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• Venom chomps its way past Justice League at global box office - CNET

  11-11-2018 23:42 via cnet.com
  Thanks to record-setting numbers from China, the alien symbiote is devouring the DC superhero film.
  
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• Facebook reportedly fired Palmer Luckey for political views - CNET

  11-11-2018 23:11 via cnet.com
  Oculus founder left the company last year after it was learned he secretly made a $10,000 to an anti-Hillary Clinton group.
  
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• Google needs to break up its all-or-nothing approach to permissions

  11-11-2018 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Want to play a YouTube clip on a Google Home Hub? You better have handed over your Chrome web history.
  
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• Beating Richie Knucklez: The making of a Space Invaders world champion

  11-11-2018 22:48
  Jon Tannahill was born 17 years after Space Invaders was released. He set his mind to be the bestTomohiro Nishikado’s video game Space Invaders remains the first and last concept for all other “shoot ’em up” video games; the core concept being a single person fighting off a multitude of artificially intelligent enemies. Created in no less than a year, its exquisite attention to imagery and sound, as well as easily understood game play, has offered timeless appeal. What wa
  
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• Rocket Lab nails first big launch in bid to follow Elon Musk success - CNET

  11-11-2018 22:01 via cnet.com
  After months of delays, the startup space company sends an Electron rocket carrying six satellites into orbit from New Zealand.
  
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• Alibaba Singles Day sales frenzy surpasses records

  11-11-2018 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese firm's shopping bonanza day saw customers spend a record $30.8bn.
  
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• Doctor Strange director shares photos of home burned in Woolsey Fire - CNET

  11-11-2018 21:30 via cnet.com
  Scott Derrickson thanks California firefighters for saving the rest of his neighborhood.
  
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• Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sets online shopping record with $31B in sales - CNET

  11-11-2018 20:35 via cnet.com
  China's biggest online shopping day easily dwarfs Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
  
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• Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips

  11-11-2018 19:53
  Trades Union Congress concerned over tech being used to control and micromanageBritain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting staff with microchips to improve security.UK firm BioTeq, which offers the implants to businesses and individuals, has already fitted 150 implants in the UK. Continue reading...
  
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• Black Friday 2018 Target deals: $200 PS4 and Xbox bundles, $150 Fitbit Versa and more - CNET

  11-11-2018 19:52 via cnet.com
  Google Home Hub for $100. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for $200. Half-price on Google and Alexa smart speakers. Target is going head-to-head with Amazon, Walmart and more.
  
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• Doctor Strange director shares photos of home destroyed in LA fire - CNET

  11-11-2018 19:03 via cnet.com
  Scott Derrickson thanks California firefighters for saving the rest of his neighborhood
  
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• Google Doodle highlights vets' stories on Veterans Day - CNET

  11-11-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  Five veterans tell real stories of their experiences during and after their service defending our country.
  
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• Veteran mocked by Pete Davidson on SNL mocks the comedian back - CNET

  11-11-2018 17:51 via cnet.com
  Texas Congressman-Elect and Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw got in some good jabs, but made peace with the comic.
  
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• Without a fair tax on tech, it’s the end of the state as we know it | John Harris

  11-11-2018 17:05
  Big tech companies are transforming societies – but their pitiful contributions aren’t enough to help governments adaptAlongside the results of last week’s US midterms came the passing of San Francisco’s Proposition C, a measure that will tax firms with an annual turnover of more than $50m (£44m) to raise an estimated $300m extra a year to help address homelessness. Last Tuesday, 60% of voters backed it: though the proposal is now snarled up in a constitutional disp
  
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• Without a fair tax on tech, it could be the end of the state as we know it | John Harris

  11-11-2018 17:05
  Big tech companies are transforming societies – but their pitiful contributions aren’t enough to help governments adaptAlongside the results of last week’s US midterms came the passing of San Francisco’s Proposition C, a measure that will tax firms with an annual turnover of more than $50m (£44m) to raise an estimated $300m extra a year to help address homelessness. Last Tuesday, 60% of voters backed it: though the proposal is now snarled up in a constitutional disp
  
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• Red Hydrogen One review: No 3D glasses needed, just a big wallet - CNET

  11-11-2018 17:00 via cnet.com
  A Hollywood phone with a big budget and a disappointing ending.
  
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• Mitsubishi's launching a L200 1-ton truck and it looks rad - Roadshow

  11-11-2018 17:00 via cnet.com
  Too bad we're just about the only market not getting it.
  
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• Black Friday 2018 Walmart deals: PS4 and Xbox One for $200, $99 Google Home Hub and more - CNET

  11-11-2018 16:34 via cnet.com
  Walmart comes out swinging for Black Friday -- and the sale prices start Wed., Nov. 21.
  
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• Best Buy 2018 Black Friday ad features Apple Mac, Microsoft Surface deals

  11-11-2018 16:27 via zdnet.com
  The electronics retailer also has the a deal on the Google Pixelbook laptop, along with a $99 Samsung Chromebook special.
  
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• Cloudflare launches Android and iOS apps for its 1.1.1.1 service

  11-11-2018 16:08 via zdnet.com
  Company makes it easy for mobile users to hide their DNS traffic from nosy ISPs.
  
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• These are the things Apple customers hate the most (there's a lot)

  11-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  A Reddit thread asks a simple question: What example of Apple's nickel and diming has annoyed you the most? And goodness are Apple customers annoyed.
  
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• The first foldable phone beats Samsung to the punch - CNET

  11-11-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Samsung, LG and Huawei are all predicted to launch foldable phones soon, but you can preorder the Royole FlexPai right now.
  
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• Witness aviation history at the San Diego Air and Space Museum - CNET

  11-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  With dozens of unique and rare aircraft, the San Diego Air and Space Museum offers a surprisingly comprehensive look at the history and future of aviation.
  
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• LG OLED TV Black Friday 2018 sale: No big deal (yet) - CNET

  11-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  If you were waiting for massive price drops on LG's latest OLED TVs, I've got some bad news.
  
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• How movie makeup makes Ryan Gosling look bad - CNET

  11-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  From First Man to Blade Runner and Skyfall, makeup maestro Donald Mowat paints physical and emotional wounds on stars like Daniel Craig and Mark Wahlberg.
  
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• Feast on so much aviation history at the San Diego Air and Space Museum - CNET

  11-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  An A-12 spy plane, an Apollo capsule, a P-51, Spad VII and more, the San Diego Air and Space Museum has some incredible and rare aircraft. Here’s a look inside.
  
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• 5 amazing things about Google I learned from one of its top executives

  11-11-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  When a Google executive speaks, you have to listen intently and parse the words. I tried for at least 20 minutes.
  
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• Why your iPhone and Android phone will get more expensive - CNET

  11-11-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  The numbers don't lie.
  
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• Misfit Path

  11-11-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Misfit Path is a stylish watch with fitness tracking and a few smarts built in. All of those smarts are hidden inside though, as this is a hybrid watch that outwardly looks like an analog watch. While many of the best smartwatches go smarter, they tend to go bigger as well. The Misfit Path stays svelte, and that size combined with its aesthetics are really what will sell this watch.At $149.99 / £135 / AU$195.25, the Misfit Path is priced close to smarter competition like the $199.
  
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• Apple finds quality problems in some iPhone X and MacBook models

  11-11-2018 12:00
  Apple Inc said on Friday it had found some issues affecting some of its iPhone X and 13-inch MacBook Pro products and said the company would fix them free of charge.
  
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• Donna Zuckerberg: ‘Social media has elevated misogyny to new levels of violence’

  11-11-2018 11:00
  When the academic, sister of Mark Zuckerberg, began exploring online antifeminism, she discovered far-right men’s groups were using classical antiquity to support their viewsDonna Zuckerberg didn’t expect to spend two years trawling through the corner of the internet defined as “the manosphere”, unpicking the grim alliance between pick-up artists, men’s rights activists, incels (involuntarily celibate men), the far right and the most ardent Make America Great Again
  
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• Limit your own screen time, parents are urged

  11-11-2018 10:00
  Setting aside time to ensure children are ready for school should be a priority, says ministerParents need to drag themselves away from their smartphones and tablets and ensure that their young children are ready to learn at school, according to the education secretary.Damian Hinds said that, while a lot of attention had been placed on limiting the screentime of children, adults also needed to make sure they were not glued to their phones and were prioritising “one-to-one time without gadg
  
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• Data watchdog investigates ‘bin Chequers’ email campaign

  11-11-2018 09:59
  Ads by secretive organisation Mainstream Network may have breached personal privacy rulesA secretive group that has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds encouraging voters to back a hard Brexit is being investigated by Britain’s data watchdog, it has emerged.MPs had already raised concerns about the activities of the anonymous Mainstream Network group, whose ads and website encourage readers to “chuck Chequers”, referring to Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal. It is has
  
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• Veteran mocked by Pete Davidson on SNL mocks Pete Davidson on SNL - CNET

  11-11-2018 08:56 via cnet.com
  Texas Congressman-Elect and Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw got in some good jabs, but made peace with the comic.
  
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• These are some of the best hotels in the world for design and tech

  11-11-2018 08:00
  
  Hotels have always been testing grounds for design innovation and technology. These are the best hotels for standout architecture and accommodation
  
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• Meet Fallout's philosophers who are obsessed with the game's intense political feuds

  11-11-2018 08:00
  
  For some players, Fallout is not just a game; it presents a moral and political landscape that is closer to real life than most of us would be comfortable with
  
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• How small robots may kill the tractor and make farming efficient

  11-11-2018 08:00
  
  The Bristol-based Small Robot Company has created a series of agile robots for farming. By being customisable they could help to replace the tractor
  
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• Silicon Valley Democrat channels Lincoln for tech-to-Trump-country bill

  11-11-2018 07:00
  Ro Khanna tells Guardian multi-billion dollar bill to put tech institutions in middle America is inspired by Morrill Act of 1862A Silicon Valley lawmaker has a plan to bring big tech jobs to middle America – an idea he traces to Abraham Lincoln and believes may help his party defeat Donald Trump in 2020. Related: Why Silicon Valley is worried about US plan to curb Chinese fundsContinue reading...
  
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• Safe gaming: 21 family-friendly apps for children

  11-11-2018 07:00
  The best fun and educational software that won’t bombard impressionable brains with aggressive adverts or adult content• Do your children’s apps give them the hard sell? Continue reading...
  
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• May I have a word about … testing times for Facebook, Google and co | Jonathan Bouquet

  11-11-2018 07:00
  Things must really be getting tricky for the tech giants if they have to resort to terminating their staffLook, I know these are volatile times for the tech giants of Silicon Valley. There are the ongoing travails at Facebook and the worldwide demand that Mark Zuckerberg faces the music on his company’s perceived unhealthy influence.Share prices yo-yo wildly. In the space of just a few hours, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google lost a collective $172bn in value. Google employees ha
  
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• Do your children’s apps give them the hard sell?

  11-11-2018 07:00
  Parents’ unwillingness to stump up cash for children’s apps is exposing their offspring to adult ad-sales techniques• Safe gaming: 21 family-friendly apps for childrenPop-up advertising designed to be hard to close; in-game characters showing disapproval if you don’t make in-app purchases; ads with Donald Trump pressing a “nuke” button. None of these things should be appearing in children’s apps, but they were all found by researchers at the University of
  
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• ​Samsung to produce over one million foldable phones

  11-11-2018 05:46 via zdnet.com
  Samsung will make over one million units for its upcoming foldable phone in initial stock and it will be launched within the first half of 2019, the firm's mobile boss says. He also met Google CEO Sundar Pichai two months ago and formed a taskforce for foldable phone's UX.
  
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• Alibaba generates 149 billion yuan in sales in first 12 hours of 11.11

  11-11-2018 05:13 via zdnet.com
  Within the first hour of the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, total gross merchandise volume had exceeded 67 billion yuan -- nearly $10 billion.
  
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• George R.R. Martin admits to 'struggling' with Winds of Winter - CNET

  11-11-2018 04:51 via cnet.com
  All Game of Thrones fans everywhere, say it with us: "DUH."
  
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• Best phones for the holidays 2018 video - CNET

  11-11-2018 01:46 via cnet.com
  These phones make the best gifts, no matter your budget.
  
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• What do tampons and WWI have in common?

  11-11-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Tampons, drones and more surprising innovations from World War One that changed the world.
  
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• Fortnite on Xbox One gets mouse and keyboard support Wednesday - CNET

  11-11-2018 00:40 via cnet.com
  And more details on Razer's Xbox-centric mouse and keyboard duo will be revealed during CES.
  
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• Xbox One X discount, Crackdown 3 and more: Microsoft's XO18 reveals - CNET

  11-11-2018 00:24 via cnet.com
  Microsoft is buying Obsidian, discounting Game Pass and announced when mouse and keyboard support is coming.
  
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• Black Friday iPhone deals 2018: $150 off iPhone XR, XS, $400 iPhone X gift card - CNET

  11-11-2018 00:08 via cnet.com
  The iPhone discounts are just getting started.
  
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• You iPhone X touch not working? Apple will fix it, free of charge - CNET

  11-11-2018 00:00 via cnet.com
  The company is also fixing some 13-inch MacBook Pros with faulty SSD data storage chips.
  
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