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• Google fixes Nest Cam bug that let ex-owners of used devices see video, report says - CNET

  20-06-2019 23:36 via cnet.com
  The factory reset wasn't fixing the security issue, and Google needed to step in, according to a report.
  
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• Best free online movie streaming services in 2019: 10 Netflix alternatives - CNET

  20-06-2019 23:26 via cnet.com
  Can't afford Netflix? Chill! These services offer plenty of entertainment at no charge.
  
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• Red Hat's last quarterly report?

  20-06-2019 23:20 via zdnet.com
  With the months ticking down to IBM's acquisition of Red Hat, the Linux and cloud power, business continues to perform at a high level.
  
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• Desjardins, Canada's largest credit union, announces security breach

  20-06-2019 23:20 via zdnet.com
  Data for 2.9 million bank members was taken from the bank's system by a now-fired employee.
  
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• Slack stock closes at $38.62 on first day of trading - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:44 via cnet.com
  The messaging startup flies by the initial $26 reference price.
  
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• Keanu Reeves, superhero? Marvel really, really wants him to join the MCU - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:42 via cnet.com
  The studio talks to the actor "for almost every film we make," Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige says.
  
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• PayPal COO Bill Ready announces he's leaving the company

  20-06-2019 22:38 via zdnet.com
  Ready as been with PayPal since 2013 when the then-eBay-owned company acquired Braintree​, where Ready was chief executive.
  
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• Toy Story 4's Keanu Reeves owns 2019 -- and it's an excellent adventure - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:36 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Keanu's on Netflix. He's in the new Pixar film. He's rocking the video game world. Take the actor's blue pill.
  
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• Slack: Shares surge as messaging app joins the stock market

  20-06-2019 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The messaging app firm sees its shares close 50% up as it becomes that latest tech start-up to go public.
  
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• Important, but obscure, sysadmin tool osquery gets a foundation of its own

  20-06-2019 22:32 via zdnet.com
  This relatively unknown, but useful, sysadmin tool is getting a new chance for glory via The Linux Foundation.
  
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• Spider-Man: Far From Home is the future of the MCU - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:31 via cnet.com
  Here's everything we know about the Sony-Marvel Studios joint venture coming in just a few weeks.
  
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• Google won't be making another Pixel Slate - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:26 via cnet.com
  Google confirms that there'll be no PIxel sequel, and it reportedly ditches two smaller tablets that it had in the works.
  
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• Toy Story 4 review: Hilarious jokes barely save a story lacking in stakes - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:24 via cnet.com
  Spoiler-free: Fantastic writing and technical flourishes spruce up a Pixar sequel that doesn't have the emotional pull fans might expect.
  
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• Porsche rolls out its own car insurance in Illinois and Oregon - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 22:24 via cnet.com
  It'll expand to include other states in the future.
  
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• Google pushes Nest cam update to prevent former owners spying on new buyers

  20-06-2019 22:10 via zdnet.com
  Former Nest cam owners could have accessed old devices despite cameras being reset to factory settings.
  
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• The Taco Bell hotel is real and for $169 you can reserve a room - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:07 via cnet.com
  Beginning Thursday, June 27, you can book your stay at the tastiest hotel of the summer.
  
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• T-Mobile CEO says Sprint merger would take 5G nationwide - CNET

  20-06-2019 22:05 via cnet.com
  T-Mobile is "fixing the broken, arrogant wireless industry," says John Legere.
  
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• Nissan built an ice cream truck that's efficient from start to finish - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 22:03 via cnet.com
  From the creamery to the van, it's all about going green.
  
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• Nissan's zero-emissions ice cream truck gets rid of the ICE - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 22:01 via cnet.com
  Its dedication to eco-friendliness goes beyond the lack of an internal combustion engine.
  
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• House reveals bipartisan anti-robocall bill - CNET

  20-06-2019 21:58 via cnet.com
  Somebody needs to stop these robocallers.
  
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• 'Flaky, unstable, bad with money': astrologers on Facebook's Libra currency

  20-06-2019 21:43 via theguardian.com
  With Mars in the 12th house at the time of the announcement, the new cryptocurrency should ultimately succeedWhen Facebook announced its cryptocurrency Libra, which shares its title with an astrological sign for people born approximately between 23 September and 23 October, people had a lot of questions.Will this upend the traditional banking system? Is Facebook going to sell my financial data to advertisers? And most importantly, what does an astrology-adjacent cryptocurrency name mean for us a
  
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• Women in tech inspire Girls in Tech at the nonprofit's Catalyst Conference - CNET

  20-06-2019 21:37 via cnet.com
  VIPs from NASA, Pixar and elsewhere take to the stage to fire up women and push for equality in the tech sector.
  
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• Holy crap! Ducati's Streetfighter V4 looks as fast as it does mean - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 21:07 via cnet.com
  The stripped-back superbike looks and sounds ferocious during its testing ahead of Pikes Peak.
  
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• Mozilla fixes second Firefox zero-day exploited in the wild

  20-06-2019 21:00 via zdnet.com
  Two days after patching the first zero-day, Mozilla fixes a second one, used in the same attacks as the first.
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2019: Where to find best deals on TVs and media streamers - CNET

  20-06-2019 20:57 via cnet.com
  Amazon's own Fire TV sets and streamers will probably get major discounts. Here's how to take full advantage.
  
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• Facebook's Libra needs to answer three questions

  20-06-2019 20:43 via zdnet.com
  Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, brought up many questions that need to be answered prior to it becoming a reality.
  
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• AutoComplete: Waymo is teaming up with Nissan, Renault video - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 20:25 via cnet.com
  Plus: The 2020 Kia Seltos gets its world debut, and India is thinking of ditching registration fees for EVs.
  
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• Uranus' elusive rings glow in new telescope heat view - CNET

  20-06-2019 20:24 via cnet.com
  Stand back, Saturn. Uranus has some rings to show off, too.
  
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• Mario Royale gives a Nintendo classic the battle royale treatment - CNET

  20-06-2019 20:20 via cnet.com
  Can you beat 99 other Marios?
  
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• EA reportedly says controversial in-game loot boxes are plain old fun - CNET

  20-06-2019 20:14 via cnet.com
  Critics say they encourage behavior like gambling, but EA's vice president of legal reportedly tells UK's Parliament that they're "quite ethical and quite fun."
  
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• Apple recalls older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro over fire risk - CNET

  20-06-2019 20:11 via cnet.com
  The voluntary recall is for 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between September 2015 and February 2017.
  
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• Waymo and Renault Nissan team up to explore autonomous services in France and Japan - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 20:05 via cnet.com
  The Alliance should have some experience in those markets.
  
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• New space mission could intercept another interstellar visitor like Oumuamua - CNET

  20-06-2019 19:58 via cnet.com
  The European Space Agency hopes to visit another comet, or perhaps an object coming from even deeper in space.
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2019: Where to find best deals on phones - CNET

  20-06-2019 19:53 via cnet.com
  You can save big bucks with phones from Samsung, LG and more.
  
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• Slack stock jumps past $40 on first day of trading - CNET

  20-06-2019 19:48 via cnet.com
  The messaging startup flies by the initial $26 reference price.
  
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• Omega's new watch was tested at the bottom of the Mariana Trench

  20-06-2019 19:46
  
  The new Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional went to 10,928m, the deepest point on the planet and was left there - by accident - for two and a half days
  
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• 2020 Kia Seltos is heavy on youthful appeal - Roadshow

  20-06-2019 19:43 via cnet.com
  It goes on sale in the second half of 2019.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin fires up moon landing engine in successful first test - CNET

  20-06-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  It's sound and fury signifying a step toward landing on the lunar surface.
  
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• Is 5g safe? (The 3:59, Ep. 575) video - CNET

  20-06-2019 19:25 via cnet.com
  We break down this critical question, talk about YouTube and regulatory scrutiny and AI-powered pizza.
  
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