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• Aquaman spinoff The Trench to bring more underwater adventures - CNET

  08-02-2019 23:56 via cnet.com
  Aquaman director James Wan will serve as producer on the Warner Bros. project.
  
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• Fortnite killer? Apex Legends notches 10 million players in three days - CNET

  08-02-2019 23:16 via cnet.com
  The new game from the team that makes Titanfall for Electronic Arts has also won millions of fans.
  
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• Best 75-inch 4K TVs: the best home cinema-sized TVs you can buy

  08-02-2019 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While TV tech is always changing, one thing has always held true: Bigger TVs will be cheaper next year than they were this year. The processes to make them will become more refined and streamlined, while more factories will be built to handle the influx of larger-sized TVs.That doesn't mean that you should expect to buy a 90-inch flatscreen for pennies on the dollar, but that does mean that 70- and 75-inch TVs will be more affordable in 2019 and 2020 than any year prior to that. But, it's n
  
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• Ontario securities regulator looking into digital platform Quadriga

  08-02-2019 23:08
  Canada's biggest securities regulator said on Friday that it was looking into Quadriga CX, as concerns grow that a regulatory gap leaves investors in the digital platform unprotected against potential losses.
  
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• Amazon Live launches with live-streamed shopping videos

  08-02-2019 23:05 via zdnet.com
  The new video shopping experience launches as QVC rolls out its own new app with shoppable videos.
  
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• Trump anticipated to ban 5G networks from using Chinese tech

  08-02-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sometime in the next few weeks, Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would ban equipment made by Chinese telecoms from US wireless networks, sources told Politico.The order has reportedly been long-delayed, and a report indicated the Trump administration was and there’s been internal pressure in the Trump administration to sign the order before the Mobile World Congress (MWC) industry convention in Barcelona at the end of the month. 
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• Why chatbots still leave us cold

  08-02-2019 22:57 via zdnet.com
  A competition administered by Facebook's AI researchers, with help from Microsoft and others, shows the state of the art in getting machines to engage in chit chat is still soul-crushingly boring and nonsensical. New technology and benchmarks may help down the road.
  
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• Lego Movie 2 might not be as awesome as the first, but it's pretty close - CNET

  08-02-2019 22:54 via cnet.com
  Review: The gloriously bonkers sequel is a toy to behold
  
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• Facebook acquires AI startup that helps you shop - CNET

  08-02-2019 22:35 via cnet.com
  The social network says its purchase of GrokStyle will support its artificial intelligence work.
  
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• The best National Pizza Day 2019 deals - CNET

  08-02-2019 22:15 via cnet.com
  Open your pizza-pie hole for these freebies, discounts and more.
  
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• Cheapest Galaxy S10's leaked yellow color is completely bananas - CNET

  08-02-2019 22:13 via cnet.com
  You've got to see this Galaxy S10e render in Canary Yellow.
  
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• CNET Asks: Do you own a smart doorbell? - CNET

  08-02-2019 21:33 via cnet.com
  This modern-day alternative to peeking through the peephole combines security and convenience. Do you use one?
  
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• Pompeo visit to focus on U.S. concerns over Huawei in central Europe

  08-02-2019 21:21
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will voice concerns about the growing presence of China's Huawei Technologies in central Europe when he visits Hungary, Slovakia and Poland next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as Washington tries to bolster ties with a region it acknowledges it has neglected.
  
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• Amazon offers suggestions on facial recognition guidance

  08-02-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As criticism over its facial recognition system Rekognition has grown among lawmakers and consumers alike, Amazon has come out in favor of legislating the technology and has even proposed guidelines on how to do so.In a blog post, Amazon Web Services' VP of Global Public Policy, Michael Punke laid out five proposed guidelines on how the technology should be used responsibly.However, Punke's suggestions come at a time when the company has been criticized for selling Rekognition to law enforcement
  
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• Jeff Bezos' wild 180: From quiet Amazon geek to National Enquirer blackmail victim - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:55 via cnet.com
  His public reveal about racy photos of himself is seen as a public relations "masterstroke."
  
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• Cheapest Galaxy S10's rumored yellow color is completely bananas - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:54 via cnet.com
  You've got to see this Galaxy S10e render in Canary Yellow.
  
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• RIP Oreo, who inspired Guardians of the Galaxy's Rocket: 'He was perfect' - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:45 via cnet.com
  Some fans would like to see a tribute to Oreo in the credits of an upcoming Marvel film, and his human family would love that.
  
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• Best Valentine's Day romance movies on Netflix for 2019 - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:38 via cnet.com
  In the mood to watch a rom-com or tragic love story? Don't worry, Netflix has both.
  
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• Return of roaming charges after Brexit is a possibility, but not a given - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:36 via cnet.com
  There's no need to panic just yet.
  
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• Google Doodle perks up for a chemist who uncovered coffee's secret - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:32 via cnet.com
  Google hopes to generate buzz about Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge and what he learned about caffeine.
  
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• Apex Legends: A beginners guide to the Titanfall-inspired battle royale game - CNET

  08-02-2019 20:15 via cnet.com
  Apex Legends, Respawn's new free-to-play battle royale, plays differently from what you're used to, but we can help you get on track toward your first win.
  
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• U.S. prosecutors weigh if American Media violated immunity deal: Bloomberg

  08-02-2019 20:14
  U.S. prosecutors are reviewing whether National Enquirer parent company American Media Inc violated an earlier agreement granting it legal immunity in exchange for cooperation given the tabloid's handling of a story about Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
  
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• New MacBook Air deal brings it to that magic $999 number

  08-02-2019 20:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you were burned by Apple price spiking the new 2018 MacBook Air over its previous models, B&H Photo and Amazon are thinking of you.Both retailers have slashed a cool $200 off the list price for an entry-level MacBook Air, likely for a limited time given just how big of a name "MacBook Air" is.
  If you're on Amazon, only the silver and gray colors are available at the discounted rate at the time of writing. Over on B&H, it's solely the gray model that's enjoying the price cut, again at
  
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• What neuromorphic engineering is, and why it’s triggered an analog revolution

  08-02-2019 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Maybe we can’t keep packing transistors onto substrates the way Gordon Moore showed us how to do. So how about if we replaced those millions of transistors with components “inspired by the true story” of the brain?
  
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• Carbonite buys Webroot for $618 million

  08-02-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Carbonite said it plans to combine Webroot's cloud-based security service with its own backup and recovery technology to create a comprehensive endpoint security platform.
  
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• Opera browser adds VPN

  08-02-2019 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Opera has announced that it is adding a built-in VPN to its Opera for Android browser in an effort to better protect its users safety online.The company is already quite familiar with VPNs as it launched and later discontinued its free VPN app for Android called Opera VPN.Now the company has taken things a step further by including a VPN inside its Android browser and beta users around the world will be the first to test out the new feature.
  In five years, everyone will have a VPNUse this checkl
  
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• Microsoft to modify Office ProPlus by end of April in response to Dutch ministry's privacy concerns

  08-02-2019 19:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is going to make some changes to Office ProPlus in response to issues raised by the Netherlands' justice ministry last year over potential GDPR violations, according to a new report.
  
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• The key players in the Bezos-Pecker scandal

  08-02-2019 19:35
  Who’s who in saga involving world’s richest man Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump ally and National Enquirer owner David PeckerThe founder of Amazon was until recently perceived to a be a nerdy technocrat bent on nothing more than dominating every single aspect of world commerce through ruthless efficiency. Now, the richest man in the world has transformed himself into the bulked-up, leather jacket-wearing owner of the Washington Post, willing to take on both rival media barons and the US
  
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• GM Canada says Oshawa production stopped due to supplier strike

  08-02-2019 19:28
  Production at General Motors' plant in Oshawa, Ontario, stopped at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST on Friday, a spokesman said, after the U.S. automaker exhausted its on-hand supply of seats from Lear Corp, where workers are striking.
  
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• Fortnite season 7, week 10 challenges and how to visit expedition outposts in a single match - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:28 via cnet.com
  It's officially crunch time for completing Fortnite challenges with season 7 drawing to a close.
  
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• Galaxy S10e's rumored yellow color is completely bananas - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:22 via cnet.com
  You've got to see this Galaxy S10e render in Canary Yellow.
  
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• Avengers: Endgame's new pic has fans calling out a possible Professor Hulk - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:22 via cnet.com
  Looks more like a green Mark Ruffalo than ever.
  
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• Jeff Bezos 'blackmail' claim puts focus on National Enquirer links to Trump

  08-02-2019 19:18
  The Amazon CEO has accused the tabloid of threatening to publish nude images of him to stop him investigating acquisition of intimate text messagesA sprawling international scandal involving Jeff Bezos – the owner of Amazon and world’s richest man – and allegations of “extortion and blackmail” by a tabloid publisher threatened on Friday to also engulf Donald Trump as several key questions went unanswered.Bezos alleges that David Pecker, the owner of the National Enq
  
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• Amazon HQ2 may not happen in New York after all, report says - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:17 via cnet.com
  The proposed campus in Queens faces opposition from local politicians.
  
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• Jeff Bezos's blackmail masterclass: Podcast 404

  08-02-2019 19:16
  
  Coming up today: Jeff Bezos, what we can learn from France’s big tech tax plan and we go inside the weird and disturbing world of YouTube’s child ASMR stars
  
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• 8 apps to help plan your best Valentine's Day - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:16 via cnet.com
  Whether you're with the love of your life or just your best friends, these apps can help you have a great Valentine's Day.
  
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• The cheapest Xbox One bundle deals and sale prices in February 2019

  08-02-2019 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Freshly discounted cheap Xbox One bundle deals have appeared this week and we've found some fantastic discounts. So if you've decided it's finally time to opt for a sweet Xbox One deal, then you're in luck. Microsoft is really pushing discounts on the 1TB consoles now too, which are much more accommodating for your library of games and their large install sizes than the regular 500GB models. Anthem, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Minecraft and more are all getting in on the Xbox One deals train
  
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• The National Enquirer v Bezos: scandal hits the scandal sheet

  08-02-2019 19:01
  Interest is growing in the activities of a tabloid increasingly entwined with Trump It has all the ingredients to make a classic National Enquirer tale: the world’s richest man, salacious leaked text messages, a feud between a press baron and the US president, pictures of a penis, private investigators, the Mueller inquiry, large sums of money, claims of foreign government involvement, accusations of dirty tricks, and an attempt to exert control over a prominent figure using compromising m
  
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• Gifts for your 'foodie' Valentine video - CNET

  08-02-2019 19:00 via cnet.com
  Calling all foodies, romantics and anyone looking for an easy last-minute Valentine's Day gift. In this Tech Minute, we round up some of the most delicious recurring gifts to give your loved one.
  
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• Raspberry Pi: Hi-tech firm goes for high street experience

  08-02-2019 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Why would a technology firm that has sold millions of units online venture on to the high street?
  
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• Google makes Chrome bug detection tool open-source

  08-02-2019 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In its latest effort to aid developers in finding bugs in their software, Google has announced that its scalable fuzzing tool ClusterFuzz will now be open-source and available to all.The search giant has been using the tool internally for some years now and it has allowed developers to find over 16,000 bugs in Chrome.A few years ago, Google launched its OSS-Fuzz service which utilised ClusterFuzz, though it was only available to open-source projects.
  EU to fund bug bounty program for top open-so
  
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• Jeff Bezos has given a masterclass in how to respond to blackmail

  08-02-2019 18:51
  
  Calling out blackmailers and dirty tricksters is the best defence, not only for billionaires. But it's a position of power not open to everyone
  
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• Valentine's Day 2019: the best online flower delivery services

  08-02-2019 18:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you, like many others, are still searching for that perfect gift placing an order online for flowers is always an easy and romantic option. You can order a gorgeous floral arrangement in minutes from a variety of online retailers including; 1-800-Flowers, ProFlowers, Bouqs, and many more.Right now most U.S. retailers (get U.K. deals here) are still offering standard shipping fees for Valentine’s Day delivery. If you don’t mi
  
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• The best Valentine's Day flowers online delivery services: order now to avoid the doghouse

  08-02-2019 18:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Get your Valentine's Day flowers delivered online this year and avoid the drama of phoning florists on the day and listening to their cruel laughter as you ask if they can make a delivery that afternoon."I'll just pick something up on the day" you say? Unless you get to your local florist first thing, or even the day before, you might not have much to choose from either. And no, petrol station flowers aren't going to cut it. Do you really want to explain why your wilting bouquet smells of diesel
  
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