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• Charge your Apple Watch and two other Lightning Devices all at the same time with one charger

  08-01-2022 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Get the 3-in-1 charger that can charge your Apple Watch and two other Lightning devices for one low price.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope deployment complete as mirror unfolds - CNET

  08-01-2022 21:37 via cnet.com
  
  NASA and its partners successfully unfurl an observatory in space, bringing us a step closer to seeing light from the very first galaxies.
  
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• New $10 Taco Bell subscription lets you snag a taco every day. Here's how to sign up - CNET

  08-01-2022 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  The fast food chain's new Taco Lover's Pass lasts a month and is only available if you use the Taco Bell app.
  
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• Biden COVID vaccine mandate: Which US workers need proof of vaccination? - CNET

  08-01-2022 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  President Biden's federal vaccine mandate for large businesses starts next week. Learn which workers will be affected.
  
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• Keep your home spotless with the Hoover CleanSlate Plus, now just $99 - CNET

  08-01-2022 18:23 via cnet.com
  
  Life gets messy. Team up with Hoover's CleanSlate portable spot cleaner to tackle tough spills and stains.
  
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• Facebook parent Meta's head of communications exits company - CNET

  08-01-2022 18:19 via cnet.com
  
  John Pinette has left Meta Platforms. He'd supervised external communications since 2019.
  
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• Never been a better time to aspire to be a chief technology officer, study shows

  08-01-2022 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  As the world goes digital, CTOs are gaining greater visibility in enterprises, a study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds. 'The strategic nature of their job has placed them in a position of heightened interaction with senior leadership'
  
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• No surprises: Louis Vuitton's new smartwatch is more chic than geek - CNET

  08-01-2022 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  The $3,300 Tambour Horizon Light Up is the first Louis Vuitton smartwatch to give Google's WearOS a miss.
  
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• Louis Vuitton's new smartwatch is more chic than geek - CNET

  08-01-2022 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  The $3,300 Tambour Horizon Light Up is the first Louis Vuitton smartwatch to give Google's WearOS a miss.
  
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• Why the climate-wrecking craze for crypto art really is beyond satire | John Naughton

  08-01-2022 17:00
  
  Critics attacked Don’t Look Up for being over the top. But the mania for NFTs shows how on-the-money the movie isOn 24 December, the movie Don’t Look Up began streaming on Netflix following a limited release in cinemas. It’s a satirical story, directed by Adam McKay, about what happens when a lowly PhD student (played by Jennifer Lawrence) and her supervisor (Leonardo DiCaprio) discover that an Everest-size asteroid is heading for Earth. What happens is that they try to warn th
  
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• Streets ahead? What I’ve learned from my year with an electric car

  08-01-2022 17:00
  
  Record sales and now news of a battery that lasts hundreds of miles. It’s getting better, but going green was tough, admits a reluctant pioneerThis time last year my partner John and I celebrated purchasing an electric car by driving through London to see the Christmas lights without having to pay congestion or Ulez – ultra-low emission zone – charges. I gleefully tweeted that Regent Street, deserted in lockdown, seemed a London from a different era: empty roads and glittering
  
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• ELMS Urban Delivery is all about affordability - Roadshow

  08-01-2022 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  This battery-powered commercial van should be a screaming deal for businesses that don't care about fripperies or fashionable styling.
  
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• Track your gains and losses with the Fitbit Aria Air smart scale, save 20% - CNET

  08-01-2022 16:07 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're making great progress on those New Year's resolutions or just getting started, team up with this smart scale to keep track of stats for the whole household.
  
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• Track your gains and losses with the Fitbit Aria Air smart scale and save 20% - CNET

  08-01-2022 16:07 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're making great progress on those New Years resolutions or you're just getting started, team up with this smart scale to keep track of stats for your whole household.
  
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• The best Instant Pots of 2022 - CNET

  08-01-2022 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Want an Instant Pot that's also an air fryer? Wondering which Instant Pot is best for a beginner. This handy guide will help you find the perfect multicooker to wipe away the cold-weather blues.
  
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• On my radar: Anne-Marie Imafidon’s cultural highlights

  08-01-2022 16:00
  
  The mathematician and Countdown presenter on Caribbean comfort food, a podcast for millennials and her owl-shaped bestieBorn and raised in east London, the mathematician Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, 31, was announced last month as a new presenter on Countdown, covering Rachel Riley’s maternity leave. A child prodigy, Imafidon passed two GCSEs at primary school and two A-levels aged 11. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a master of mathematics and computer science degree in 2010
  
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• Skip the hassle of traditional frying, this 5-quart air fryer is 65% off today - CNET

  08-01-2022 15:44 via cnet.com
  
  Snag this easy-to-use 5-quart analog air fryer for just $35 at Best Buy - today only!
  
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• You can stop ads from following you across the web by using this iPhone setting - CNET

  08-01-2022 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  With Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature on your iPhone, you can boost your privacy and throw ad-trackers off your trail. Here's how to do it.
  
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• Want to run a 5K in 2022? Here's how to get started - CNET

  08-01-2022 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  A certified trainer shares her top tips and mistakes to avoid when running your first 5K.
  
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• Get lifetime access to over 1,000 courses, plus all 24 of Rosetta Stone's languages

  08-01-2022 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're ready for a major life change in the New Year, lifetime access to new skills and language training can help make it happen. Plus, you don't need to spend thousands in tuition.
  
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• Fact or fiction: The IRS is tracking payments over $600 on Paypal and Venmo in 2022 - CNET

  08-01-2022 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  You'll have to start keeping track of business income received through payment apps, but money from friends and family will not be taxed.
  
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• Free at-home COVID tests are coming soon: How do you get them? - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:15 via cnet.com
  
  The White House is finalizing details on the delivery of 500 million free at-home COVID-19 tests. Learn how the process will work.
  
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• Wordle review – simplicity that works like a charm

  08-01-2022 14:00
  
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  The quick, free online word-guessing game designed as a present for one is proving a daily gift for allThroughout December, clusters of green and yellow symbols began to festoon Twitter feeds like festive decorations. The posts related to a simple, free online word game, Wordle, which has become a must-play trend in the past few weeks, with hundreds of thousands of people proudly sharing their daily score on social media. The game has the elegance of a daily newspap
  
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• This dream robot vacuum and mop also video chats video - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra does everything: It vacuums rugs, mops floors and cleans itself without you lifting a finger for weeks – and it has video calling to check in on family. Bridget Carey explores the future of robot vacs at CES 2022.More on Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra: https://cnet.co/3qa4Oq5
  More on Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni: https://cnet.co/3G38KOR
  
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• The first phones of 2022 prove you don't have to pay a higher price to upgrade - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: 2022's best phone feature so far -- lower, competing prices
  
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• Long-distance wireless charging could power your smart home - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Security cameras that don't require any cables for power or for network connections are on the way.
  
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• Bob the mini dishwasher is way cooler than he should be video - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  This adorable appliance sits on your counter or under the sink and can wash the dishes in 20 minutes flat. Starting at $299, Bob has a window so you can watch the dishes getting cleaned and it has an integrated water tank, so no hookup required.
  
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• BMW made a car that can change colors - Roadshow

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Thanks to the same tech used in e-readers, this BMW can change its appearance at the touch of a button.
  
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• Attack on Titan final season: What to know about the end of this popular anime - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Attack on Titan is a global anime phenomenon, and it finally wraps up its twisty, surprise-filled story in the coming weeks.
  
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• 9 great reads from CNET this week: CES delivers TVs, laptops and a humanoid robot - CNET

  08-01-2022 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  CES 2022 brought us laptops, TVs, robots, drones and a whole lot more tech. Plus: Searching for the truth online and contemplating the metaverse.
  
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• Best unlimited data plans for 2022 - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:35 via cnet.com
  
  Choosing an unlimited phone plan isn't easy, so we compared all the best options for you.
  
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• Army vaccine: A cure for COVID and all future coronaviruses? What you need to know - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:15 via cnet.com
  
  Learn how the Army's COVID-19 vaccine works, what it will do and when it could be available.
  
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• Taxes in 2022: How to scan important tax documents with your phone or tablet - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  All those physical tax documents can be turned into digital PDFs with the help of your mobile device.
  
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• Regulating the tech giants may finally be within reach - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  But it all depends on Congress having the will to make it a priority in 2022.
  
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• How 5,000 frustrated customers forced Microsoft to make a big change

  08-01-2022 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Thousands of Teams users expressed their wild unhappiness. So Microsoft is actually doing something about it.
  
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• Here are the Chromebooks and big Chrome OS news from CES 2022 - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  There are a few sweet new Chromebooks coming this year and Google's adding some new features to make using them even sweeter.
  
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• Gaming monitors from CES 2022 to get hyped for - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  CES is always a great show for gaming monitors.
  
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• Doing taxes on your phone? Better read this first - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The good and the bad of doing taxes on your smartphone and tablet.
  
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• CES 2022's phone reveals include new specs, 5G updates and lower prices - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The most interesting phones from CES aren't necessarily the most expensive.
  
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• CES 2022 wraps up and BlackBerry phones inch closer to extinction video - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  In this week's top stories, CES concludes a mainly virtual show but still impresses with innovative tech. Also, Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of investor fraud and support for the once iconic-Blackberry phone comes to an end
  
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• Best Apple Watch bands for 2022 - CNET

  08-01-2022 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're looking for protection, style or a little bit of both, these are the best Apple Watch bands available right now.
  
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• Audi's EV Dakar Rally Car Is Resurrecting the Range Extender

  08-01-2022 13:00
  
  To compete in the punishing desert race, the auto company has turned to discarded hybrid tech. It could change how electric cars are made.
  
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• Confirmed: Your iPhone is lying to you

  08-01-2022 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Battery Health information Apple provides in iOS is meaningless.
  
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• The original iPhone's competition: Remember these top phones from 2007? - CNET

  08-01-2022 11:05 via cnet.com
  
  Go back 15 years and see what we had in our pockets when Apple wowed us with the first iPhone.
  
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• Worried about privacy? Change these settings now on your Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV or Chromecast - CNET

  08-01-2022 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  It can be hard to find the privacy settings on your streaming devices. Here's how make sure your viewing habits aren't being tracked.
  
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• I fell in love with a dishwasher called Bob. It's complicated - CNET

  08-01-2022 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Bob the mini dishwasher stole my heart. He's ready to win yours too -- and clean the dishes at the same time.
  
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• Hype House: Netflix series shows the depressing side of TikTok fame

  08-01-2022 09:04
  
  The reality show about the LA collective of TikTok stars is a bleak portrait of the relentless, inarticulable job of being oneself onlineThe Hype House, a collective of some of TikTok’s most famous stars in the hills north-west of Los Angeles, appears to be a very lonely place even with somewhere around 10 residents between the ages of 17 and 23. Bird’s-eye shots of the house in its eponymous Netflix reality series – to date, arguably the most prominent attempt to translate Tik
  
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• NASA Perseverance Mars rover has crud obstructing its rock sample system - CNET

  08-01-2022 04:42 via cnet.com
  
  Some pesky pebbles are putting a crimp in Perseverance's sampling activities, but NASA is working on a solution.
  
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• Golden Globes 2022 Sunday won't stream: Nominees and what to expect - CNET

  08-01-2022 01:30 via cnet.com
  
  Here's what's happening with the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
  
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• PayPal is considering launching its own cryptocoin, report says - CNET

  08-01-2022 01:26 via cnet.com
  
  The trusted internet payment system is reportedly exploring its own stable cryptocurrency.
  
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