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• Sesame Street muppet Grover might have dropped the F bomb in this clip - CNET

  27-12-2018 23:56 via cnet.com
  An amusing Sesame Street sound bite posted to Reddit could be the internet's new "Yanny or Laurel."
  
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• Instagram update: change to horizontal scrolling prompts online uproar

  27-12-2018 23:49
  Picture-sharing platform retracts horizontal-scrolling feature within an hour of ‘mistaken’ rollout to users
  The photo-sharing social media site Instagram has apologised after rolling out a major change to the way users interact with its app to more users than intended – leading to an online outcry and the system being switched back within an hour.The change meant that instead of scrolling through a feed of pictures from friends, as the app has worked since its launch in 2010,
  
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• Billie Lourd, Star Wars fans honor Carrie Fisher two years after she died - CNET

  27-12-2018 23:38 via cnet.com
  Also on the second anniversary of Fisher's death, co-star Mark Hamill says he "will never stop missing" her.
  
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• CenturyLink customers get belated coal in their stockings with nationwide outage - CNET

  27-12-2018 23:16 via cnet.com
  The problem's been going on since 4 a.m. ET, according to DownDetector.
  
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• Samsung to introduce wireless control of PCs from 2019 smart TVs

  27-12-2018 23:01 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's new Remote Access feature will allow users to wirelessly control their PCs, tablets, and smartphones through their smart TVs.
  
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• Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019 - source

  27-12-2018 22:39
  Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made the product in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter.
  
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• Fortnite season 7, week 4 challenges and tips for getting through them quickly - CNET

  27-12-2018 22:34 via cnet.com
  The latest set of challenges comes at a perfect time when most people are off work and out of school until the end of the year.
  
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• In Netflix trailer for Black Mirror film, a video game warps reality - CNET

  27-12-2018 21:42 via cnet.com
  The new feature-length special Black Mirror: Bandersnatch debuts Friday on Netflix.
  
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• Cussing parrots, dolphins who love TV: The wildest animal news of 2018 - CNET

  27-12-2018 21:38 via cnet.com
  Colorful and curious land animals, insects and marine life stole headlines from humans this year.
  
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• Sesame Street sound bite could be internet's new 'Yanny or Laurel' - CNET

  27-12-2018 21:37 via cnet.com
  Do you hear Grover dropping the F word?
  
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• Trump may use executive order to ban Huawei, ZTE purchases - CNET

  27-12-2018 19:35 via cnet.com
  The order could be signed as early as January, according to Reuters.
  
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• Instagram 'back to normal' after bug triggers temporary change to feed

  27-12-2018 19:31
  Facebook Inc's photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users.
  
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• Fortnite reportedly will pull in an epic $3 billion profit this year - CNET

  27-12-2018 19:28 via cnet.com
  The free-to-play last-man-standing battle royale game is already a hit. Now it's making a bunch of money too.
  
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• Fortnite season 7, week 4 challenges and how to complete them - CNET

  27-12-2018 19:23 via cnet.com
  We've got a new set of challenges at the perfect time when most people are off of work and out of school at the end of the year.
  
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• The best after-Christmas deals and sales: $68 off Ring 2 video doorbell, Kindle ebooks starting at $1.99 - CNET

  27-12-2018 19:17 via cnet.com
  Ready to cash in some gift cards?
  
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• Top 5 videos from Roadshow in 2018 video - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 19:00 via cnet.com
  The five videos you watched the most showcase cars and their technology.
  
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• Instagram's latest test getting rid of vertical scroll went pretty poorly - CNET

  27-12-2018 18:55 via cnet.com
  Cue the drama.
  
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• Elon Musk files to dismiss 'pedo' defamation lawsuit by British diver

  27-12-2018 18:40
  Lawyers say Musk’s comments about man who helped rescue Thai team were free speech protected by the first amendmentElon Musk has asked a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a British diver who helped rescue a boys soccer team trapped in a Thailand cave and said Musk defamed him by calling him a paedophile and child rapist. Related: Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescuer a 'pedo'Continue reading...
  
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• The wildest animal news of 2018 - CNET

  27-12-2018 18:30 via cnet.com
  The Shining hotel bear, the seal with an eel up its nose, a two-headed snake and a talking whale make the list.
  
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• Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Lite may come to Verizon in spring 2019 - CNET

  27-12-2018 18:30 via cnet.com
  More rumors surface about budget versions of Google's flagship phones.
  
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• Outcry as Instagram tries horizontal scrolling

  27-12-2018 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users.
  
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• Get an Echo Dot for $15, a Fire TV Stick 4K for $30 or a Propel Star Wars drone for $40 - CNET

  27-12-2018 17:36 via cnet.com
  Didn't get the gift you wanted? Treat yourself to one of these sweet deals.
  
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• The best after-Christmas deals and sales: Dec. 27 update - CNET

  27-12-2018 17:27 via cnet.com
  Ready to cash in some gift cards?
  
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• LG's new 2019 sound bars include Dolby Atmos and Google Assistant - CNET

  27-12-2018 16:58 via cnet.com
  LG has announced the SL10YG, SL9YG and SL8YG sound bars which include Google's voice assistant and support for both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
  
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• 2020 Land Rover Defender returns to the US, and that's awesome as hell - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  It's been 21 years since we've had a Defender for sale in the US, and in less than two years, we'll have another.
  
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• 2020 Land Rover Defender hides boxy good looks under heavy camo - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 16:00 via cnet.com
  The last time a Defender was on sale in the US, Bill Clinton was president.
  
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• Users report losing Bitcoin in clever hack of Electrum wallets

  27-12-2018 15:53 via zdnet.com
  Hacker has stolen over $750,000 worth of Bitcoin over the past seven days.
  
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• Remembering Carrie Fisher in the wake of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - CNET

  27-12-2018 15:44 via cnet.com
  Commentary: In 2018, the Star Wars fandom couldn't help but tear itself apart. One fearless princess would have cut through the noise.
  
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• Tech firm Sigfox develops tiny tracker to help fight rhino poaching

  27-12-2018 15:39
  French tech company Sigfox has developed a bite-size tracker that can be inserted into the horns of rhinos to help conservationists monitor and protect the endangered species.
  
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• Smartphones in 2018: The biggest winners and losers - CNET

  27-12-2018 15:08 via cnet.com
  And 2019 is on track to be great.
  
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• Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim

  27-12-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Musk's insults to cave rescuer were a "schoolyard spat" say Tesla chief's lawyers.
  
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• Amazfit Verge review: $160 gets you GPS, music, call support, and five-day battery life

  27-12-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Huami released a couple Amazfit products in 2018 with this third one launching at a price between the other two. It has many of the same features as the Bip in a larger form factor, but isn't as elegant as the Stratos.
  
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• What to expect from Apple in 2019 video - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here's what you most want to see from Apple next year -- and what we're most likely to get based on the rumors.
  
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• This speedboat can go underwater video - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  It changes into a submarine at the flip of a switch
  
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• I'm glad Netflix Marvel shows are dead - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Marvel fatigue hit me hard in 2018.
  
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• How Ballad of Buster Scruggs pulled off its cutting-edge effects - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Packed with CGI, the quirky Western anthology is like the Coen brothers' own Marvel movie.
  
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• Google Home's 2018 in review: Owning the smart home - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  After spending a couple of years putting the pieces in place and catching up to Alexa, 2018 was the year Google unveiled its lofty smart-home ambitions.
  
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• Facebook's and social media's fight against fake news may get tougher - CNET

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  The shift to messaging and ephemeral content could pose challenges.
  
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• 2018 Ducati Monster 1200S: Naked and famous - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  Ducati's second gnarliest Monster might just be its very best.
  
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• 2018 Ducati Monster 1200S first ride review: Naked brilliance - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  I give Ducati's most famous nameplate a spin and find out what all the hype is actually about.
  
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• Behind the CGI of the Coen Brothers' Ballad of Buster Scruggs - CNET

  27-12-2018 13:59 via cnet.com
  For a Western, Netflix's Ballad of Buster Scruggs sure has a lot of cutting-edge digital effects. Check out the pictures to see how they came to be.
  
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• CNET’s end-of-the-year laptop review roundup: Asus Zephyrus S, Origin PC Evo17-S and Acer Chromebook Spin 13 - CNET

  27-12-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  We reviewed a lot of laptops in 2018. Here are hands-on impressions and benchmark scores for a few we didn't get to.
  
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• Cheap HDMI cables are fine for your new 4K TV - CNET

  27-12-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  No matter how much you spend on your new 4K HDR TV, you don’t need expensive HDMI cables for it to work.
  
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• 'A hidden gem!': Readers on their top video games of 2018

  27-12-2018 13:00
  From Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War to indie titles some may have missed, here are the games you thought end of year list-worthy
  Read our critics’ top 20 games of the yearA 3D platformer in actual 3D. As someone who has often struggled with judging depth in 3D games, this came as a revelation. The game requires you to duck or lean with the headset to navigate and avoid obstacles while guiding your tiny robot to the goal. Incorporating the player into the gameplay in this way ensures
  
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• Google Cloud Platform sees 330 percent growth in Brazil

  27-12-2018 12:52 via zdnet.com
  The number of channel partnerships also had a noteworthy increase this year.
  
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• Innogy to put electric vehicle business into separate company

  27-12-2018 12:28
  German utility Innogy is putting its business serving the electric car industry into a standalone company, separate from its main business as an energy supplier.
  
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• Why scalability matters to Pizza Hut: "The Super Bowl is our Super Bowl"

  27-12-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Chuck Rhoades, director of e-commerce infrastructure at Pizza Hut, explains how the pizza chain is leveraging a new container-based architecture to improve services.
  
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• Some of the best games of 2018 video - CNET

  27-12-2018 12:00 via cnet.com
  Here's a sample of some of CNET's very best games of 2018.
  
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• Smartphones in 2018: The year's biggest winners and losers - CNET

  27-12-2018 12:00 via cnet.com
  And 2019 is on track to be even better.
  
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• The best cars we drove in 2018 - Roadshow

  27-12-2018 11:00 via cnet.com
  From luxury sedans to SUVs, hot hatches to sports cars, here are Roadshow's editors' favorite cars from the past 12 months.
  
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