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• Watch this amphibious hybrid-electric plane take flight! video - CNET

  01-05-2019 23:47 via cnet.com
  The P2 Excursion just passed another milestone.
  
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• Latest drone duty: Delivering life-saving kidney for successful implant - CNET

  01-05-2019 23:44 via cnet.com
  Baltimore surgeons receive a donated organ via an unmanned aerial system and use it on a real patient.
  
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• Tesla is offering a Model 3 with a 93-mile range in Canada, but there's a good reason why - Roadshow

  01-05-2019 23:36 via cnet.com
  Tesla found a way to get around pricing requirements for a Canadian EV incentive program -- but it had to get clever.
  
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• Fitbit's enterprise health unit hits Q1 stride, $122 million annual revenue run rate

  01-05-2019 23:30 via zdnet.com
  Fitbit is also seeing strong demand for its devices. The hardware is seen as a customer acquisition avenue for a broader software and services strategy.
  
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• Square Q1 tops estimates, losses widen

  01-05-2019 23:14 via zdnet.com
  The company posted a Q1 net loss of $38 million, compared to a net loss of $24 million a year earlier.
  
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• Sophie Schmidt is reportedly starting a publication about tech's global impact - CNET

  01-05-2019 23:11 via cnet.com
  Eric Schmidt's daughter will launch the nonprofit by the end of this year, according to BuzzFeed News.
  
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• New Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer possibly coming soon - CNET

  01-05-2019 23:08 via cnet.com
  Here's everything we know about the Sony-Marvel Studios joint venture coming this summer.
  
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• Huawei 8K 5G TV reportedly in the works for later this year - CNET

  01-05-2019 23:08 via cnet.com
  It would be the world's first 5G TV.
  
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• F8 2019 developer conference Day 2: Everything Facebook announced - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:59 via cnet.com
  On the second day of Facebook's biggest event of the year, the company discussed efforts to weed out bad behavior using artificial intelligence.
  
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• Fortnite's volcano might erupt soon - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:56 via cnet.com
  The island is getting hot and shaky.
  
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• Qualcomm will pocket $4.5B to $4.7B from Apple settlement in Q3 - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:52 via cnet.com
  The two companies resolved their licensing dispute in April.
  
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• Gmail's scheduling tool for sending emails later keeps you from being a big jerk - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  Gmail's new scheduling feature might be the best thing since sliced bread, because no one wants to get an email on a Saturday.
  
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• Banned parental-control app fires back at Apple, calls statement misleading - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  OurPact, one of the apps removed from the App Store, has asked Apple to reinstate its software.
  
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• Marijuana or broccoli? Facebook illustrates AI's challenges with this example - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:46 via cnet.com
  From hate speech to misinformation, the social network has bigger problems than just drug sales.
  
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• Qualcomm expects up to $4.7 billion in Q3 revenue from its Apple settlement

  01-05-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  The chipmaker disclosed the figure as part of its second quarter financial report.
  
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• Facebook says its new AI tech spots hate speech faster - CNET

  01-05-2019 22:32 via cnet.com
  "Self-supervised learning" lets AI adapt faster so Facebook can spot things like hate speech sooner, the company says. It's being used for video, text and photos, too.
  
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• Dell laptops and computers vulnerable to remote hijacks

  01-05-2019 22:26 via zdnet.com
  Another security flaw in a vendor's bloatware apps puts users at risk.
  
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• 2019 Chevrolet Equinox: Taking the middle road home - Roadshow

  01-05-2019 22:00 via cnet.com
  The midsize crossover blends into the crowd with decent, but not stellar, design.
  
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• Google Pixel 3a: Specs, price, release date, and the latest rumors

  01-05-2019 21:09 via zdnet.com
  We will know more about Google’s mid-tier smartphone soon enough.
  
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• The best May the 4th Star Wars deals right now - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:56 via cnet.com
  Save big on Star Wars games, drones, clothes and more!
  
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• Consumer advocates give Congress a different perspective on data privacy law - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:55 via cnet.com
  Tech companies have spent a record $65 million lobbying Congress on data privacy. At a hearing Wednesday, consumer advocates gave their recommendations.
  
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• Borderlands 3: Over 30 minutes of gameplay video - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:48 via cnet.com
  The newest Borderlands is full of guns, gags and cel-shaded goodness.
  
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• Porsche Classic reprints over 700 original owner's manuals and related documents - Roadshow

  01-05-2019 20:38 via cnet.com
  Whether you're an owner or just a curious car geek, this is good news.
  
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• Facebook steps up work in AI to systematically tackle its problems

  01-05-2019 20:36 via zdnet.com
  At F8, Facebook executives showcased the state-of-the-art systems they’re using to address everything from exclusionary algorithms to bad actors posting hard-to-spot content.
  
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• Goodbye, Shadowman: Red Hat changes its logo

  01-05-2019 20:21 via zdnet.com
  Perhaps the most famous Linux/open-source logo after Tux the Linux Penguin, Red Hat's Shadowman is being replaced by -- naturally -- a Red Hat.
  
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• Netflix high-quality audio makes shows and films sounds better - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:18 via cnet.com
  A car chase in Stranger Things season 2 prompted Netflix to improve the quality of its audio streaming.
  
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• Facebook’s PyTorch 1.1 does the heavy lifting for increasingly gigantic neural networks

  01-05-2019 20:13 via zdnet.com
  As neural networks scale to dozens of layers and billions of parameters, Facebook offers greater parallelism for models with PyTorch 1.1.
  
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• AutoComplete: Tesla is being sued over a fatal Autopilot crash video - Roadshow

  01-05-2019 20:12 via cnet.com
  Plus: The 2020 Range Rover gets new straight-six engines, and Mitsubishi wants to double its sales.
  
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• Do blue light blocking glasses work? Read this before you buy - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:06 via cnet.com
  They claim to help stop headaches and keep us from staying up too late, but are they worth the money?
  
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• Google adds option to auto-delete search and location history data

  01-05-2019 20:04 via zdnet.com
  Google gives users more control over search and location data in the face of impending government scrutiny.
  
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• Walmart's Vudu is pulling Evangeline Lilly back to 'TV' for first time since Lost - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:00 via cnet.com
  Also, yeah, Walmart says it's a TV network now.
  
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• Google intros CallJoy virtual customer service agent for SMBs

  01-05-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  CallJoy is a cloud-based phone agent and spam blocker that aims to help SMBs measure, automate and improve customer service.
  
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• Funny games: Borderlands 3 and the rise of the comedy shooter

  01-05-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  It’s brash, foul-mouthed and has more than one billion guns, but humour just might be the forthcoming game’s greatest weaponMindless violence and inane gags go together like Monty Python and a killer bunny, but when it comes to video games, especially shooters, gritty, po-faced realism tends to win out over comedy. But 2019 is bringing an explosion of comical madness, from the superhero antics of Crackdown 3 to the Mad Max-style mohawks and DayGlo insanity of Rage 2, out in May. The
  
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• Borderlands 3 preview: Expanding horizons - CNET

  01-05-2019 20:00 via cnet.com
  The franchise expands its universe -- literally -- by heading off-world.
  
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• Google will now let you automatically delete location and activity history. Here's how - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:59 via cnet.com
  A small win in the fight for more privacy control.
  
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• Facebook at F8 announces an Instagram experience less focused on likes - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:59 via cnet.com
  Instagram is getting an overhaul.
  
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• The 35 most gut-wrenching Game of Thrones deaths, ranked - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:55 via cnet.com
  From the brutally bloody to the dreadfully disturbing, these Game of Thrones deaths stand out among the tens of thousands so far.
  
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• UK defense secretary sacked over Huawei leak - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:53 via cnet.com
  Theresa May fires Gavin Williamson after information was leaked from a meeting of the National Security Council.
  
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• Netflix 'looking into' study showing spike in suicides after 13 Reasons Why - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:50 via cnet.com
  A study found a rise in suicide among teen boys in the month after the show was released.
  
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• Hear evil Star Wars Sith Lord Dooku's deep dark secrets revealed - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:50 via cnet.com
  Audio drama review: Get a feel for the Sith Lord's beginnings in Dooku: Jedi Lost.
  
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• GoldenEye 007 N64 footage offers glimpse of what might have been - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:50 via cnet.com
  Early demo footage shows the James Bond classic as an on-rails shooter.
  
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• If you're not texting with Android Messages for Web by now, you're doing it wrong - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:37 via cnet.com
  Google's answer to iMessages for typing texts on your laptop will save you time.
  
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• This is when you'll get the new Facebook apps and features announced at F8 - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:33 via cnet.com
  As with most Facebook announcements, you're going to have to wait.
  
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• How to watch the Borderlands 3 gameplay reveal - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:31 via cnet.com
  Expect big guns and lots of loot to be shown off.
  
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• Facebook wants AI researchers to figure out privacy - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:30 via cnet.com
  The company will pay for 5,000 people to learn about "secure and private" artificial intelligence because, as its CEO says, "The future is private."
  
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• Buying and selling on Facebook just got easier. Here's how to use Marketplace's new features - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:26 via cnet.com
  Facebook updated its Marketplace app this week.
  
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• Wall Street loves Apple's lackluster earnings video - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:14 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 Show: Sales of the iPhone are down and so are profits, but results were better than expected.
  
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• Apple opening store in DC's Carnegie Library on May 11 - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:12 via cnet.com
  The company says it's "reimagining Apple Carnegie Library as a brand-new space to learn."
  
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• Earthworm Jim will return on new 'retro' console - CNET

  01-05-2019 19:09 via cnet.com
  It'll be the first exclusive game for the Intellivision Amico.
  
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• Orange and Dell Technologies partner for 5G innovation

  01-05-2019 19:07 via zdnet.com
  The companies will combine powers to test and develop 5G use cases and business models.
  
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