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• Facebook's WhatsApp flooded with fake news in Brazil election

  20-10-2018 21:32
  Facebook Inc's popular messaging service WhatsApp has become a political battleground in Brazil's most polarized election in decades, raising concerns that it is distorting debate beyond the public eye.
  
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• Xero

  20-10-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Xero is a New Zealand cloud-based accounting solution. It was founded in 2006 and has offices in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Singapore and the US. The platform offers a wide-range of accounting features which are coveted by most business users. These include invoicing, payroll, expense management, projects, reporting and financial statements. Most tasks are automated, such as invoice reminders and recurring billing.
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• Anonymous Facebook ads say 'bin Chequers'

  20-10-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior MP questions how a pro-Brexit website can run adverts without saying who has paid for them.
  
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• Vendors confirm products affected by libssh bug as PoC code pops up on GitHub

  20-10-2018 16:07 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat and F5 Networks acknowledge that some products are vulnerable to the libssh authentication bug.
  
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• This $33 Bluetooth speaker sounds better than it has any right to - CNET

  20-10-2018 15:53 via cnet.com
  Incredibly enough, the Audiophiliac is smitten with the Tribit XSound Go Bluetooth speaker!
  
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• iPhone XR early presale demand and the next Apple event is Oct. 30th - CNET

  20-10-2018 15:45 via cnet.com
  Which iPhone XR models are showing shipment delays and what we're expecting at Apple's next launch event. Catch up on all your iPhone news for the week.
  
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• Machine learning now the top skill sought by developers

  20-10-2018 15:04 via zdnet.com
  SlashData's latest survey of 20,000 developers identifies machine learning and data science are the skills to know for 2019.
  
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• Yamaha RX-V485 review: Affordable hub for an entry-level home-theater system - CNET

  20-10-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  The Yamaha RX-V483 offers high-quality sound at an affordable price, but some users may crave better connectivity options and Dolby Atmos capability.
  
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• Google ponders the shortcomings of machine learning

  20-10-2018 14:52 via zdnet.com
  Scientists of AI at Google's Google Brain and DeepMind units acknowledge machine learning is falling short of human cognition and propose that using models of networks might be a way to find relations between things that allow computers to generalize more broadly about the world.
  
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• This $33 Bluetooth speaker sounds better than it has any right to be - CNET

  20-10-2018 14:47 via cnet.com
  Incredibly enough, the Audiophiliac is smitten with the Tribit XSound Go Bluetooth speaker!
  
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• Lynk & Co is partnering with Cyan to go racing - Roadshow

  20-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The Chinese mobility startup will enter the 2019 World Touring Car Championship with the racing version of its 03 sedan.
  
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• iPhone XR early presale demand and the next Apple event is October 30th - CNET

  20-10-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Which iPhone XR models are showing shipment delays and what we're expecting at Apple's next launch event. Catch up on all your iPhone news for the week.
  
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• Mixing John Lennon's Imagine: We meet engineer Rob Stevens - CNET

  20-10-2018 13:17 via cnet.com
  It’s a dream job for an engineer. Rob Stevens tells us how he brings out the best in John Lennon's solo work.
  
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• OnePlus 6T: Every detail and rumor so far - CNET

  20-10-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  It'll definitely have an in-display fingerprint scanner -- and we know lots more.
  
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• Pixel 3 reviews arrive, Twitter release propaganda archive video - CNET

  20-10-2018 12:00 via cnet.com
  This week's most important tech stories include reviews of Google's new Pixel 3 phones, Palm's unlikely return to the mobile marketplace and Twitter's release of a massive propaganda archive.
  
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• Silicon Valley's Saudi ties face fresh scrutiny in wake of Khashoggi affair

  20-10-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  SoftBank, the world’s largest tech investment fund, partnered with the Kingdom to pump billions into America’s startups In December 2016, newly elected Donald Trump pulled a beaming Japanese billionaire named Masayoshi Son into a half-hug in front of cameras and reporters gathered in the golden lobby of Trump Tower. “Ladies and gentlemen,” Trump said with a smile, “this is Masa from SoftBank of Japan, and he has just agreed to invest $50bn into the United States.&rd
  
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• Sex robots are destined to remain a niche fetish. Here's why

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The robots are still in their infancy but you don't need to worry about them. There's too much sensationalist and hype around the bots, says author Kate Devlin
  
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• Review: Google's Pixel 3 XL is great but AI and Android are the stars

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The Google Pixel 3 XL is one of the best phones you can buy. But Google's still mostly interested in your data to improve its AI and the future of Android
  
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• Making A Murderer season 2 shows why true crime is a morbid recipe for Netflix success

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  The second season of Making a Murderer is now on Netflix, but what is it that keeps us coming back to true crime?
  
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• iPad Pro & Mac Event: are we finally getting a new MacBook Air?

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• iPad Pro & Mac Event: all the new updates live

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• Everything that Apple announced at its iPad Pro and Mac event

  20-10-2018 08:00
  
  Hot on the heels of the release of three new iPhones, Apple looks set to announce significant iPad Pro updates at a launch event on October 30
  
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• Luke Cage cancelled by Netflix and Marvel - CNET

  20-10-2018 05:07 via cnet.com
  Sweet Christmas! First Iron Fist is gone, now Luke Cage. Are Jessica Jones, Daredevil and the Punisher next on the chopping block?
  
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• Hi-tech glasses offer alternative to bifocals

  20-10-2018 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The regular prescription lenses can change to bifocals and back again at the touch of a button.
  
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• iPhone XR: How to preorder right now - CNET

  20-10-2018 02:30 via cnet.com
  Preorders are now open.
  
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• Is 'manspreading' video a Kremlin hoax?

  20-10-2018 02:19 via bbc.co.uk
  There are reasons why some suspect that the Russian state was behind a viral video.
  
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• Brazil election battle rages over Facebook's WhatsApp

  20-10-2018 02:11
  Facebook Inc'sWhatsApp messaging service became the frontline in Brazil's bitter presidential campaign on Friday, as front-runner Jair Bolsonaro angrily denied accusations he had encouraged widespread misinformation campaigns on the platform.
  
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• U.S. CMS says 75,000 individuals' files accessed in data breach

  20-10-2018 01:17
  The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Friday it was responding to a data breach that exposed the files of about 75,000 individuals.
  
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• How a suspicious Facebook page is pushing pro-Brexit ads to millions

  20-10-2018 01:01
  
  The UK's fake news inquiry says the website Mainstream has spent around £257,000 on pushing a pro-Brexit advertising campaign on Facebook in the last 10 months. The problem? Nobody knows who runs the page or where the money comes from
  
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• Apple CEO urges Bloomberg to retract spy chip story

  20-10-2018 00:49
  Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Friday told an online news website that Bloomberg should retract a story that claimed Apple's internal computer systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence agents.
  
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• 2019 BMW X7 vs. Lincoln Navigator, Mercedes GLS, Audi Q7 and Range Rover: How do they stack up? - Roadshow

  20-10-2018 00:47 via cnet.com
  Will the BMW X7's newer tech and middle-of-the-class pricing help it stand out from its many rivals in the full-size SUV category?
  
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• Samsung The Frame TV (2018)

  20-10-2018 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The essence of every picture is the frame, as the saying goes. That’s something Samsung have truly taken to heart for The Frame: a fashion-forward slab of sleek metal that doesn’t try to hide its frame so much as place it center-stage.We saw the first version back in 2017, and this year’s new iteration – The Frame 2018 – continues to offer a lifestyle take on a high-end 4K UHD TV. You’re buying this for its impact on a room, really, rather than any snazzy
  
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• Samsung may add in-screen camera and fingerprint sensor to future phones - CNET

  20-10-2018 00:15 via cnet.com
  The new features could eliminate the need for a bezel, thereby increasing screen size, according to several rumors.
  
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