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• My Health Record data misuse penalties raised

  06-11-2018 23:31 via zdnet.com
  Employers have been barred from using health data to discriminate against current or potential employees.
  
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• Midterm election lines being made more delicious by Pizza to the Polls - CNET

  06-11-2018 23:31 via cnet.com
  Spend some dough, send some dough to those standing in lines to cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• Black Friday 2018 smart home deals: Half-priced Echo Dot, $99 Google Home Hub and more - CNET

  06-11-2018 23:24 via cnet.com
  'Tis the season for discounted smart home gadgets, and we're keeping a running list. Deals from Amazon and Target are up first -- expect regular updates as Black Friday draws near.
  
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• Tableau reports strong subscription adoption in Q3

  06-11-2018 23:04 via zdnet.com
  Q3 results were mixed, but subscription licensing accounted for 81 percent of overall license bookings.
  
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• U.S. agency probes 1.7 million GM SUVs over wiper failures

  06-11-2018 23:03
  The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday it was investigating whether General Motors Co , should recall an additional 1.7 million sport utility vehicles due to an issue with windshield wiper failures.
  
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• Super Mario Bros. animated movie planned for 2022 release - CNET

  06-11-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  The producer of Despicable Me and other films is reportedly working with the game's designer on a feature-length flick.
  
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• Qualcomm must license its chip tech to competitors, judge rules - CNET

  06-11-2018 22:48 via cnet.com
  Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday granted the US Federal Trade Commission's motion in its suit against Qualcomm.
  
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• China's Tencent builds self-driving car team in Silicon Valley

  06-11-2018 22:41
  Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings Ltdis recruiting self-driving car engineers in Palo Alto, California, joining a crowded field of corporations vying for talent in the heart of Silicon Valley.
  
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• Twilio, New Relic report solid quarters, GoDaddy results mixed

  06-11-2018 22:40 via zdnet.com
  Twilio led the tech earnings parade on Tuesday, publishing third second quarter financial results that satisfied targets for both earnings and revenue.
  
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• Microsoft Cortana chief to depart after less than a year in charge - CNET

  06-11-2018 22:31 via cnet.com
  Javier Soltero began running Cortana in March.
  
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• Micron's bet: Quad-level cell NAND SSDs will finally replace HDDs

  06-11-2018 22:09 via zdnet.com
  The company's Micron 5210 ION enterprise SATA SSD is now generally available and aimed at artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and other intensive workloads.
  
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• George R.R. Martin tells voters how to 'get rid of a bad king' - CNET

  06-11-2018 22:06 via cnet.com
  The Game of Thrones author says the ballot box is more powerful than Westeros' dragons.
  
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• George R.R. Martin: I'm working hard on Winds of Winter - CNET

  06-11-2018 22:05 via cnet.com
  Plus: The author is sorry he (maybe) leaked the title for the Game of Thrones prequel.
  
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• Microsoft Cortana's head departs after less than a year in charge - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:59 via cnet.com
  Javier Soltero began running Cortana in March.
  
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• U.S. court rules Qualcomm must license technology to rivals

  06-11-2018 21:55
  A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that chip seller Qualcomm Incmust license some of its technology to competitors such as Intel Corp .
  
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• AutoComplete: Harley-Davidson's electric LiveWire is going into production video - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 21:50 via cnet.com
  Plus: NHTSA is investigating GM wipers and BMW made its S1000RR even sillier.
  
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• Opera for Android adds support for blocking EU cookie popups

  06-11-2018 21:48 via zdnet.com
  Feature added to Opera's built-in ad blocker, but only available for Android users --for now.
  
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• Dropbox launches Extensions for easier workflows - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:44 via cnet.com
  The tool should be available for everyone Nov. 27.
  
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• Harley-Davidson LiveWire is a lustworthy sporty electric motorcycle - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 21:29 via cnet.com
  Harley has debuted the production version of its long-promised electric motorcycle. Will it catapult the marque to relevance and profitability?
  
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• NASA view of Mars looks like a '70s shag carpet - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:22 via cnet.com
  Let's send ABBA and some disco balls to the Red Planet.
  
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• Want this fancy bitcoin watch? You'll have to pay in bitcoin - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:17 via cnet.com
  Luxury watchmaker Hublot thinks it's time for watches with a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency theme.
  
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• Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 review: Great sound, extra wireless options make a sweet midpriced sound bar - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:15 via cnet.com
  The full-featured Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 offers a palpable sonic upgrade for your television over cheap sound bars.
  
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• The net neutrality fight isn’t over. Here’s what you need to know - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:07 via cnet.com
  The rules have been rolled back. But the battle is just heating up. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Send free pizza to voters waiting in line via Pizza to the Polls - CNET

  06-11-2018 21:05 via cnet.com
  Spend some dough, send some dough to those standing in lines to cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• Holiday shopping could top $1 trillion for the first time this year - CNET

  06-11-2018 20:56 via cnet.com
  eMarketer says online shoppers should expect promotions and perks as retailers compete for holiday dollars.
  
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• Qualcomm dealt setback in case brought by U.S. trade regulator

  06-11-2018 20:48
  Mobile chip firm Qualcomm Inc suffered a setback in an antitrust brought against by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday when a judge sided with trade regulators on a motion for partial summary judgment.
  
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• The Google Pixel Slate is now available for preorder - CNET

  06-11-2018 20:21 via cnet.com
  The Pixel Slate will arrive on Nov. 22.
  
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• Harley-Davidson's Livewire is the sporty electric streetbike we need - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 20:21 via cnet.com
  Now finally going into production after four years of promises, the Harley-Davidson Livewire looks like it'll live up to the hype.
  
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• Harley-Davidson Livewire is a lust-worthy sporty electric motorcycle - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 20:19 via cnet.com
  Harley has debuted the production version of its long-promised electric motorcycle. Is this the ride to catapult the company into relevance and profitability?
  
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• AMD unveils Radeon Instinct MI60 and MI50 accelerators for AI and HPC

  06-11-2018 20:06 via zdnet.com
  The new accelerators are the world's first 7nm data center GPUs, AMD says.
  
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• High-powered lasers could send bat signal to alien astronomers - CNET

  06-11-2018 19:57 via cnet.com
  A new study out of MIT suggests leaving the light on for aliens to find us, literally.
  
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• Black Panther 2: Ryan Coogler is back and everything else we know - CNET

  06-11-2018 19:54 via cnet.com
  New villains, new love interests and more may liven things up in Wakanda when the Marvel sequel finally comes out.
  
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• SpaceX seeks $750 million leveraged loan

  06-11-2018 19:51
  NEW YORK (LPC) - Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp, known as SpaceX, is looking to line up a $750 million leveraged loan, sources said.
  
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• NHTSA investigating 1.7 million SUVs over faulty windshield wipers - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 19:47 via cnet.com
  The investigation could lead to an expansion of an earlier recall that included nearly 400,000 SUVs.
  
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• An IoT initiative with a humanitarian purpose

  06-11-2018 19:40 via zdnet.com
  Organization uses connected technology to enhance the process of fortifying flour with key nutrients
  
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• Google's Pixel Slate tablet now available for pre-order

  06-11-2018 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Google's first Chrome OS tablet is now available to order, and you won't have to wait very long for it to arrive.
  
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• Xiaomi will announce its first phone for the UK, possibly US - CNET

  06-11-2018 19:27 via cnet.com
  Xiaomi has two events planned, one in London on Nov. 8 and one in New York City on Dec. 8.
  
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• Chris Wylie: Blowing the whistle on Cambridge Analytica? Worth it - CNET

  06-11-2018 19:24 via cnet.com
  The man who lifted the lid on 2018's biggest tech scandal has no regrets about coming forward.
  
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• AI startup Flex Logix touts vastly higher performance than Nvidia

  06-11-2018 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Four-year-old startup Flex Logix has taken the wraps off its novel chip design for machine learning. CEO Geoff Tate describes how the chip may take advantage of an "explosion" of inferencing activity in "edge computing," and how Nvidia can't compete on performance.
  
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• HSBC bank confirms US data breach

  06-11-2018 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  American customers' statement and transaction histories have been exposed.
  
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• Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads

  06-11-2018 19:00
  Britain's information watchdog has asked Facebook's lead European regulator to investigate how the company targets, monitors and shows adverts to users, saying it was concerned about some practices at the world's biggest social network.
  
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• Blinding headlights: See why high-tech headlights seem too bright video - Roadshow

  06-11-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  It's not just brightness that you're squinting at.
  
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• AWS intros new EC2 instances with AMD EPYC processors

  06-11-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The cloud giant said the new M5, T3 and R5 instances are 10 percent less expensive than other AWS instances.
  
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• Judges named to hear government's appeal of AT&T Time Warner deal approval

  06-11-2018 18:59
  A panel of three federal appeals court judges named by former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama will hear the Justice Department's appeal of a ruling allowing AT&T Inc to acquire Time Warner, court records show.
  
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• Be wary of posts claiming voting machines are hacked video - CNET

  06-11-2018 18:55 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: US officials warn of foreign adversaries posting disinformation on Election Day.
  
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• Samsung's foldable smartphone challenge (The 3:59, Ep. 485) - CNET

  06-11-2018 18:50 via cnet.com
  How is this thing not going to be a gimmick? Also, we talk about Bixby getting smarter and the biggest threat to the midterm elections.
  
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• Facebook referred to Ireland's data watchdog over targeting methods - CNET

  06-11-2018 18:40 via cnet.com
  The agency is the lead authority for the social network under the GDPR, the EU law that gives people more control over their data.
  
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• Election Day: Google, Twitter, Uber urge you to vote - CNET

  06-11-2018 18:40 via cnet.com
  Tech companies are doing their part to help get Americans to the polls.
  
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• NASA astronauts test SpaceX spacesuits in the Crew Dragon - CNET

  06-11-2018 18:39 via cnet.com
  We're one small step closer to launching humans in a SpaceX spacecraft.
  
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