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• Galaxy S10 rumor roundup: Feb. 20 launch, Galaxy Buds, hole-punch camera, specs, features and price - CNET

  09-02-2019 23:52 via cnet.com
  New day, new rumors, new color (it's Canary Yellow!). Plus: free wireless Galaxy Buds with preorders?
  
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• Elon Musk is flirting with Mars on Twitter and it's weird - CNET

  09-02-2019 19:51 via cnet.com
  Mars is sending hot pics to the SpaceX founder.
  
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• Shopping, songs, TV, transport … new tech has many sectors in disarray

  09-02-2019 17:00
  While Ocado is trying to turn the grocery sector on its head, other industries also find themselves the target of disruptorsNetflix has helped change the way we watch television and film, further weakening our reliance on traditional TV schedules and providing a cheaper alternative to a cinema trip. Continue reading...
  
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• 4 situations where staying on-premises may be preferable to cloud, for now

  09-02-2019 16:13 via zdnet.com
  'After getting a whopping cloud provider bill, many organizations look toward taking some of their databases back on-premises.'
  
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• This $110 sound bar scores high with clarity - CNET

  09-02-2019 16:03 via cnet.com
  The Wohome S9920 sounds better than the speakers built into most displays, and that’s a good start.
  
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• The JLTV is the US military's new Humvee video - CNET

  09-02-2019 16:00 via cnet.com
  The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, built by OSHKOSH is one of the military's newest combat vehicles.
  
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• Are affordable audiophile speakers still made in the US? Yes, yes they are - CNET

  09-02-2019 15:47 via cnet.com
  The Audiophiliac picks five of his favorite US-made speakers under $1,000.
  
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• Trump, 'blackmail' and a Pecker: Bezos delivers scandal with something for everyone

  09-02-2019 15:12
  This convoluted tale – with lurid pics, private investigators and, naturally, Trump – seems to have captured the spirit of the age Another Hollywood awards ceremony passed with the usual red carpet fashion show, earnest acceptance speeches and mingling of the rich and famous. So few found it remarkable when billionaire Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon, was photographed at an after-party with TV presenter and helicopter pilot Lauren Sanchez. Related: Jeff Bezos 'blackmail' claim
  
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• Sunless Skies review – a rich and heady concoction

  09-02-2019 15:00
  The follow-up to Sunless Sea is a thrilling voyage by flying locomotive laced with jolts of gothic horrorSunless Skies offers a direct line to the world of tinkling china cups, grinding factories and the top-hatted imperialist arrogance of the Victorian empire. You captain a ship and, with a ragtag crew of gobbing sailors, travel the high seas, with all their uncharted archipelagos, in search of profit and adventure and stories. It’s a tale that remains resolutely in fashion, except, as to
  
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• Slack's IPO, Tesla Model 3 price cut video - CNET

  09-02-2019 14:30 via cnet.com
  This week's major tech headlines include Slack's IPO plans, Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet and Anchor and Tesla's latest price cut on the Model 3.
  
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• MWC 2018: Where are they now? - CNET

  09-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The worlds' largest conference about phones is about to kick off. So what happened to the devices we saw last year?
  
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• Inside an indie: Making a film from scratch - CNET

  09-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here’s an inside look at what it’s like to make a movie without the budget or resources of a Hollywood studio.
  
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• Boeing 747: Queen of the Skies for 50 years - CNET

  09-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  A half century ago, the 747 made its first flight. It went on to change air travel forever.
  
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• 14 things Alexa can remember for you - CNET

  09-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Forgetful? That's OK. Let Alexa keep you on track with these helpful reminders.
  
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• Is video killing the TV star? VidCon London heralds a YouTube revolution

  09-02-2019 13:59
  The arrival of the popular US festival for vloggers in the UK is a reminder of the powerful forces changing children’s televisionFor people working in the outwardly bright and cheerful world of children’s television, the past week was not a happy one.On Thursday, a report on the UK’s television viewing habits confirmed many of their worst fears. Among 4-to-15-year-olds last year, the hours of conventional or “linear” television viewed – that is, television wat
  
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• This cinema sicko built something insane in his basement - CNET

  09-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Show Us Yours: We visit with David, who's built the ultimate retro video collection under his house.
  
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• The 50 most useful Alexa skills - CNET

  09-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Make Alexa even more powerful with these third-party skills.
  
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• Bloody brilliant: new emoji to symbolize menstruation welcomed

  09-02-2019 12:00
  The red blood droplet with a period-positive message is hailed as a step forward but some see it as a half-measureThe newest emoji made crimson waves across the internet upon its unveiling this week – and that was exactly the point.Plan International UK’s fight for the cartoon red blood droplet – an emoji meant to symbolize menstruation – was almost poetically symbolic to the message it was trying to convey with it: that periods aren’t shameful. Continue reading...
  
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• Esports gamers battle at event in Northamptonshire

  09-02-2019 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  About 650 esports gamers and 100 spectators are battling it out to win thousands of pounds.
  
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• Exclusive: Tesla's delivery team gutted in recent job cuts - sources

  09-02-2019 09:07
  When Tesla Inc announced last month a second round of job cuts to rein in costs, one crucial department was particularly badly hit. The automaker more than halved the division that delivers its electric vehicles to North American customers, two of the laid-off workers said.
  
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• New TLS encryption-busting attack also impacts the newer TLS 1.3

  09-02-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Researchers discover yet another Bleichenbacher attack variation (yawn!).
  
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• The LEGO Movie 2 totally throws out the instruction manual

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part trades master building for freewheeling creativity, with glorious results
  
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• How the internet made it easier for all us to be criminals, or victims

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  The internet made it easier to dehumanise others, opening up new ways to harm people and making us re-think the nature of crime itself, says psychologist and author Julia Shaw
  
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• How the internet made it easier for all of us to be criminals, or victims

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  The internet made it easier to dehumanise others, opening up new ways to harm people and making us re-think the nature of crime itself, says psychologist and author Julia Shaw
  
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• Finland's grand universal basic income experiment raises more questions than it answers

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  Universal basic income might make people feel less stressed but doesn't necessarily fix unemployment
  
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• Can epic laser tag save virtual reality from being a total dud?

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  Watching and playing VR is static, low res and not very social. But what if you and your friends could don VR googles and physically roam alien lands?
  
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• All the spurious and curious Samsung Galaxy S10 rumours

  09-02-2019 07:00
  
  Some of the Samsung Galaxy S10 rumours are utter nonsense, some are gold. We've sorted the wheat from the chaff for you
  
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• Amazon exploring potential alternatives to New York HQ: source

  09-02-2019 04:23
  Amazon.com Inc is exploring alternatives to locating part of its new headquarters in New York in case the plan should fail due to local opposition, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
  
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• EU countries agree on copyright reforms, deal in sight next week

  09-02-2019 04:00
  The European Union's effort to rewrite two-decade old copyright rules to take into account online platforms such as Alphabet Inc's Google moved a step forward on Friday when a majority of member countries agreed on a common position for talks with lawmakers next week.
  
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• Apex Legends: How to win the hottest new battle royale game - CNET

  09-02-2019 03:30 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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• Samsung Galaxy S10 rumors and facts: Feb. 20 launch, Galaxy Buds, hole-punch camera plus everything we know about specs, features and price - CNET

  09-02-2019 03:24 via cnet.com
  New day, new rumors, new color (it's Canary Yellow!). Plus: free wireless Galaxy Buds with preorders?
  
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• Fortnite season 7, week 10 challenges and the Share the Love event - CNET

  09-02-2019 03:13 via cnet.com
  It's officially crunch time for completing Fortnite challenges with season 7 drawing to a close.
  
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• This is the largest 3D-printed metal car part video - CNET

  09-02-2019 03:00 via cnet.com
  This 3D-printed metal car part is the largest ever made and implemented into a running vehicle.
  
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• Captain Marvel's 1990s-themed website is a nostalgic goldmine - CNET

  09-02-2019 02:39 via cnet.com
  If you didn't miss blinking rainbow text, hit counters and Comic Sans, welcome to your nightmare
  
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• Later Galaxy S10, patent shows Xiaomi phone screen with four curved edges - CNET

  09-02-2019 01:57 via cnet.com
  But it doesn't have a notch or fold.
  
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• Captain Marvel kicks a Skrull right in the face in new TV spot - CNET

  09-02-2019 01:53 via cnet.com
  Grab your pager and get ready to head back to the 1990s for a solo film about a Marvel heroine who just might save the universe. Here's what we know.
  
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• China's cybersecurity law update lets state agencies 'pen-test' local companies

  09-02-2019 01:49 via zdnet.com
  China draws up law that makes it perfectly legal to hack any internet-related company activating in its borders.
  
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• Captain Marvel's 1990s-themed website is hella sweet - CNET

  09-02-2019 01:44 via cnet.com
  If you didn't miss blinking rainbow text, hit counters and Comic Sans, welcome to your nightmare
  
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• Latest photo leak for cheapest Galaxy S10 is completely bananas - CNET

  09-02-2019 01:41 via cnet.com
  You've got to see this Galaxy S10E render in Canary Yellow.
  
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• What is TikTok?

  09-02-2019 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media app was downloaded more times than Instagram and Snapchat in 2018.
  
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• TikTok: Where gummy bears singing Adele rule

  09-02-2019 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.
  
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• TikTok: When gummy bears singing Adele rule online

  09-02-2019 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.
  
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• EA's 'Fortnite' rival wins 10 million gamers in three days

  09-02-2019 01:19
  A game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular "Fortnite" has signed up 10 million players within three days of its launch, the videogame maker said, driving its shares up 16 percent on Friday.
  
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• National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon's Bezos

  09-02-2019 01:17
  The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of "extortion and blackmail" from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, saying its reporting on an extramarital relationship involving the world's richest man was lawful and it would investigate his claims.
  
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• Behold frozen 'ghost apples,' courtesy of the polar vortex - CNET

  09-02-2019 01:02 via cnet.com
  The record cold turned Michigan orchards into rotten-applesauce factories, but then something remarkable happened.
  
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• New Stranger Things novel to reveal Chief Hopper's origins - CNET

  09-02-2019 00:58 via cnet.com
  Darkness on the Edge of Town tie-in novel lands in bookstores on June 4, before Stranger Things season 3 debuts on Netflix in July.
  
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• Jeff Bezos goes from geek to National Enquirer gossip fodder - CNET

  09-02-2019 00:55 via cnet.com
  Revealing details about racy photos of himself is seen as a public relations "masterstroke."
  
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• Huawei P30 Pro might have four rear cameras and launch in March - CNET

  09-02-2019 00:55 via cnet.com
  This could be a case of Huawei literally one-upping Samsung and Apple.
  
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