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• Chris Harrison out for good as Bachelor host after tumultuous year - CNET

  08-06-2021 23:58 via cnet.com
  
  Harrison faced backlash following controversial comments about a Bachelor contestant's plantation party photos. "I'm excited to start a new chapter," the veteran host says.
  
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• UiPath, robotic process automation startup, tops expectations in first quarterly report

  08-06-2021 23:21 via zdnet.com
  
  UiPath said it had 104 customers contributing annualized recurring revenue of more than $1 million.
  
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• Apple declares war on spammers this new email feature. Here's how it works - CNET

  08-06-2021 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  A new privacy-focused feature in iCloud Plus called Hide My Email aims to keep email spammers off your trail.
  
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• 2022 Ford Maverick: Here's how to price and reserve your dream trucklet - Roadshow

  08-06-2021 23:13 via cnet.com
  
  Ford's little unibody pickup starts at a super-affordable price, but can get pretty spendy. Here's how you can preorder one and what models we'd recommend.
  
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• NBA playoffs 2021: How to stream Hawks vs. 76ers, Clippers vs. Jazz today on TNT - CNET

  08-06-2021 23:07 via cnet.com
  
  The conference semifinals continue today and you don't need cable to watch.
  
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• How to check if your state owes you hundreds of dollars in under 2 minutes - CNET

  08-06-2021 23:00 via cnet.com
  
  Every year, billions of dollars' worth of personal property is left unclaimed. Here's how to search if your state has money or property that belongs to you.
  
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• Seven ways to make real-time technology real for your organization

  08-06-2021 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a need to understand what's going on beneath the surface as you let machines make the hard decisions.
  
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• Constituent platform used by Congress hit with ransomware as NYC faces legal department hack

  08-06-2021 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Government agencies carrying the personal information of millions continue to see waves of cyberattacks.
  
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• Bezos, Musk and other billionaires pay next to nothing in income taxes, report says - CNET

  08-06-2021 22:26 via cnet.com
  
  ProPublica got its hands on a trove of IRS documents.
  
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• Chris Harrison officially out as Bachelor host after tumultuous year - CNET

  08-06-2021 22:23 via cnet.com
  
  Harrison faced backlash following controversial comments about a Bachelor contestant's plantation party photos. "I'm excited to start a new chapter," the veteran host says.
  
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• Fastly outage: Why it just broke Amazon, Reddit, PayPal, Twitch and much of the internet - CNET

  08-06-2021 22:16 via cnet.com
  
  The internet was brought to its knees Tuesday, with 503 errors showing up across the news outlets and websites. A fix came just over an hour later.
  
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• China's Tianwen-1 Mars spacecraft spots its rover from orbit - CNET

  08-06-2021 22:10 via cnet.com
  
  The Zhurong rover is a tiny speck against the wide landscape of Mars.
  
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• Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 turned into life-size Lego supercar - Roadshow

  08-06-2021 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  Last year, Lamborghini and Lego released a 1:8 scale version of the supercar. This year, it wanted to go bigger -- literally.
  
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• CDC eases travel restriction on Japan and other countries ahead of the Olympics - CNET

  08-06-2021 21:32 via cnet.com
  
  The agency says people should be fully vaccinated before traveling.
  
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• Apple just fixed FaceTime's most annoying problem in iOS 15 - CNET

  08-06-2021 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  You'll finally be able to see everyone on your video call in a neat grid view. Here's how it works.
  
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• Third stimulus payment update: Track your IRS check status, plus-up money and more - CNET

  08-06-2021 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Still wondering about your $1,400 check and other stimulus payments? We'll explain how to track your money with the IRS.
  
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• Google should be declared a public utility, Ohio lawsuit demands - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:52 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant should be classified similarly to electricity and gas providers, says a complaint filed by the state's attorney general.
  
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• Best cheap mattress in 2021 - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:40 via cnet.com
  
  You want a bed that's comfortable to sleep on and easy on your bank account. We reveal the best cheap mattresses on the market.
  
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• See NASA's astonishing new views of Jupiter's big moon Ganymede - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:27 via cnet.com
  
  Wowza. The Juno spacecraft performed a close flyby on Monday and delivered some eye-popping images.
  
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• 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2021: How and when to watch Thursday - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  Wake up early and you might even see the sun show off its rarely seen horns and "shark fin."
  
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• NASA aims for Venus: See what the inferno planet looks like - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:19 via cnet.com
  
  It's been decades since NASA launched a dedicated Venus mission, but it's ready to go back. Check out our history with the hot, hot planet.
  
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• Major internet outage ‘shows infrastructure needs urgent fixing’

  08-06-2021 20:12
  
  Experts say outage shows internet services too centralised and lack resilience One of the world’s biggest web outages should act as a “wake-up call” that internet infrastructure has become dangerously over-centralised and lacks resilience, security experts have warned.An unexplained configuration error at a single infrastructure provider, Fastly, which handles 10% of the world’s internet traffic, was enough to render major websites and services inoperable for almost an ho
  
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• FTC scolds MoviePass for deceptive practices - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission says the movie service misled customers and didn't properly protect data.
  
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• Brood X cicadas are so abundant, they're showing up on weather radar - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  One entomologist didn't believe it at first, but there are that many of the insects.
  
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• Microsoft June 2021 Patch Tuesday: 50 vulnerabilities patched, six zero-days exploited in the wild

  08-06-2021 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Six out of seven zero-days are being actively used in cyberattacks.
  
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• Ford's Maverick is America's lowest-priced pickup and its cheapest hybrid - Roadshow

  08-06-2021 20:05 via cnet.com
  
  Ford's new small truck comes with a standard hybrid powertrain good for 40 mpg, and it starts at $21,490 delivered. Is it a gamechanger?
  
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• Sunscreen recall: Lab urges FDA to recall batches from Neutrogena, Banana Boat and more - CNET

  08-06-2021 20:02 via cnet.com
  
  Pharmaceutical testing company Valisure has asked the FDA to recall 40 different lots of sun products from 10 different brands after benzene, a known carcinogen, were found in the formulas.
  
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• Loki on Disney Plus: Release date, time and the other big things to know - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:53 via cnet.com
  
  Loki, the latest Marvel original series, lands tonight on Disney Plus. Here are all the vital stats for it and the rest of the service.
  
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• Early Prime Day 2021 bargains on Fire TV and Roku streaming devices - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:47 via cnet.com
  
  Here are the best bargains right now on Roku, Android TV and Fire TV video streamers, with prices starting at $25.
  
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• Internet outage: which websites and services were hit by Fastly issue

  08-06-2021 19:38
  
  From retailers such as Amazon to government information portals, the service interruption took its tollThe internet outage caused by a fault with cloud computing service Fastly took down thousands of websites in multiple countries, affecting governments and businesses in sectors ranging from media to online retail and telecoms.The interruption was relatively brief, lasting slightly more than an hour in most cases and occurring mid-morning UK time, before many people in the US will have woken up.
  
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• Prime Day 2021: Amazon Echo Alexa deals available now and coming soon - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:35 via cnet.com
  
  Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to buy Amazon products and these are the listings we're watching the closest.
  
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• Loki review: Disney Plus show is divinely weird and anything but low key - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:18 via cnet.com
  
  Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson are time-bending buddies in the most audacious Marvel Cinematic Universe series yet.
  
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• Spatial audio is now available on Apple Music. So, what is it? - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:15 via cnet.com
  
  Apple announced at WWC that you can now listen to albums mixed in Dolby Atmos on supported devices. Here's what you need to know about spatial audio.
  
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• Tunbridge Wells: Skinners' Kent schools closed after data breach

  08-06-2021 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Two schools in Tunbridge Wells are shut after "sophisticated" hackers encrypted student data.
  
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• WWDC 2021 recap: Apple's most exciting announcements this year - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:09 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off with previews of iOS 15, MacOS Monterey, WatchOS 8, and more.
  
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• Loki release date: When does episode 1 of the Marvel show hit Disney Plus? - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:07 via cnet.com
  
  Here's when and how to watch the Tom Hiddleston series, which arrives two days earlier in the week than previous Marvel Disney Plus shows.
  
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• Playdate, a crank-enabled indie handheld game console, goes on sale for $179 in July - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:06 via cnet.com
  
  It gets mystery games over Wi-Fi, and looks like an adorable Wes Anderson Game Boy
  
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• Loki Charms cereal: Marvel gets marshmallowy for Disney Plus show - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:05 via cnet.com
  
  "They're mischievously delicious."
  
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• ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app

  08-06-2021 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds are arrested worldwide after using the ANOM app, where their messages were monitored.
  
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• IRS is sending first unemployment tax refunds. When could you expect yours? - CNET

  08-06-2021 19:02 via cnet.com
  
  If you paid tax on the unemployment benefits you received last year, you could be due a refund. Here's what to know.
  
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• New NHS patient data store delayed by two months

  08-06-2021 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The creation of a central store of data from GP records in England had been due to start on 1 July.
  
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• Colonial Pipeline CEO tells Senate decision to pay hackers was made quickly - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:55 via cnet.com
  
  The company paid $4.4 million the day after the hack was discovered.
  
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• 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse: How and when to watch the show Thursday - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:50 via cnet.com
  
  Wake up early and you might even see the sun show off its rarely seen horns and "shark fin."
  
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• Best Lenovo laptop deals: Save on newly released ThinkPad and Yoga models - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:44 via cnet.com
  
  Lenovo's latest laptops with the latest Intel silicon are on sale right now.
  
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• Yup, Conjuring 3 streams on HBO Max (but Quiet Place 2 and Cruella don't) - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:41 via cnet.com
  
  The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It hit theaters and HBO Max on Friday, but not every new movie in cinemas streams there.
  
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• Linux Foundation readies Global COVID Certificate Network

  08-06-2021 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The Linux Foundation Public Health is releasing the infrastructure for the first international Covid passport. It's being considered for use by both the United Nations and the European Union.
  
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• Here's the base 2022 Ford Maverick in all its steel-wheel glory - Roadshow

  08-06-2021 18:26 via cnet.com
  
  Here's what you get for that $21,490 price, and it rocks some sweet 17-inch steel wheels.
  
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• If you lose your AirPods, Apple has new ways to find them. Here's what you'll do - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:24 via cnet.com
  
  With iOS 15, finding your wireless earbuds and headphones will get a whole lot easier.
  
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• Loki: What to know before Marvel's godlike show begins on Disney Plus - CNET

  08-06-2021 18:22 via cnet.com
  
  Let's run through the God of Mischief's Marvel Cinematic Universe history before his series begins Wednesday.
  
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• What really went down when the internet went down

  08-06-2021 18:03
  
  Fastly’s outage took out a chunk of the internet. The next one could be even bigger
  
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