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• LG V40, Wear OS 2, Chromebooks, and privacy (MobileTechRoundup show #446)

  30-09-2018 21:39 via zdnet.com
  Don't worry, there won't be any drinking for new devices as you listen to MobileTechRoundup show #446 with Kevin and I. There was still plenty to talk about though with October shaping up to be a big month for mobile.
  
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• Hey Venom, please don't suck - CNET

  30-09-2018 21:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: As a lifelong fan of the character, I'm worried about the movie.
  
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• Adam Driver hosts SNL, but Matt Damon steals show as Kavanaugh - CNET

  30-09-2018 20:39 via cnet.com
  Star Wars talk was kept to a minimum as politics, including Kanye West's pro-Trump remarks, were the talk of the show.
  
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• Houston officials halt plans to open first US 'robot brothel'

  30-09-2018 20:20 via theguardian.com
  Building inspectors ordered the halt after determining Canadian company, Kinky S Dolls, lacked the appropriate permitsHouston city officials have ordered at least a temporary halt to a Canadian company’s plan to open a so-called “robot brothel” in the city. Related: Houston mayor pushes back against proposed 'robot brothel'Continue reading...
  
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• The many actors who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - CNET

  30-09-2018 20:14 via cnet.com
  Here's a look at some of the actors who've portrayed the great detective and his partner in movies and TV shows.
  
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• Mission impossible: Can you regain access after Twitter lockout?

  30-09-2018 19:58 via zdnet.com
  If your Twitter is hacked, it could be gone permanently and Twitter may not help. Here is one user's sad story and how you can protect yourself.
  
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• Salesforce training program hopes to make finding diverse job candidates easy - CNET

  30-09-2018 17:29 via cnet.com
  The answer might well be a job fair that brings the candidates right to the event.
  
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• Apple iPhone XS Max OtterBox case roundup: Three options for adding rugged drop protection

  30-09-2018 15:40 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone XS Max is Apple's most expensive smartphone yet and while it offers a high level of dust and water resistance, it is still susceptible to drops. OtterBox is known for protecting your phones and has 48 options in eight different series.
  
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• Sea Fury, Seafire, Sea King: A century of sea air power on display - CNET

  30-09-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  With their special requirements, naval aircraft are different from their land-based counterparts. The UK's Fleet Air Arm Museum museum celebrates 100 years of these amazing planes.
  
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• Britain’s Fleet Air Arm Museum is an awesome show of sea air power - CNET

  30-09-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Celebrating over 100 years of naval air power, the stunning museum has loads of biplanes, iconic jets, and legendary supersonic aircraft. Here's the full tour
  
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• Minimizing repair costs in cloud storage

  30-09-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Advanced error correction codes (ECCs) at the heart of modern storage are way beyond the RAID codes of the late 1980s. But today's codes force tradeoffs between reliability and repair costs. Can we have both reliability and low-cost data repairs?
  
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• Cloud storage: Minimizing repair costs

  30-09-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Advanced error correction codes (ECCs) at the heart of modern storage are way beyond the RAID codes of the late 1980s. But today's codes force tradeoffs between reliability and repair costs. Can we have both reliability and low-cost data repairs?
  
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• This NASA rocket plane launched the space age, and got left behind - CNET

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The X-15, one of the most powerful aircraft ever built, was flying high back when the space agency was just getting under way.
  
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• Making the holodeck a virtual reality - CNET

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  From Star Trek to PlayStation VR: here's how '90s science fiction influenced the headsets you can buy today, and shows where it's heading
  
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• How Neil Armstrong became First Man in real life - CNET

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  His biographer talks about Armstrong's experiences as a pilot and astronaut, and why the new movie has a dark side to it.
  
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• Grace Hopper confab offers optimism amid #MeToo, Supreme Court hearings - CNET

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The annual Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing coincided with a contentious round of Senate hearings over sexual assault accusations.
  
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• Ford uses simulators to make race cars -- and your next car -- better - Roadshow

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Ford uses technology to save money and speed up development, whether it's for NASCAR or family cars.
  
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• Ford Performance's simulator technology makes racing cars faster - Roadshow

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Taking a virtual spin in Ford's immersive simulator in Concord, North Carolina, reveals some impressive technology.
  
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• Best Netflix documentaries for October 2018 - CNET

  30-09-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  A selection of mind-blowing original documentaries and docuseries you can stream this weekend.
  
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• iPhone XS vs. XS Max vs. XR: Buy your best iPhone for 2018 - CNET

  30-09-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Your iPhone buying guide for Apple's three new phones.
  
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• Tencent announces a restructuring as challenges rise

  30-09-2018 11:38
  Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings announced on Sunday its first restructuring in six years, done at a time it faces increased challenges from tighter government regulations.
  
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• Social media guidelines for young people to be drawn up

  30-09-2018 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The health secretary - a father of three - says he is worried about the impact on children's mental health.
  
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• Should anonymous social media accounts be banned?

  30-09-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  There are growing calls for an end to people being able to hide their identity online. But is this a threat to free speech? Labour MP Jess Phillips and tech author Jamie Bartlett swap ideasDear Jess
  It is true that hiding behind a screen allows – sometimes maybe encourages – people to say and do things they wouldn’t in person. And the increase in nasty, offensive, and in certain cases clearly illegal, behaviour online is a big problem which the tech platforms haven’t tack
  
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• Zuckerberg now runs not a business but an empire. It’s time to strike back

  30-09-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Anti-monopoly law has not kept abreast of social networks, leaving Facebook free to suck up any rivalsIs Mark Zuckerberg too powerful? The Facebook founder and chief executive is known to be a fan of the Roman emperor Augustus, though his modern-day empire stretches far further, and encompasses many more people: only China remains unconquered among his 2.2 billion supplicants.And like an emperor, Zuckerberg can ignore bad news. There was plenty last week. On Tuesday the Instagram founders Kevin
  
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• The 2018 Formula E car is stupidly good – and that's bad for Tesla

  30-09-2018 08:00
  
  Electric racing cars are not just for race drivers. In Formula E, Jaguar and Porsche are using cutting-edge tech to push their electric road cars to the limit
  
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• Forget supersonic, the future of super-fast flight is sub-orbital

  30-09-2018 08:00
  
  London to Sydney in less than an hour. Sub-orbital flight is coming, but when will it be a reality and how much will a sky-high ticket cost?
  
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• Can the new Hero 7 save GoPro?

  30-09-2018 08:00
  
  GoPro seems to finally be on the right track with the Hero 7. But that doesn't mean the company has survived
  
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• Five breakthroughs in restoring mobility

  30-09-2018 07:59 via theguardian.com
  Technological advances and surgical developments are offering new hope to those with reduced or no mobilityThis week, two paraplegic patients were able to take steps again after researchers implanted an electrical device in their lower backs. Teams from the University of Louisville and the Minnesota Mayo Clinic used electrical stimulation to excite the spinal cord, helping signals from the brain reach the affected muscles. Continue reading...
  
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• The next UX frontier: a simpler view of enterprise applications

  30-09-2018 06:40 via zdnet.com
  Users want the ease of mobile and cloud apps at work, this requires stepping up the commitment to application design.
  
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• Actors who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - CNET

  30-09-2018 06:20 via cnet.com
  Here's a look at some of the actors who've portrayed the great detective and his partner in movies and TV shows.
  
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• Elon Musk reaches deal over tweets about taking Tesla private

  30-09-2018 03:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Elon Musk reaches a deal with US regulators over tweets he sent about taking Tesla private.
  
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• Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, remain as CEO in SEC settlement

  30-09-2018 03:33
  Tesla Inc and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the billionaire will step down as the company's chairman but remain as chief executive, under a settlement that caps a tumultuous two months for the carmaker.
  
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• Web inventor Berners-Lee creates a new privacy first way of dealing with the internet

  30-09-2018 02:59 via zdnet.com
  First, Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the web, now he wants to save it.
  
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• Take a look at the actors who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - CNET

  30-09-2018 02:32 via cnet.com
  Here's a look at some of the actors who've portrayed the great detective and his partner in movies and TV shows.
  
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• Stranger Things haunted house offers plenty of Demogorgon - CNET

  30-09-2018 02:00 via cnet.com
  The Universal Studios theme park's Halloween Horror Nights event is made up of good scary fun.
  
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• Inside the Universal Studios Stranger Things haunted house - CNET

  30-09-2018 01:59 via cnet.com
  The Netflix series gets a haunted house setup for Halloween Horror Nights. Ready to go Upside Down?
  
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• SEC chairman says Tesla settlement in 'best interests' of shareholders

  30-09-2018 01:43
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton said in a statement on Saturday that the agency's settlement with carmaker Tesla was in the best interests of the U.S. markets and company shareholders.
  
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• NASA's Star Trek dreams aren’t so crazy after all - CNET

  30-09-2018 01:24 via cnet.com
  Star Trek, Star Wars and Isaac Asimov run deep at NASA as its people work to turn science fiction into science fact.
  
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• Elon Musk and Tesla to pay $40m to settle SEC case over tweets

  30-09-2018 01:14 via theguardian.com
  Musk will step down as Tesla chair but stay as CEOBillionaire sent tweet about taking company privateElon Musk is to step down as chair of Tesla for three years and pay a fine after reaching a deal with the US financial regulator over tweets he made about taking the firm into private ownership.Under the settlement Musk would remain as chief executive but must leave his other post within 45 days. Both he and the company will each pay a $20m (£15.3m) fine. Continue reading...
  
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• The rise of retro filmmaking and resurgence of Super 8

  30-09-2018 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Super 8 enjoys a huge resurgence as filmmakers ditch digital in favour of the original film format.
  
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• Tesla's Elon Musk settles with SEC, is out as board chair, will pay $20M - Roadshow

  30-09-2018 00:57 via cnet.com
  Musk will remain CEO, and Tesla will separately pay another $20 million.
  
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