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• Apple Watch 4, Amazon Echo devices, Google rumors (MobileTechRoundup show #445)

  23-09-2018 22:47 via zdnet.com
  Apple's new iPhones and watches are now available, Nintendo Switch Online is up, Amazon announced a ton of new devices, and Google is launching new devices soon.
  
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• Dell to interview banks for IPO instead of acquisition: WSJ

  23-09-2018 22:21
  Dell Technologies Inc plans to interview banks this week to potentially go public through an initial public offering rather than doing so through a proposed acquisition that has drawn resistance from some investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
  
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• Jurassic World: I met a fearsome cutting-edge velociraptor - CNET

  23-09-2018 20:52 via cnet.com
  Effects wizards at the legendary Pinewood studios give an inside look at how CG breathes new life into old-fashioned dinosaur puppets.
  
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• 2019 Mercedes-Benz A220 Sedan: Entry-level goes upscale - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 20:51 via cnet.com
  The Mercedes A-Class may be the brand's most affordable model, but that doesn't mean it's cheap.
  
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• Crazy-fun Maniac on Netflix demands you binge the next episode - CNET

  23-09-2018 20:35 via cnet.com
  Review: Jonah Hill and Emma Stone get weird, and it works, in this stylish sort-of-sci-fi streaming on Netflix now.
  
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• Google Pixelbook Chrome OS tablet, aka Nocturne, likely coming in October

  23-09-2018 18:44 via zdnet.com
  Google is holding a hardware event in October and in addition to the rumored Pixel 3 devices we are likely to see some kind of Chrome OS device or two. Kevin Tofel did some digging and made some intriguing discoveries.
  
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• There is no one role for AI or data science: this is a team effort

  23-09-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  'How code-to-cash works in in any ERP is not something that you can teach a data scientist in in two days.'
  
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• iPhone XS drop test: Surprisingly tough to crack - CNET

  23-09-2018 18:35 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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• Mercedes will still sell CLA-Class alongside new A-Class sedan - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  In fact, a new CLA is expected to arrive next year.
  
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• 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan first drive review: A class above - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  Finally, a subcompact Mercedes-Benz that truly feels premium.
  
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• Siemens CEO pushes plans to boost Iraqi power infrastructure

  23-09-2018 17:49
  Siemenssaid its boss Joe Kaeser met Iraq's prime minister on Sunday to discuss a proposal by the German company to expand the Middle East nation's power production.
  
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• Microsoft Surface family: Rumored specs, features, leaks, price, release date - CNET

  23-09-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  The Surface Laptop 2 and everything else Microsoft could announce at its Oct. 2 event.
  
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• 5 ways to fix a broken appliance - CNET

  23-09-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  Try these steps when your kitchen appliances are giving you trouble.
  
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• The sci-fi future stands derelict: Taiwan’s abandoned UFO houses - CNET

  23-09-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  North of Taipei, a neighborhood of retro-futuristic sci-fi houses rots away under the hot sun. Welcome to the Futuro.
  
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• Exploring Wanli UFO Village - CNET

  23-09-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  On a beach in northern Taiwan, a few dozen Futuro and Venturo houses, designs of the future from the 1960s, sit abandoned and rotting away. It's a fascinating place; here's how it looks.
  
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• The iPhone XS is surprisingly tough to crack - CNET

  23-09-2018 14:00 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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• Putting the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris to work in our long-term test fleet - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Because there's no better video production vehicle than a cargo van.
  
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• I tried to buy a sweater on H&M's site, Firefox told me to stop

  23-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  You think all your favorite retail sites are secure? It appears they might not be.
  
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• GM files patent application for a 'clutch-by-wire' system - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  This new system would function like an e-throttle and could open up new possibilities for the manual transmission.
  
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• 5 ways you're destroying your glass stovetop - CNET

  23-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  These cleaning mistakes can cause lasting damage.
  
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• 2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris: Welcoming our latest production vehicle video - Roadshow

  23-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  We've got this comfy workhorse of a van for a whole year to haul all our production gear, and then some.
  
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• 6 ways the first Android phone changed absolutely everything - CNET

  23-09-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  10 years after Google's T-Mobile G1 (aka HTC Dream) launched, it's clear how Android challenged the iPhone from the very beginning.
  
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• How Charlottesville forced Reddit to clean up its act

  23-09-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  The use by white supremacists of Reddit to organise last year’s violent rally in Virginia was a catalyst for change at the digital giant. In an extract from her new book We Are the Nerds, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin looks at how the site has tried to detoxify itselfAs the clock ticked up to 9pm on Friday 11 August 2017, more than 200 men snaked down a dark, long expanse of grass in Charlottesville, Virginia, called Nameless Field. The assembled group was abundantly white, and almost uniforml
  
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• Wendy's faces lawsuit for unlawfully collecting employee fingerprints

  23-09-2018 10:10 via zdnet.com
  Restaurant chain faces class-action lawsuit in Illinois for breaking BIPA state law.
  
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• Intel Optane 905P

  23-09-2018 09:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Although there are tons of really good Solid State Drives available at affordable prices, when it comes to the hardcore enthusiast, Intel's Optane line-up is always part of that conversation.Over the years, Intel has proven itself to the consumer that demands the best, and its latest Optane 905P series does little to deter from that. It's one of the fastest drives that we've tested to date, with random read rated at 575,000 IOPS and random write rated at 555,000 IOPs. Compared to it's predecesso
  
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• Asian firms shuffle production around the region as China tariffs hit

  23-09-2018 08:10
  A growing number of Asian manufacturers of products ranging frommemory chips to machines tools are moving to shift production from China to other factories in the region in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports.
  
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• Let’s hear it for wasps

  23-09-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  We see the upside of bees, while batting away their buzzing cousins, but there are important reasons to treasure themWasps may buzz, sting us and annoy us, but they’re far more useful than we realise. A new study in Ecological Entomology reveals both the overwhelmingly negative public perception of wasps and also their importance. Among the benefits is wasps’ pollination of flowers, helping Britain’s wildlife to blossom and supporting biodiversity. Continue reading...
  
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• If we don't act now, Article 13 could break the internet by mistake

  23-09-2018 08:00
  
  With Article 13 of the Copyright Directive, the EU Parliament wanted to give a sop to big media corporations. This will backfire horribly
  
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• China shuts thousands of websites in clean-up campaign: Xinhua

  23-09-2018 05:24
  China has shut down more than 4,000 websites and online accounts in a three-month campaign against "harmful" online information, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing the country's illegal publication watchdog.
  
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