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• PlayStation VR 2: all the latest PSVR 2 rumors

  11-06-2020 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sony hosted its PS5 games reveal event on June 11, but although we saw some truly great looking titles, fans of PSVR were left disappointed. No VR titles were shown, at least not explicitly, and we didn't see a reveal of the PSVR 2 at the end of the event –
  even though Sony finally revealed what the PS5 looks like, along with a number of accessories. However, we did get a quick glimpse at a new PS5 camera.With the PS4 and PS4 Pro life-cycles officially reaching their ends, and Sony confirm
  
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• Horizon: Forbidden West trailer debuts at Sony PS5 event video - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:54 via cnet.com
  
  The much-anticipated sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn makes its first appearance at Sony's PS5 games event.
  
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• Watch Sony reveal the PS5 video - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:52 via cnet.com
  
  At the 2020 PS5 event, Sony gave fans their first look at the long-awaited PlayStation 5 console and the surprise discless PS5 Digital Edition.
  
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• PlayStation 5: Sony reveals PS5 console and games – as it happened

  11-06-2020 23:52
  
  Join us as we cover the PlayStation 5 announcement live from 9pm BST/1pm PDT 10.42pm BST Well, that’s it for the PlayStation 5 event this evening. Clearly, the focus was on games rather than hardware – at least until the end – and fans got what they wanted, beginning with an enhanced GTA V and moving on through new Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman and Ratchet & Clank titles. The finale was the reveal of the PlayStation 5 console itself, a radical re-think of the machin
  
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• Gran Turismo 7 on PlayStation 5: The confirmed cars - Roadshow

  11-06-2020 23:49 via cnet.com
  
  GT7 is shaping up to be full of amazing cars as usual, and we can't wait to see them on PS5.
  
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• Democratic candidate Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules

  11-06-2020 23:47
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign published an open letter to FacebookChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, calling for the company to fact-check politicians' ads in the two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November.
  
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• Microsoft patches critical flaw in Windows 10 that allows remote code execution with a single shortcut

  11-06-2020 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Microsoft has broken its own record for releasing CVEs in June's Patch Tuesday as the software giant has patched 129 vulnerabilities in Windows 10, Office, Microsoft Edge and its other software.This month's update includes fixes for a number of security flaws including CVEs for 11 critical remote-code execution vulnerabilities. However, June's Patch Tuesday did not include any zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild.In a blog post, Dustin C. Childs from Trend Micro
  
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• A first look at Resident Evil 8 appears at PS5 event video - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:45 via cnet.com
  
  Sony shows off a first look at its latest installment of the Resident Evil series, coming to the PS5 in 2021.
  
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• Twitter bans 32k accounts pushing Chinese, Russian, and Turkish propaganda

  11-06-2020 23:44 via zdnet.com
  
  All three networks targeted local users for the benefit of the ruling political party.
  
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• SpaceX plans its third launch in the space of two weeks - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:40 via cnet.com
  
  Elon Musk's rocket company will be conducting its first Starlink ride-share mission and making room for three Planet Labs satellites.
  
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• Demon's Souls PS5 remake is official – and it looks glorious

  11-06-2020 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Demon’s Souls is being remade from the ground up for PS5, Sony has revealed during its PS5 games reveal event. Demon’s Souls was originally released in 2009 on the PlayStation 3, and was the catalyst for the incredibly popular Dark Souls series, which is beloved by many due to its punishing difficult and satisfying gameplay. You can watch the announcement trailer below.Good for the soul
  The game is being handled by developer Bluepoint Games, who are renowned for creating impress
  
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• Sony reveals the PS5 console - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  The highly anticipated console has finally been unveiled.
  
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• Sony PS5 has a new Pulse 3D wireless headset - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:30 via cnet.com
  
  That new console needs matching accessories.
  
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• PS5 games reveal live blog: the PS5 and games revealed, as it happened

  11-06-2020 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The PS5 games reveal is over and below you can read our live blog covering today's event, which Sony called The Future of Gaming. The live stream began at 1PM PDT / 9PM BST / 4PM EDT, and we got our first look at PS5 games coming to the console at launch and likely beyond. In a total surprise, too, we even saw the PS5 for the first time. We learned everything except the PS5 price and release date, basically. The array of games shown off included Horizon Forbidden West, an amazing-looking Ra
  
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• Drone footage captures migration of 64k green sea turtles - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  That's almost twice as many turtles coming ashore on Raine Island to lay eggs than previously estimated.
  
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• Drone footage captures migration of 64,000 green sea turtles - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  That's almost twice as many turtles coming ashore on Australia's Raine Island to lay eggs as previously thought.
  
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• Sony's PS5 reveal: New design announced, Spider-Man and all the other trailers shown - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:22 via cnet.com
  
  Sony's PlayStation division showed off the new look for its upcoming PlayStation 5, as well as new games including Gran Turismo 7 and Hitman III.
  
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• This is what the PS5 looks like

  11-06-2020 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sony is changing things up with the PS5 and the newly announced PS5 Digital Edition that were unveiled today during the PS5 gameplay reveal event.The console, shown at the very end of the event, has an almost Alienware-esque, space age design to it with a black center piece and a rounded white top and bottom. The console was shown in a vertical position on a stand throughout the unveiling, leading us to believe that it needs to stay in that orientation, but Sony hasn't confirmed that yet.Sony al
  
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• The best gifts for teen boys in 2020 - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:17 via cnet.com
  
  Teenagers can be a tough audience to impress, but we've got you covered with our lineup of the best gifts for boys.
  
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• Mineral sunscreen vs. chemical sunscreen: Which is safer? - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  Yes, you can absorb chemicals through your skin, but it may not be as bad as you think.
  
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• Face mask feeling uncomfortable? Here's what you can do - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  We've got creative tips to help prevent chafed ears and the best fabric to use to help stay cool.
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West unveiled at Sony's PS5 Future of Gaming event - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  The sequel to one of the PlayStation 4's best exclusives, Horizon Zero Dawn, was just revealed.
  
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• Horizon Forbidden West announced at Sony's PS5 Future of Gaming event - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  The sequel to one of Sony's best exclusives was just revealed.
  
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• The best charcoal grill to buy for 2020 - CNET

  11-06-2020 23:03 via cnet.com
  
  We're firing up the grills to find the best charcoal model for your cookout.
  
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• Intel chip executive Jim Keller departs company

  11-06-2020 22:59
  
  Jim Keller, a prominent executive who helped design chips at Apple Inc and Tesla Inc before joining Intel Corp two years ago, left the Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker effective June 11, Intel said in a news post.
  
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• The Vizio PX-Series 4K Quantum LED is a better value than OLED and it's $200 off - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:55 via cnet.com
  
  The 65-inch Vizio PX65-G1 is just $980 at Costco through tomorrow.
  
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• Sony shows new look at DualSense controller for PS5 video - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:51 via cnet.com
  
  At the PS5 event, Sony showed a short new promotional video of its DualSense controller.
  
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• PlayStation 5: Sony announces new console specs and price – live updates

  11-06-2020 22:40
  
  Join us as we cover the PlayStation 5 reveal live from 9pm BST/1pm PDT 9.39pm BST Tango Games’ Ghostwire: Tokyo making a return from the dead here - appropriately, as it’s about seeing ghosts. A ludicrously good-looking Tokyo is home to creepy headless schoolgirls, portals to other dimensions and other creepy apparitions. It’s a first-person game with a bit of a Dishonored/Bioshock supernatural combat thing going on. Coming 2021. 9.37pm BST Ah next up, a new title in the Oddwor
  
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• TikTok parent ByteDance has tripled its U.S. employees in past year

  11-06-2020 22:31
  
  ByteDance, parent company of the short video app TikTok, has more than tripled its U.S. employees in the past 12 months, the company said in response to a Reuters inquiry.
  
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• Sony's PS5 event happening now: New Spider-Man coming this holiday; All the trailers and everything announced - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:31 via cnet.com
  
  Sony's PlayStation division will show off games coming this fall.
  
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• Gran Turismo 7 announced for PS5 - Roadshow

  11-06-2020 22:29 via cnet.com
  
  The next entry in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo racing game series is coming to the PlayStation 5.
  
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• GTA 5 enhanced and expanded edition is coming to PS5 in 2021

  11-06-2020 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GTA 5 is coming to PS5 in the second half of 2021, Sony has announced. The game will be enhanced and expanded, and feature a range of visual upgrades and improvements to performance that will take full advantage of the PS5’s beefy hardware. The announcement was made during Sony’s PS5 games reveal event, where Rockstar’s open world epic had the honor of kicking off the show. Despite releasing in 2013, GTA 5 continues to be a big seller for Rockstar, and it seems like the pu
  
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• Adobe Q2 a mixed bag as revenue falls short of estimates

  11-06-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Nonetheless, the cloud software giant reported record fiscal second quarter profit of $1.1 billion.
  
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• Sony debuts PS5 trailer for Spider-Man: Miles Morales video - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  At its PS5 games event, Sony shows off gameplay for the new Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The new game is based off the popular lead charater from Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.
  
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• Knoxville shuts down IT network following ransomware attack

  11-06-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Knoxville joins a list that also includes Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, and New Orleans.
  
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• PS5 gets Spider-Man Miles Morales sequel as launch title

  11-06-2020 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man will be making a return to PlayStation consoles, with Spider-Man Miles Morales officially confirmed as a PS5 launch title.Set to land with the console in 'Holiday 2020', it replaces old-school Peter Parker with Miles Morales, the latest fan-favourite incarnation of Spider-Man.A full sequel to the 2018 title Marvel's Spider-Man, we saw only a glimpse of the game, with Miles kitted out in his signature red and black costume amidst a snow-swept NYC.Best PS4 ga
  
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• Faster than ever, Apache Cassandra 4.0 beta is on its way

  11-06-2020 22:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The popular NoSQL database management system Apache Cassandra promises to be faster and more stable than ever in its next release.
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man sequel will land on PS5 - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:12 via cnet.com
  
  Sony announces that Spider-Man: Miles Morales is swooping in for PS5.
  
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• Best soundbars under $200 for 2020 - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:07 via cnet.com
  
  If you're on a limited budget, here are three soundbars that sound great, look good, and don't cost an arm and a leg.
  
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• Snap CEO says decision to limit Trump protected by First Amendment - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  "We want to use our rights to stand up for the things we believe in," Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says.
  
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• Get $90 worth of games including Ark: Survival Evolved free right now - CNET

  11-06-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  This week, get two free games from Epic, including one in which you get to ride around on the back of a dinosaur while shooting a machine gun.
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 – everything you need to know

  11-06-2020 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 was supposed to begin on June 3, however, publisher Activision briefly delayed the content update due to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in America and across the world. The wait is now over, though, as developer Infinity Ward has confirmed Season 4 has kicked off. 
  When does Call of Duty Season 4 start?
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 is now underway on PS4, Xbox One and PC. You'll be prompted to update the game once you boot it up b
  
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• Chris Cox returns to Facebook as chief product officer after quitting last year

  11-06-2020 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Cox left Facebook last March amid the company's efforts to become a more privacy-focused platform.
  
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• Cryptomining syndicate hijacks Kubernetes clusters

  11-06-2020 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Microsoft has released a new report highlighting a new series of attacks targeting a toolkit called Kubeflow which is used for running machine learning operations on top of Kubernetes clusters.The attacks first began in April of this year and have continued with the aim of installing a cryptocurrency miner on Kubernetes clusters that are exposed to the internet and run Kubeflow.In a blog post, security research software engineer at the Azure Security Center, Yossi Weizman provided more details o
  
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• U.S. senators introduce new bill to punish Chinese technology theft

  11-06-2020 21:34
  
  A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology.
  
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• Tesla will be included in J.D. Power initial quality survey for the first time, kinda - Roadshow

  11-06-2020 21:26 via cnet.com
  
  Because Tesla won't grant permission to J.D. Power to survey its owners, the results will be published but not included in the official rankings.
  
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• Best car vacuums for 2020 - Roadshow

  11-06-2020 21:24 via cnet.com
  
  These are the best car vacuums for cleaning dirt, mud, pet hair and other messes from your vehicle.
  
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• Zuckerberg's former aide Chris Cox returns to Facebook as product head

  11-06-2020 21:09
  
  Facebook Inc'sformer chief product officer, Chris Cox, is returning to his role, according to his post https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10105509261342903&set=a.692319249513&type=3&theater on the social media platform.
  
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• The best mesh Wi-Fi systems for 2020: Eero, Google Nest and more - CNET

  11-06-2020 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Sick and tired of dead zones in your home's Wi-Fi connection? A mesh router can help deliver fast internet at long range. Here are the best we've tested.
  
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• Chris Cox says he's returning to Facebook as chief product officer to 'dig in to help' - CNET

  11-06-2020 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Cox left the company over a year ago amid disagreements with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
  
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