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• 8 Types of Food That Should Be Thrown Out Right Now - CNET

  26-03-2023 20:11 via cnet.com
  
  If you have these items in your fridge or pantry, get rid of them. They might not be safe to eat.
  
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• A Guide to Blackouts: Why They Happen and How to Stay Safe - CNET

  26-03-2023 18:47 via cnet.com
  
  You can't stop a power outage, but you can learn how to prepare for one.
  
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• Not Sleeping Enough? It Could Affect How Long You Live - CNET

  26-03-2023 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  How much sleep you get can have an impact on how long you live. Here's what to know.
  
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• March Madness 2023: Schedule, Bracket, Livestream Elite Eight Today on CBS - CNET

  26-03-2023 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  The final two tickets to the Final Four are on the line Sunday.
  
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• Dry Scalp? Give One of These 9 Natural Remedies a Try - CNET

  26-03-2023 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Replenish your scalp with moisture using these nine natural remedies, like essential oil or mashed bananas.
  
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• Get Ready for Spring With up to 25% Off Shoes and Apparel at Nike - CNET

  26-03-2023 17:56 via cnet.com
  
  Update your wardrobe at Nike's spring sale and take an extra 20% off orders of $100 or more, or 25% off $150 or more.
  
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• Get Into Spring With up to 25% Off Shoes and Apparel at Nike - CNET

  26-03-2023 17:56 via cnet.com
  
  Update your wardrobe at Nike's spring sale and take an extra 20% off orders of $100 or more, or 25% off $150 or more.
  
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• Elon Musk memo suggests Twitter worth less than half of what he paid for it

  26-03-2023 17:27
  
  Calculation based on leaked offer to staff that implies firm valued at $20bn compared with $44bn he bought it forTwitter is worth less than half of what Elon Musk paid for it six months ago having lost more than $20bn (£16.4bn) in value, according to calculations based on a leaked memo from the billionaire.Musk suggested in memo to the social media company’s staff that it is now valued at less than $20bn. This compares with the $44bn he paid for it in October 2022. Continue reading..
  
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• The Secret to Exercising More Day to Day: 7 Tips That Actually Work - CNET

  26-03-2023 17:22 via cnet.com
  
  Sticking to a daily workout routine can be difficult, but it doesn't have to be.
  
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• Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia

  26-03-2023 17:21
  
  Tech chief says the development of chatbots is a more worthwhile use of processing power than crypto miningThe US chip-maker Nvidia has said cryptocurrencies do not “bring anything useful for society” despite the company’s powerful processors selling in huge quantities to the sector.Michael Kagan, its chief technology officer, said other uses of processing power such as the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT were more worthwhile than mining crypto. Continue reading...
  
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• This Is the Key to Maintaining Weight Loss - CNET

  26-03-2023 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  If you want to keep the weight off, these are the most important factors to consider.
  
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• Become a Microsoft Excel Whiz With This $10 Comprehensive Training Course - CNET

  26-03-2023 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  Get lifetime access to this online course for $289 off and master everything from the basics to advanced functions like programming.
  
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• 9 Common Household Items You're Not Cleaning Enough - CNET

  26-03-2023 16:31 via cnet.com
  
  Dust, dirt and germs are hiding in these places. But they aren't difficult to clean.
  
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• Save $100 on Your Electric Bill by Unplugging These Appliances - CNET

  26-03-2023 16:07 via cnet.com
  
  Lots of home appliances suck up energy, even when they're turned off. Here's what you can do to save money.
  
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• Save Up to 72% on Spring Cleaning Essentials at Amazon - CNET

  26-03-2023 16:00 via cnet.com
  
  Shop big savings on soaps, detergents, disinfectants and everything else you need to freshen up the house this spring.
  
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• Robot recruiters: can bias be banished from AI hiring?

  26-03-2023 16:00
  
  A third of Australian companies rely on artificial intelligence to help them hire the right person. But studies show it’s not always a benign intermediaryFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMichael Scott, the protagonist from the US version of The Office, is using an AI recruiter to hire a receptionist.Guardian Australia applies. Continue reading...
  
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• Caught in the FTX storm: how a crypto high-flyer fell to Earth

  26-03-2023 16:00
  
  Mastercard has cuts its ties with the Maps payments app run by British-educated cryptocurrency tycoon Alex Grebnev, who was backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, amid a row over Russian usersAs western brands began the stampede out of Russia a year ago, its citizens found themselves unable to pay for the international goods and services with which they had become so familiar.Among the first firms to sever ties were the credit card companies Visa and Mastercard, leaving Russians struggling to spend their
  
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• AI expert Meredith Broussard: ‘Racism, sexism and ableism are systemic problems’

  26-03-2023 16:00
  
  The journalist and academic says that the bias encoded in artificial intelligence systems can’t be fixed with better data alone – the change has to be societalMeredith Broussard is a data journalist and academic whose research focuses on bias in artificial intelligence (AI). She has been in the vanguard of raising awareness and sounding the alarm about unchecked AI. Her previous book, Artificial Unintelligence (2018), coined the term “technochauvinism” to describe the bli
  
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• How to make a quick flowchart with Apple Freeform

  26-03-2023 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Need to visualize a process? Here's how to do it in less than ten minutes using Apple Freeform.
  
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• 'X-Ray Vision' Could Be the Next Superpower You Get With Augmented Reality - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  With Microsoft's HoloLens and a special application developed by MIT researchers, AR can be used to find hidden objects.
  
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• X-AR: Seeing Through Walls With Augmented Reality video - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  A team of researchers at MIT have added a special antenna and a custom application to Microsoft's HoloLens that allows wearers to locate desired objects behind walls, inside boxes or otherwise beyond their line of sight.
  
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• VR Is Revolutionizing Therapy. Why Aren't More People Using It? - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  VR therapy has been studied since the 1990s. But as of 2023, we're still talking about its potential.
  
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• Throw Away That Leftover Rice. Here's Why - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Keeping rice around in your fridge for too long could be risky.
  
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• Should You Upgrade to the iPhone 14? How It Compares to Older Phones - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  See how Apple's latest iPhones stack up to your iPhone to decide whether it's worth upgrading.
  
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• Microsoft accidentally revealed why people don't trust tech companies

  26-03-2023 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  This really was an excellent way to put it.
  
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• Make Your FaceTime Calls Sound Better With This Trick - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  This feature can help other people hear you clearly.
  
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• How VR Can Help You Conquer Your Fears video - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  I worked with a therapist to try out virtual reality software designed to address phobia and anxiety.
  
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• How Razer Is Bringing Vibration 'Soundtracks' to Tomorrow's Games and Movies - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  New software lets developers automatically add vibrations synced to the action on screen.
  
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• Don't Forget to Clean These 9 Things in Your House - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Dust, dirt and germs are hiding on these common household objects. But they aren't difficult to clean.
  
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• Child Tax Credit: How Much Is It and Who Can Claim It? - CNET

  26-03-2023 14:00 via cnet.com
  
  Last year's supersized credit has expired. Here's what you need to know about this critical tax break for families.
  
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• Ever Looked Inside Your Keurig? Yeah, You Need to Clean It ASAP - CNET

  26-03-2023 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The inside of your Keurig coffee maker can get pretty grimy. Here's how to clean it out and keep your coffee tasty.
  
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• The Best HDMI Cables for Your TV in 2023 - CNET

  26-03-2023 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  If you've got a new 4K or 8K TV, or need to get new HDMI cables in general, here are the best ones to get in 2023.
  
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• The professor trying to protect our private thoughts from technology

  26-03-2023 11:00
  
  Prof Nita Farahany argues in her new book, The Battle for Your Brain, that intrusions into the mind are so close that lawmakers should enact protectionsPrivate thoughts may not be private for much longer, heralding a nightmarish world where political views, thoughts, stray obsessions and feelings could be interrogated and punished all thanks to advances in neurotechnology.Or at least that is what one of the world’s leading legal ethicists of neuroscience believes. Continue reading...
  
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• Could a chatbot write my restaurant reviews? | Jay Rayner

  26-03-2023 11:00
  
  Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT is becoming more sophisticated and polished than ever. In seconds, it will knock out essays, lyrics, poems, almost anything… But could it beat Jay Rayner at his own game?One afternoon an email arrives that threatens to end my career. Or at the very least, it makes me think seriously about what the end of my career might look like. It comes from a woman in Ely called Camden Woollven who has an interest in my restaurant reviews, a taste for the absurd
  
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