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• Amazon fired 7 pregnant warehouse workers, who then sued (The 3:59, Ep. 555) - CNET

  06-05-2019 23:36 via cnet.com
  Plus VR came to creepy life at the Tribeca Film Festival and Microsoft doesn't want us shout "Cortana!" anymore.
  
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• ServiceNow inks partnership, tech integration deal with Google Cloud

  06-05-2019 23:29 via zdnet.com
  The company also announced significant changes to its global partner ecosystem strategy.
  
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• Avoid spoilers for last night's Game of Thrones: The Last of the Starks - CNET

  06-05-2019 23:15 via cnet.com
  You can prevent spoilers and leaks from showing up in your social media.
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby name: Twitter has regally snarky ideas - CNET

  06-05-2019 23:02 via cnet.com
  Prince Angus Nitro? Prince Gary? How about Joffrey, or Billy Joe?
  
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• Twitter now lets you add GIFs to retweets - CNET

  06-05-2019 22:36 via cnet.com
  This'll be fun.
  
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• Highlights from Microsoft's Build 2019 conference video - CNET

  06-05-2019 22:33 via cnet.com
  Watch CEO Satya Nadella kick off this year's developers conference and showcase new AI applications from the tech giant. Here are a few demos and highlights from the opening keynote.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers criticize potential Facebook settlement with FTC

  06-05-2019 22:32
  Two U.S. senators on Monday criticized reported plans for a Federal Trade Commission settlement with Facebook Inc for misuse of consumers' personal data, saying that top officials, potentially including founder Mark Zuckerberg, must be held personally responsible.
  
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• Amazon, weighing pregnancy against productivity, fired 7 expectant mothers (The 3:59, Ep. 555) - CNET

  06-05-2019 22:28 via cnet.com
  Plus VR came to creepy life at the Tribeca Film Fest and Microsoft doesn't want us shout "Cortana!" anymore.
  
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• Surge of MegaCortex ransomware attacks detected

  06-05-2019 22:21 via zdnet.com
  New MegaCortex ransomware strain detected targeting the enterprise sector.
  
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• Two senators call on FTC to hit Facebook with more than a big fine - CNET

  06-05-2019 22:15 via cnet.com
  The pair want executives to be held responsible.
  
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• SpaceX makes a 5,500-pound delivery to ISS - CNET

  06-05-2019 22:06 via cnet.com
  It delivered supplies, hardware and hundreds of research experiments.
  
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• Honor 20 Lite has a 32-megapixel selfie camera and sells for £249. We go hands-on - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:55 via cnet.com
  The phone sells now in the UK, Europe and other places.
  
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• Tribeca Film Fest's VR, AR ranged from creepy to cute video - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:49 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: The Tribeca Film Festival's program of immersive projects is a milemarker for how much VR and other formats progress each year.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2019 Day 1: Everything announced and how to replay - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:48 via cnet.com
  Microsoft's annual developer conference gave us a peek at Edge for Mac, new virtual assistant technology and HoloLens 2.
  
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• Turo's Smartcar partnership brings wireless locking, unlocking to P2P car sharing - Roadshow

  06-05-2019 21:47 via cnet.com
  Smartcar's API works with a number of automakers, but not all of 'em.
  
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• Powerbeats Pro: 9 tips and tricks to master Beats' completely wireless earbuds - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:47 via cnet.com
  These aren’t just an ordinary pair of wireless earbuds.
  
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• Dell laptop deals: Save 10% on XPS 13 and Alienware 15 with this promo code

  06-05-2019 21:44 via zdnet.com
  Dell is offering a limited-time promo code for five different Windows 10 PCs. It's valid from May 6 to May 13.
  
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• For these women, working at Amazon while pregnant ends in firings and lawsuits video - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:35 via cnet.com
  From The 3:59 show: CNET reviewed seven lawsuits where pregnant workers at Amazon had issues with how the company treated them.
  
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• Chrome could push privacy with website cookie controls, report says - CNET

  06-05-2019 21:16 via cnet.com
  Blocking cookies and other online tracking technology is becoming the new normal for web browsers.
  
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• The Italian Job's Lamborghini Miura is restored and ready to roll - Roadshow

  06-05-2019 21:07 via cnet.com
  It took decades to find this thing.
  
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• Facebook pulls down more fake accounts tied to Russia - CNET

  06-05-2019 20:55 via cnet.com
  People behind the accounts used "deceptive tactics" such as impersonating other users, the social network says.
  
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• Facebook's privacy pivot won't get it any more likes

  06-05-2019 20:52 via zdnet.com
  The social network must improve its utility in addition to addressing its structural ills.
  
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• Google’s Demis Hassabis is one relentlessly curious public face of AI

  06-05-2019 20:34 via zdnet.com
  Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis is relentless in his conviction and his curiosity about intelligence and machines. "The philosophy of what we are doing is something I think about a lot," he says.
  
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• Lamborghini's classic division discovered, restored the Miura from The Italian Job - Roadshow

  06-05-2019 20:26 via cnet.com
  It was hiding out in a car collection, its provenance unknown to the owner.
  
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• Humans will be transparent in your next whiteboard meeting video - CNET

  06-05-2019 20:03 via cnet.com
  Microsoft's collaboration software Teams can now identify whiteboards in the room and keeps your coworkers from blocking your view.
  
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• AutoComplete: Mercedes-Benz's EQC SUV enters production video - Roadshow

  06-05-2019 20:02 via cnet.com
  Plus: Electrify America gets an app and BMW's 3 Series is an IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus.
  
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• Facebook deletes more accounts linked to Russia

  06-05-2019 19:59
  Facebook Inc said on Monday it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social network and its Instagram service.
  
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• HoloLens 2's Spatial app wants to bring Avengers-like holograms to your conference room - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:53 via cnet.com
  Spatial's work suite blends AR, phones and video chat, and now connects with Microsoft Teams.
  
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• HoloLens 2: Avatars reach out and touch video - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:51 via cnet.com
  Microsoft's HoloLens 2 AR system will allow avatars and holograms to interact in meetings of the future.
  
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• Microsoft teases Minecraft take on Pokemon Go - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  Microsoft is taking its world-building game into augmented reality.
  
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• Dropbox launches cold storage service

  06-05-2019 19:40 via zdnet.com
  The service is part of Magic Pocket, Dropbox's exabyte-scale infrastructure that it's been building since 2016.
  
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• Collections make it easier to share content on Microsoft Edge video - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:32 via cnet.com
  At Build 2019, Microsoft unveils a new feature for Edge that lets you drag and drop to share video, images and text from the web with friends.
  
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• Avengers: Endgame's 9 most irritating moments - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:29 via cnet.com
  Commentary: From mullets to salad, Marvel's record-breaking blockbuster had its share of moments that make no sense.
  
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• Japan's SoftBank taps into Mexican fintech startup Clip: sources

  06-05-2019 19:20
  Japan's SoftBank Group invested about $20 million in Mexican payments startup Clip early this year, one of its first Latin America deals as it launches a $5 billion technology fund in the region, said three people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Singapore programme to assess use of exoskeletons in rehabilitation care

  06-05-2019 19:19 via zdnet.com
  Led by Temasek Foundation and Trailblazer Foundation, the initiative will evaluate the use and scalability of exoskeletons in rehabilitation care across various healthcare institutions including a local hospital, nursing home, and stroke support group.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2019: Azure is the star, and Windows is a bit player

  06-05-2019 19:10 via zdnet.com
  Ten years ago, Microsoft announced the official release of Azure and pitched "three screens and a cloud" at its signature developers conference. Today, its developer pitch is all about Azure.
  
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• Chromium-based Edge: What's coming next in Microsoft's open-source browser

  06-05-2019 19:10 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's next version of its Edge browser is currently in a bare-bones preview release for developers. At its Build developers conference, the company unveiled a few enterprise-friendly features it plans to include in the final release of the new browser.
  
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• Pixel 3A may drop bundled headphones, wireless charging - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:07 via cnet.com
  The good news: It might have a regular 3.5mm headphone jack.
  
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• Rhaegal, Drogon and Viserion: Game of Thrones dragonmaster tells all - CNET

  06-05-2019 19:05 via cnet.com
  Supermarket chickens and cheetah colors help visual-effects supervisor Sven Martin and team animate Daenerys' beloved babies.
  
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• Android Auto is getting a big visual overhaul, and you should be excited - Roadshow

  06-05-2019 19:00 via cnet.com
  In addition to a new darker color scheme, Google simplified the navigation bar and added other functionality.
  
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