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• Pot growers eye high-tech future at New West Summit - CNET

  13-10-2018 21:37 via cnet.com
  The tie-dyed set of indie marijuana growers may still have its place, but an industrial approach to cannabis seems to be on the horizon.
  
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• Citizen journalists – the fighters on the frontline against Russia’s attacks

  13-10-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  We can no longer count on our governments to protect us from a tide of disinformation. Our security rests in the hands of open source intelligence, as pioneered by BellingcatWhen the story of 2018 is told, historians may be hard pressed to say which was weirdest: that a deadly nerve agent was deployed in a quiet cathedral town on the edge of Salisbury Plain, at the heart of our military establishment. Or that the Russian suspects were identified not by British intelligence but a group described
  
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• McKinsey: time to rethink Agile in complex digital environments

  13-10-2018 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Agile development often runs aground in large-scale software environments. With digital and automation, every software environment is growing in scale.
  
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• Pentagon discloses card breach

  13-10-2018 19:11 via zdnet.com
  Around 30,000 DOD civilian and military personnel are believed to be affected.
  
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• Focal’s Elegia headphone gobsmacks the Audiophiliac - CNET

  13-10-2018 18:47 via cnet.com
  It’s Focal’s first high-end closed back headphone, and sounds awfully good!
  
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• These high-end audio devices take sound to another level - CNET

  13-10-2018 17:47 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac finds so many high-end audio goodies at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver.
  
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• Battle rejoins between TV’s two biggest stars: Netflix and Amazon

  13-10-2018 17:00 via theguardian.com
  As two more blockbuster series premiere on the rival streaming services, how much longer can either sustain the spending that fuels their success?The contest for cinemagoers and TV viewers was once fought between studios, film stars and broadcast networks with captive audiences. But in the reshaping of the entertainment industry for the 21st century there are only two tribes that matter: Netflix and Amazon.And the competitive terrain has changed. Blockbusters and primetime must-sees are not corn
  
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• Netflix cancels Marvel's Iron Fist after two seasons - CNET

  13-10-2018 16:10 via cnet.com
  But will the martial arts superhero pop up again on Disney's streaming service?
  
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• Emporio Armani Connected (2018) review

  13-10-2018 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New for 2018, this is the second generation of Emporio Armani’s Connected smartwatch. It runs Google’s Wear OS (which has just been updated to the latest version, bringing a whole host of interface changes), and includes must-have features like NFC for contactless payments and GPS for tracking walks and runs without your smartphone.Being from the Emporio Armani stable (although produced by parent company Fossil), the Connected also boasts a stylish design with a range of straps and c
  
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• Gear4 iPhone XS and XS Max case roundup: Protected by D3O with good looks and functionality

  13-10-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Most every iPhone owner I know has a case on their device. With the expensive iPhone XS Max and X devices, spending a few bucks on a protective case that looks good is money well spent.
  
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• Google's new Pixel products, Facebook's video chat devices video - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:30 via cnet.com
  This week's most important tech stories include all of Google's new Pixel product announcements, the shutting down of Google+ after a data breach and Facebook's new video chat standalone devices.
  
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• These coffee makers keep the cold brew flowing - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Want to ensure a steady stream of sweet, strong, cold brew coffee? Start here.
  
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• New West Summit - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
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• NBA 2018-19: When the season tips off, how to watch and more - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here's your livestreaming hoops guide.
  
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• NASA's Apollo missions took humans to the moon -- and my dad played a part - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  First Man recounts efforts to get astronauts to the moon. Keeping them safe on Earth was no easy feat either.
  
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• Marijuana growers wrestle with cannabis' high-tech, industrial future - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  You can't hand-prune the plants for a $32 billion business.
  
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• Google+ and life after social media death - CNET

  13-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  When a big social network shuts down, what comes next?
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. senators urge India to soften data localization stance

  13-10-2018 13:52
  Two U.S. senators have called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to soften India's stance on data localization, warning that measures requiring it represent "key trade barriers" between the two nations.
  
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• Just how water resistant is the iPhone XS? - CNET

  13-10-2018 13:30 via cnet.com
  Water, wine, beer and bay: We tested the durability claims of Apple's new flagship to see how liquid-resistant it really is.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 4: We hiked for six hours so you wouldn't have to - CNET

  13-10-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  Six-hour activity tracking, a larger screen and automatic workout detection -- we closed a lot of rings to test all the fitness features on the Apple Watch Series 4.
  
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• Google thinks the Pixel 3's 1 rear camera will beat Samsung's 4 - CNET

  13-10-2018 12:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Pixel 3's single camera in a multiple-camera world is a brag.
  
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• 2018 Audi R8 V10 RWS review: Even better than the real thing - Roadshow

  13-10-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  When it comes to Audi's lovely R8 supercar, rear-wheel drive makes the heart grow fonder.
  
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• 2018 Audi R8 V10 RWS: Rear-wheel drive makes the heart grow fonder - Roadshow

  13-10-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  Audi's iconic R8 is at its best in limited-edition Rear Wheel Series form.
  
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• Super Mario Party is the cruel, futile game 2018 deserves

  13-10-2018 10:57
  
  Your hatred of Monopoly makes you hate other human beings. Your hatred of Mario Party is a shared hatred of a broken system – and that's something that brings us all closer together
  
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• Reporting on Trump and Putin amid the war on truth

  13-10-2018 10:30 via theguardian.com
  Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding on holding power to account and challenging the rise of fake newsA retired spy and his daughter are found slumped on a park bench in Salisbury. Someone tried to kill them. The poison is novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent. Six months later Theresa May says the would-be assassins are officers with Russian military intelligence. They travelled to the UK as “Alexander Petrov” and “Ruslan Boshirov”.Not true, says Moscow. Last month t
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma to open institute for tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia

  13-10-2018 10:20
  Jack Ma, executive chairman of China's Alibaba Group Holding, said on Saturday he plans to open an institute to train thousands of tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia, where he is already an adviser to the government on e-commerce.
  
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• ST Engineering wins $5.5 million Singapore contract to test smart lamp-posts

  13-10-2018 09:26
  Singapore Technologies Engineering has won a S$7.5 million ($5.5 million) contract for the trial of a smart lamp-post project in Singapore, which includes fitting sensors and cameras to posts in the city-state, according to the government's official tender website.
  
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• Microsoft JET vulnerability still open to attacks, despite recent patch

  13-10-2018 09:25 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's patch for a JET database engine zero-day deemed incomplete.
  
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• The devastating environmental impact of human progress like you've never seen it before

  13-10-2018 08:00
  
  Photographer Edward Burtynsky is recording humanity's impact on the Earth, one epic-scale photo at a time
  
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• First Man masterfully depicts the dangerous reality of space travel

  13-10-2018 08:00
  
  In Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong biopic, you often get the impression that Nasa is just making it up as it goes along
  
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• Audi E-tron 2019 first drive: a truly exceptional all-electric SUV

  13-10-2018 08:00
  
  Audi's new all-electric SUV is finally here to take on Tesla and Jaguar's I-Pace, but does it drive well, and are those sci-fi camera wing mirrors more than just style over substance?
  
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• Disney's new Epic Quest is a mobile, Diablo-like role-playing game - CNET

  13-10-2018 04:00 via cnet.com
  The cooperative play game will launch in 2019 in Southeast Asia first.
  
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• Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users, details impact

  13-10-2018 02:02
  Cyber attackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook Incannounced on Friday, as the social media company said its largest-ever data theft hit fewer than the 50 million profiles it initially reported.
  
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• 'Why we faked our Facebook wedding in Kinshasa'

  13-10-2018 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Successful, educated and attractive - Arlène Agneroh's friends said the only thing she was missing was a husband.
  
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• Center for Auto Safety calls out Hyundai and Kia over lack of fire recall - Roadshow

  13-10-2018 01:42 via cnet.com
  The consumer advocacy group says that, despite the 200-plus reports Hyundai and Kia have received, the Korean manufacturers haven't done enough.
  
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• Google to shut down Google+ after failing to disclose user data leak

  13-10-2018 01:39 via theguardian.com
  Company didn’t disclose leak for months to avoid a public relations headache and potential regulatory enforcementThis March, as Facebook was coming under global scrutiny over the harvesting of personal data for Cambridge Analytica, Google discovered a skeleton in its own closet: a bug in the API for Google+ had been allowing third-party app developers to access the data not just of users who had granted permission, but of their friends.If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’
  
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• Ducati's Multistrada 1260 Enduro is big, fast and more dirt-worthy than before - Roadshow

  13-10-2018 01:32 via cnet.com
  A host of tweaks over the standard Multistrada motorcycle make the Enduro more suited for an around-the-world adventure.
  
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• 2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro: Bolgona's ADV bruiser gets better off-road - Roadshow

  13-10-2018 01:31 via cnet.com
  The newest generation of Multistrada Enduro gets a bunch of updates to make it more capable off-road than ever.
  
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• Is it the end of the supermarket checkout till?

  13-10-2018 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  M&S is the latest shop to test a "scan and go" app, meaning shoppers don't need to use a till.
  
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• Exclusive: Key EU lawmaker's plan to rein in online marketplaces a threat to Amazon

  13-10-2018 01:09
  Amazon could face a threat other than just EU antitrust scrutiny after a key EU lawmaker announced proposals aimed at curbing online marketplaces' use of merchants' data to boost sales of own brand products.
  
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• From Marvel to DC: James Gunn will write next Suicide Squad movie - CNET

  13-10-2018 01:08 via cnet.com
  The director who was fired from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise could soon have a new group of super misfits.
  
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• Stop wasting energy and use it to grow your business with this free ebook

  13-10-2018 01:07 via zdnet.com
  If it seems like the more you do, the less you achieve, then read this free ebook.
  
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• Stop wasting energy and grow your business with this free ebook

  13-10-2018 01:07 via zdnet.com
  If it seems like the more you do, the less you achieve, then read this free ebook.
  
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• Google CEO refuses to answer 'detailed questions' on China in letter to Senate - CNET

  13-10-2018 00:53 via cnet.com
  Sundar Pichai's lack of specificity is frustrating lawmakers.
  
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• Dyson Airwrap is a new damp-to-dry hair styler with no heat - CNET

  13-10-2018 00:53 via cnet.com
  Dyson showed off its innovation chops with its newest use of high-tech air flow in a new type of heatless hairstyling tool.
  
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• CNET Asks: Will you be getting Google's new Pixel 3 phone? - CNET

  13-10-2018 00:00 via cnet.com
  Google is in some hot water. Have privacy concerns cast a shadow over its new devices?
  
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