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• Slack shares recover from hammering after first results as public company

  05-09-2019 23:47
  Shares of Slack Technologies Increcovered huge initial losses to close 3.4% lower on Thursday after the workplace messaging firm's first quarterly report as a public company beat expectations while warning of slowing growth.
  
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• Scientists who captured first black hole image win $3 million prize - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:46 via cnet.com
  A team of 347 people will share a prize in what's known as the "Oscars of Science."
  
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• Apple Music launches web browser version - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:45 via cnet.com
  You can now stream 50 million songs through any browser on any device.
  
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• Apple Music launches public beta of web browser version - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:45 via cnet.com
  You can now stream 50 million songs through any browser on any device.
  
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• Scientist reveals Loch Ness monster hunt results, and it's disappointing - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:39 via cnet.com
  The search for Nessie collides with some cold, hard science.
  
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• Watch a Deepstaria jellyfish shape-shift like an underwater Pac-Man ghost - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:26 via cnet.com
  Bonus: there's also a tiny crustacean hitching a ride inside the translucent jellyfish's body.
  
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• Paxos gets U.S. regulator nod for gold-backed token, dollar-backed stablecoin

  05-09-2019 23:24
  Paxos Trust Company launched the first regulated, gold-backed digital token and later this month will debut a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, after getting approval from New York regulators on Thursday.
  
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• Trust in police facial recognition higher among older white Republicans, say researchers - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:23 via cnet.com
  Younger Americans aren't so sure, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.
  
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• EU wants own review of Boeing 737 Max repairs - CNET

  05-09-2019 23:08 via cnet.com
  In a departure from its usual practice, the EU's safety agency says it won't automatically accept the FAA's recertification of the still-grounded airplane.
  
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• Japan will let self-driving cars wander freely ahead of Tokyo Olympics - Roadshow

  05-09-2019 22:56 via cnet.com
  Release the machines.
  
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• Apple Music is now available through your favorite browser

  05-09-2019 22:49 via zdnet.com
  Apple just launched an official Apple Music website in beta.
  
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• Out of America and into the future: Next-generation Smart Fortwo, Forfour debut - Roadshow

  05-09-2019 22:38 via cnet.com
  This time, the models are solely electric and ready to tackle urban living head-on.
  
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• Zoom delivers strong Q2 results, raises outlook

  05-09-2019 22:36 via zdnet.com
  CEO Eric Yuan noted the company's 96% year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter and increased free cash flow.
  
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• iPhone XR topped all other phones in the first half of 2019, report says - CNET

  05-09-2019 22:31 via cnet.com
  More than twice as many shipped as the Galaxy A10.
  
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• Amazon's revamped Fire TV lineup includes a faster Cube and an OLED TV video - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:57 via cnet.com
  Unfortunately, that OLED TV isn't coming to the US, but the second-gen Fire TV Cube is, along with a sound bar and other streaming gear.
  
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• HBO Max could launch for $15 a month - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:50 via cnet.com
  The new streaming service could be priced the same as HBO, a report says.
  
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• Kellogg enters the faux-meat game with its 'Incogmeato' burger - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:46 via cnet.com
  The company's Morningstar Farms line already sells popular veggie burgers, but this new patty will "bleed" like the Impossible Burger.
  
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• When is Black Friday 2019? - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:29 via cnet.com
  It's coming. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• How to watch Packers vs. Bears NFL 2019 season opener tonight without cable - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:28 via cnet.com
  The NFL season starts this evening with an old-school rivalry between Chicago and Green Bay. Here's how to catch it live, no cable required.
  
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• Apple's new iPhone challenge: Making modest upgrades sound like must-haves - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:26 via cnet.com
  The iPhone 11 may look a lot like the iPhone XS and X.
  
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• T-Mobile is being sued by New York City over sales tactics - CNET

  05-09-2019 21:22 via cnet.com
  The city alleges the carrier sold used phones as new and destroyed customer credit scores.
  
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• Phishing campaign targets victims with hacked SharePoint

  05-09-2019 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A dangerous new phishing campaign has been uncovered that uses compromised SharePoint sites and OneNote documents to trick potential victims from the banking sector to visit their landing pages.The cybercriminals behind the campaign have chosen Microsoft's web-based SharePoint collaborative platform to launch their attacks because the domains it uses are often overlooked by secure email gateways and this allows their phishing messages to actually reach users' inboxes.After compromising a SharePo
  
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• Before Dark Souls and Elden Ring: FromSoftware's weird, wonderful past

  05-09-2019 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Role-playing games have changed a lot throughout the years, transitioning from a genre that was once set in stone, to something that’s unpredictable, exciting and diverse. At the helm of changing our perception of RPGs and their potential are companies such as FromSoftware. This Japanese developer has taken gamers on a variety of treacherous pilgrimages, from the cursed lands of the Souls series to the diseased-ridden streets of Bloodborne’s Yharnam. With the fairly recent
  
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• Happy 60th birthday, COBOL

  05-09-2019 20:59 via zdnet.com
  In the beginning, there was machine languages and assembler. Neither was easy to use, but then along came COBOL, and everything changed.
  
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• COBOL turns 60: Why it will outlive us all

  05-09-2019 20:59 via zdnet.com
  In the beginning, there was machine languages and assembler. Neither was easy to use, but then along came COBOL, and everything changed.
  
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• OnePlus 7T might get the 90Hz display without needing the ‘Pro’ label

  05-09-2019 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OnePlus CEO Pete Lau just all but confirmed the company's anticipated OnePlus 7T will get the 90Hz display found in its OnePlus 7 Pro. The 90Hz display was well received, and it will be coming to a more affordable phone soon, Lau told CNET in an interview.To quote Lau: "The overwhelming positive feedback pushed us to bring 90Hz, which we believe will become standard on flagship phones, to our highly acclaimed premium lineup so that more people can experience the smooth scrolling display." And, L
  
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• The weird and wacky tech of IFA 2019 - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:57 via cnet.com
  From a purring cat pillow to sunglasses with sound, these are the gadgets and gizmos we loved at IFA 2019.
  
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• Facebook, Microsoft and other partners create challenge to detect deepfakes - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:46 via cnet.com
  Manipulated videos are a big concern ahead of the 2020 US elections.
  
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• Revised US fuel economy standards will reportedly end California waiver - Roadshow

  05-09-2019 20:41 via cnet.com
  A new report claims the Trump administration will, indeed, revoke California's waiver to set greenhouse gas standards.
  
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• First look: Panasonic Transparent OLED TV

  05-09-2019 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Originally displayed at the Salone del Mobile furniture and lifestyle exhibition in Milan back in the spring, the intriguing prototype now looks even more impressive with much improved black levels.The groundbreaking set has been developed in partnership with Swiss furniture brand Vitra and is a joint collaboration between Scandinavian based designer Daniel Rybakken and Panasonic Design Kyoto
  Once switched on the set magically displays content much like a regular OLED TV, with the aforementioned
  
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• No, this AI hasn’t mastered eighth-grade science

  05-09-2019 20:37 via zdnet.com
  Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI have engineered a brilliant mash-up of natural language processing techniques that gets high scores on Regents exam questions for high school science, but the software is not really learning science in the sense most people would think, it’s just counting words.
  
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• Motorola One Zoom is Moto's attempt to make the best budget camera phone yet

  05-09-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Motorola One Zoom is Motorola's latest, and most premium, handset in the Motorola One series, and it has its eyes set on the best camera phone crown – at least, the budget handset version.Announced by Motorola at IFA 2019, the annual tech show in Berlin, the Motorola One Zoom follows the Motorola One, One Vision and One Action, the latter two of which were released in quick succession in the weeks leading up to IFA.
  This is what we thought of the Motorola One ActionFollow all the lates
  
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• Motorola One Zoom phone is made with satin glass - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  Shiny glass phones are so passe. Motorola's matte glass backing rebuffs your nasty fingerprints.
  
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• Lenovo's new Yoga laptops pack in punchier hardware and brighter screens

  05-09-2019 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IFA 2019 has come with plenty of new product announcements, and a Lenovo has a suite of new products that should delight fans of its laptops. The company is launching four new Yoga laptops, with three convertible models and one standard clamshell version. And, they all have a lot to offer.The star of the show is the new Yoga C940, a traditional advancement to the revamped Yoga C930. The Yoga C940 has the usual 360-degree hinge to fold over backwards, but the speaker hinge has been improved. This
  
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• Lenovo's new smart display looks to follow in the Nest Hub's footsteps video - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  The Lenovo Smart Display 7 has an RGB sensor like the Nest Hub. Lenovo also showed off tablets that double as smart displays.
  
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• Lenovo's new Smart Display 7 looks a lot like the Google Nest Hub, and that's OK - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  The 7-inch touchscreen gadget with Google Assistant built-in took notes from the popular Google Nest Hub.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga C940 2-in-1 is more phonelike with Intel's help - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  The PC maker also announced new 15-inch Yogas with discrete graphics and Alexa features at IFA 2019.
  
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• Google's new Ambient Mode lets you turn a Lenovo tablet into a smart display - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:30 via cnet.com
  Dock your Yoga Smart Tab or your Smart Tab M8 to see a tailored touchscreen display with shortcuts to control your smart home devices and personalized notifications.
  
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• IFA 2019 news, previews and everything you need to know

  05-09-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IFA 2019 is now well into day two of the biggest tech show in Europe, with multiple brands having spewed out announcements about the latest and greatest tech on offer at the moment.Europe's biggest tech show is the place every year to find out more on which 4K TVs (or even 8K), phones, wearables, laptops and appliances are going to be changing the world in the next 12 months, and that's already precisely what we're seeing in the European rival to CES (the yearly tech show that takes place in Las
  
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• US Open live stream: how to watch the tennis semi-finals online from anywhere

  05-09-2019 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's been a fiery US Open so far with plenty of shocks and surprises, but the last tennis major of the 2019 season isn't over yet. We're down to the last four standing in the men's and women's draws and so we've compiled this handy guide for getting a US Open live stream online or on TV, no matter where you are in the world.
  For the 139th time, the best of the best from the tennis world will come together for the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York City to battle it out for glory and to see wh
  
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• See roller coaster rider's absolutely insane mid-air phone catch - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:19 via cnet.com
  This may be the greatest cell phone save in the history of humanity.
  
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• Google rolls out open source version of its differential privacy library

  05-09-2019 20:17 via zdnet.com
  The library is meant to help developers build products that utilize anonymized aggregate data in a "privacy-preserving manner".
  
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• Sony releases 40th anniversary Walkman at IFA - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:09 via cnet.com
  Prepare for the nostalgia.
  
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• YouTube's new fashion page is ready to walk the runway - CNET

  05-09-2019 20:00 via cnet.com
  /Fashion will offer livestreams from runways and more.
  
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• Altice offers unlimited mobile phone service for just $20 a month - CNET

  05-09-2019 19:56 via cnet.com
  The cable operator is looking to shake-up the mobile market with an inexpensive unlimited plan unmatched by others in the market.
  
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• Samsung is giving a $250 credit to those who preordered the Galaxy Fold

  05-09-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  All existing pre-orders have been canceled as the company prepares to sell its foldable phone once again.
  
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• Google's 'secret web tracking pages' explained

  05-09-2019 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The search giant's advertising methods are once again under scrutiny.
  
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• Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta is live – how to join, and the PC spec you’ll need

  05-09-2019 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ahead of the game’s October 4 release, the beta for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint has gone live. And, it’s not too late to get in on the act if you fancy some lengthy Recon sessions over the weekend.The Ghost Recon Breakpoint closed beta runs through to 11am UK time (3am PT, 6am ET) on September 9. PC gamers and those on the Xbox One and PS4 can get in on the beta action as well during that time.
  We show you how to build a PCThese are the best gaming monitors of 2019
  
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• Italy approves use of special powers over 5G supply deals

  05-09-2019 19:10
  Italy's new government on Thursday approved its use of special powers in supply deals for fifth-generation (5G) telecom services by a number of domestic firms with providers including China's Huawei and ZTE Corporation.
  
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• Mubadala expected to invest in Vision Fund 2 in fourth quarter: sources

  05-09-2019 19:05
  Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is expected to invest in Japanese group SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 in the fourth quarter of 2019, which will focus on technology projects, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  
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