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• The best July 4th mattress sales - CNET

  27-06-2019 23:53 via cnet.com
  Celebrate your independence with mattress savings.
  
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• Jony Ive, Apple designer behind iPhone and iMac, to exit company after 30 years

  27-06-2019 23:28
  Ive to remain ‘very involved’ with Apple as he launches new creative companyJony Ive, the chief architect of groundbreaking and distinctive designs from the iMac to the iPhone, announced on Thursday that he is leaving Apple after nearly 30 years.Ive’s departure, which was announced in an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, is sure to set off shock waves in the tech and design worlds, but the 52-year-old Briton will remain involved with Apple. He plans to launch a new
  
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• Apex Legends season 2 Battle Charge: Wattson, L-Star and everything we know so far - CNET

  27-06-2019 23:17 via cnet.com
  The battle royale game will get a new Legend, new weapons and some giant honking beasts roaming in Kings Canyon in its second season.
  
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• Apple's design chief Jony Ive to depart, form new company

  27-06-2019 23:16 via zdnet.com
  The move is a design hit, but Apple maintains that its bench is deep, according to a the company.
  
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• Michael Jackson, R. Kelly docs made people stream their music more - CNET

  27-06-2019 23:15 via cnet.com
  Streams of Jackson have climbed 41% this year. But #MuteRKelly may be working, in a twisted sense: R. Kelly's are up only 13%.
  
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• Google Maps will now tell you how packed your train will be - CNET

  27-06-2019 23:06 via cnet.com
  It'll gauge crowdedness based on previous rides.
  
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• Wipro's Li-Fi solution could slake the thirst of bandwidth-devouring Indians

  27-06-2019 22:50 via zdnet.com
  Purelifi's light-based solution is 1,000-times denser than Wi-Fi and complements -- not competes -- with it. It could change the way Indians use data.
  
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• The best July 4 sales available now - CNET

  27-06-2019 22:50 via cnet.com
  Great deals on appliances, mattresses, tech gear and more.
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: From Game of Thrones to Batwoman, here's what we're most excited to see - CNET

  27-06-2019 22:35 via cnet.com
  No Wonder Woman, but Game of Thrones, Westworld and more are all confirmed now.
  
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• Apple selling One Drop blood glucose monitors in its stores - CNET

  27-06-2019 22:22 via cnet.com
  Diabetics can track their blood sugar with the device, which connects to the iPhone.
  
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• Apple is now selling One Drop blood glucose monitors in its stores - CNET

  27-06-2019 22:01 via cnet.com
  The device connects to the iPhone so diabetics can track their blood sugar.
  
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• DeepNude app that turned photos of clothed women into nudes shuts down - CNET

  27-06-2019 22:00 via cnet.com
  The viral app took deepfakes to another level, but its Twitter account now says, "We don't want to make money this way."
  
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• 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Scat Pack Widebody revealed - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 21:52 via cnet.com
  Dodge’s most potent Chargers enjoy more menacing looks and sharper reflexes.
  
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• VW enters the car-sharing game with all-electric WeShare launch in Berlin - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 21:49 via cnet.com
  It has a bit of catching up to do in comparison to its biggest rivals.
  
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• 2020 Tokyo Olympics country flags make for impressive anime warriors - CNET

  27-06-2019 21:48 via cnet.com
  See the US, Canada, Australia, Spain, South Africa and other countries depicted as Japanese anime samurai, firefighters, and monks.
  
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• How bacteria could improve soft robots

  27-06-2019 21:36 via zdnet.com
  E. coli is bad when it contaminates your food, but it can actually be good for robots. Scientists say synthetic bacteria could eventually repair a robot, generate energy, or detect chemicals in the environment.
  
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• Trump tweets may get slapped with Twitter's new warning label - CNET

  27-06-2019 21:31 via cnet.com
  You'll have to click or tap on a warning notice to see tweets that Twitter says violate its rules but are still in the public interest.
  
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• Owlcam bets the dash cam is the new frontier in machine learning

  27-06-2019 21:26 via zdnet.com
  To do machine learning right, some take the approach of getting in the middle of a big problem and hoping to amass the data to train the network. That's the bet of startup Owlcam, whose $349 camera and service offering claims to have received millions of videos from its customers, building its database of understanding of what happens on the road.
  
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• Independence Day: When we'll be prisoners of our cars no more

  27-06-2019 20:50 via zdnet.com
  As driverless technologies improve, there'll be no more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners. Here's how Amazon and Apple will take us all for a ride.
  
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• Dang, NASA, this Jupiter portrait is gorgeous - CNET

  27-06-2019 20:50 via cnet.com
  NASA's Juno spacecraft delivers a knockout new view of the swirly gas giant.
  
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• GM drops $20 million upgrading Arlington plant for new Escalade, Tahoe and Yukon - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 20:20 via cnet.com
  We're still not sure when these big-boy SUVs will be unveiled, though.
  
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• Valve to continue Steam gaming on Ubuntu Linux

  27-06-2019 20:19 via zdnet.com
  But, the gaming company isn't happy with Canonical and will try to work closer with other Linux distributors.
  
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• What you don't know about your car's information security should scare you - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 20:16 via cnet.com
  A new survey on information security asks: How safe is your personal info in cars?
  
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• Astronomers discover the source of a mysterious space signal - CNET

  27-06-2019 20:00 via cnet.com
  An unexplained, one-off radio burst was received from deep-space in September 2018. Now we know where it came from.
  
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• Twitter's new warning label could curb spread of Trump tweets - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:53 via cnet.com
  You'll have to click or tap on the warning notice to see the tweets, which Twitter says are in violation of its rules but still in the public's interest.
  
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• Best Steam summer sale 2019 deals: Rage 2, Total War: Three Kingdoms, and more - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:52 via cnet.com
  These are some of the best deals on the best games during the current Steam summer sale. We'll keep this updated with new picks daily.
  
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• The Kodak Mini Shot instant-print camera is on sale for $90 today and I totally want one - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:51 via cnet.com
  Plus: $5 USB-C earbuds, 30% off Juiced Bikes e-bikes, two all-time favorite games for just $1.48 and your chance to win a Sonos speaker!
  
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• The data that trains AI increasingly calls into question AI

  27-06-2019 19:50 via zdnet.com
  After 10 years of ImageNet, AI researchers are digging into the details of test sets and some are asking just how much knowledge has really been created with machine learning.
  
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• Democratic debate 2019 memes, night one: Everyone, show off your Spanish - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:46 via cnet.com
  Beto O'Rourke and Cory Booker slip into Espanol and create a fiesta of memes. Plus, Trump's bored.
  
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• CNET Book Club: Neal Stephenson explores the long, weird future in Fall, or Dodge in Hell - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:42 via cnet.com
  We talk about virtual worlds, the terrors of social media and what uploading our minds after death even means.
  
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• Sony WH-XB900N Extra Bass Headphones review: A more affordable Sony noise-canceling headphone with extra bass - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:41 via cnet.com
  Can't afford Sony's $350 WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphone? Its $250 WH-XB900N has a similar design and many of the same features for less.
  
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• New Firefox browser for Android shows boosting privacy boosts speed, too - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:40 via cnet.com
  Dubbed Firefox Preview, the stripped-down Android browser is being piloted now. Apple restrictions keep it off iPhones.
  
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• Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets

  27-06-2019 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter tries a new way to handle politicians who break its rules but are too newsworthy to ban.
  
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• AutoComplete: Dodge unveiled the widebody Charger Hellcat and Scat Pack video - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 19:37 via cnet.com
  Plus: Chrysler revives the Voyager, and Ford's Super-Duty trucks get new off-road cred.
  
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• Who dominated the first Democratic debate on Twitter? Warren, Trump - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:35 via cnet.com
  The Democratic debate generated plenty of tweets.
  
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• Fortnite season 9, week 8 challenges and where to visit 3 clocks - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:34 via cnet.com
  Tick tock. Time is running out for this season.
  
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• Alphabet's moonshot security firm Chronicle joins Google Cloud

  27-06-2019 19:30 via zdnet.com
  Chronicle has lived as an independent subsidiary of Alphabet, where it developed a cybersecurity intelligence and analytics platform using Google-originated techniques.
  
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• Paul Rudd answers the call for Jason Reitman Ghostbusters movie - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:27 via cnet.com
  The Ant-Man star says he's so excited, he slimed himself.
  
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• Elon Musk: SpaceX flights between cities will feel like Disney's Space Mountain - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:14 via cnet.com
  Starship travel here on Earth could be like an out-of-this-world version of the space-themed roller coaster.
  
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• Michael Jackson music streams jumped 41% after HBO pedophilia doc - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:12 via cnet.com
  #MuteRKelly worked, in a twisted sense: R. Kelly's music climbed only 13%.
  
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• iOS 13 fixes one of iPhone's most annoying quirks - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:00 via cnet.com
  Forget ever having to open the Settings app just to connect to Wi-Fi again.
  
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• AT&T turns on 5G in Las Vegas, expands network count to 20 cities - CNET

  27-06-2019 19:00 via cnet.com
  AT&T's 5G network is growing, but it's still limited to business users.
  
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• Sigourney Weaver, Awkwafina join Netflix's The Dark Crystal prequel - CNET

  27-06-2019 18:56 via cnet.com
  Game of Thrones' Lena Headey and Avengers: Endgame's Benedict Wong also round out the cast of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
  
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• Can Sony's robot pup Aibo make friends with real dogs? video - CNET

  27-06-2019 18:56 via cnet.com
  We introduced Aibo to six dogs and had a dog behaviorist give us a play-by-play. This is what happened.
  
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• Google adds a new way to share GIFs right from Google Images - CNET

  27-06-2019 18:53 via cnet.com
  One less step for sharing GIFs.
  
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• Pokemon Masters promises epic battles on iOS and Android this summer - CNET

  27-06-2019 18:51 via cnet.com
  The free Pokemon game from DeNA is coming to your phone very soon.
  
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• This one-of-one Dodge Charger Widebody is headed to Pikes Peak - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 18:39 via cnet.com
  It has been upgraded with all the kit required to make this dangerous ascent.
  
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• McLaren 720S Ride-On has its own infotainment system - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 18:35 via cnet.com
  That's better than some new cars.
  
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• Facebook: Our terms of service are less confusing now. Really - CNET

  27-06-2019 18:31 via cnet.com
  The social network isn't changing its policies, just trying to explain them better.
  
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• Dodge will run a one-off Charger Widebody at Pikes Peak - Roadshow

  27-06-2019 18:29 via cnet.com
  It wasn't just plucked from the dealership showroom.
  
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