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• Teachers and students take note: Get Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements for just $30 - CNET

  10-02-2020 23:51 via cnet.com
  
  This potent creative combo usually costs as much as $100, but proof of academic eligibility can save you 70% for a limited time.
  
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• Telstra payments wipe out NBN first half EBITDA gains

  10-02-2020 23:42 via zdnet.com
  
  EBITDA drops by 40% as payments to telcos ratchet up to almost AU$1.5 billion in the six months to December 31.
  
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• Best cheap true wireless earbuds in 2020: Top AirPods alternatives for $100 or less - CNET

  10-02-2020 23:38 via cnet.com
  
  Looking for an AirPods alternative that costs a lot less? Here are some truly wireless budget models worth considering.
  
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• Prime Day 2020 preview: The 50 weirdest deals we've ever seen - CNET

  10-02-2020 23:34 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day really is one of the strangest sales on the internet. These items are proof.
  
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• Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac Games - CNET

  10-02-2020 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  The maker of games like Ratchet and Clank and Marvel's Spider-Man is now wholly owned by Sony.
  
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• VW working on electric ID 4 R performance crossover and Alltrack wagon - Roadshow

  10-02-2020 23:14 via cnet.com
  
  Volkswagen's ID 4 crossover isn't out yet and its R performance division is already brainstorming an R version.
  
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• Adobe launches Experience Platform out of Azure in Australia

  10-02-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The move allows Australian businesses to keep customer information on-shore.
  
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• Safeguard your browsing privacy with crazy cheap deals from IPVanish and NordVPN - CNET

  10-02-2020 22:59 via cnet.com
  
  IPVanish is 67% off and includes 250GB of free SugarSync cloud storage. Or get three years of NordVPN for 70% off and get a second plan for free.
  
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• NASA budget proposal soars to $25B, with half that for moon and Mars campaign - CNET

  10-02-2020 22:56 via cnet.com
  
  The proposed 2021 funding targets lander systems, moon surface activities and robotic Mars missions, but removes support for STEM engagement.
  
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• 'Reaper of death' tyrannosaur was a massive meat-munching monster - CNET

  10-02-2020 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  The dashing dinosaur is now the oldest tyrannosaur species discovered in Canada.
  
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• Amazon demands Trump testify about the JEDI contract

  10-02-2020 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon is attempting to depose President Donald Trump and others over the US government's award the $10-billion dollar JEDI cloud to Microsoft Azure over AWS.
  
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• Foreign hackers are targeting more US government agencies, report says - CNET

  10-02-2020 22:01 via cnet.com
  
  Hacking: the counterintelligence tool of choice.
  
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• NASA gets $25B in funding from White House to land on the moon and Mars - CNET

  10-02-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  The 2021 funding targets lander systems, moon surface activities and robotic Mars missions, but removes support for STEM engagement.
  
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• Amazon's new head of entertainment led Hulu to its first big Emmys - CNET

  10-02-2020 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  Mike Hopkins spearheaded Hulu's prestige original shows like The Handmaid's Tale, which won the first outstanding-drama Emmy for any streaming service.
  
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• AI on steroids: Much bigger neural nets to come with new hardware, say Bengio, Hinton, and LeCun

  10-02-2020 21:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Novel hardware to accelerate training and inference of neural nets can lead to much larger models, perhaps someday making possible the trillion-synapse neural net, say deep learning creators Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Yann LeCun. Also important is the impending revolution in robotics.
  
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• Best Apple Watch deals for 2020: Every Series 5 model is on sale at Amazon - CNET

  10-02-2020 21:29 via cnet.com
  
  Get the 44mm GPS or cellular model for $44 off Apple's list price.
  
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• With no brand license, Blackberry Mobile fades to black

  10-02-2020 21:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Blackberry's termination of its brand license to TCL raises questions about what led to the split and whether this is truly the end of a once-dominant phone brand.
  
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• Software error exposes the ID numbers for 1.26 million Danish citizens

  10-02-2020 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Danish tax portal accidentally shares tax payer identification numbers with Google and Adobe analytics services.
  
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• JVC's monster 70-inch 4K UHD TV just dropped to $520 - CNET

  10-02-2020 21:16 via cnet.com
  
  Stocked with Roku goodness, it's even cheaper now than it was before the big bowl game.
  
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• Antihangover drinks: What's in them and do they work? - CNET

  10-02-2020 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, tips from a dietitian on what actually works to help a hangover.
  
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• Anti-hangover drinks: What's in them and do they work? - CNET

  10-02-2020 21:06 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, tips from a dietitian on what actually works to help a hangover.
  
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• This $230 JBL wireless speaker with Google Assistant is back on sale for $60 - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  Back in stock! The Link 20 is new, not refurbished, and the feature set is bananas.
  
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• Apple headphone deals for 2020: Solo Pro, Powerbeats Pro and Studio3 on sale now - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  Headphones make a great Valentine's Day gift and we've found all the best prices.
  
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• Anthem will get a redesigned experience, BioWare says - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:16 via cnet.com
  
  Will we see a comeback?
  
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• 2021 Chevy Tahoe is only a little more expensive - Roadshow

  10-02-2020 20:12 via cnet.com
  
  The brand-new SUV starts at just $1,000 more than last year's model.
  
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• Crash Bandicoot could be coming to mobile and we're here for it - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:02 via cnet.com
  
  The classic platform game might soon be available for a new generation.
  
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• Will Samsung Unpacked blow us away or bore us to tears? (The Daily Charge, 2/10/2020) video - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: Oscars winners and losers.
  
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• Oscars big winner: Parasite. Loser: Netflix? video - CNET

  10-02-2020 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  From The Daily Charge: Netflix came to the ceremony with more nominations than anybody and walked away with two wins.
  
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• Nikola Motors' Badger electric truck wants to sink its teeth into Tesla, Rivian - Roadshow

  10-02-2020 20:01 via cnet.com
  
  The Badger would be unique in its field, thanks to an optional fuel-cell powertrain.
  
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• Nikola Motors' Badger electric truck has its sights on Tesla, Hummer and Rivian - Roadshow

  10-02-2020 19:53 via cnet.com
  
  The Badger will be available as an EV or as a fuel cell vehicle with up to 600 miles of range.
  
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• Beyond Parasite: How to stream the early movies of Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho - CNET

  10-02-2020 19:45 via cnet.com
  
  Okja and Snowpiercer are on Netflix, and you can rent or buy his earlier films.
  
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• Everything we know about the Galaxy S20 Ultra before Unpacked tomorrow: New colors, 5G guaranteed, $850 price - CNET

  10-02-2020 19:38 via cnet.com
  
  From 5G and camera specs to a giant battery inside, here's what we've grokked about Samsung's first flagship phone for 2020.
  
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• Microsoft's dual-screen Surface Duo phone shows up on a train - CNET

  10-02-2020 19:33 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new dual-screen Android phone is set for release later this year.
  
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• RCS: What's next for mobile messaging

  10-02-2020 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  RCS could accelerate convergence of notifications and conversations.
  
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• NASA captures rare view of dancing Mars dust devil, and it's a monster - CNET

  10-02-2020 18:42 via cnet.com
  
  It's a good thing we weren't on Mars when this massive dust devil whirled around.
  
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• Razr burn: Motorola needs to flip back after its flawed brand reboot

  10-02-2020 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The modern incarnation of the seminal flip phone makes too many compromises in the name of nostalgia. But the Razr brand could become an asset even as its latest comeback folds.
  
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• We are still playing catch up with AI, and it's a dangerous game

  10-02-2020 18:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The public sector is using artificial intelligence for high-impact decisions, but is it doing so safely? Not safely enough, according to a new report.
  
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• Amazon wants to question Trump over $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract - CNET

  10-02-2020 18:32 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft was awarded the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract in October last year.
  
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• Republican Senator targets Google and Facebook with FTC overhaul plan - CNET

  10-02-2020 17:30 via cnet.com
  
  Senator Josh Haweley from Missouri wants to dismantle the FTC and reconstitute it under the Department of Justice.
  
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• South Korea's government explores move from Windows to Linux desktop

  10-02-2020 17:25 via zdnet.com
  
  In what may prove to be the biggest migration from Windows to the Linux desktop, the South Korean government is looking into shifting from Windows 7 to a trio of Linux desktops.
  
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• US charges four Chinese army members over giant Equifax hacking breach

  10-02-2020 17:21
  
  William Barr says hackers spent weeks in Equifax system, stealing company secrets and personal dataThe United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million US citizens, William Barr, the attorney general, said on Monday. Related: Democrats go on the offensive ahead of New Hampshire primary – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Why would Rockstar release GTA 6 soon? GTA Online is a gold mine

  10-02-2020 17:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Many of us may be impatiently waiting for Rockstar Games to officially announce GTA 6 is in the works, but a recent earnings call, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive hinted that we won't see a new GTA anytime soon. And, to be honest, I'm really not surprised.During the same earnings call, Take-Two revealed that GTA Online – the online multiplayer mode of GTA 5 – delivered its "best holiday quarter ever for both audience size and net bookings".Not only that, but thir
  
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• The best 2020 iPad deals: Amazon has the 10.2-inch model for $249 - CNET

  10-02-2020 17:14 via cnet.com
  
  That's $1 less than anywhere else -- and a full $80 off Apple's list price.
  
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• NBA All-Star Game 2020: How to watch Team Giannis vs. Team LeBron without cable - CNET

  10-02-2020 17:14 via cnet.com
  
  The Rising Stars game, three-point shootout, slam-dunk contest and the main event are on TNT and you can livestream them all.
  
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• Man who helped the Queen send her first email dies

  10-02-2020 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Computer scientist Peter Kirstein guided the Queen into the internet era - in 1976.
  
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• Oscars 2020: How to watch Parasite and the other 2020 Oscar winners - CNET

  10-02-2020 16:43 via cnet.com
  
  You can stream most of the Oscar-winning movies from the comfort of your couch, including Parasite, Joker, Judy and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
  
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• Oscars 2020: How to watch Parasite and the other 2020 award winners - CNET

  10-02-2020 16:43 via cnet.com
  
  You can stream most of the Oscar-winning movies from the comfort of your couch, including Parasite, Joker, Judy and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
  
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• The best PS4 Pro prices, deals, and bundles in February 2020

  10-02-2020 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With such a full library of games and excellent prices on PS4 Pro bundle deals right now, there's no reason not to take advantage of the latest sales and a grab a 4K console. You'll find the most powerful PlayStation ever released for less this week, with bundle prices across the US and UK offering excellent savings. We're seeing all the latest games included in these bundles, including FIFA 20, Death Stranding, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and NHL 20. You'll find the PS4 best deals going r
  
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• Mobile industry and tech channel moves for February 2020

  10-02-2020 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Got some good news to share with us about your moves? Send the details to [email protected] with a photo if possible.Brightstar welcomes two major arrivalsBrightstar has expanded its ranks with two major appointments. David Brassington has joined the company from TechData, where he was Business Unit Director for Mobile and CE Endpoint Solutions, while Jon Charters (pictured) has assumed the role of Head of Retail. He was previously at Sony Mobile.Samsung Mobile UK has a new marketing di
  
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• Microsoft risks annoying Windows 10 users by bugging people with Firefox to switch to Edge

  10-02-2020 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Windows 10 has always pushed adverts at users on the desktop, and seemingly in less subtle ways in recent times, but this practice has just reached new heights – or should that be depths – with Microsoft suggesting that Firefox users should adopt its own revamped Edge browser instead.As highlighted in a post on Reddit, it would appear that those with Mozilla Firefox installed are receiving a ‘suggestion’ in the Start menu which states: “Still using Firefox? Microsof
  
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