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• Apple TV service will reportedly provide free original content to device owners - CNET

  10-10-2018 23:56 via cnet.com
  A revamped app is slated to come out early next year, according to CNBC.
  
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• Privacy advocates tell senators what they want in a data protection law - CNET

  10-10-2018 23:48 via cnet.com
  It would include stricter enforcement against tech companies who mishandle your data and privacy.
  
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• Chipmaker Micron to invest $100 million in artificial intelligence companies

  10-10-2018 23:41
  Micron Technology said on Wednesday it planned to invest up to $100 million in startup companies working on artificial intelligence technologies for use in self-driving vehicles, factory automation and other growing fields.
  
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• Unboxing the Sony Xperia XZ3 video - CNET

  10-10-2018 23:25 via cnet.com
  CNET editors unbox the Sony Xperia XZ3 in forest green. It will be available on Oct. 17 for $899 and can be preordered via Amazon today.
  
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• AI means your children will talk to your lightbulbs, Amazon says - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:58 via cnet.com
  Machine learning might be a novelty for you, but the next generation will grow up with it.
  
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• Square CFO Sarah Friar to join Nextdoor as CEO

  10-10-2018 22:48
  Jack Dorsey-led Square Inc said on Wednesday its financial head Sarah Friar will step down to become the chief executive officer of social networking service provider Nextdoor.
  
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• Magic Leap is now available across the US - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:40 via cnet.com
  And with prescription lenses. Plus, more details on new games and apps, and where Magic Leap's heading next.
  
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• ServiceNow acquires FriendlyData for natural language interfaces

  10-10-2018 22:39 via zdnet.com
  ServiceNow plans to embed FriendlyData's natural language query technology into the interfaces of the Now platform
  
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• Square CFO Sarah Friar steps down

  10-10-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Friar is stepping down from the mobile payments company to take the CEO position at neighborhood social platform Nextdoor.
  
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• Amazon gives workers another pay bump to make up for lost bonuses - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:25 via cnet.com
  Workers will also get cash rewards for tenure milestones every five years.
  
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• Apple plans to give original content for free to device owners: CNBC

  10-10-2018 22:19
  Apple Inc is planning a new digital video service that will provide original content free to its device owners, CNBC reportedon Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Tesla close to finding a new board chair in James Murdoch, report says - Roadshow

  10-10-2018 22:18 via cnet.com
  The 45-year-old media magnate (and son of Rupert Murdoch) is currently a nonexecutive member of Tesla's board.
  
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• Chrome OS grows from underdog to attack dog

  10-10-2018 22:16 via zdnet.com
  Today, the slate. Tomorrow, the world? Knocking Android out of phones may be the ultimate prize for what has been an OS with little acceptance beyond education.
  
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• Palmer Luckey talks VR and the military at Vanity Fair confab - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:11 via cnet.com
  Silicon Valley isn't as against defense projects as it might seem, if Luckey's new company is any indication.
  
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• Now you can buy the Commodore 64 Mini, a flashback to retro gaming - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:06 via cnet.com
  The computer from the 80's comes back to life with 64 retro games.
  
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• Magic Leap is finally available in more US cities - CNET

  10-10-2018 22:04 via cnet.com
  And with prescription lenses. Plus, more details on new games and apps, and where Magic Leap's heading next.
  
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• New rumors about the 2018 iPad Pros video - CNET

  10-10-2018 21:48 via cnet.com
  With Apple's not-yet-announced October event ostensibly around the corner, the rumors about the next iPad Pros are gaining steam.
  
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• James Murdoch favorite to replace Elon Musk as Tesla chairman – report

  10-10-2018 21:22 via theguardian.com
  Son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is the lead candidate to replace the embattled Tesla founderJames Murdoch is the favourite to take over the chairmanship of volatile electric-carmaker Tesla from its embattled founder, Elon Musk.The son of newspaper, satellite TV and movie studio tycoon Rupert Murdoch is now the lead candidate for the Tesla chair, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people briefed on the discussions. Continue reading...
  
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• Google's Pixel 3 is the first Android device to ship with new CFI kernel protections

  10-10-2018 21:22 via zdnet.com
  Google adds Control Flow Integrity protection to the Android kernel.
  
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• Facebook's WhatsApp says has fixed video call security bug

  10-10-2018 21:22
  Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service said on Wednesday it has fixed the latest bug on its platform that allowed hackers to take over users' applications when they answered an incoming video call.
  
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• A Republican senator is trying to kill the federal EV tax credit, again - Roadshow

  10-10-2018 21:15 via cnet.com
  This time it's Senator John A. Barrasso from Wyoming who's leading the charge.
  
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• Essential developing phone that'll use AI to send texts and emails for you, says report - CNET

  10-10-2018 21:12 via cnet.com
  From the co-creator of Android comes a phone that'll respond for you, according to report.
  
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• Large enterprises are adopting emerging tech at much higher rate than small companies

  10-10-2018 21:09 via zdnet.com
  A new study looks at growing use of AI, IoT, blockchain, edge computing, and other areas.
  
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• SoftBank upping bet on loss-making WeWork with possible majority stake: source

  10-10-2018 21:08
  Japan's SoftBank Group Corpis in discussions to buy a majority stake in U.S. shared office space provider WeWork Cos, a source said, potentially doubling down on one of its biggest bets on a loss-making startup.
  
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• See Hurricane Michael storm hunters fly straight into its eye - CNET

  10-10-2018 20:59 via cnet.com
  Air Force pilots share a grim inside look at the monster storm threatening Florida's Gulf Coast.
  
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• AT&T sets up 5G test zone for Magic Leap's HQ - CNET

  10-10-2018 20:59 via cnet.com
  The AR headset maker will be able to test apps and devices on a 5G network.
  
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• Tiny USB microphones reveal surprise about how bees behave - CNET

  10-10-2018 20:53 via cnet.com
  Turns out a solar eclipse can have an unexpected effect on the little buzzers. "It was like 'lights out' at summer camp."
  
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• Pentagon says memo asking for Broadcom-CA deal review is likely fake

  10-10-2018 20:18
  The U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday that a memo purporting to show the Pentagon asking for a national security review of chipmaker Broadcom Inc's$19 billion deal to buy software company CA Technologieswas likely fake.
  
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• Hollywood startup NewTV christens itself Quibi - CNET

  10-10-2018 20:07 via cnet.com
  The $1 billion YouTube/Netflix mashup has a new name. Also, Guillermo del Toro is making a zombie show.
  
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• MacBook Air 2018: All the rumors on specs, price, Touch ID and an October debut - CNET

  10-10-2018 20:06 via cnet.com
  A brand new MacBook Air may show up before the end of the month.
  
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• Israeli tech women protest men-only meeting with Merkel

  10-10-2018 20:02
  Women working in high-tech companies posed around a cardboard cutout of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday to protest against a meeting she held with an all-male group of entrepreneurs in Israel last week.
  
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• AT&T plans HBO-based streaming service bundled with Turner, Warner Bros shows and movies - CNET

  10-10-2018 19:38 via cnet.com
  No word on how much it'll cost. (HBO Now already costs $15 a month.)
  
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• Digital-only banks take sizeable share in France but lose money: regulator

  10-10-2018 19:33
  A new breed of digital-only banks has spread in France but still struggles to make any money, a report by France's banking regulator ACPR said on Wednesday.
  
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• Two breakthrough UK studies start to solve the mysteries of genetics

  10-10-2018 19:30
  
  Some of the first research to make use of data from the UK's Biobank show the incredible potential for genetic research into disease and ageing
  
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• Tanzanian rangers harness new technology to fight poachers

  10-10-2018 19:29
  In Tanzania's Grumeti Game Reserve, next to Serengeti National Park, elephants roam, rangers sleep more peacefully at night, and poachers have been put on notice, thanks to new technology designed to protect one of the world's most endangered species.
  
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• WhatsApp fixes video call bug that could have let hackers in, says report - CNET

  10-10-2018 19:25 via cnet.com
  The company has released a fix for iOS and Android users.
  
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• Pixel 3 vs. iPhone XS vs. Galaxy S9 - CNET

  10-10-2018 19:14 via cnet.com
  The smaller of Google's new Pixel 3 phones throws down against the competition.
  
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• Tencent joins forces with Brazilian fintech Nubank

  10-10-2018 19:09 via zdnet.com
  The largest fintech outside Asia gets more firepower to develop its local footprint.
  
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• Samsung phone with four rear cameras leaks ahead of Galaxy event - CNET

  10-10-2018 19:08 via cnet.com
  This may be the next Samsung Galaxy A9.
  
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• BBC News disrupted by software glitch

  10-10-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC had to replace live broadcasts with recorded material on its TV news channels for about an hour.
  
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• New load of mysterious alien signals detected in one big haul - CNET

  10-10-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  The latest batch of fast radio bursts could help us better understand the universe.
  
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• Got the sniffles? Alexa may notice someday -- and offer cough drops - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:46 via cnet.com
  A patent filing from Amazon considers Alexa gaining awareness of your emotional and physical state.
  
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• Spotify turns 10, reveals the songs and artists we stream most - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:33 via cnet.com
  Apparently we're all really into Ed Sheeran.
  
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• Pixel 3 and 3 XL: Google's most refined Pixel phones yet - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:28 via cnet.com
  But do they have that killer feature?
  
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• Stephen King Pet Sematary trailer here to fur-eak you out - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:19 via cnet.com
  So that's why John Lithgow is trending on Twitter.
  
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• Watch Hurricane Michael make landfall on Florida webcams - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:10 via cnet.com
  Intrepid livestream cameras in Florida are capturing the tense moments of Hurricane Michael's arrival.
  
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• Sony is finally going to let you change that awful PSN name - CNET

  10-10-2018 18:08 via cnet.com
  The feature will be available to all PS4 users in early 2019.
  
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• Ford GT recalled over potential fluid leak and fire risk - Roadshow

  10-10-2018 18:05 via cnet.com
  The recall comes after a GT caught fire overseas.
  
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