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• Interference of Things: A Sydney smart city story

  10-03-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  A digital cacophony at traffic lights is enough to make Bluetooth audio worse than wired sound.
  
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• Nvidia nears deal to acquire Mellanox Technologies: source

  10-03-2019 20:42
  Chipmaker Nvidia Corp is nearing a deal to acquire peer Mellanox Technologies Ltd for more than $7 billion in cash, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
  
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• Uber whistleblower: 'I wanted to speak up, share my story and get back to work' - CNET

  10-03-2019 19:47 via cnet.com
  Susan Fowler talks at SXSW about the power of a story to bring about change in Silicon Valley.
  
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• Good Omens brings the End Times to SXSW video - CNET

  10-03-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  Amazon Prime Video lets SXSW goers step into The Garden of Earthly Delights to pet puppies and wait for the apocalypse.
  
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• Amazon's Good Omens apocalypse is a party at SXSW 2019 - CNET

  10-03-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  To promote the limited series based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel, angels, demons and the rest of us kick back in The Garden of Earthly Delights to wait for the End Times.
  
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• Captain Marvel soars to super-powered $455 million at global box office - CNET

  10-03-2019 18:56 via cnet.com
  The Brie Larson movie claims the second-biggest global opening weekend for a superhero film.
  
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• Mario Day sale includes Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart 8, Odyssey deals starting March 10 - CNET

  10-03-2019 18:27 via cnet.com
  To quote Mario, "Wahoo!"
  
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• Apple joins list of Elizabeth Warren's tech breakup targets - CNET

  10-03-2019 17:51 via cnet.com
  Senator wants the company separated from its App Store.
  
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• CSS to get support for trigonometry functions

  10-03-2019 17:20 via zdnet.com
  CSS trigonometry functions approved but not expected to hit browsers any time soon.
  
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• Russia internet freedom: Thousands protest against cyber-security bill

  10-03-2019 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The government says the bill will boost security but activists say it will stifle dissent.
  
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• Wildlife World Zoo: Jaguar attacks selfie-taker

  10-03-2019 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Zoo officials warn that barriers are "there for a good reason" after a woman is injured.
  
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• Watch a kangaroo attack a landing paraglider in Australia - CNET

  10-03-2019 16:35 via cnet.com
  Paragliding sounds like fun until you're greeted by an irate roo.
  
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• How Instagram became the politicians’ playground

  10-03-2019 16:30 via theguardian.com
  Free from viral abuse, Instagram has become our MPs’ preferred platform to show off their human sideTom Watson is spiralising courgettes with a gadget bought in a supermarket sale. Caroline Flint looks thrilled with the mini trampoline she got for Christmas, though arguably not as thrilled as Tory leadership contender Liz Truss is to be posing with Larry the Downing Street cat on her knee. And Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, wants you to know he’s been doing some DIY.Welcome
  
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• Brie Larson dressed as Captain Marvel surprises moviegoers - CNET

  10-03-2019 15:30 via cnet.com
  Dressed in a Captain Marvel tracksuit, Larson visited a New Jersey movie theater and served fans popcorn.
  
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• Thousands of Russians protest against internet restrictions

  10-03-2019 14:48
  Thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow and two other cities on Sunday to rally against tighter internet restrictions, in some of the biggest protests in the Russian capital in years.
  
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• How VR brought me inside a scary-real radioactive Fukushima reactor - CNET

  10-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here’s what it’s like inside the melted down reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
  
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• Galaxy S10: How to hide the hole-punch camera - CNET

  10-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Not a fan of the hole punch? You can hide it.
  
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• Fukushima's underground ice wall keeps nuclear radiation at bay - CNET

  10-03-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Think Game of Thrones, but this one is underground and defends against a far more realistic threat.
  
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• Facebook sues Ukrainian browser extension makers for scraping user data

  10-03-2019 13:49 via zdnet.com
  Facebook said the malicious extensions were installed by more than 63,000 users.
  
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• Galaxy S10 selling surprisingly well? I went to T-Mobile and AT&T to find out

  10-03-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Influential analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Samsung is increasing shipments of its new phone by 30 percent. Are US stores seeing this?
  
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• Flying cars coming in five years, says Intel drone chief - CNET

  10-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Anil Nanduri says it's cheaper to put cars in the air than under cities in tunnels.
  
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• Aston Martin's DBX SUV throws snow all over the place - Roadshow

  10-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  It won't be much longer before we see the production version
  
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• Aston Martin DBX SUV teased in Swedish snow - Roadshow

  10-03-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  It should be unveiled in the last quarter of 2019.
  
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• Sleeper to Seattle: 39 hours on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight - CNET

  10-03-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  What it's like to go from Southern California to Washington state, 1,377 miles, as slowly as possible.
  
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• Nvidia RTX 2080 vs. GTX 1080: A next-gen gaming laptop showdown - CNET

  10-03-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  The latest gaming laptops with Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics take on a last-gen leader.
  
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• Galaxy S10: 5 tips for setting up the fingerprint sensor - CNET

  10-03-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  Try these tips if you're having trouble with the S10's new fingerprint tech.
  
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• By the Coast Starlight: 39 hours from LA to Seattle - CNET

  10-03-2019 12:00 via cnet.com
  What it's like to take Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Southern California to Seattle, Washington.
  
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• Nvidia offers bid for Israeli chip firm Mellanox: report

  10-03-2019 11:27
  Nvidia Corp has submitted an offer to buy Israeli chip designer Mellanox, the Calcalist financial news website said on Sunday.
  
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• Galaxy S10 Plus? S10E? How to pick the right Galaxy S10 for you - CNET

  10-03-2019 11:01 via cnet.com
  Five new Galaxy phones. One decision. We're here to help.
  
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• Burgess Prize runner-up 2019: Kate Wyver on Dan Hett’s Sorry to Bother You

  10-03-2019 10:30 via theguardian.com
  Kate Wyver’s reflections on a complex game about grief and journalism earned her joint second place in this year’s Observer/Anthony Burgess prize
  • The winning review: Jason Watkins on Daisy Campbell’s Pigspurt’s Daughter• Joint runner-up: Tara McEvoy on Terrance Hayes’s American Sonnets for My Past and Future AssassinKate Wyver, 22, studied theatre and performance at the University of Bristol. Now based in London, she works as a bookseller and freelance j
  
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• Ten ways to improve your digital etiquette

  10-03-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From ghosting to leaving WhatsApp groups, here’s how to avoid causing offence onlineIn the context of online dating, ghosting is when you snub someone simply by ceasing to reply to their messages. One minute you’re happily flirting over text, the next you digitally disappear. Leaving someone in the lurch like this is always rude and can be quite upsetting for the person on the receiving end, so it is only acceptable in the event that they have behaved so poorly they no longer merit e
  
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• The best gaming headsets for PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2019

  10-03-2019 07:00
  
  WIRED Recommends the finest gaming headsets to scratch the gamer itch
  
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• How do you make the Amazon Echo beautiful? Tear it into 50 pieces

  10-03-2019 07:00
  
  With Things Come Apart 2.0, Todd McLellan has tapped into our inherent desired to break gadgets apart to see what makes them tick
  
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• Dog DNA tests are sending us down the path to the perfect pupper

  10-03-2019 07:00
  
  Every year at Crufts, eager dog owners line up to buy DNA kits to uncover the mysteries waiting in their mutt's genomes. But new discoveries could end up changing our favourite breeds forever
  
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• Avast and Emsisoft release free decrypters for BigBobRoss ransomware

  10-03-2019 03:26 via zdnet.com
  BigBobRoss ransomware has been active since mid-January.
  
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• Wall Street critic Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, Google

  10-03-2019 02:17
  Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed on Friday to break up Amazon,Google and Facebook if elected U.S. president to promote competition in the technology sector.
  
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• Galaxy S10E could be a $750 powerhouse: Here's what we need to know next - CNET

  10-03-2019 02:16 via cnet.com
  Our ongoing review of Samsung's cheapest Galaxy S10 is still uncovering what matters most.
  
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• Bill Nye crashes AOC's session at SXSW - CNET

  10-03-2019 02:16 via cnet.com
  During a Q&A with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nye brings up climate change.
  
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• Stan Lee's Captain Marvel cameo made Kevin Smith a 'blubbering mess' - CNET

  10-03-2019 02:07 via cnet.com
  Stan Lee's posthumous cameo is a loving nod to Smith's 1995 movie Mallrats.
  
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• Snapchat and co-founder Evan Spiegel to get cinematic treatment - CNET

  10-03-2019 01:43 via cnet.com
  They'll be at the center of a video series from Quiby, the upcoming streaming service from Hollywood player Jeffrey Katzenberg and tech maven Meg Whitman.
  
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