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• NBA All-Star Game iso-cam: How to vote for and then watch Twitter's livestream 'stalker view' - CNET

  16-02-2019 22:43 via cnet.com
  Vote during the first half for the player you want the camera to follow in the game's second half.
  
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• The best President's Day sales and deals - CNET

  16-02-2019 21:52 via cnet.com
  Hail to the cheap! Score great deals on fitness gear, laptops, meal delivery and more.
  
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• Toy Fair 2019: Power Rangers Lightning Collection adds Lord Zedd and more - CNET

  16-02-2019 21:23 via cnet.com
  Exclusive: The Mighty Morphin villain is among several Power Rangers icons coming to Hasbro's Lightning Collection.
  
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• US needs an internet data privacy law, GAO tells Congress - CNET

  16-02-2019 20:49 via cnet.com
  Chief auditor cites Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data scandal as an example of why a privacy law is necessary.
  
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• The best Presidents' Day sales 2019: a guide to the best deals so far

  16-02-2019 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Presidents' Day sales are officially here and that means savings and deals on TVs, mattresses, appliances and more throughout the long holiday weekend from a plethora of popular retailers.To help guide you through all the deals and offers, we've put together a list of the best sales that are currently going on and any upcoming promotions that shouldn't be missed. We've also hand-picked the top standout deals that include categories such as electronics, appliances and home items.We'll also tell y
  
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• Google backtracks on Chrome modifications that would have crippled ad blockers

  16-02-2019 20:34 via zdnet.com
  Google changes stance on upcoming Chrome Manifest V3 changes as benchmark shows they lied about performance hit.
  
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• 5G Moto Mod gets FCC certification - CNET

  16-02-2019 19:37 via cnet.com
  Attachment that will make the Moto Z3 the first phone upgradable to 5G speeds.
  
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• Fortnite season 7: All the maps you need to complete every challenge - CNET

  16-02-2019 18:44 via cnet.com
  There are only two weeks left to play catch-up on season 7 challenges, so here's all the info you need to get it done.
  
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• Fortnite overtime challenges: How to search a supply drop in different matches - CNET

  16-02-2019 18:40 via cnet.com
  Epic Games is letting you get the season 8 Battle Pass for free, but you have to get through the challenges.
  
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• Toy Fair 2019: Lego Hidden Side is like a tiny AR Ghostbusters escape room - CNET

  16-02-2019 17:43 via cnet.com
  Ghost-hunting through a phone in AR, in tiny brick kits.
  
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• Germany to extend electric company car tax incentives: paper

  16-02-2019 17:04
  German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to extend tax incentives for electric company cars, he told a newspaper on Saturday, the government's latest attempt to boost demand for clean vehicles.
  
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• Cloudera's Hilary Mason: To make AI useful, make it more "boring"

  16-02-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Hilary Mason, the former chief data scientist at Bitly and founder of Fast Forward Labs, is now the key AI executive and thought leader at Cloudera.So it may surprise people to learn that she thinks our obsession with AI's cool factor is impeding progress, and inhibiting AI's successful application in the Enterprise.
  
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• Detective Pikachu trailer reveals creepy Lickitung - CNET

  16-02-2019 16:49 via cnet.com
  At least Bulbasaur and Growlithe look cute in the short TV spot.
  
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• High-end sound gets truly portable with the Woo WA11 headphone amp - CNET

  16-02-2019 15:57 via cnet.com
  The Woo WA11 Topaz is an amazingly compact, yet truly high-end headphone amplifier.
  
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• LoveSync: Coordinating sex for busy couples should be an app

  16-02-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  Busy schedules and bad timing could be a thing of the past, if mobile technology is used to coordinate intimacy between couples in the future.
  
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• LoveSync: Coordinating sex between busy couples should be an app

  16-02-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  Busy schedules and bad timing could be a thing of the past, if mobile technology is used to coordinate intimacy between couples in the future.
  
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• Take a look at the upcoming LG V50 ThinQ in this leaked render

  16-02-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just a week and a bit to go to the annual phone-fest that is Mobile World Congress, and the leaks keep coming thick and fest: like this render of the LG V50 ThinQ with Sprint branding and 5G capabilities, for example.It's courtesy of seasoned tipster Evan Blass, so it's very likely that we're looking at a genuine picture of the LG V50 ThinQ. Would something that looks like this be enough for you to think about skipping the LG G8 ThinQ for the next model up?
  LG V50 ThinQ leak (credit: Evan Blass)
  
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• Watch genetically modified T-cells kill cancer cells video - CNET

  16-02-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  Genetically modified T-cells are targeting cancer cells thanks to a groundbreaking discovery that earned two scientists the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  
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• British commandos seen flying the Gravity Suit video - CNET

  16-02-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  British Royal Marine commandos were recently observed flying the Iron Man-like Gravity Suit around their assault course in Lympstone, home of the Royal Marines Training Centre.
  
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• TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch - CNET

  16-02-2019 14:02 via cnet.com
  It's one of a family of foldable devices in development with the Chinese company best known for budget televisions.
  
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• When will self-driving cars earn our trust?

  16-02-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When it comes to safety, we hold machines and humans to very different standards. In 2016, there were 34,439 fatal road crashes in the US, but we regard driving alongside other humans as ‘safe enough’. Accidents are tragic, but they happen.However, if roads were fully automated and there were 30,000 fatal accidents, would we be so understanding? Would we still call them ‘safe enough’ – and what does that mean?To get a better understanding, we spoke to Chris Bessette
  
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• The trippy VW Type 2 'Light Bus' gets revived for Woodstock's anniversary - Roadshow

  16-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The original is lost to time, so they had to build another one from scratch.
  
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• The 8 best tips for shopping with Alexa - CNET

  16-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  New to voice purchasing? These tips will get your started.
  
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• Party like it's 1969 with the revived VW 'Light Bus' - Roadshow

  16-02-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  It took six artists approximately six weeks to recreate the original's hand-painted design.
  
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• NBA All-Star Game 2019: How to watch Team Giannis vs. Team LeBron - CNET

  16-02-2019 13:15 via cnet.com
  Basketball's best battle this weekend.
  
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• Harman Esquire Mini 2 review: A slim Bluetooth speaker that travels well - CNET

  16-02-2019 13:15 via cnet.com
  The latest version of Harman's svelte travel speaker has improved sound, battery life and USB-C charging.
  
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• The phone trend you least expect makes you crave your phone more - CNET

  16-02-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Your phone's looks should be the last thing you care about. But it simply isn't true.
  
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• Far Cry New Dawn shows why more games need to recycle open worlds

  16-02-2019 12:42
  
  Far Cry New Dawn is set based on the same map of Far Cry 5. So why don't more developers re-use their vast open worlds, or even open them up to others?
  
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• AirPods, iPads and streaming: What we could see from a March Apple event - CNET

  16-02-2019 12:37 via cnet.com
  The two possible dates for Apple's next big launch and why we may have to wait even longer to see those AirPods 2.
  
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• Apple needs the iPhone SE 2 right now. Here's why - CNET

  16-02-2019 12:23 via cnet.com
  Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple's phone lineup has never been clearer.
  
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• Amazon bails on NYC, Apex Legends' rapid success video - CNET

  16-02-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  This week's major tech stories include Amazon's scapping of its plan to come to New York City, a possible new Hololens appearance at Mobile World Congress and examing Apex Legends' incredible past-paced success.
  
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• AirPods 2 could be here next month – and might even appear in black

  16-02-2019 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's not easy trying to keep track of the AirPods 2 rumors: first they're said to be coming in the first half of 2019, then the next insider tip-off is late in 2019, and now a new report from China says the upgraded wireless earbuds could be here as soon as March.Let's hope the Economic Daily News is right and the AirPods 2 are only a month away, because we can't take much more waiting. The outlet says supply chain sources point to an imminent launch – maybe at Apple's rumored March event.
  
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• 'We proved Amazon wrong': activists celebrate Bezos retreat from Queens

  16-02-2019 10:00
  Abrupt collapse of company’s plans seen as a milestone victory for leftwing insurgents over Democrats who backed the dealAmazon picked a tough moment to come to New York.Progressive groups were in the ascendant and they turned their fire on an obvious target: a plan to lure a company run by the world’s richest man with $3bn in subsidies and tax breaks. Continue reading...
  
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• Five of the best top-end smartphones

  16-02-2019 08:00
  There’s never been a better time to buy a top-of-the-line mobile – here are our top picksThere’s never been a better time to buy a top-of-the-line smartphone, with a large range of truly excellent phones available from a variety of different manufacturers starting at £500 and stretching to a wallet-busting £1,000-plus.But with all that top-quality choice, it’s difficult to know which one to buy. Here’s a quick guide to get the best flagship phone for you
  
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• Why did the Airbus A380 fail?

  16-02-2019 07:00
  
  The A380 was hailed as the future of air travel. How did Airbus get it so wrong?
  
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• Think Tinder has changed the nature of love? Science disagrees

  16-02-2019 07:00
  
  Technology's impact on love can be felt in some ways – but is it as predictable as we think?
  
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• The stressful, gruelling reality of being a #RelationshipGoals couple

  16-02-2019 07:00
  
  The new celebrity couples are Instagrammers and YouTubers whose relationships become their brand, but living up to #RelationshipGoals can be a struggle
  
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• Google reportedly scored tax breaks using secret shell companies - CNET

  16-02-2019 03:07 via cnet.com
  The news comes a day after Amazon said it was canceling plans for a New York hub.
  
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• Twitter hides tweet that appears to be from Iran's supreme leader - CNET

  16-02-2019 02:55 via cnet.com
  Twitter said the tweet violated its rules against making threats of violence or wishing for the death of a person.
  
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• Apple to buy AI voice startup PullString, report says - CNET

  16-02-2019 02:44 via cnet.com
  It's the same technology that helps power apps on Alexa and Google Home Assistant
  
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• Apple reportedly agrees to buy AI voice startup PullString - CNET

  16-02-2019 02:07 via cnet.com
  It's the same technology that helps power apps on Alexa and Google Home Assistant
  
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• Toy Fair 2019: Nerf Fortnite, Barbie turns 60 and more - CNET

  16-02-2019 01:55 via cnet.com
  Here are all the best toys we saw.
  
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• Enter to win* a streamer and DC Universe merch! - CNET

  16-02-2019 01:17 via cnet.com
  One lucky Instagram follower will take home a Roku Express and a bunch of swag exclusive to DC Universe members.
  
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• Foldable iPhone suggested in new Apple patent - CNET

  16-02-2019 01:07 via cnet.com
  It's just in time for Samsung's Galaxy X folding phone reveal next week.
  
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• Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez for tour, calls worker claims untrue

  16-02-2019 00:33
  A senior Amazon.com Inc executive on Friday disputed claims raised by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Amazon workers face "dehumanizing conditions" as being untrue and invited her to take a tour of company facilities.
  
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• Fortnite season 7 challenges: Every map you need to complete the whole season - CNET

  16-02-2019 00:19 via cnet.com
  There are only two weeks left to play catch-up on season 7 challenges, so here's all the info you need to get it done.
  
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• Unisys plans consulting push in Latin America

  16-02-2019 00:05 via zdnet.com
  The company wants to accelerate local strategy by providing direction to clients as regulatory and compliance requirements increase.
  
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