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• Stolen NSA hacking tool now victimizing US cities, report says - CNET

  25-05-2019 22:27 via cnet.com
  The EternalBlue hacking exploit, already used in the infamous WannaCry and NotPetya attacks, has now surfaced in the NSA's own backyard, says The New York Times.
  
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• The best grill sales for Memorial Day 2019 - CNET

  25-05-2019 21:12 via cnet.com
  Nobody beats our meat-cooker deals.
  
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• The best Memorial Day mattress sales - CNET

  25-05-2019 20:52 via cnet.com
  Save, then sleep.
  
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• Alien and I both hatched in 1979. Now I'm watching the movie, finally - CNET

  25-05-2019 19:02 via cnet.com
  Ridley Scott's landmark monster film from 40 years ago holds up, but its ship could use a new operating system.
  
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• Control this robot by flexing your muscles video - CNET

  25-05-2019 17:00 via cnet.com
  RoboRaise is a control platform developed by MIT CSAIL that uses electrodes on your muscles to control a robotic arm.
  
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• Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity talent top list of hard-to-find skills

  25-05-2019 15:56 via zdnet.com
  A majority of IT managers say they are expected to deliver more applications than a year ago. In most cases, they are working with the same number of developers.
  
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• High-end sound without breaking the bank: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones - CNET

  25-05-2019 15:52 via cnet.com
  The Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX, a bona fide audiophile headphone, for a very affordable price.
  
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• This high-end amplifier sounds equally great with speakers and headphones - CNET

  25-05-2019 15:47 via cnet.com
  The Linear Tube Audio Z10: It doesn't look or sound like your father’s tube amp!
  
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• This robot may one day write you a traffic ticket video - CNET

  25-05-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  The robot is a proof-of-concept developed by Stanford Research Institute international to aid police with traffic stops.
  
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• Father’s Day tech gifts and accessories for under $100

  25-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Special gifts for Father’s Day in 2019 do not have to break the bank.
  
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• 9 best glamping tips for people who utterly hate camping - CNET

  25-05-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  Camping isn’t for everyone, but these things will help.
  
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• Why the iPhone 11 successor could be the phone to get - CNET

  25-05-2019 14:49 via cnet.com
  Apple’s most recent patent filing reveals plans to beef up Touch ID and bring it back to the iPhone in 2020, plus the most important updated to Apple’s new MacBooks.
  
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• Best cheap true wireless headphones: The 6 top AirPods alternatives for $80 or less - CNET

  25-05-2019 14:22 via cnet.com
  Looking for an AirPods alternative that costs a lot less? Here are some top budget true-wireless models worth considering.
  
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• Porsche Cayenne Coupe, BMW Garmisch, our long-term Nissan Leaf and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

  25-05-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Here's what you missed for the week ending May 25, 2019.
  
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• Juul vaporizer: What is it, why do teens love it and is it safe? - CNET

  25-05-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Everything you need to know about the wildly popular USB-looking vapes.
  
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• Igloo who? The Vericool Ohana is an eco-friendly cooler you can recycle - CNET

  25-05-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  Available in multiple sizes, the recyclable Vericool Ohana cooler wants to put Styrofoam out of business this summer.
  
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• Jabra Elite 85h review: A premium noise-canceling headphone that excels at making calls - CNET

  25-05-2019 13:15 via cnet.com
  The company's first noise-canceling headphone gives the Sony WH-1000XM3 and Bose QuietComfort 35 a run for the money.
  
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• The best smart garage door controllers for Alexa, Google Assistant, and HomeKit - CNET

  25-05-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  When it comes to smart garage door openers, you have lots of options. Here's a look at our favorites.
  
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• Huawei could survive without Android, but it wouldn't be pretty - CNET

  25-05-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Huawei could still make phones without Google's help -- in theory.
  
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• Apple's new Macbook chips, Qualcomm gets monopoly judgment video - CNET

  25-05-2019 13:00 via cnet.com
  This week's major tech stories include new Intel chips in Macbooks, Qualcomm's monopoly ruling and new portable game console from iOS software vets, Panic.
  
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• Plume by Will Wiles review – where satire meets surrealism

  25-05-2019 10:00
  A mysterious column of smoke fills the London sky, in this stylish and funny tale about a journalist on the rocksAs Will Wiles demonstrated in his first novel, 2012’s Care of Wooden Floors, a stain is never just a stain. That novel was a Kafkaesque farce, set in an unnamed post-Soviet principality in which an accidental wine-spill provoked a full-blown existential crisis. The narrator of Wiles’s third novel appears no less neurotic and persecuted; though in this case it is a mysterio
  
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• Why the iPhone 11 successor could the phone to get - CNET

  25-05-2019 08:34 via cnet.com
  Apple’s most recent patent filing reveals plans to beef up Touch ID and bring it back to the iPhone in 2020, plus the most important updated to Apple’s new MacBooks.
  
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• What is 5G and when can I get it in the UK?

  25-05-2019 08:00
  All you need to know about the next generation mobile phone networkAfter years of hype, the switch will be flicked on the UK’s first 5G network on 30 May. Network operator EE, part of BT, will be first out of the blocks. According to telecoms and phone firms the benefits of 5G are obvious – but what exactly is it, how can you get it and how much is it going to cost? Continue reading...
  
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• Aladdin review: Guy Ritchie's live action Disney remake dazzles, surprises - CNET

  25-05-2019 07:38 via cnet.com
  This update isn't quite a whole new world, but it's still one worth visiting despite its forgettable villain and unsettling Genie CGI.
  
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• Quote reply is the only feature that makes WhatsApp actually useable

  25-05-2019 07:00
  
  Group messages are a minefield. But I think I've found the way to make them manageable
  
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• Europe's GDPR has accomplished a lot in its infancy - CNET

  25-05-2019 07:00 via cnet.com
  The groundbreaking privacy law is 1 year old.
  
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• Can you trip on music alone? This psychedelic startup thinks so

  25-05-2019 07:00
  
  Inspired by psychedelic therapy, London-based Wavepaths aims to take your mind on a journey using just lights and music
  
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• Beats Powerbeats Pro review: easily the best sounding Beats yet

  25-05-2019 07:00
  
  They're not perfect, but these are the best pair of headphones Beats has made. Just don't talk about the case
  
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• Android Q's dark mode is the best update Google has made for years

  25-05-2019 07:00
  
  Google's Android Q is only on its third beta but its most compelling new feature is already here. Dark mode is the superior way to use your phone
  
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• Best phone for gaming in 2019: Razer 2 vs. Asus ROG, Xiaomi Black Shark, Nubia Red Magic Mars - CNET

  25-05-2019 06:18 via cnet.com
  We tested four phones specifically designed for gaming to see which one is truly the best.
  
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• Four times more data breaches logged in UK

  25-05-2019 04:36 via bbc.co.uk
  No companies have been fined in the first year of tough new data laws, despite a sharp rise in breaches.
  
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• Aladdin review: Guy Ritchie's live action remake dazzles and surprises - CNET

  25-05-2019 03:28 via cnet.com
  This update isn't quite a whole new world, but it's still one worth visiting despite its forgettable villain and unsettling Genie CGI.
  
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• A big asteroid with its own moon is passing by. Here's how to spot it - CNET

  25-05-2019 03:25 via cnet.com
  The largest asteroid to come near our cosmic neighborhood this year comes closest Saturday, and it has a traveling companion.
  
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• First American says product defect could have caused customer data exposure

  25-05-2019 03:17
  U.S. real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp said on Friday it had learned of a design defect in one of its production applications that had made possible unauthorized access to customer data.
  
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• Mexico tax plan for riding hailing firms may soon be mandatory: Cabify

  25-05-2019 03:11
  A tax withholding plan in Mexico for drivers at ride-hailing firms envisaged as voluntary when it was unveiled earlier this week could become obligatory in 2020, Spanish company Cabify said on Friday.
  
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• Disney's Jafar would spend 164 years behind bars today - CNET

  25-05-2019 03:04 via cnet.com
  Treason, attempted murder and theft would have earned the Aladdin villain 164.5 years in prison if he'd committed his crimes in the US now.
  
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• Amazon facial recognition ban won just 2% of shareholder vote

  25-05-2019 02:41
  Amazon.com Inc shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that the company stop selling facial recognition technology to government agencies, while a resolution to audit the service drew more support, a regulatory filing on Friday showed.
  
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• OnePlus 7 Pro camera upgrades reportedly coming - CNET

  25-05-2019 02:10 via cnet.com
  HDR and lowlight photography on the OnePlus 7 Pro will get a boost, a report says.
  
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• Millions of financial records exposed on First American website, report says - CNET

  25-05-2019 01:46 via cnet.com
  The title insurance company didn't require a password to view the pages, according to security expert Brian Krebs.
  
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• Tesla is limiting Supercharging to 80% of battery capacity in some locales, report says - Roadshow

  25-05-2019 01:37 via cnet.com
  If you make a habit of camping out at busy Superchargers until you hit 100% charge, you're a jerk and you're in for a change.
  
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• Chinese chip giant SMIC to delist from NYSE following Huawei ban - CNET

  25-05-2019 01:31 via cnet.com
  China's biggest chipmaker cites low trade volumes as its reason for taking itself off the US exchange.
  
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• OnePlus 7 Pro camera upgrades are reportedly coming - CNET

  25-05-2019 01:17 via cnet.com
  HDR and lowlight photography on the OnePlus 7 Pro will get a boost, a report says.
  
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• IndyCar to mandate Aeroscreen cockpit protection for 2020 season - Roadshow

  25-05-2019 01:09 via cnet.com
  IndyCar has finally approved a new cockpit protection system that it feels won't negatively impact the look of the racecars.
  
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• Yet another reason why the 2020 iPhone may be worth the wait - CNET

  25-05-2019 00:51 via cnet.com
  Apple’s most recent patent filing reveals plans to beef up Touch ID and bring it back to the iPhone in 2020, plus the most important updated to Apple’s new MacBooks.
  
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• Hackers are scanning for MySQL servers to deploy GandCrab ransomware

  25-05-2019 00:48 via zdnet.com
  Serendipitous discovery unearths new threat for MySQL server owners.
  
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