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• How Facebook operations got 10 times faster while getting 10 times bigger - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:53 via cnet.com
  Turns out it's hard to run a social network with 2.2 billion people.
  
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• Attackers used phony Microsoft site to target 2018 political candidates - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:50 via cnet.com
  But Microsoft says it saved the day.
  
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• Soccer player Ronaldinho launches e-sports strategy

  19-07-2018 23:46 via zdnet.com
  The plan to develop soccer in digital environments includes the creation of the player's own cryptocurrency.
  
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• Windows 10 is still not yet on 700 million 'active' devices

  19-07-2018 23:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Windows 10 officially still has not yet crossed the 700 million 'active device' line. It's still almost there, as it has been for months now.
  
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• CNET Member Asks: Submit your questions to be featured on our site - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:36 via cnet.com
  Have some questions that just need answering? Submit them here and have the CNET community respond.
  
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• Watch Airbus' massive BelugaXL complete its first flight video - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:34 via cnet.com
  Airbus' new BelugaXL plane can transport entire pieces of smaller jetliners.
  
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• CNET’s 12 favorite Twilight Zone episodes - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:26 via cnet.com
  The original Twilight Zone aired 156 episodes between 1959-1964. Here's a good place to start.
  
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• Surprise! Star Wars: The Clone Wars back after cancellation - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:18 via cnet.com
  12 new episodes with Anakin, Ahsoka and more are coming to Disney's upcoming streaming service.
  
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• Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns video - CNET

  19-07-2018 23:12 via cnet.com
  Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano are back in 12 new episodes of the animated series.
  
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• Crazy fish attack video cracks up marine researchers - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:55 via cnet.com
  This is undersea comedy gold -- unless you're the barracuda.
  
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• Airbus' plane-eating plane completes maiden flight - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:53 via cnet.com
  There she rose! Once it finishes flight-testing, the enormous BelugaXL will fly parts of other Airbus airliners between the company's European factories.
  
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• Doctor Who trailer at Comic-Con: Watch the first female Doctor make friends - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:51 via cnet.com
  The Doctor Who series 11 trailer premieres at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 with a simple question: "Will you be my new best friends?"
  
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• Surprise! Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns after cancellation - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:49 via cnet.com
  12 new episodes with Anakin, Ahsoka and more are coming to Disney's upcoming streaming service.
  
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• New Star Trek vodka launches... into Comic-Con and space - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:33 via cnet.com
  Liquor me up, Scotty.
  
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• How to get caught buying drugs on Venmo: This Twitter bot - CNET

  19-07-2018 22:30 via cnet.com
  Follow @venmodrugs.
  
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• Comcast concedes to Disney in bidding war for Fox assets

  19-07-2018 22:29
  Comcast Corpdropped its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc'sentertainment assets on Thursday but said it would still try to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61 percent of European broadcaster Sky Plc , the remainder of which is owned by Fox.
  
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• Microsoft Q4 strong as commercial cloud revenue hits $6.9 billion

  19-07-2018 22:18 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is faring well across most of its business units as annual revenue topped $110 billion.
  
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• Augmented and virtual reality mean business: Everything you need to know

  19-07-2018 22:17 via zdnet.com
  An executive guide to the technology and market drivers behind the hype in AR, VR, and MR.
  
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• Trump slams EU over $5 billion fine on Google

  19-07-2018 22:05
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the European Union over a record $5 billion fine EU antitrust regulators imposed on Google, saying the bloc was taking advantage of the United States.
  
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• Get MacOS Mojave's awesome Dynamic desktop wallpaper without Mojave - CNET

  19-07-2018 21:50 via cnet.com
  Roll your own Dynamic desktop and skip the Mojave beta.
  
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• Meal delivery service DoorDash hires Uber finance head as CFO

  19-07-2018 21:46
  Meal delivery service DoorDash Inc has hired Uber Technologies Inc's head of finance to be its chief financial officer, positioning the startup closer to an initial public offering and dealing another executive loss to Uber.
  
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• Zuckerberg in Holocaust denial row

  19-07-2018 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The Facebook founder's assertion that Holocaust deniers should be given a voice has outraged many.
  
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• Hyundai's 2019 Iron Man-edition Kona suits up at San Diego Comic-Con - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 21:29 via cnet.com
  This movie tie-in is one you can take home with you, and it goes way more in-depth than that Nissan Rogue One thing.
  
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• Beyond Prime Day: The best deals for under $50 - CNET

  19-07-2018 21:29 via cnet.com
  Amazon Prime Day is over for 2018. But there are still plenty of good deals to be had on tech products for less than $50.
  
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• 8 unexpected ways to use a George Foreman Grill - CNET

  19-07-2018 21:26 via cnet.com
  This little grill can do so much more than make burgers.
  
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• How to choose a cool AC window unit - CNET

  19-07-2018 21:05 via cnet.com
  What you need to know to buy the right window air conditioner.
  
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• Google and Project Fuchsia: Chasing that single OS dream

  19-07-2018 21:02 via zdnet.com
  Will Google's Fuchsia reinvent and replace Android or be more like Microsoft's Midori project?
  
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• See what a 3-armed soldier looks like in the field video - CNET

  19-07-2018 21:01 via cnet.com
  The US military is testing "third arm" technology to aid soldiers in combat.
  
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• Dodge's Challenger Scat Pack 1320 proves one is the loneliest number - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 20:58 via cnet.com
  With a $46,000 price tag, almost 500 horsepower and a single seat, the 1320 is nothing if not focused.
  
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• Incredibly cool Volvo concept cars - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  Can a brand that's all about safety still get buck wild in the concept space? Ja!
  
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• AutoComplete: Dodge has a new, more budget-friendly drag race special video - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  Plus: Uber wants to provide in-car vending machines and Nismo elevates the humble Leaf.
  
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• Samsung's latest VR lets you take giant leaps on the moon video - CNET

  19-07-2018 20:32 via cnet.com
  Strapped into an antigravity rig, A Moon for All Mankind simulates jumping around a lunar landscape.
  
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• How to keep your bread fresh longer - CNET

  19-07-2018 20:28 via cnet.com
  Whether it's bagels or buns, here's how to keep your bread from going stale.
  
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• Why your car's power windows aren't all automatic - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 20:27 via cnet.com
  A little bit of safety, a little bit of cheapness.
  
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• Microsoft's plan to try to win back consumers with 'Modern Life Services'

  19-07-2018 20:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is hoping to repair its tarnished image with consumers by trying to position its cross-platform apps and services as making them more productive.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler kicks off Magneti Marelli spin-off

  19-07-2018 20:15
  Fiat Chrysler (FCA)has kicked off its planned spin-off of parts maker Magneti Marelli which will be registered in the Netherlands and listed on the Milan stock exchange, a document outlining initial plans and seen by Reuters showed.
  
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• Tesla says Model 3 refunds not outpacing deposits

  19-07-2018 20:12
  Tesla Incdenied on Thursday that refunds of bookings of its Model 3 sedan were now outpacing reservations, responding to a report earlier in the day by a Wall Street brokerage citing channel checks on the electric carmaker.
  
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• Walmart to launch Netflix rival under Vudu brand this year, says report - CNET

  19-07-2018 20:03 via cnet.com
  Walmart's rumored video-streaming service might be just around the corner.
  
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• 2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid drops base price by $1,350 - Roadshow

  19-07-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  That's a good way to get folks through the door.
  
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• How to enable Android P's new dark mode - CNET

  19-07-2018 19:55 via cnet.com
  A dark mode is finally coming to Android, and you can manually enable it.
  
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• Egyptian mystery sarcophagus opened, revealing grim secrets - CNET

  19-07-2018 19:55 via cnet.com
  The massive granite sarcophagus failed to unleash an ancient curse.
  
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• In new Godzilla movie teaser, Millie Bobby Brown messages for help - CNET

  19-07-2018 19:39 via cnet.com
  A creepy new Godzilla: King of the Monsters teaser from Comic-Con 2018 shows Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in trouble.
  
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• See dust clouds storm across Mars in startling image - CNET

  19-07-2018 19:38 via cnet.com
  A Mars dust storm rolls out like an apocalyptic vision in the image from the European Space Agency.
  
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• The DC Comic-Con experience lets you channel Harley Quinn-levels of rage video - CNET

  19-07-2018 19:36 via cnet.com
  DC takes you through the lives of comic book icons like Batman and Swamp Thing.
  
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