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• Coronavirus stimulus package: 6 benefits a new relief bill could bring that Trump's orders can't - CNET

  15-08-2020 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  If negotiators can find their way back to the table to resume talks on Capitol Hill, here's how the different parts of a new stimulus package could help you through the economic crisis.
  
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• Where to find kids' face masks that fit - CNET

  15-08-2020 23:10 via cnet.com
  
  Your child needs a comfortable face mask created with their specific proportions in mind. Luckily, you can easily find lots of fun sizes and styles online.
  
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• There's no eviction moratorium, sorry: Here's what Trump's executive order really means - CNET

  15-08-2020 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  President Trump's executive order doesn't renew eviction protections at all. Here's the fine print you need to know.
  
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• Trump's payroll tax plan: When the 'holiday' starts, how much you get, if you have to pay it back - CNET

  15-08-2020 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  The payroll tax holiday is supposed to give Americans more money in their paychecks, but there's a big catch. Here are the details you need to know.
  
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• This 3-axis handheld gimbal stabilizer helps you shoot better video for just $161 - CNET

  15-08-2020 20:55 via cnet.com
  
  Save 40% on the Zhiyun Crane M2 which works with smartphones and cameras up to about 1.5 pounds.
  
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• Second stimulus check payment schedule: How soon could the IRS send the money? - CNET

  15-08-2020 20:08 via cnet.com
  
  It's possible you could get your stimulus money faster than you did with the first check, but the timeline to pass a bill is in flux right now. We worked out some potential dates for when it could happen given the current situation.
  
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• Weekend deal roundup: $4 Showtime, $600 Dell 2-in-1 laptop, $100 Echo Show 8 and more - CNET

  15-08-2020 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  Start your weekend off with some cool deals, including the best price ever on an Amazfit smartwatch.
  
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• Stimulus check requirements: What we know about eligibility and a new relief bill - CNET

  15-08-2020 19:38 via cnet.com
  
  With talks stalled on a new relief bill, will Congress still approve another direct payment -- and who would qualify for it? Here's the situation today, and who may meet the requirements to receive another $1,200.
  
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• Tea at the Ritz soured by credit card scammers

  15-08-2020 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scammers posed as hotel staff to trick customers into handing over payment information.
  
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• Stimulus package: All the reasons we think a new bill will pass - CNET

  15-08-2020 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  Congress is adjourned until September, but there are five good reasons a stimulus package is still possible. Here's what we know.
  
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• Project Power review: Jamie Foxx's pill-popping thriller has surprising heart - CNET

  15-08-2020 18:14 via cnet.com
  
  Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback make this Netflix superpowers-in-a-pill movie worth a watch.
  
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• Trump issues new order to force TikTok sale: What you need to know - CNET

  15-08-2020 18:13 via cnet.com
  
  The president has issued two executive orders targeting the popular video app.
  
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• Will there be a second stimulus check in 2020? You could still receive $1,200 this year - CNET

  15-08-2020 18:06 via cnet.com
  
  How will a second direct payment be affected by the president's directives? Here's how to tabulate how much you could get if conversations continue on another check.
  
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• Hybrid cloud and low-code approaches gained favor during Covid-19 crisis

  15-08-2020 17:52 via zdnet.com
  
  KPMG-HFS survey finds IT investments paused at beginning of crisis, followed by surge in plans for technologies laser-focused on productivity and agility
  
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• Fortnite: How to install the game on Android phones without using Google's Play Store - CNET

  15-08-2020 17:22 via cnet.com
  
  Google and publisher Epic Games made it a little harder to play the popular battle royale game after Thursday's legal actions between the companies.
  
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• Working from home was the dream but is it turning into a nightmare? | John Naughton

  15-08-2020 17:00
  
  Back-to-back Zooms and employee surveillance apps have seen work invade the home in sinister waysRemember when it was so exciting to be able to WFH – work from home? When your boss, instead of being grumpy and taking a grudging “well-if-you-must” attitude was suddenly insisting that you had to work remotely? And how refreshing that seemed at the beginning? No more dispiriting 90-minute commutes, for example. Suddenly, extra hours were added to your day. A better work-life balan
  
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• Best charcoal grill of 2020: Weber, Char-Griller and more - CNET

  15-08-2020 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Charcoal grills are the original backyard barbecue method. We fired up the most popular models to find out which one is the best bet.
  
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• The best French press coffee makers for 2020: Bodum, Oxo, Frieling and more - CNET

  15-08-2020 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  We've tested a collection of popular French press coffee maker models, made by Frieling, Oxo, Bodum, Veken and others, to learn which ones are the best.
  
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• Mini-LED gets cheaper: How tiny new lights could improve your next big LCD TV - CNET

  15-08-2020 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The new TCL 6-Series is powered by smaller LEDs and starts at $650. Here's why that matters.
  
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• Boom ready to roll out its first jet en route to carbon neutral supersonic travel - CNET

  15-08-2020 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The XB-1 will demonstrate key technologies designed for what could be the first commercial supersonic jet since the Concorde.
  
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• West of Dead review – a compelling shootout

  15-08-2020 14:00
  
  Gunmen and mythic monsters lurk around every corner, but in this relentless combat game death is just a temporary hiccup“Dead, again,” growls Ron Perlman, the voice of West of Dead’s skeletal gunslinger. “But it looks like dying ain’t gonna take yet.”In video games, death has been, more often than not, downgraded from a terminal affliction to a momentary setback. The delicious “do-over” – the chance to correct the mistimed leap, to retake the
  
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• Watch Europe's largest 3D-printer built a two-story house video - CNET

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Belgian company Kamp C recently finished construction of its first 3D-printed two-story house. The house was printed by a machine called the BOD2, made by a company called COBOD (Construction of Buildings on Demand).
  
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• The best gas grill of 2020: Weber, Char-Broil and more models we love - CNET

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  From backyard burgers to top-notch tailgates, these gas grills are ready to serve up delicious meals.
  
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• Hydrogen supercar concept debuts, 2020 Chevy Corvette driven: Roadshow week in review - Roadshow

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Aug. 15.
  
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• How much money would you really get from President Trump's unemployment benefit? - CNET

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The President signed an executive memo to give an additional $400 a week on Aug. 8 that starts soon, but states might not be ready to distribute funds or have money for the program.
  
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• Europe's largest 3D-printer just made its first two-story house - CNET

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A massive cement printer created this home.
  
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• Easy 5-ingredient picnic recipes for the most low-key lunch ever - CNET

  15-08-2020 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Take it easy in the great outdoors.
  
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• American Airlines just made a shocking gesture toward business travelers

  15-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It's a couple of clicks of a computer keyboard, for which airlines routinely charge $200. Now, American Airlines suddenly takes a different stance on certain fees. The cornonavirus changes business attitudes in a hurry.
  
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• How to avoid a spear-phishing attack. 4 tips to keep you safe from timeless scams - CNET

  15-08-2020 13:15 via cnet.com
  
  The hacker's message is urgent and aimed directly at you. We'll teach you how to keep from getting duped.
  
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• The best battery-powered security cameras for 2020 - CNET

  15-08-2020 13:03 via cnet.com
  
  Want a security camera that can go pretty much anywhere? These are our favorites.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 20's biggest feature is actually OS updates. Let me explain - CNET

  15-08-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: I mean, BTS was awesome, too.
  
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• Hisense R8 Roku TV review: Features are nice, appealing price, but no dice - CNET

  15-08-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Roku TV system is great but image quality falls short of competitors from TCL and Vizio.
  
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• Epic sues Apple and Google, judge issues injunction against Uber and Lyft video - CNET

  15-08-2020 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  This week's major tech headlines include Epic Games' fight against Apple and Google and a San Francisco judge's injuction against Uber and Lyft.
  
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• How to start home schooling during COVID-19: Requirements, curriculum and tips - CNET

  15-08-2020 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  As many schools make plans to reopen in the fall, more parents are exploring home schooling and online education options.
  
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• Boom is ready to roll out its first supersonic jet video - CNET

  15-08-2020 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  Boom is getting ready to roll out its first supersonic jet, the XB-1. The aircraft is a one-third-scale demonstrator of Boom's planned flagship, the Overture, which could be the first commercial supersonic jet since the Concorde.
  
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• 'We are creating change': the ethical phone maker making business fair

  15-08-2020 11:30
  
  As Covid puts a focus on where spending goes, Fairphone wants us to consider people and planetWith the pressures on society and the world thrown back into the spotlight by Covid-19, now is the time to readdress where and how we spend our money to do so in a way that is better for all, not only ourselves.That means trying to buy as ethically and sustainably as possible, which for consumer technology covers both the materials pulled out of the ground and the way the products are made. Continue rea
  
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• This is a lifesaver when the power goes out

  15-08-2020 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It's easy to forget how much we rely on being able to plug things into a mains outlet that we only notice how much we make use of electricity when it's not there. For those times, there's the RAVPower RP-PB187 power station.
  
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• 2020 Audi S5 Sportback is a solid, sporty daily driver - Roadshow

  15-08-2020 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Audi's turbocharged S5 is at its best in functional Sportback guise.
  
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• The best cold-brew coffee maker of 2020: Oxo, Bialetti, Filtron and more - CNET

  15-08-2020 10:00 via cnet.com
  
  To find the best cold-brew coffee maker for any situation we tested a group of popular models from Oxo, Filtron, Bialetti, Espro and others.
  
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• Stimulus check 2 update: When could the IRS send your payment now? Here's what we know today - CNET

  15-08-2020 10:00 via cnet.com
  
  It's possible you could get your stimulus money faster than you did with the first check, but the timeline to pass a bill is in flux. We worked out some potential dates for when it could happen given the current situation.
  
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• Philip N Howard: ‘Social media need a radical rebuild’

  15-08-2020 10:00
  
  If we take back control of our data, we can use it for good• Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the worldSocial media doesn’t have to bring us only junk news and misinformation about coronavirus. Unfortunately, big platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter aren’t designed to promote healthy debate, find consensus, or solve problems. To have that kind of social media would require a radical rebuild. And the underlying principle for this would be that data about
  
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• 6 of the best photo storage options for 2020: Back up your photos in case of emergency - CNET

  15-08-2020 10:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how to protect everything from the portrait of your great grandmother to your dad's dorky high school yearbook photo.
  
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• Can you Facetune a video? You can now, and here's how its new iPhone app works - CNET

  15-08-2020 09:00 via cnet.com
  
  Facetune applies its real-time editing features to videos of your face with its new app for iOS.
  
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• Stimulus check requirements: How your eligibility may change in a new relief bill - CNET

  15-08-2020 08:00 via cnet.com
  
  With talks stalled on a new relief bill, will Congress still approve another direct payment -- and who would qualify? Here's the situation today, and who may meet the requirements to receive another $1,200.
  
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• iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XS: Depends on which phone you already own - CNET

  15-08-2020 08:00 via cnet.com
  
  The iPhone XS may have launched in 2018, but here's why it's not time yet to upgrade to the newer iPhone 11.
  
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• From loo rolls to fashion: how to spend your cash more ethically

  15-08-2020 08:00
  
  Coronavirus has made us all think about where our money is going. Here are everyday things you can do to make a differenceEven before the coronavirus crisis hit, many of us were starting to think harder about how we spent our money. Now, with incomes squeezed for some and the pandemic putting the spotlight on the most vulnerable sections of society, there is even more cause to consider where your cash is going.Here we look at some simple switches you can make and the retailers that use your mone
  
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• Science has a new tool in the fight against climate change: good data

  15-08-2020 07:00
  
  A European network of carbon monitoring stations is using new approach to data capture that may be the key to reversing the climate crisis
  
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• Realme is the most important phone brand you’ve never heard of

  15-08-2020 07:00
  
  Realme is cornering the high-spec, low-cost smartphone market. And it could take on Apple and Samsung, too
  
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• Fall Guys taps into the irresistible psychology of epic fails

  15-08-2020 07:00
  
  Like You’ve Been Framed and Takeshi’s Castle, the hit game relies on our love of seeing our enemies fail
  
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• Trump issues order effectively banning TikTok: What you need to know - CNET

  15-08-2020 06:02 via cnet.com
  
  Trump now has two executive orders targeting TikTok's parent.
  
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