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• This year Samsung, LG, GE appliances gain striking finishes, souped-up smarts - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:52 via cnet.com
  Large appliance makers will add enhanced smarts, new functions and slick finishes to their 2019 lineups.
  
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• Ford is investigating its US emissions-certification process - Roadshow

  21-02-2019 23:45 via cnet.com
  The investigation is about testing, not "defeat devices."
  
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• Verizon says 5G will arrive in 30 cities in late 2019 - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:44 via cnet.com
  5G could be coming to a city near you this year, if you're lucky. But Verizon isn't saying where just yet.
  
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• Uber data used to identify accomplices in staged Jussie Smollett attack, police say - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:44 via cnet.com
  The actor’s alleged scheme fell apart once data from Uber revealed who the purported attackers were.
  
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• SpaceX sending Israel's little Beresheet lander on big moon mission - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:42 via cnet.com
  The first privately funded moon landing will set a number of milestones.
  
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• Galaxy S10 has an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. Here's why you should care - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:42 via cnet.com
  What's an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner and why is it good?
  
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• Shirtless Aquaman Jason Momoa helps Girl Scout cookie sales - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:39 via cnet.com
  Want to sell a lot of cookies? Put Momoa on your Samoas.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Buds charge right off the back of the S10 video - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:37 via cnet.com
  These $130 AirPod rivals promise great sound and solid battery life, and come free with Galaxy S10 preorders.
  
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• Intuit says sales of TurboTax software are flat in early tax season update

  21-02-2019 23:22 via zdnet.com
  Intuit also released its second quarter financial results on Thursday.
  
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• Fortnite overtime challenges and how to visit different waterfalls - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:17 via cnet.com
  Epic Games is giving us the season 8 Battle Pass for free, but you have to get through the challenges.
  
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• The slimmer, more fitness aware Galaxy Active - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:14 via cnet.com
  With the addition of an app coming soon, Samsung's newest smartwatch can help you monitor blood pressure.
  
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• Watch Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft shoot a bullet at an asteroid Thursday - CNET

  21-02-2019 23:05 via cnet.com
  JAXA is finally ready to collect a sample of the asteroid Ryugu. And you can watch it happen live.
  
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• Baidu beats estimates on strong growth in marketing business

  21-02-2019 23:02
  Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc beat Wall Street estimates for fourth quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, aided by strong growth in its online marketing business.
  
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• Anti-vaxx propaganda has gone viral on Facebook. Pinterest has a cure

  21-02-2019 22:56
  As pressure mounts on Facebook to explain its role in promoting anti-vaccine misinformation, Pinterest tries different approachOn Wednesday morning, Adam Schiff, the powerful chair of the House intelligence committee, joined journalists around the world in a nascent Twitter meme: he searched “vaccine” on Facebook and posted a screenshot of the results.Schiff’s search results were indeed alarming: autofill suggestions for phrases such as “vaccination re-education discussio
  
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• Dang, the rules for naming Jupiter's new moons are super strict - CNET

  21-02-2019 22:55 via cnet.com
  Your dreams of Moony McMoonFace are already dashed.
  
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• Here's what photos from the Galaxy S10 camera look like - CNET

  21-02-2019 22:53 via cnet.com
  OK, the Galaxy S10 Plus to be specific.
  
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• Twitter grieves as Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé retires - CNET

  21-02-2019 22:52 via cnet.com
  Our bodies were not ready.
  
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• AT&T, Epic Games pull YouTube ads after child exploitation found - CNET

  21-02-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  YouTube comes under criticism again for allowing disturbing content.
  
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• Pinterest confidentially files for IPO: WSJ

  21-02-2019 22:39
  Online image search site Pinterest Inc has confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• How to make phone calls with Google Home - CNET

  21-02-2019 22:37 via cnet.com
  You can now use your Google home like a landline phone.
  
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• HPE beats Q1 earnings estimates with growth in "intelligent edge"

  21-02-2019 22:31 via zdnet.com
  Shares were up in after-hours trading, as the company also raised its FY 2019 EPS outlook
  
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• Dropbox reports solid Q4 as it boosts average revenue per paying customer

  21-02-2019 22:14 via zdnet.com
  Dropbox ended the fourth quarter with 12.7 million paying subscribers, up from 11 million a year ago.
  
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• Bowser takes over at Nintendo in US after Fils-Aime's 13-year reign

  21-02-2019 22:11
  Head of sales and marketing Doug Bowser to become COO after popular leader retiresNintendo of America’s president and COO, Reggie Fils-Aime, who has led the company for the past 13 years and become a well-known and liked figure among Nintendo’s fans in the US, is to retire in April, the company has announced. He will be replaced by Doug Bowser, who is currently senior vice-president of sales and marketing.Unlike most video game company executives, who remain at a distance from the ac
  
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• Digital shopping app JOOM targets France in challenge to Amazon

  21-02-2019 22:09
  The e-commerce marketplace JOOM, whose mobile shopping app sells products from China at cut-rate prices directly to buyers, is recruiting French brands to bolster its merchant roster in a market it sees as key to cracking Europe and taking on Amazon.
  
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• K2 claims victory over zero-day attacks

  21-02-2019 21:43 via zdnet.com
  K2 says it has a future-proof method of stopping all attacks on unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities in applications.
  
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• How a second screen separates Samsung from the fold

  21-02-2019 21:38 via zdnet.com
  The folding display on the inside of the Galaxy Phone rightly gets all the attention, but the phone would be far less compelling without its narrow cover screen.
  
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• Galaxy S10's Infinity-O display really is special. Here's why

  21-02-2019 21:12 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's latest display has more to offer than some colorful pixels.
  
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• Redis Labs drops Commons Clause for a new license

  21-02-2019 20:52 via zdnet.com
  Redis Labs has given up on adding Commons Clause on top of the Apache license in favor or a new available-source code license: Redis Source Available License.
  
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• AT&T pulls ads from YouTube over videos exploiting children

  21-02-2019 20:51
  AT&T Inc pulled all its advertising from Alphabet Inc's YouTube for the second time in two years after a magazine reported the platform displayed ads next to videos that showed the exploitation of children.
  
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• Windows, dual-screen devices and shells: Piecing together Microsoft's Chromebook-compete strategy

  21-02-2019 20:40 via zdnet.com
  It's Microsoft codename-apalooza time. How do Lite, Centaurus, Pegasus, WCOS and now, Santorini, all fit into what seems to be Microsoft's evolving Chromebook-compete strategy? Read on.
  
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• Best cheap gaming laptops under $1,000 to get in 2019 - CNET

  21-02-2019 20:25 via cnet.com
  Better entry-level graphics means terrific performance for less money.
  
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• Galaxy Watch Active, and Galaxy Fit: a hands on look at Samsung's new health features - CNET

  21-02-2019 20:14 via cnet.com
  Samsung's new Galaxy Watch Active will soon be able to measure blood pressure and costs $100 less than the previous Galaxy Watch.
  
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• Smart switch? Psh. Leviton wants to smarten up your whole breaker box - CNET

  21-02-2019 20:05 via cnet.com
  The newly cloud-connected Leviton Load Center features intelligent circuit breakers that you can control or monitor from your phone.
  
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• Microsoft's new Office app is live for all Windows 10 users - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:55 via cnet.com
  The new app focuses less on Office 365, more on free stuff.
  
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• Betrayal by CGI: Almost half of Gen Y and Z don't know they're following a bot

  21-02-2019 19:53 via zdnet.com
  What if the influencer you had been following on Instagram -- whose choices you admired, and whose social causes that you believed in -- turned out to be a robot?
  
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• Google Cloud updates AI-powered speech tools for enterprises

  21-02-2019 19:52 via zdnet.com
  Google's Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech products are getting more voices, more languages and lower prices.
  
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• Laundry-folding robots and recipe-suggesting fridges among our most desired smart tech

  21-02-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  The emergence of various technology has enabled individuals to spend less time on mundane everyday tasks within the workplace as well as their own home.
  
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• The Twilight Zone: First official trailer video - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  This is our best look yet at Jordan Peele’s new take on the Twilight Zone, coming April 1 on CBS All Access.
  
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• Ultimaker readies its cloud service with more 3D printing workflow capabilities

  21-02-2019 19:40 via zdnet.com
  The Ultimaker Cloud is set to launch on March 19.
  
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• Star Wars' C-3PO actor hints at memoir release after month of tweets - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:40 via cnet.com
  Looks like it isn't the Episode 9 title after all.
  
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• Huawei committed to Canadian investment despite CFO arrest: chairman

  21-02-2019 19:39
  Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said on Thursday the company is committed to increasing investment in Canada despite the arrest of its chief financial officer by Canadian police at the request of the United States last December.
  
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• The Twilight Zone gets even creepier in new trailer - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:36 via cnet.com
  The Twilight Zone comes out April 1.
  
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• A third of all Chrome extensions request access to user data on any site

  21-02-2019 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Eighty-five percent of all Chrome extensions don't have a privacy policy.
  
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• This giant bee was rediscovered in the wild after missing for 38 years - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:23 via cnet.com
  Researchers weren't sure if it was extinct.
  
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• Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart share Guinness record for Marvel X-Men roles - CNET

  21-02-2019 19:20 via cnet.com
  The two actors now have the record for "the longest career as a Marvel superhero" in common.
  
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