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• Newegg Black Friday 2018 deals: LG gaming monitor for $450, Nvidia Shield for $140 - CNET

  18-11-2018 23:11 via cnet.com
  From motherboards to scarves for your mother, Newegg brings it for 2018.
  
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• Black Friday 2018 Office Depot deals: HP laptop for $450, Dell 27-inch monitor for $110 - CNET

  18-11-2018 23:08 via cnet.com
  This HP laptop (with a Core i7 CPU and 1TB hard drive) is one of the best computer deals we've seen.
  
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• Best Black Friday 2018 deals at Staples: $24 Echo Dot, $99 Google Home Hub and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 22:42 via cnet.com
  Everything from cheap laptops and tablets to the new Google Home Hub.
  
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• No need to keep encryption-busting capabilities secret: Internet Australia

  18-11-2018 22:05 via zdnet.com
  Smart criminals will avoid using systems with the ability to be tapped, Internet Australia chair Dr Paul Brooks has said.
  
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• Lowes Black Friday 2018 deals: $25 Google Home Mini bundle, $70 off Nest products - CNET

  18-11-2018 21:25 via cnet.com
  There's serious discounts on Nest gear, plus a Google Home Hub for $100.
  
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• Costco Black Friday 2018 deals: $800 Surface Pro bundle, $250 iPad and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 21:07 via cnet.com
  One of the best Black Friday deals of 2018 is now available: a complete Surface Pro 6 package for $800.
  
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• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald leaves me questioning so much - CNET

  18-11-2018 20:54 via cnet.com
  Harry Potter's world has gotten so, so complicated. Let's unpack everything we can.
  
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• Best tablet Black Friday deals: Apple iPad, Amazon Fire, and more

  18-11-2018 20:32 via zdnet.com
  There are plenty of sales to be found in this year's Black Friday ads, even if tablets are no longer the must-have holiday gifts they were a few years ago.
  
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• ​CSIRO coughs up AU$35m for Australia's space efforts

  18-11-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  The funding will be used to explore the use of artificial intelligence and advanced satellite imaging.
  
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• ​CSIRO coughs up AU$35m for Australia's space and AI efforts

  18-11-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  The funding will be used to explore the use of artificial intelligence and advanced satellite imaging.
  
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• Walmart Black Friday 2018 deals: $199 Xbox, PS4 available now, $59 Instant Pot, $99 Google Home Hub coming soon - CNET

  18-11-2018 19:13 via cnet.com
  Walmart comes out swinging for Black Friday -- with some sale prices already available.
  
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• Amazon's best Black Friday deals 2018: Available now and coming soon - CNET

  18-11-2018 18:40 via cnet.com
  Big-time discounts on basically everything Amazon makes, with some available now.
  
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• Black Friday 2018 smartwatch and fitness tracker deals: $80 off Apple Watch, $200 Samsung Gear S3 now live - CNET

  18-11-2018 18:25 via cnet.com
  Fitbit, Apple Watch and Samsung -- we take a look at some of the best deals on wearables ahead of Black Friday.
  
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• GameStop Black Friday deals on Xbox One and PS4 are now available -- at Target, Walmart and Best Buy, too - CNET

  18-11-2018 18:00 via cnet.com
  GameStop deals started on Sunday -- but the same hardware bundles are widely available elsewhere, too.
  
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• Sick of high rent and commuter traffic? Get paid to move to Tulsa - CNET

  18-11-2018 17:35 via cnet.com
  To increase Oklahoma's tech workforce, this organization is offering cash and the promise of a cheap lifestyle.
  
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• The clock that cost its inventor millions

  18-11-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Thomas Bromley failed to renew the patent on his digital clock, and missed out on a fortune.
  
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• Target's Black Friday 2018 pre-sale starts now: $750 4K Vizio TV, $200 PS4 bundle, $30 Roku streamer and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 16:20 via cnet.com
  No need to wait until Thanksgiving -- some great Target deals are available in-store and online right now.
  
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• Black Friday PS4 Spider-Man bundle now available for $200 at Walmart, Target - CNET

  18-11-2018 16:02 via cnet.com
  No need to wait: The year's best deal on a PS4 is available now
  
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• Black Friday 2018 Amazon deals now available: Fire TV, Recast DVR, Fire tablets, Blink cameras and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 15:56 via cnet.com
  New Amazon devices joined the Black Friday sale on Sunday, Nov. 18. Here's the full list of Echo, Fire, Kindle and other Amazon gear and their sale prices!
  
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• Huawei Band 3 Pro hands-on: Affordable fitness band with GPS and color touchscreen

  18-11-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Some people prefer to use minimal activity bands rather than full size watches, but that usually means giving up GPS, a color display, and more. Huawei just released its new Band 3 Pro that offers quite a bit for just $70.
  
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• Speck GrabTab hands-on: Better than a PopSocket in a couple ways

  18-11-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  PopSockets are popular for helping you hold onto your phone and propping it up. Speck's new GrabTab accessory does this with very little bulk while also still supporting wireless charging.
  
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• Mazda, Toyota break ground on new Alabama joint-venture plant - Roadshow

  18-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The plant will build the 2020 Corolla, as well as a yet-unannounced Mazda SUV.
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and MoviePass top this year's list of Tech Turkeys - CNET

  18-11-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The tech industry has had so many screwups this year, it's hard to keep track. But with CNET's 2018 edition of Tech Turkeys, we're gonna try.
  
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• We took the iPhone XS and XR into 26 foot deep water. Only one survived - CNET

  18-11-2018 12:45 via cnet.com
  How deep can these phones really go?
  
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• Singapore to collaborate with Canada, US on cybersecurity

  18-11-2018 10:32 via zdnet.com
  Singapore government has inked partnership agreements with both countries that encompass data sharing as well as joint technical certification programmes and capacity building initiatives.
  
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• Singapore to spend $10M on new urban technology

  18-11-2018 09:48 via zdnet.com
  Singapore government has earmarked S$14 million (US$10.19 million) over three years to fund the development of smart estates and modern technology, such as energy efficient applications.
  
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• The week in radio and podcasts: The Modern Mann; Lights Out; This Is Love – review

  18-11-2018 08:00
  Stories of human resilience, enlightenment, love and death provide a much-needed escape from the bluster of BrexitWhat Nobody Tells You About Rape | The Modern Mann
  Lights Out: Big Tex | BBC Radio 4
  How To Live Forever | This Is LoveGod, I’m sick of Brexit. So let’s leave the windbags and the what-about-ers, the no-deal braggarts and new-vote hopers to their bluster and strife, and listen to some individual stories, shall we? Personal human tales that show how complicated and strange
  
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• The charge of the chatbots: how do you tell who’s human online?

  18-11-2018 08:00
  Automated ‘voices’ that were supposed to do mundane tasks online also now spread hate speech and polarise opinion. Are they a boon or a threat?Alan Turing’s famous test of whether machines could fool us into believing they were human – “the imitation game” – has become a mundane, daily question for all of us. We are surrounded by machine voices, and think nothing of conversing with them – though each time I hear my car tell me where to turn left I
  
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• Computers have learned to make us jump through hoops | John Naughton

  18-11-2018 08:00
  Machines are supposed to be tools that serve human ends, but the relationship is slowly shifting - and not in our favourThe other day I had to log in to a service I hadn’t used before. Since I was a new user, the website decided that it needed to check that I wasn’t a robot and so set me a Captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart). This is a challenge-response test to enable a computer to determine whether the user is a person rather than a
  
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• The most popular treatment for alcoholism might be ineffective

  18-11-2018 07:00
  
  The Alcoholics Anonymous' 12-step program might not be the best approach. Evidence-based solutions could provide a better alternative
  
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• Google and Facebook are gobbling up the internet's subsea cables

  18-11-2018 07:00
  
  Google, Facebook and Microsoft don't just control all our data, now they're taking control of the underwater cables that whizz it around the world
  
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• From speakers to sandwiches, feast your eyes on the ultimate luxury Christmas gifts

  18-11-2018 07:00
  
  Looking for presents that are more luxurious than the standard set of speakers or pair of shoes? Look no further
  
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• Best Chromebook Black Friday 2018 deals: Dell, Google, HP, and more

  18-11-2018 05:08 via zdnet.com
  From $99 budget systems to the pricey PixelBook, these Chrome-running laptops will all be on sale next week.
  
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• Black Friday ads 2018: The full ads from Best Buy, Walmart, Target and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 02:46 via cnet.com
  Want the unedited, full deal posts from the biggest retailers? Here they are -- along with when each sale starts.
  
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• Newegg Black Friday 2018 deals: Acer Aspire 5 for $500, Nvidia Shield for $140 - CNET

  18-11-2018 01:34 via cnet.com
  From motherboards to scarves for your mother, Newegg brings it for 2018.
  
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• T-Mobile Black Friday deals are live: Free iPhones, LG and Samsung Galaxy phones - CNET

  18-11-2018 01:11 via cnet.com
  The catch? You'll have to open up a new line and trade in an eligible device.
  
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• Streaming wars: Can Disney topple Netflix?

  18-11-2018 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Netflix is the leader in online video. Will Disney's plans check its growth?
  
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• Facebook ex-security boss Alex Stamos: Firm blew it, but so did others - CNET

  18-11-2018 00:59 via cnet.com
  US spy agencies "failed to provide actionable intelligence" on Russian trolls, and "grandstanding" lawmakers also dropped the ball, Stamos says in a Washington Post op-ed.
  
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• Black Friday 2018 Office Depot deals: HP laptop for $450, Chromebook for $130 - CNET

  18-11-2018 00:40 via cnet.com
  This HP laptop (with a Core i7 CPU and 1TB hard drive) is one of the best computer deals we've seen.
  
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• Best Black Friday 2018 deals at Staples: $60 Fire TV Cube, $99 Google Home Hub and more - CNET

  18-11-2018 00:02 via cnet.com
  Everything from cheap laptops and tablets to the new Google Home Hub.
  
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