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• Google CEO and Ivanka Trump announce plan to teach workers tech skills - CNET

  03-10-2019 23:49 via cnet.com
  The search giant signs the White House's Pledge to America's Workers.
  
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• iPad Pro and MacBook Pro could get better than OLED displays video - CNET

  03-10-2019 23:32 via cnet.com
  The 2020 or '21 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro may be getting a new display technology called mini-LED.
  
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• Short interest in WeWork bonds jumps to record high

  03-10-2019 23:13
  Short bets against WeWork's bonds jumped to a record high this week, suggesting investors believe the office-sharing startup may again seek to raise money in the debt market after it filed to withdraw its initial public offering.
  
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• This sprayable gel could prevent wildfires from catching hold - CNET

  03-10-2019 23:06 via cnet.com
  Scientists hope to stop wildfires before they turn destructive and deadly.
  
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• How to buy the cheapest Halloween candy - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:54 via cnet.com
  Here are few helpful tricks for saving money on those treats.
  
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• Joker movie review: No one's laughing in bleak, violent Batman spin-off - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:53 via cnet.com
  Joaquin Phoenix rises, but Batman is missed in this intense, visceral experience.
  
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• Samsung Pay launches virtual cash card, international money transfer - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:44 via cnet.com
  With the new services, users can shop and add money from the Samsung Pay app, as well as send payments in most major currencies.
  
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• The Mazda3 TCR race car is too good looking for its own good - Roadshow

  03-10-2019 22:37 via cnet.com
  The production-based Mazda3 TCR racer will get its on-track debut in January at Daytona.
  
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• Your electric car may be packed with explosives - Roadshow

  03-10-2019 22:36 via cnet.com
  Stay calm and don't call the bomb squad. There's a good reason your EV may be packed with fuses ready to go off in the event of a crash.
  
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• The best healthy meal kits in 2019 - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:33 via cnet.com
  For vegetarian, keto, organic, low-calorie and more diets.
  
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• Religious apps with sinful permissions requests are more common than you think - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:26 via cnet.com
  Christian Android apps account for hundreds of millions of downloads on the Google Play Store -- and too many are data devils.
  
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• 2020 Lexus IS 350 F Sport gets the Blackline Edition treatment - Roadshow

  03-10-2019 22:23 via cnet.com
  Previously, the Blackline trimmings were exclusive to the IS 300 F Sport.
  
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• The net neutrality battle lives on: What you need to know after the appeals court decision - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:08 via cnet.com
  A federal appeals court has upheld much of the FCC’s net neutrality repeal, but it also said the agency can’t prevent states from adopting their own rules.
  
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• NYCC: Ryan Reynolds gets trapped in a video game in movie Free Guy - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:05 via cnet.com
  At New York Comic Con, Free Guy's director and cast impress fans with new footage. The 2020 film also stars Taika Waititi, Joe Keery and Jodie Comer.
  
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• How to watch Cardinals vs. Braves and Nationals vs. Dodgers NLDS games without cable - CNET

  03-10-2019 22:00 via cnet.com
  Cord cutters can watch both National League Division Series live tonight on TBS.
  
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• Galaxy Fold: Watch us test its folding stamina live, right now on YouTube - CNET

  03-10-2019 21:53 via cnet.com
  Join CNET this Thursday as we fold the Galaxy Fold 200,000 times to see how well Samsung's foldable phone will hold up over time.
  
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• Governments call on Facebook to pause encryption efforts - CNET

  03-10-2019 21:51 via cnet.com
  In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, US, UK and Australian officials worry Facebook’s encryption efforts will help child predators.
  
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• Fortnite season 10 receives one-week extension and updates to skill matchmaking - CNET

  03-10-2019 21:51 via cnet.com
  Players will have to wait a little longer for season 11.
  
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• Borderlands 3: Gearbox celebrates 10th anniversary with more boss loot - CNET

  03-10-2019 21:49 via cnet.com
  The latest installment in the sci-fi game series that inspired the "looter-shooter" genre is here.
  
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• Google gets tougher on HTTPS with ban on mixed content

  03-10-2019 21:35 via zdnet.com
  Google to stop loading "mixed content" in Chrome starting next year.
  
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• Cheap web hosting services: How to find the best provider for your needs

  03-10-2019 20:45 via zdnet.com
  You can buy a month's worth of quality web hosting from a well-established service provider for less than the price of a Grande cappuccino. What's the catch? You'll have to dig a bit to make accurate long-term comparisons of the various offerings. That's where our Buyer's Guide can help.
  
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• Box expands key software integrations as part of continued enterprise push

  03-10-2019 20:45 via zdnet.com
  Box announced that it is expanding its integrations Adobe, Splunk, IBM, Slack and Microsoft.
  
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• Scooter startup Bird raises $275 million in latest funding round

  03-10-2019 20:41
  Scooter company Bird has raised $275 million in a funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, it said on Thursday, in a deal valuing the firm at $2.5 billion before the investment.
  
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• Microsoft will sell an Intel-based 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 for business users only

  03-10-2019 19:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is offering business users a version of its just-announced 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 with Intel inside.
  
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• macOS systems abused in DDoS attacks

  03-10-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  Up to 40,000 macOS systems expose a particular port online that can be abused for pretty big DDoS attacks.
  
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• Facebook's Instagram launches Snapchat-like 'Threads' app

  03-10-2019 19:21
  Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was launching a separate camera-first messaging app, "Threads", for its photo-sharing platform Instagram, stepping up the company's social media war with smaller rival Snapchat.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 5 review: This is the watch I've been waiting for

  03-10-2019 18:59 via zdnet.com
  After using the Series 5 for a couple of weeks, it's clear this is what the Apple Watch should have always been.
  
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• Southeast Asia internet economy exceeds $100B, online population hits 360M

  03-10-2019 18:32 via zdnet.com
  Region's internet economy grows past $100 billion for the first time this year, with Indonesia and Vietnam clocking growth rates of more than 40%, and the e-commerce sector seeing the fastest growth to hit $38 billion.
  
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• Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide after landmark EU court ruling

  03-10-2019 18:08
  Facebook can be ordered to police and remove illegal content worldwide, Europe's top court said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling that rights activists say raises concerns some countries could use it to silence critics.
  
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• Quick fixes for annoying iOS 13 problems

  03-10-2019 18:03 via zdnet.com
  iOS 13 giving you headaches? Got problems connecting to Wi-Fi networks or Bluetooth devices? Or maybe your battery isn't lasting as long. Here are some quick fixes you can try.
  
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• Zendesk introduces Sunshine Conversations for customer messaging

  03-10-2019 17:30 via zdnet.com
  The customer service and engagement company also launched Gather, a tool for building online community forums.
  
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• iPhone SE 2 coming next year, and will be as fast as the iPhone 11 -- but will the price be right?

  03-10-2019 17:08 via zdnet.com
  The chatter is that Apple will release an update to the iPhone SE in 2020 in an attempt to woo those looking for a smaller or cheaper (or smaller and cheaper) iPhone. But will the price be right?
  
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