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• WWE SummerSlam 2021: Start times, how to watch and full card - CNET

  21-08-2021 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  You can watch on Peacock or, if you're out of the US, the WWE Network.
  
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• COVID-19 booster shots in the US: 8 important things to know - CNET

  21-08-2021 22:30 via cnet.com
  
  Who's eligible for a booster shot against the delta variant? When will vaccine boosters be available? What about the J&J shot? We'll explain.
  
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• Elon Musk's Tesla Bot may never arrive. Here are robots you can experience now - CNET

  21-08-2021 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  The big reveal wasn't much more than a skinny dude in a weird onesie.
  
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• Uber and Lyft's Proposition 22 is unconstitutional, judge rules - CNET

  21-08-2021 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  The measure classifies gig workers as contractors rather than employees.
  
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• 2022 Ford Explorer ST Line ditches power, keeps the style - Roadshow

  21-08-2021 19:22 via cnet.com
  
  The SUV doesn't rock the 400-hp V6, but it does look damn good still.
  
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• The party’s over: China clamps down on its tech billionaires

  21-08-2021 17:00
  
  The startling rise to wealth of the nation’s entrepreneurs has been an affront to Beijing’s political philosophy and increasingly, a threat to the communist partyIn a Politburo group study session on 23 November 2015, China’s president, Xi Jinping, recommended the book Capital in the Twenty-First Century by the French economist Thomas Piketty. “The rich data he used demonstrated that … unrestrained capitalism accelerates wealth inequality … [His] conclusion
  
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• Ford Mustang, Mustang Mach-E brighten things up with Ice White Editions - Roadshow

  21-08-2021 16:13 via cnet.com
  
  You can grab the bright looks for the 2022 Mustang coupe or Mustang Mach-E.
  
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• Traveling on business? Get ready for absurd new hotel fees

  21-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It's very tempting to get beyond videoconferencing and see your customers, clients and co-workers in person. There may, however, be new annoyances since you last traveled.
  
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• Get unlimited StackSkills courses, a VPN lifetime sub, and a password manager for just $50

  21-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  You can change your entire life with permanent unlimited access to thousands of training classes, as well as the tools to keep you safe if you choose courses that will allow you to work from exotic locations.
  
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• Facebook's Horizon Workrooms: A VR office app you can bring your laptop into video - CNET

  21-08-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  We got a first look at Facebook's efforts for remote work in VR on the Oculus Quest 2. Mark Zuckerberg showed up, too.
  
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• China pushes through data protection law that applies cross-border

  21-08-2021 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Effective from November 1, the Personal Information Protection Law details laws around data collection, use, and storage, including requirements for foreign companies operating in China to appoint a local entity or representative responsible for its compliance.
  
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• iPhone accessories: Three of the best and most indispensable

  21-08-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Out of the thousands of iPhone accessories I've tested, there are three of the very best and most useful that I've tested.
  
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• 2022 Subaru Ascent Onyx Edition: Not for frill-seekers - Roadshow

  21-08-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  This three-row SUV has plenty of virtues, none of which are excitement, driver engagement or groundbreaking design.
  
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• Disinfection robots and thermal body cameras: welcome to the Covid-free office

  21-08-2021 10:00
  
  A workplace in Bucharest filled with anti-virus innovations could become the new normal in office design, its creators hopeExplainer: what are UK workers’ rights when asked to return?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNot so long ago it may have seemed more like a futuristic vision of the workplace – or a hospital.But the hands-free door handles, self-cleaning surfaces, antimicrobial paint, air-monitoring display tools, UV light disinfection robots, and
  
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• Disinfection robots and thermal body cameras: welcome to the anti-Covid office

  21-08-2021 10:00
  
  A workplace in Bucharest filled with anti-virus innovations could become the new normal in office design, its creators hopeExplainer: what are UK workers’ rights when asked to return?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNot so long ago it may have seemed more like a futuristic vision of the workplace – or a hospital.But the hands-free door handles, self-cleaning surfaces, antimicrobial paint, air-monitoring display tools, UV light disinfection robots, and
  
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• How to buy a secondhand smartphone – and what to look out for

  21-08-2021 08:00
  
  They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here’s how to grab a bargain safely in the UKSmartphones are a key part of modern life but with prices routinely in excess of £1,000 for the latest high-end handsets, should you be considering cheaper secondhand or refurbished models instead?These have the potential to be good for your wallet and the planet, as any device that is given a second life instead of being recycled reduces its lifetime environmenta
  
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• Politicians need to pay attention to existential risks

  21-08-2021 07:00
  
  The likelihood of the world experiencing an existential catastrophe over the next century is one in six
  
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• Blockchain is here to save us from ticket touts

  21-08-2021 07:00
  
  YellowHeart founder Josh Katz says blockchain technology can help direct revenue to musicians instead of scalpers
  
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• Blow for Uber as judge finds California’s gig-worker law unconstitutional

  21-08-2021 04:30
  
  Judge sides with drivers in lawsuit brought over Prop 22Uber criticizes decision and says it plans to appeal A judge on Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Related: One airport, 1,300 snakes: San Francisco helps to save endangered speciesContinue reading...
  
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• Facebook reportedly shelved report it feared could make it look bad - CNET

  21-08-2021 02:49 via cnet.com
  
  The unreleased report showed the most-viewed US content on Facebook in the first quarter.
  
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• Tesla unveils new humanoid robot designs and Americans can get COVID-19 boosters next month video - CNET

  21-08-2021 02:32 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's top stories, Elon Musk shares plans for a Tesla Bot built on self-driving technology. Also, COVID-19 booster shots are coming in September for eligible Americans and Facebook introduces virtual conference rooms to help collaboration.
  
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• No one knows when Tesla Bot will arrive. Here are robots you can experience now - CNET

  21-08-2021 02:05 via cnet.com
  
  Elon Musk's robot so far is just a skinny dude dancing in a weird onesie.
  
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• GM is pausing Bolt and Bolt EUV production due to semiconductor shortage - Roadshow

  21-08-2021 02:03 via cnet.com
  
  The little EV has previously avoided production stoppages where other models haven't, but even the Orion plant isn't immune to the shortage.
  
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• Computer Space and beyond: 50 years of gaming

  21-08-2021 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From an arcade game to a multi-billion pound industry, the BBC charts the ups and downs of video games.
  
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• OnlyFans porn ban a 'kick in the teeth' for creators

  21-08-2021 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Content creators aren't pleased about the site's decision to ban explicit content from October.
  
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• An NES game donated to Goodwill just sold for $411,278 - CNET

  21-08-2021 00:19 via cnet.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda isn't usually this expensive.
  
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