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• Lego Movie 2 review: Gloriously bonkers sequel is a toy to behold - CNET

  02-02-2019 23:01 via cnet.com
  Gags come brick and fast in the dizzying Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.
  
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• Safari engineers look at different approach to fighting intrusive ads

  02-02-2019 20:22 via zdnet.com
  Safari engineers want to limit the amount of JavaScript that a website can load.
  
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• Exclusive: Mobile network operator's body GSMA considers crisis meeting over Huawei

  02-02-2019 18:51
  Mobile communications industry body GSMA has proposed its members discuss the possibility that Chinese network vendor Huawei [HWT.UL] is excluded from key markets, amid concerns such a development could set operators back by years.
  
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• Super Bowl 2019 live stream: how to watch Patriots vs Rams online for free and without commercials

  02-02-2019 17:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You've done it, dear reader...you've made it to Super Bowl LIII weekend! Ever since the New England Patriots and the LA Rams booked their tickets to Atlanta two weeks ago, we've been counting down the days - and we're guessing you probably have, too. Well there isn't long left to wait and we have all the information you need for how to live stream Super Bowl 2019 - absolutely FREE and without commercials - no matter where in the world you are.
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• Ireland vs England live stream: how to watch Six Nations 2019 rugby online from anywhere

  02-02-2019 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Quick - you're missing it! Ireland vs England is on and some rugby union pundits are saying that the 2019 Six Nations opener could well be the decider, too. As if that wasn't pressure enough, this year will also see the teams play in the Rugby World Cup, meaning this performance could set the level for the rest of the year. All that excitement and pressure can be enjoyed by you, live, using this guide that will tell you how to stream England vs Ireland from anywhere in the world.
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• BrickBot builds with Lego bricks now but could assemble so much more video - CNET

  02-02-2019 16:57 via cnet.com
  Autodesk thinks its robot called BrickBot is the future of manufacturing.
  
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• The Luxman P-750u headphone amp is truly drool-worthy - CNET

  02-02-2019 16:07 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac: Ultra high-end headphones love this amplifier. They really do.
  
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• 145$ million funds frozen after death of cryptocurrency exchange admin

  02-02-2019 15:49 via zdnet.com
  Highly unlikely that the exchange and its users will ever get access to these funds ever again.
  
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• Back to the future with Wharfedale’s Denton 85th Anniversary Edition speaker - CNET

  02-02-2019 15:47 via cnet.com
  Wharfedale celebrates its 85th anniversary with a new speaker.
  
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• These Google Inbox features are now being tested out in Gmail

  02-02-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Inbox by Gmail – the AI-driven, automated version of Gmail – is getting shuttered next month as the company switches its focus back to its original email client. Before that happens, it looks like Gmail for mobile might be getting some of the Inbox features.Specifically, bundles, reminders, and pinned items, all spotted in a screenshot of a test build of Gmail posted to Reddit (via 9to5Google). Google has already said bundles will be making their way over to Gmail – that's emai
  
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• BrickBot video - CNET

  02-02-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  Autodesk thinks its robot called BrickBot is the future of manufacturing.
  
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• 6 ways to use Alexa during Super Bowl 2019 - CNET

  02-02-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  No matter who you're rooting for, Alexa can make the big game even better.
  
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• Apple's game service? Foxconn shifts factory plans video - CNET

  02-02-2019 14:30 via cnet.com
  This week's major tech stories include early news on Apple's possible gaming service, Facebook's new trouble with Apple and how the Wisconsin Foxconn plant has changed its focus.
  
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• Security cameras with facial recognition tech inside - CNET

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Take a look at some of the home security cameras that scan faces and tell you who's there.
  
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• Samsung's foldable phone won't be alone. Here's who else is working on one - CNET

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Foldable phones are all the rage right now. Here are the companies that are making them, rumored to make them or already selling them.
  
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• FCA's 2019 'Big Game Blitz' tries to buttonhook the Super Bowl - Roadshow

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  In that most American tradition of "More is better," Fiat Chrysler gave us six ads this year, none of which will air during the big game.
  
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• Apple’s clash with Facebook and Google: What you need to know - CNET

  02-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The smartphone maker punished both companies by revoking their enterprise certificates.
  
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• Ban phones in schools, says minister Nick Gibb

  02-02-2019 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Nick Gibb says while it's a matter for heads, excessive social media leaves pupils unable to concentrate.
  
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• Patriots vs Rams: How to stream Super Bowl 2019 online

  02-02-2019 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Are you far away from your usual TV, as the Los Angeles Rams take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII? You can still watch the game over the internet.
  
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• Special dam access: Tour restricted and off-limits areas of the Hoover Dam - CNET

  02-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Who got a behind-the-scenes tour of the amazing Hoover Dam? We did. Now you can, too.
  
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• Historic hydro: The Hoover Dam revealed - CNET

  02-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Check out this special tour of areas off-limits to the public.
  
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• Best laptops under $500 to buy in 2019 - CNET

  02-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Our Windows laptop and Chromebook recommendations at budget-friendly prices.
  
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• Linux kernel gets another option to disable Spectre mitigations

  02-02-2019 12:59 via zdnet.com
  People want more control over the Spectre mitigations for the sake of performance.
  
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• Scotland vs Italy live stream: how to watch Six Nations 2019 rugby online from anywhere

  02-02-2019 12:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Update: It's over! Scotland won with relative ease 33-20 against Italy. Now the rugby world's attention turns to Dublin - head over to our dedicated guide to see how to live stream Ireland vs England in the Six Nations.This year's Six Nations adds a special factor as once the action is over the teams will go on to the Rugby World Cup later in 2019. That means there is plenty of pressure on Scotland and Italy as their performances over the next couple of months will set the trend for the upcoming
  
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• Six Nations 2019 live stream: how to watch rugby union online from anywhere

  02-02-2019 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We've been excited about the 2019 Six Nations international rugby union for ages, and the curtain raiser certainly didn't disappoint. And this year's competition is as important as ever, with the 6 teams making final preparations for the Rugby World Cup later in the year. This guide will let you watch all the action from the comfort of your home, or anywhere else you can get an internet connection for that matter - live stream Six Nations 2019 rugby from anywhere.
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• Apple says a fix for the Group FaceTime bug will be rolled out next week

  02-02-2019 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It looks like the nasty eavesdropping bug discovered in FaceTime last week is going to get patched up in the coming days. Since the security vulnerability was made public, Apple has disabled Group FaceTime while it sorts out the mess.For those just getting up to speed, the bug allowed users to listen in on handsets they were calling, even if the person at the other end didn't pick up. It worked like this: call someone on FaceTime, add yourself into the group while the call was still being placed
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery is the only show worth watching right now

  02-02-2019 10:36
  
  With little fanfare, Star Trek: Discovery's second season is going about the tricky task of hooking itself into the franchise's unwieldy canon
  
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• iOS 12.1.4 is coming to fix the worst iPhone and iPad bug to date

  02-02-2019 10:03 via zdnet.com
  Keep an eye out for the iOS 12.1.4 update to be available for your iPhone or iPad, because if you're running iOS 12.1 or later, this is a must-have patch that fixes the worst iOS bug to date.
  
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• The business of being Alfie Deyes: ‘I’ll still be a YouTuber when I’m 40’

  02-02-2019 10:00
  He started posting YouTube videos when he was 15. Ten years and 11 million subscribers later, the vlogging superstar and his girlfriend Zoella are looking to diversifyWho is Alfie Deyes? “That’s a tricky one,” he – Deyes – says. Not because he doesn’t know who he is, but because I’ve told him I’m asking on behalf of my mum, who’s never heard of him: how would he explain his job to her? “I think I’ll just say: ‘I’m a 25
  
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• Fed backs Bangladesh as cyber-heist lawsuit kicks off

  02-02-2019 07:05
  The Federal Reserve will lend a hand to Bangladesh's central bank as it sues to recoup losses from one of the world's largest cyber heists, even while the Philippine bank targeted by the lawsuit on Friday called it baseless and beyond U.S. jurisdiction.
  
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• The must-watch new TV shows coming in 2019

  02-02-2019 07:00
  
  Spend some time in front of the small screen with our pick of the year's upcoming new TV shows on BBC, ITV, Netflix and more
  
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• The best tablets for kids in 2019

  02-02-2019 07:00
  
  WIRED Recommends the best tablets for young kids, older kids and adventuring kids
  
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• Omega's Seamaster Diver 300M goes big on ceramic and titanium

  02-02-2019 07:00
  
  The Seamaster Diver 300M Ceramic-Titanium looks like the ultimate stealth watch
  
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• Nightflyers is a George RR Martin sci-fi binge in search of a fandom

  02-02-2019 07:00
  
  Netflix’s new space horror series takes an early story from the man behind Game of Thrones and twists it into something else entirely
  
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• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is an unusual coming-of-age story

  02-02-2019 07:00
  
  The third How to Train Your Dragon film shows its protagonists doing something uncommon in animation: growing up
  
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• CNET UK Podcast 550: Robert Rodriguez reveals the secrets of Alita video - CNET

  02-02-2019 07:00 via cnet.com
  Director Robert Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau discuss the film's cutting-edge effects and working with James Cameron.
  
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• CNET UK Podcast 550: Robert Rodriguez reveals secrets of Alita Battle Angel - CNET

  02-02-2019 07:00 via cnet.com
  Director Robert Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau reveal what it's like working with James Cameron.
  
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• SoftBank's Vision Fund in talks to invest $1.5 billion in Chinese used car platform: sources

  02-02-2019 06:30
  The SoftBank-led Vision Fund is in talks to invest up to $1.5 billion in Chinese used car trading platform Guazi.com, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• FCC faces tough questions from court on net neutrality repeal

  02-02-2019 05:22
  A federal appeals court asked pointed questions of the Federal Communication Commission on Friday in hearing a challenge to whether the Trump administration acted legally when it repealed landmark net neutrality rules governing internet providers in December 2017.
  
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• Tech lobby takes India to task over plans to police online content

  02-02-2019 05:01
  (This Jan. 31 story has been refiled to fix wording of paragraph 13)
  
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• U.S. Energy Department warns staff to avoid foreign recruitment programs

  02-02-2019 03:52
  The U.S. Energy Department on Friday told staff they are banned from taking part in foreign recruitment programs as the agency seeks to stop China and other countries from illegally acquiring sensitive research in supercomputing and other technologies.
  
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• Foxconn vows to build Wisconsin plant after talk with Trump

  02-02-2019 03:43
  Foxconn Technology said on Friday it will build a factory in Wisconsin after the company's chairman spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump, following a Reuters report earlier this week that the Taiwanese company was reconsidering its plans.
  
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• Net neutrality gets its day in court - CNET

  02-02-2019 03:23 via cnet.com
  Internet companies and state attorneys general take on the FCC and its chairman, Ajit Pai.
  
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• Security firm identifies hacker behind Collection 1 leak, as Collection 2-5 become public

  02-02-2019 03:06 via zdnet.com
  Billions of users records continue to leak. Some data leaked years before, some of it is new.
  
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• Alita: Battle Angel​ looks nice but talks too much - CNET

  02-02-2019 02:44 via cnet.com
  Review: Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron team up for a lacklustre blockbuster whose story can't match its cutting-edge effects.
  
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• Velvet Buzzsaw: Netflix art snob horror comedy isn't a pretty picture - CNET

  02-02-2019 02:40 via cnet.com
  Review: The Nightcrawler team's satire starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo is more of a sketch than a major work.
  
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• HP sees 3D printing potential in transforming APAC manufacturing

  02-02-2019 02:35 via zdnet.com
  3D printing can reduce labour costs since there are no parts to assemble and has the potential to "smarten" up logistics in markets such as Singapore and China, but it will require businesses to rethink the entire manufacturing process--from design to when products are delivered to customers.
  
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• Alphabet's Verily is working on smart shoes to track weight and detect falls - CNET

  02-02-2019 01:58 via cnet.com
  The ultimate step tracker.
  
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• MIT develops robot that uses AI to play Jenga game

  02-02-2019 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Developed by a team at MIT, the robot uses AI and may be used in industrial automation in the future.
  
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• Microsoft: What went right under Satya Nadella?

  02-02-2019 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  How Satya Nadella turned around the tech firm's fortunes.
  
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