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• Coronavirus cancels IFA conference in Berlin this summer -- sort of - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  The electronics trade show will proceed, but not in the same way it has in the past, organizers said in a vague series of tweets.
  
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• Nintendo Switch sales more than doubled in March, report says - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  PlayStation 4 and Xbox One also saw a growth in sales.
  
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• Nintendo Switch sales more than doubled in March compared to last year, report says - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:37 via cnet.com
  
  PlayStation 4 and Xbox One also saw a growth in sales.
  
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• These are the best National DNA Day 2020 deals - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:35 via cnet.com
  
  Celebrate everyone's favorite acid (deoxyribonucleic, of course) with big savings on DNA test kits.
  
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• SpaceX launch: How to watch as the Starlink satellite fleet grows again - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:33 via cnet.com
  
  Elon Musk's planned broadband constellation hasn't been stopped by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Disney Plus reportedly begins work on The Mandalorian season 3 - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:32 via cnet.com
  
  Pre-production work on scripts and art has begun, a report says.
  
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• Netflix: Tiger King was big but Spenser Confidential was bigger - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:16 via cnet.com
  
  Action comedy flick Spenser Confidential was streamed by even more people than the millions who got sucked into the bizarro world of Joe Exotic.
  
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• Coronavirus shutdowns an Earth Day 2020 gift to the environment - CNET

  21-04-2020 23:01 via cnet.com
  
  With so many humans staying at home to avoid coronavirus, the air is cleaner, the water is clearer and animals are growing bold.
  
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• The Truth About Amazon review – a punters' guide to the retail giant's jungle

  21-04-2020 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This Supershoppers special takes two Amazon-devoted families on an eye-opening tour of the retailers’ tactics – with mixed resultsI forget how much of an unbearable metropolitan elitist I am sometimes. When I see a programme called The Truth About Amazon, I automatically think it’s going to be an excoriating investigation into some of the alleged abuses of its workers. These are so many that, taken together, they would amount to something remarkably close to servitude, even bef
  
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• Tesla Model S Performance now boasts quicker acceleration - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:52 via cnet.com
  
  A 0-60 mph sprint will happen in 2.3 seconds now, according to Tesla, thanks to a software update.
  
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• Amazon staff take off work to raise safety concerns in pandemic: activists

  21-04-2020 22:51
  
  A U.S. labor and activist coalition said employees of Amazon.com Inc would take off work starting on Tuesday to draw attention to what it says are unsafe conditions at warehouses during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Porsche Taycan range will include RWD model with lower price - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:48 via cnet.com
  
  Porsche says the Taycan range won't stop at just three models.
  
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• WhatsApp reportedly expanding group calls to 8 people - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:47 via cnet.com
  
  The new feature will seemingly work with group voice or video calls.
  
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• Netflix announces Sherlock Holmes spin-off with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  The movie will be released on the streaming platform later this year.
  
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• 5 germ-fighting habits you should use now and forever - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  Keep these COVID-19 induced habits forever to protect yourself and stay healthy.
  
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• Google helps users reduce Google Cloud costs

  21-04-2020 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  As is the case with all major cloud platforms, navigating billing and cost optimization gets highly complex.
  
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• Corporate social responsibility and the moral supply chain

  21-04-2020 22:39 via zdnet.com
  
  I'd love to say that this is my work but it isn't. Its the work of Dr. Stephen LeMay, a professor at University of Western Florida who has a long history in both supply chain and CRM. The supply chain is not morally agnostic and, stretched as it is now, it still is accountable.
  
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• Netflix's Q1 shines, highlights company's technology prowess

  21-04-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not surprising that Netflix's first quarter was boosted by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but the company nailed its technology management as it added more than 15 million net subscribers.
  
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• Accelerate with enterprise service management

  21-04-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Enable your digital business with this new enterprise platform.
  
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• Zoom: Former Dropbox staff say Zoom stalled on security fix - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a timeline of every security issue uncovered in the video chat app.
  
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• Netflix subscribers surge like crazy as coronavirus traps us at home - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:33 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix's gangbusters growth will be seen as a bellwether for streaming video in the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 17 best Animal Crossing: New Horizons tips for all players - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  How to catch rare fish, get foreign fruit and sell turnips on your island in New Horizons, the latest installation of Animal Crossing.
  
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• Trump draft order requires more from tech workers on H-1B visas: Bloomberg

  21-04-2020 22:29
  
  President Donald Trump would require technology workers in the United States on H-1B visas to provide updated certifications that they are not displacing American workers, according to a draft executive order, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Snap adds more users amid coronavirus lockdown - CNET

  21-04-2020 22:24 via cnet.com
  
  The ephemeral messaging app now has 229 million daily active users.
  
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• New sextortion threat making the rounds

  21-04-2020 22:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't be surprised or alarmed if a new sextortion scam lands in your inbox. It is a bogus as every other one -- and it may be using data from the Ashley Madison hack. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• U.S. videogame sales surge in March as lockdown keeps people indoor

  21-04-2020 22:14
  
  Videogame sales in March hit their highest in over a decade, as Americans turned to games like "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" because of lockdowns to stem the spread of the coronavrius.
  
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• UK parliament: holding feet to the fire via Zoom?

  21-04-2020 22:02
  
  Britain's House of Commons, where lawmakers notoriously jeer at rivals seated two sword-lengths away, is about to find out whether it can make ministers sweat over Zoom.
  
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• When quarantine ends, this is how to see friends and family - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:59 via cnet.com
  
  When you can start seeing other people, going to restaurants, seeing movies in theaters and more.
  
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• Need flowers for mom? Get 15% off and free delivery from UrbanStems - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  Or just get a bouquet to brighten up your own house now that you can't leave.
  
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• MIT work raises a question: Can robots be teammates with humans rather than slaves?

  21-04-2020 21:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Scientists at the Computer Science and AI Laboratories at MIT used machine learning approaches to train a robot arm to take action based on question-and-response dialogues with a human teammate. Could it re-focus humanity away from its obsession with robots as slaves?
  
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• Apple could postpone rumored iPhone SE Plus until late 2021 - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:51 via cnet.com
  
  The rumored larger phone model could reportedly release in the second half of next year.
  
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• CNET makes pizza! - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:42 via cnet.com
  
  With frozen pizza hard to come by, we put it to the CNET staff to show off their pie-making chops.
  
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• Fortnite heads to Google Play Store - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:39 via cnet.com
  
  Epic Games brought its popular battle royale game to the official Android app store, but it isn't pulling punches on what it thinks about Google.
  
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• iPhone SE is already cheap, but there's a way to save even more money - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:35 via cnet.com
  
  These are the best prepaid plans for Apple's new $399 iPhone.
  
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• Face masks outside, in cars, in stores: Here's where you're expected to wear a covering - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  The wearing of face masks and face coverings is getting more and more common. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Maven, GM's car-sharing service, shuts down - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  GM had big plans for Maven four years ago, but it's decided to pull the plug.
  
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• The importance of business culture in a time of crisis

  21-04-2020 21:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses in today's pandemic and quarantine environment have a choice. Adopt a culture of business agility to move your business forward in this new environment or fall further behind.
  
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• Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro arrives this week - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:25 via cnet.com
  
  It promises a great (but expensive) typing and trackpad option, and you can preorder it now.
  
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• Exclusive: Trump pressed to halt federal pension investments in China's ZTE, Hikvision

  21-04-2020 21:18
  
  Lawmakers and former officials are making a last-ditch push to persuade the Trump administration to halt plans to invest billions of federal employee retirement dollars in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of human rights abuses or threatening U.S. security, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.
  
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• Fashion's fight for sustainability from supply line to regenerative cotton - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  "Regenerative practices with regards to agriculture are quite literally the answer to climate change."
  
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• Here comes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

  21-04-2020 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat introduces its latest RHEL version that helps users to get the most from the hybrid cloud.
  
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• Detroit automakers and UAW discuss coronavirus safety to reopen plants - CNET

  21-04-2020 21:10 via cnet.com
  
  General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are working with the UAW union to iron out how to restart work safely.
  
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• Dynabook unveils new Windows 10 Secured-Core 'Thin and Light' Portégé laptops

  21-04-2020 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The new premium laptops are powered by the new 10th-gen Intel Core processors.
  
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• New iOS exploit discovered being used to spy on China's Uyghur minority

  21-04-2020 20:43 via zdnet.com
  
  New "Insomnia" exploit works on iOS versions 12.3, 12.3.1, and 12.3.2; was patched in iOS 12.4 last year.
  
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• Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook could push deeper into our wallets after coronavirus - CNET

  21-04-2020 20:39 via cnet.com
  
  Tech companies have been eyeing our wallets for years. Now they might just get them.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test - CNET

  21-04-2020 20:33 via cnet.com
  
  Plus: The White House offers guidelines to loosen lockdown and 5.2 million new jobless claims are filed.
  
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• Senator asks Google and Apple CEOs to be personally liable for COVID-19 tracking project privacy - CNET

  21-04-2020 20:31 via cnet.com
  
  The tracing tech poses "serious concerns" in privacy, Sen. Hawley says.
  
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• Apple is resurrecting Fraggle Rock - CNET

  21-04-2020 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  A new series of mini-episodes sees Jim Henson's Fraggles revived for quarantine singalongs.
  
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• Facebook shines spotlight on groups at virtual coronavirus event - CNET

  21-04-2020 19:49 via cnet.com
  
  The social network wants to show it's a force for good, but coronavirus misinformation is still a problem.
  
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• In Versailles, king of online retail Amazon fights unions backlash

  21-04-2020 19:48
  
  Amazonmade its case on Tuesday in a French court of appeal to keep deliveries on track in the country, rejecting unions' allegations that it was not doing its best to protect employees from COVID-19.
  
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