windows 10, coming to iOS - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  Get your stylus -- or finger -- ready.
  
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• Microsoft has Slack in its sights, offers its Teams chat for free - CNET

  12-07-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  Let the battle of business chat begin.
  
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• Apple MacBook Pro surprise upgrade: New Intel chips, better screens, more RAM but no keyboard fix - CNET

  12-07-2018 19:08 via cnet.com
  The new 13-inch and 15-inch models are available now, adding True Tone display support and a tweaked keyboard that promises to be quieter, but not more dust-resistant.
  
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• Heirs can access Facebook account of deceased relatives: German court

  12-07-2018 19:03
  Heirs in Germany have the right to access the Facebook accounts of their deceased relatives, a court said in a landmark privacy ruling on Thursday, saying a social media account can be inherited in the same way as letters.
  
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