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• Comcast buys Sky, beating out Fox - CNET

  22-09-2018 22:35 via cnet.com
  Traditional broadcasters are scrambling to strengthen their position against Netflix and Amazon Prime.
  
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• White House draft order directs probes into tech giants: Bloomberg

  22-09-2018 20:55
  The White House has drafted an executive order that would push federal antitrust and law enforcement agencies to probe the business practices of social media and other internet companies, according to Bloomberg.
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai pens memo warning employees against bias - CNET

  22-09-2018 19:28 via cnet.com
  Pichai says the idea that Google alters search results to favor a political agenda is "absolutely false." He also says employees will be held accountable.
  
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• This starter audiophile system sounds outrageously good for $88 - CNET

  22-09-2018 19:17 via cnet.com
  The Lepai LP2020TI stereo integrated amplifier and a pair of Dayton Audio B652 Air speakers dazzle the Audiophiliac.
  
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• How to bet on the McGregor-Khabib fight online (and what the odds mean) - CNET

  22-09-2018 19:16 via cnet.com
  Find out where you can place a bet and what the odds mean.
  
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• NAD’s Bluetooth Viso HP70: Ready for audiophile prime time? - CNET

  22-09-2018 18:17 via cnet.com
  NAD comes late to Bluetooth and noise-canceling headphones -- was it worth the wait?
  
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• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd Gen)

  22-09-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lenovo’s versatile laptop-tablet hybrid featuring a ‘tear-away’ keyboard makes a welcome return in this almost identical 3rd-generation model. Just like the previous ThinkPad X1, you’re looking at a 13-inch tablet with a removable keyboard that effectively turns it into a business laptop. Just pull out the kickstand and it props up on your desk at almost any angle.The improvements here are subtle, but significant, with the screen becoming bigger, brighter and sharper, plu
  
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• The artist as an algorithm: robot-made Rembrandt for sale

  22-09-2018 15:22
  Robots can do many of the jobs previously performed by humans, but could they ever replace artists?
  
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• Apple Watch Series 4 first look review: Thinner body, bigger screen, higher price

  22-09-2018 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Apple's latest wearable improves exactly where customers wanted to see improvements; larger viewable area, longer battery life, and enhanced health and fitness functionality. After a day with the new Apple Watch, it's clearly one of the best smartwatches available today.
  
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• The lunar gateway: a shortcut to Mars?

  22-09-2018 15:00
  Nasa plans to put a module in orbit around the moon as a springboard for missions to the red planet – and beyondSpaceflight will mark an important milestone this year – when Nasa celebrates the 50th anniversary of US astronauts reaching the moon. In December 1968 Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders – on Apollo 8 – swept over the lunar surface and captured bright blue images of Earth rising above the grey plains of the moon. It was one of the most dramatic space missi
  
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• Amazon debuts tons of new products, Apple Watch reviews are in video - CNET

  22-09-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  This week's big tech news includes Amazon's announcement of a ton of new products, Apple Watch series 4 reviews and Nintendo's online service going live.
  
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• Watch Android Auto and Apple CarPlay slug it out in a Mazda CX-9 - Roadshow

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  YouTubers "The Straight Pipes" sit down to find out which platform is better now that Apple CarPlay supports Google Maps.
  
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• The first Android phone was an ugly thing, and I loved it - CNET

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Looking back on my contrarian T-Mobile G1, the anti-iPhone, a decade later.
  
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• Sharper Stinger: Testing Kia's upcoming performance-tuned AWD - Roadshow

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Kia's next-generation all-wheel drive system lets the Stinger switch to rear-wheel drive at the touch of a button.
  
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• Normal-looking rocks hide a brilliant secret video - CNET

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  These rocks become amazing once you look at them in a different light.
  
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• Here's what was missing from Amazon's crazy event this week - CNET

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Not a lot -- but it was telling.
  
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• 5 new Alexa security tricks to watch over your smart home - CNET

  22-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Alexa just got a little better at keeping your home safe.
  
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• iPhone XS vs. sidewalk: Did it survive our drop test? - CNET

  22-09-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  We dropped a brand-new gold iPhone XS onto the sidewalk four times to find out how durable the glass is on both sides.
  
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• Did the iPhone XS survive our drop tests? video - CNET

  22-09-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  We dropped the iPhone XS four times on the sidewalk to see how tough Apple's "most durable glass" really is.
  
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• Everyone should be terrified of Amazon's Alexa microwave

  22-09-2018 12:35
  
  Jeff Bezos has signalled his intent for Amazon to take over your entire home. And Jeff Bezos usually gets what he wants
  
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• Chinese police arrest 21 over data theft at Alibaba's delivery arm: Xinhua

  22-09-2018 11:04
  Chinese police on Friday arrested 21 suspects in connection with the theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding's logistics affiliate Cainiao Network, state news agency Xinhua reported.
  
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• 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf: 5 things you need to know video - Roadshow

  22-09-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  VW's all-electric Golf is an affordable way to get your green on.
  
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• Hacker gets a whopping 14 years in prison for running Scan4You service

  22-09-2018 10:10 via zdnet.com
  Ruslan Bondars run a "VirusTotal-for-crooks" operation from 2009 to 2017.
  
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• Why people can't accept the Croydon cat killer was fiction

  22-09-2018 08:00
  
  After a three-year investigation, police have finally unmasked the Croydon Cat Killer. And people are having a hard time accepting the results of the case
  
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• Time: how the digital age became the iconic magazine’s unlikely savior

  22-09-2018 08:00
  Mark and Lynne Benioff are the latest entrepreneurs to make a bet on old media with their $190m Time purchase. Should tech billionaires own our biggest news outlets?In February, Time magazine’s name was stripped from its headquarters in lower Manhattan. America’s most famous magazine seemed headed for the wastepaper bin of history, another victim of the digital age. Now, the digital age has come to save it.Last week, Marc Benioff, the billionaire founder of software services
  
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• The facts that prove the Croydon Cat Killer was all in our heads

  22-09-2018 08:00
  
  After a three-year investigation, police have finally unmasked the Croydon Cat Killer. And people are having a hard time accepting the results of the case
  
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• The best waterproof jackets to keep you dry (and stylish)

  22-09-2018 08:00
  
  It's time to batten down the hatches and prepare for downpours with our pick of the best waterproof jackets for men and women
  
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• How realistic is Bodyguard? A real Personal Protection Officer tells all

  22-09-2018 08:00
  
  Ahead of the Bodyguard finale, we asked a retired PPO for senior members of the Royal Family how well the show portrays the reality of close protection work
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai denies efforts to tweak search results: Axios

  22-09-2018 03:18
  Google's Chief Executive Sundar Pichai denied reports of efforts to politically bias the company's internet search results, Axios reported on Friday citing a memo.
  
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• Enter to win* swag from your favorite antihero! - CNET

  22-09-2018 01:32 via cnet.com
  One lucky follower will win some awesome Deadpool swag, including a copy of Deadpool autographed by TJ Miller and more! This giveaway ends Sept. 23, 2018.
  
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• Code-cracking WW2 Bombe operation recreated at Bletchley

  22-09-2018 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Modern day codebreakers have used wartime methods to read messages scrambled by an Enigma machine.
  
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• You can now watch The Room for free on YouTube - CNET

  22-09-2018 01:23 via cnet.com
  Oh, hi Mark.
  
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• Sexy Handmaid's Tale costume gets pulled because duh - CNET

  22-09-2018 00:48 via cnet.com
  A retailer pulls the costume after online backlash.
  
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• Toyota to finally support Android Auto, report says - Roadshow

  22-09-2018 00:24 via cnet.com
  Toyota is one of a handful of automakers that only supports Apple CarPlay for now.
  
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• Join our Apple Core Sweepstakes to win* a brand-new phone! - CNET

  22-09-2018 00:00 via cnet.com
  We joined forces with Speck to give away one iPhone XS Max and one iPhone XS, both unlocked and with three cases each. This sweepstakes ends Oct. 7, 2018.
  
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