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• Facebook's terrible year just got worse: What you need to know - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:35 via cnet.com
  The social media giant is under fire for whether it does enough to safeguard user data.
  
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• When the Galaxy S10 arrives, it may look something like this - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:28 via cnet.com
  Half the fun is guessing the Galaxy S10's flagship design.
  
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• Snapchat adds feature that lets people join in challenges - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:19 via cnet.com
  You can participate in the "Baby Sharks" challenge and dance to the popular children's song.
  
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• Fortnite's 14 days of Fortnite is literally a fortnight of Fortnite - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:15 via cnet.com
  Epic Games unveiled how it will handle challenges over the holidays, with something new to do every day.
  
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• Amazon has Apple's newest MacBook Air for $999 - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:10 via cnet.com
  Pick up the brand new model for the older, cheaper price.
  
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• 2018: A year of creepy AF smart home headlines - CNET

  19-12-2018 23:04 via cnet.com
  The smart home continues to boom -- but unsettling headlines like these give some people pause.
  
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• Apple's year in review: The best and worst of 2018 video - CNET

  19-12-2018 22:47 via cnet.com
  A look back at Apple's biggest wins of the year along with some of its most memorable flops.
  
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• The Soviet TU-144 vs. the British-French Concorde video - CNET

  19-12-2018 22:28 via cnet.com
  The TU-144 might have been the first jet airliner to go supersonic, but the Concorde's superior design kept it flying for decades.
  
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• Turo's 'Carculator' lets you see potential earnings from renting your ride - Roadshow

  19-12-2018 22:25 via cnet.com
  Of course, it all depends on how willing you are to part with your wheels, and how often.
  
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• What will you get with a Microsoft 365 consumer subscription?

  19-12-2018 22:08 via zdnet.com
  After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include.
  
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• Elon Musk Interstellar mashup stars SpaceX rocket, doobie - CNET

  19-12-2018 22:08 via cnet.com
  "I'm tripping balls here."
  
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• Amazon sold tens of millions of Echo devices in 2018 - CNET

  19-12-2018 22:04 via cnet.com
  Alexa has told over 100 million jokes, Amazon reveals in its year-end stats.
  
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• Facebook, Google to pay up over political ad rules in Washington state - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:51 via cnet.com
  The tech giants agree to pay $450,000 to settle cases alleging they violated campaign finance disclosure laws.
  
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• Welcome to Marwen review: Trauma and toys don't play well together - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:48 via cnet.com
  The drama starring Steve Carell is a tale of PTSD and gorgeous toys, but it tries to juggle too much.
  
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• Hellboy movie trailer shows David Harbour with more humor, less horror - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:37 via cnet.com
  Hell, yeah! The first Hellboy trailer hits a day early.
  
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• Elon Musk gives a tour of The Boring Company's test tunnel - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:34 via cnet.com
  In a Tesla, of course, Musk shows off what it's like to ride inside the underground tunnel.
  
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• 2018 was the year of the phone. It's only getting better video - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:24 via cnet.com
  But 5G, foldable designs and new tech will also make phones more expensive.
  
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• These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive - CNET

  19-12-2018 21:18 via cnet.com
  Jam out to some jingly new holiday tunes, including Cocoa Jollyfluff and Cinnamon Hollybells.
  
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• Microsoft releases security update for new IE zero-day

  19-12-2018 21:06 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft releases out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer zero-day discovered by Google threat analysts.
  
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• Sensored to death: How machine learning in the cloud will destroy all privacy

  19-12-2018 20:52 via zdnet.com
  The combination of IoT sensors and data lakes become a powerful tool for pattern analysis, but has serious privacy implications for the consumer and the employee in the workplace.
  
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• Hellboy trailer injects reboot with fun video - CNET

  19-12-2018 20:48 via cnet.com
  David Harbour stars as the demon spawn in the new movie, due out in April.
  
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• Facebook: Washington DC sues tech giant over Cambridge Analytica data use

  19-12-2018 20:42
  DC attorney general alleged in lawsuit the company’s ‘misleading privacy settings’ allowed firm to harvest information
  Washington DC has sued Facebook for allowing the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica to gain access to the personal data of tens of millions of the site’s users without their permission. Related: 2018: a terrible year for Facebook – podcastContinue reading...
  
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• Hellboy reboot: Everything we know from the first trailer - CNET

  19-12-2018 20:22 via cnet.com
  The first trailer for Hellboy dropped a day early, so watch it here.
  
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• Continental's CES 2019 booth is all about letting the car do the work - Roadshow

  19-12-2018 20:09 via cnet.com
  Whether it's parking or anticipating hydroplaning, Continental's got a solution in the works.
  
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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build paves the way for new Sandbox feature

  19-12-2018 20:05 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 19H1 Build 18305 adds support for a new sandbox feature for isolating potentially suspicious apps, plus several other new security, user interface and updates and fixes.
  
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• Taking a ride inside The Boring Company's tunnel with Elon Musk video - CNET

  19-12-2018 20:00 via cnet.com
  This is what it's like to ride in a Tesla through the 1.2 mile, 12 feet in diameter underground test tunnel in Hawthorne, near Los Angeles.
  
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• My experience with Google Fi on an iPhone isn't off to a good start

  19-12-2018 19:46 via zdnet.com
  I wanted to test out Apple's iPhone on Google's wireless service, but the experience has been nothing short of frustrating.
  
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• Six of 2018's best new books about video games

  19-12-2018 19:41
  If you’re a gamer after something more in-depth than coffee table books, here are some of the most thought-provoking reads about gamingPrima Games, £19.99 Continue reading...
  
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• Machine learning helps mortgage provider with its digital transformation

  19-12-2018 18:52 via zdnet.com
  Robotic process automation, advanced data modeling, and predictive analytics also part of a strategy to enhance the business.
  
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• Washington, D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica's data use

  19-12-2018 18:46
  The attorney general for Washington, D.C. said on Wednesday the nation's capital city had sued Facebook over the scandal that broke earlier this year involving Cambridge Analytica's use of data from the social-media giant.
  
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• 3M buys M*Modal's technology assets to expand healthcare business

  19-12-2018 18:44 via zdnet.com
  3M said the deal has a total enterprise value of $1.0 billion.
  
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• New attack intercepts keystrokes via graphics libraries

  19-12-2018 18:22 via zdnet.com
  Attack can guess text input from both hardware and on-screen keyboards alike.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils his first Los Angeles-area tunnel

  19-12-2018 18:17
  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made a brief public appearance late on Tuesday to unveil the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious remedy to Los Angeles' infamously heavy traffic.
  
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• Facebook fakes the blur with AI to make VR more real

  19-12-2018 18:12 via zdnet.com
  Facebook Reality Labs researchers used a modified convolutional neural network to create the impression of selective blur inside virtual reality scenes to make things a bit more real. They're now releasing the code, "DeepFocus," as open source.
  
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• Inside the Raspberry Pi: The story of the $35 computer that changed the world

  19-12-2018 18:09 via zdnet.com
  The co-creators of the credit-card-sized board reveal the many challenges they overcame to build the breakthrough machine.
  
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• Facebook users cannot avoid location-based ads, investigation finds

  19-12-2018 18:04
  No combination of settings can stop location data being used by advertisers, says reportFacebook targets users with location-based adverts even if they block the company from accessing GPS on their phones, turn off location history in the app, hide their work location on their profile and never use the company’s “check in” feature, according to an investigation published this week.There is no combination of settings that users can enable to prevent their location data from bein
  
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• Microsoft's new Office app for Windows 10 is coming to all Office users for free

  19-12-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is replacing its existing 'My Office' app with a new Office app for Windows 10 -- a Progressive Web App which will be available to all Office users 'soon.'
  
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• Facebook says companies got access to data only after user permission

  19-12-2018 17:58
  Facebook Incsaid it did not give companies access to personal data of users without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some tech giants far greater access to data than it had disclosed.
  
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• Facebook's lead EU regulator 'assessing' NYT report on data sharing

  19-12-2018 17:57
  Facebook'slead regulator in the European Union on Wednesday said it was assessing a report in the New York Times that the social network allowed some tech companies far greater access to data than it had disclosed.
  
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• Uber loses latest legal bid over driver rights

  19-12-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The Court of Appeal upholds a ruling that Uber drivers should be classed as workers, not self-employed.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook year in review (it's not been the best) - video

  19-12-2018 17:26
  What a year it's been for the Facebook founder. There was that unforgettable Senate hearing, that huge data scandal and, oh yes, those 2 million Europeans who left the site. One to remember. Merry Christmas, Mark Continue reading...
  
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• Uber loses latest UK legal bid to block worker rights for drivers

  19-12-2018 17:17
  Uber [UBER.UL] has lost its latest court bid to stop its British drivers being classified as workers, entitling them to rights such as the minimum wage, in a decision which jeopardizes the taxi app's business model.
  
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• Cryptocoin mining malware grew 4,000 percent in 2018

  19-12-2018 17:12 via zdnet.com
  2018 was the year of malicious cryptocurrency miners. And PCs and laptops were not the only target.
  
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• Volkswagen buys Volvo's connected car unit for $122 million

  19-12-2018 16:57
  Volkswagen (VW)is buying a controlling stake in Volvo'sWirelessCar, a digital service developer specializing in connected driving, for 1.1 billion Swedish crowns ($122 million), the companies said on Wednesday.
  
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• PSA: Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends soon

  19-12-2018 16:51 via zdnet.com
  If you've been putting off getting your iPhone battery replaced at a discounted rate, time is running out.
  
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• Judges rule against Uber in landmark gig economy lawsuit

  19-12-2018 16:41
  
  The ruling from the Court of Appeals is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Uber and its workers
  
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• EU investigates hacked diplomatic communications

  19-12-2018 16:37
  The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about U.S. Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc said on Wednesday.
  
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• IRS Linux move delayed by lingering Oracle Solaris systems

  19-12-2018 16:27 via zdnet.com
  A recent Treasury audit report revealed an IRS IT move from Solaris to Linux was delayed due to gross incompetence.
  
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• Morgan Stanley moves to speed up collaboration with tech startups

  19-12-2018 16:03
  Morgan Stanley is simplifying the way it acquires new technologies from small companies to speed up collaboration and address long running concerns by startups that working with big banks is slow and costly.
  
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• Nasa hack exposes space agency staff's data

  19-12-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The US space agency says cyber-thieves may have compromised two of its computer servers.
  
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