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• Baseball NFTs are coming from Topps - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:57 via cnet.com
  
  These trading cards don't come with any bubble gum.
  
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• PS5 restock updates: Availability at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and more - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:47 via cnet.com
  
  Sony's PlayStation 5 is still extremely difficult to find. Here are links to all the stores selling Sony's hot hardware.
  
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• Xbox Series X restock: Target, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, Newegg and more inventory updates - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:25 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new console isn't as difficult to find as the PlayStation 5, but that doesn't mean scoring one will be easy.
  
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• Intel wants to produce chips for automakers amid semiconductor shortage, report says - Roadshow

  12-04-2021 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  The chip giant could reportedly provide chips for cars within six to nine months.
  
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• Get a pair of smart Wi-Fi 3-way light switches for $13.69, a tie for the lowest price ever - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:18 via cnet.com
  
  These Gosund switches are Alexa-compatible and can be remotely controlled via your phone.
  
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• Brazil publishes national artificial intelligence strategy

  12-04-2021 23:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The plan outlines the framework for fostering research and development in the field and driving AI innovation to solve the country's key challenges.
  
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• It's DIY time: Save $40 on a Cricut Joy crafting machine - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:08 via cnet.com
  
  You can also get $100 the more powerful Cricut Maker that handles intricate fabric cutting for hobbyists and pros alike.
  
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• Where's my third stimulus check? What you should know about the IRS tracking tool - CNET

  12-04-2021 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  Is your stimulus check on the way? Use the Get My Payment tracker to find out, but don't expect it to tell you everything.
  
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• Subscription software pioneer Zuora promises return to growth

  12-04-2021 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  It was Zuora’s first meeting with Wall Street analysts since the summer of 2019.
  
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• A small asteroid just gave Earth and some satellites a very close pass - CNET

  12-04-2021 22:55 via cnet.com
  
  A piece of cosmic debris named 2021 GW4 briefly dove beneath the orbit of many of our largest satellites Monday.
  
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• 2021 Volkswagen ID 4 Pro officially rated by the EPA - Roadshow

  12-04-2021 22:46 via cnet.com
  
  This trim of VW's all-electric SUV can go up to 260 miles on a fully charged battery and returns up to 107 MPGe.
  
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• Stand-alone Ford Bronco dealerships are happening - Roadshow

  12-04-2021 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  Dealers are positively stoked for the Bronco, and they're turning the nameplate into a whole separate brand of sorts.
  
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• Ford Bronco standalone dealerships are coming - Roadshow

  12-04-2021 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  Dealers are positively stoked for the Bronco, and they're turning the nameplate into a whole separate brand of sorts.
  
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• AT&T vs. Comcast Xfinity: Two top internet providers compared - CNET

  12-04-2021 22:42 via cnet.com
  
  Fast speeds, big coverage areas, decent customer service records. Which of these above average ISPs should you go with to connect at home?
  
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• Gundam live-action movie headed to Netflix - CNET

  12-04-2021 22:40 via cnet.com
  
  Jordan Vogt-Roberts is directing the new sci-fi film based on the popular anime.
  
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• Where to buy a PS5: What you need to know to find Sony's new gaming console - CNET

  12-04-2021 22:39 via cnet.com
  
  Finding a PS5 is tricky business, as new consoles are immediately snapped up by keen customers.
  
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• Automation will accelerate decentralization and digital transformation

  12-04-2021 22:31 via zdnet.com
  
  As societies reemerge from lockdown, customer and employee experiences will become a digital/in-person hybrid largely enabled by workflow automation. Given their proximity to changing customer needs, service teams provide a window into how workflow automation can unlock transformation across the business.
  
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• FCC asks public to help test broadband speeds across the US - CNET

  12-04-2021 22:14 via cnet.com
  
  The agency wants more people using its speed test app to help improve its flawed broadband maps.
  
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• Nvidia lays out its three-chip data center roadmap

  12-04-2021 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  In his GTC keynote, CEO Jensen Huang previewed what's to come from Nvidia's growing data center business, as well as its new Arm partnerships
  
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• Amazon avoids a union in Alabama, but scrutiny over labor practices is here to stay - CNET

  12-04-2021 21:25 via cnet.com
  
  Regulators and the public remain focused on working conditions at Amazon, whether or not any more warehouses try to organize.
  
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• Apple's CEO equates Facebook to peeping Toms, pushes better privacy - CNET

  12-04-2021 21:17 via cnet.com
  
  Tim Cook's broadside in an interview with the Toronto Star comes as iOS 14.5 is set to debut with new privacy rules Facebook doesn't like.
  
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• Best M1 Mac Mini deals: Save $29 on 256GB model or $43 on 512GB model - CNET

  12-04-2021 21:12 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon offers slight savings on both Apple M1 Mac Mini models.
  
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• Revised child tax credit: We know how much money you could get in all - CNET

  12-04-2021 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Our child tax credit calculator helps eliminate the confusion of calculating your family's total and how much money to expect, and when.
  
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• Scientists find ancient flying 'Monkeydactyl' with oldest opposed thumb - CNET

  12-04-2021 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  A 160-million-year-old fossil of a reptile is hitching a ride into the history books.
  
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• Google Drive, Docs are back after hours-long outage - CNET

  12-04-2021 20:44 via cnet.com
  
  People reported issues with Google Drive, Docs, Slides and Sheets.
  
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• Salesforce to reopen San Francisco headquarters in May on limited basis

  12-04-2021 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is seeking vaccinated volunteers to return to the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. Salesforce has 22 offices open globally, but San Francisco is the first US reopening.
  
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• Virus-killing fan-maker Big Ass Fans adds former CDC director as advisor - CNET

  12-04-2021 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Dr. Robert Redfield will advise on health and safety for the company behind the Haiku UV-C.
  
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• Nadella's acquisitions: How Nuance stacks up

  12-04-2021 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft just made its second biggest acquisition in corporate history with Nuance Communications. How does Nuance compare and contrast with the nearly 80 other acquisitions made during Satya Nadella's tenure as CEO?
  
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• Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin join $100bn club

  12-04-2021 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Surge in share price of parent company Alphabet moved pair on to eight-man listThe Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have joined the $100bn club of super-rich people with 12-digit fortunes after a surge in the share price of the tech firm’s parent company, Alphabet.Page and Brin, who co-founded Google in 1996, joined a group of six others with paper fortunes of more than $100bn (£73bn), according to the Bloomberg billionaires index. Continue reading...
  
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• The FSF doubles down on restoring RMS after his non-apology apology

  12-04-2021 20:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Weeks after being readmitted to the Free Software Foundation board, Stallman speaks and the board stands behind him.
  
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• Will you get an IRS plus-up payment for your third stimulus check? What to know - CNET

  12-04-2021 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Are you missing stimulus check money from the $1,400 payment? Here's what to know about plus-up payments.
  
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• Best office tech in 2021: Work better and have more fun

  12-04-2021 19:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Give your office a tech upgrade with these fun, useful gadgets.
  
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• Facebook teams up with state health departments to share more vaccine information - CNET

  12-04-2021 19:40 via cnet.com
  
  The notifications on Facebook redirect people to local health department websites.
  
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• Put a collectors'-edition Ant-Man helmet on your head for $35 (save $65) - CNET

  12-04-2021 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  It's never too early to start suiting up for Halloween.
  
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• Canon EOS M50 Mark II

  12-04-2021 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With only minor updates over the original Canon EOS M50, can the M50 Mark II compete against newer entry-level cameras?
  
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• Mars has the blues in stunning NASA image of sand dunes on the red planet - CNET

  12-04-2021 19:12 via cnet.com
  
  NASA celebrates the Mars Odyssey spacecraft's 20 years in space with a striking view of sculpted dunes.
  
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• Live TV stinks. You're better off with these commercial-free, on-demand services

  12-04-2021 19:08 via zdnet.com
  
  David Gewirtz takes issue with the live TV services recently spotlighted by our own SJVN. Gewirtz contends that it's much more pleasant to go commercial-free and on-demand. Do you agree?
  
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• Nvidia enters 'science-fiction metaverse' with Omniverse Enterprise for 3D collaboration

  12-04-2021 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Omniverse Enterprise will allow distributed designers to work together in real time, with Nvidia stating users will not need to import and export between different programs.
  
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• Missing your stimulus check? When to file an IRS payment trace to track down the payment - CNET

  12-04-2021 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Has your third stimulus check gone missing? Or are you still owed money from the first or second payments? You have two ways you may be able to claim it. Here's what to do.
  
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• A Supreme Court Justice weighs in on Section 230: Here's what it means - CNET

  12-04-2021 18:57 via cnet.com
  
  An opinion issued by Justice Clarence Thomas could spark more movement in the legal shield protecting social media companies.
  
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• Nvidia's Grace AI chip leaves Intel processors behind - CNET

  12-04-2021 18:49 via cnet.com
  
  Also, Nvidia's Atlan chip should boost self-driving cars in 2025.
  
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• Everything announced at Nvidia's GTC 2021: A data center CPU, SDK for quantum simulations and more

  12-04-2021 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  "Nvidia is now a three-chip company," CEO Jensen Huang said, referring to the new "Grace" CPU for giant-scale AI and HPC workloads.
  
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• MyZone MZ-Switch

  12-04-2021 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The MyZone MZ-Switch is a heart rate monitor that gives you good enough accuracy away from the chest.
  
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• Airbnb doesn't want you throwing July 4th parties in rental homes - CNET

  12-04-2021 18:12 via cnet.com
  
  The company has a plan to prevent large gatherings and keep people safer during the coming summer months.
  
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• Student loan debt forgiveness for $10,000 or $50,000? Everything you need to know - CNET

  12-04-2021 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  The average college student has approximately $37,000 in debt, and students are looking for help. Here are the latest plans.
  
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• Microsoft makes $20bn bet on speech AI firm Nuance

  12-04-2021 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US tech giant is buying artificial intelligence firm Nuance, best known for developing Apple's Siri.
  
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• Iran nuclear attack: Mystery surrounds nuclear sabotage at Natanz

  12-04-2021 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iran blames Israel, but was this a cyber attack or physical act of sabotage?
  
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• Save $50 on the new Amazon Echo Show 10 and get a free Ring smart bulb - CNET

  12-04-2021 17:37 via cnet.com
  
  It's the first significant sale on the smart screen that follows you around the room. Plus: This 47-inch desk is just $36.
  
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• Cloudera Data Platform to integrate with Nvidia's accelerated Apache Spark 3.0 libraries

  12-04-2021 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  According to Cloudera, the integration will accelerate data pipelines and make it easier to add machine learning workflows to processes.
  
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• Billions of smartphone owners will soon be authorising payments using facial recognition

  12-04-2021 17:22 via zdnet.com
  
  New analysis shows that facial recognition and other biometric authentication technologies will increasingly help to keep mobile payments safe from fraudsters.
  
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