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• See Mercury up close as BepiColombo space mission beams back sweet image - CNET

  02-10-2021 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  The shot was taken Friday about 1,500 miles from Mercury, during the first of six scheduled flybys of the planet.
  
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• Child tax credit: 5 common problems for parents and what to do about them - CNET

  02-10-2021 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  Did your family get a lower amount with September's check or no payment at all? We'll explain.
  
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• Trump tries to force Twitter to let him tweet again - CNET

  02-10-2021 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  The former president asks a US court to issue a preliminary injunction that would restore his Twitter access.
  
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• 10 Gmail tricks to make your life easier - CNET

  02-10-2021 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  Simplify your email routine by accessing multiple inboxes, adding a signature, recalling an email and more.
  
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• Your USPS packages get more expensive tomorrow, just in time for the holidays. What to know - CNET

  02-10-2021 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  From Oct. 3 to Dec. 26, the Postal Service is raising prices with a holiday season surcharge. And that's on top of slower delivery service.
  
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• Windows 11 vs. Windows 10: Every Microsoft upgrade you should know about - CNET

  02-10-2021 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Windows 11 is a significant evolution from Windows 10 and the first software name change in six years. These are the most important differences.
  
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• No Time to Die is all about 'enhanced reality,' says 007 cinematographer - CNET

  02-10-2021 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Bond movies are big productions with high ambitions. Linus Sandgren talked with us about how the blockbuster 007 film came together.
  
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• Best gas credit cards for October - CNET

  02-10-2021 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Earn rewards every time you fill up your tank.
  
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• Amazon Astro household robot: Everything to know about price, privacy, battery and more - CNET

  02-10-2021 19:30 via cnet.com
  
  Amazon's new Alexa-based robot is available for preorder. Here's what we've discovered about how Astro works, when you can get it and what it means for privacy.
  
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• Robots: stealing our jobs or solving labour shortages?

  02-10-2021 19:00
  
  From fast food to farming, Covid-19 has accelerated the rise of the worker robots. This in turn will put more jobs at risk and makes the need to reframe society ever more urgentAs the coronavirus pandemic enveloped the world last year, businesses increasingly turned to automation in order to address rapidly changing conditions. Floor-cleaning and microbe-zapping disinfecting robots were introduced in hospitals, supermarkets and other environments. Some enterprises found that, given the new empha
  
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• One Amazon Prime perk ends soon. Here's what it means for you - CNET

  02-10-2021 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Fortunately, these other Prime benefits are sticking around to save you time and money.
  
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• Our favorite new Windows 11 features: Here's how they work - CNET

  02-10-2021 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Windows 11 update lets you use Android apps, Snap Layouts, Widgets and more on your favorite Windows device.
  
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• Amazon Astro home robot: How to preorder Amazon's $1,000 bot, the latest Ring devices and more - CNET

  02-10-2021 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Some of Amazon's new tech is by invite-only preorder. We'll unpack everything announced this week, prices and how to buy the hot gear.
  
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• 9 great reads from CNET this week: Amazon Astro, James Bond, robocalls and more - CNET

  02-10-2021 17:41 via cnet.com
  
  We wrestle with the future that Amazon's Astro is pointing toward, take the measure of 007 blockbuster No Time to Die, get insights into the FCC's efforts on robocalls and the digital divide, and much much more.
  
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• Some parents won't get child tax credit payments unless they sign up by Oct. 15. Here's why - CNET

  02-10-2021 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Families that haven't yet submitted a 2020 tax return have less than two weeks to register for the benefit. We'll show you how.
  
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• Will the IRS send out more unemployment tax refunds this fall? What to know - CNET

  02-10-2021 16:30 via cnet.com
  
  Millions of taxpayers remain in limbo without any news on refunds for 2020 unemployment benefits.
  
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• The plethora of Amazon grocery delivery services that can save you time and money - CNET

  02-10-2021 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whole Foods' grocery delivery will soon come with a $10 fee, but you can stock up with these other Amazon services, too.
  
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• USPS slowdown: What to know about new delivery delays and price hikes - CNET

  02-10-2021 15:45 via cnet.com
  
  Millions of customers who rely on the US Postal Service now face longer delivery times for first-class mail and packages.
  
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• The Windows 11 start menu moved, but one setting change moves it back where it should be - CNET

  02-10-2021 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Windows Start button belongs on the left side of the taskbar. We'll show you where to find the setting to move it back.
  
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• Believe it or not, you can legally buy strangers' Amazon and Postal Service packages. Here's how - CNET

  02-10-2021 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  There are tons of unclaimed packages that never make it to their rightful owner, and they don't always go back to the company. You can snap them up.
  
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• Amazon's Astro may be cute, but security experts warn of privacy concerns - CNET

  02-10-2021 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  The idea of a domestic droid rolling around your house is fun, but the bot can scoop up oodles of personal data.
  
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• 5 great tea subscriptions to gift this year - CNET

  02-10-2021 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Explore new greens, blacks, herbals and oolongs with these top-rated monthly tea clubs.
  
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• 2022 Rivian R1T, BMW iX EV, new Jeep Grand Cherokee and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow

  02-10-2021 14:01 via cnet.com
  
  Here's a look back at the biggest stories from the week ending Oct. 2.
  
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• The Artful Escape review – Bowie meets Hitchhiker’s in gratifying teenage space opera

  02-10-2021 14:00
  
  You play a young guitarist exploring your prog-rock ambitions to the full in this richly enjoyable psychedelic journeySeventeen-year-old guitar prodigy Francis Vendetti lives with his mother in a small Colorado town that is still in thrall to its most famous export: Francis’s late uncle, a platinum-selling folk singer. Francis feels inevitable pressure to continue the family trade, and, in preparation for his highly anticipated first public performance in town, writes a suite of Dylan-esqu
  
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• Lost your COVID-19 vaccine card? Here's what to do ASAP - CNET

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Getting a fake vaccine card is not the answer. There are free and easy ways to retrieve your proof of vaccination.
  
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• If McDonald's and Chick-fil-A embrace this creepy idea, there'll be trouble

  02-10-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A startup claims it can make fast-food customers happier. But might it also annoy far too many people?
  
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• Get lifetime access to 9 prep courses on the most popular CompTIA certifications

  02-10-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Start developing the skills you need to qualify for a variety of careers in the tech industry -- without taking time off from your current job or breaking your budget.
  
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• Come explore the USS Nautilus and the Submarine Force Library and Museum - CNET

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Check out the first nuclear submarine.
  
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• CarBahn Autoworks' BMW M8 is an 824-HP brute - Roadshow

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  This insane BMW M8 is Steve Dinan's latest creation.
  
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• A museum 20,000 leagues in the making: Exploring the USS Nautilus - CNET

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The world's first nuclear submarine retired to the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Connecticut. We had a look around this historic boat.
  
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• 5 'weird' pumpkin spice recipes that aren't a latte, and how to make them - CNET

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Pumpkin spice enchiladas are so last week. These unusual recipes make use of the polarizing fall spice mix, and we're eating 'em up.
  
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• 10 easy and quick tips for tailgating in cold weather - CNET

  02-10-2021 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  You've heard the saying "drink until you can't feel the cold," but you'll find these 10 suggestions will keep you much warmer (and less boozy) on game day.
  
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• Here are the best electric cars for 2021 - Roadshow

  02-10-2021 13:30 via cnet.com
  
  The number of electric cars for sale continues to grow, but these are the best, according to our editors.
  
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• YouTube's fight against antivax videos and Amazon's new robot for your home video - CNET

  02-10-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's top stories, YouTube implements a ban on all medical misinformation videos. Meanwhile, Amazon announces new products including a domestic robot, and the Star Wars hotel will open its doors next spring.
  
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• Windows 11 and Android apps: They're coming eventually, but Microsoft hasn't said when - CNET

  02-10-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new app store will bring a new way to run small-screen Android apps on your larger-screen Windows 11 PC -- but it'll be delayed.
  
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• Surge protectors: 10 tips on power strips, USB charging, warranties and more - CNET

  02-10-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Want to multiply your outlets and help protect your gear from a power spikes? Here's what to know before you start shopping.
  
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• How to enable Dolby Vision on the Xbox Series X and S - CNET

  02-10-2021 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Then lean back and wait for more than 10 games to support it natively.
  
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• Everyone needs to buy one of these cheap security tools

  02-10-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you have important online accounts, you need one (perhaps, two) of these.
  
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• Track your USPS mail and packages right to your door. It's easy and free - CNET

  02-10-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Wondering about when your letters and package will arrive from the post office? A USPS tracking tool can take the guesswork out of deliveries.
  
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• This feature could stop you forgetting your iPhone ever again

  02-10-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Never leave your iPhone behind at the work, school, or bar again.
  
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• iOS 15 is here, but there are still some features Apple didn't give us - CNET

  02-10-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Apple's iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and WatchOS 8 are now available to download, but these features won't be there.
  
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• Breakfast time: Christopher Anderson’s best phone picture

  02-10-2021 11:00
  
  ‘My daughter has this comedic flair, this sense of timing’Christopher Anderson often makes breakfast for his family (eggs, pancakes), but what caught his eye here was the light and the colour, the repetition of shapes. Blue plate, yellow circle. Of course, the pose his three-year-old daughter Pia struck just as he moved into position with his phone – well, that was all her. “You have to know her to understand,” he says. “She has this comedic flair, this sense
  
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• 2022 Lucid Air looks even better in person - Roadshow

  02-10-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  It may have a strange cut line around the trunk, but Lucid's first production EV is quite the sight up close and personal.
  
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• Windows 11 is coming, so does that mean I should wait to buy a new laptop? - CNET

  02-10-2021 09:00 via cnet.com
  
  We've looked at the age-old OS upgrade conundrum from every angle. Here's what we recommend.
  
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• ‘Odds are against you’: the problem with the music streaming boom

  02-10-2021 08:00
  
  As dust from the gold rush settles, big record companies and elite artists emerge firmly on topWith the streaming revolution breathing new life into a once-moribund music industry collapsing under plummeting CD sales and rampant piracy, the world’s biggest record companies – Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music – have got their financial mojo back.After facing financial ruin a decade ago, the trio, which control the vast majority of the world’s biggest hits with a
  
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• The worst James Bond gadget ever is actually real

  02-10-2021 07:00
  
  The invisible Aston Martin from Die Another Day is held up as a prime example of James Bond’s CGI silliness. Turns out it’s real
  
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• The best games that you’ll never, ever beat

  02-10-2021 07:00
  
  Looking for a challenge? Try our pick of the toughest video games of all time, from fiendish roguelike to impossible side-scrollers
  
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• Instagram account hacked? Here’s what to do

  02-10-2021 07:00
  
  Instagram accounts – particularly verified ones – are a lucrative target for criminal hackers. This is what you can do to avoid them
  
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• Windows 11 release date: Only a few days left until Microsoft's new OS comes out - CNET

  02-10-2021 03:47 via cnet.com
  
  Windows 11 begins rolling out in early October, but not everyone will have access at once.
  
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• Windows 11 compatibility: Use the PC Health Check app and check out Microsoft's device requirements - CNET

  02-10-2021 03:31 via cnet.com
  
  Windows 11 is almost here, but will your laptop be able to run it? Here's how to check.
  
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