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• Elon Musk draws ire after calling panic over coronavirus epidemic 'dumb' - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:52
  
  Some followers are angry at the CEO, while others say he is addressing panic behavior, not the seriousness of the illness.
  
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• Google, Twitter, Facebook to pay hourly workers affected by coronavirus - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:41
  
  The moves follow a similar decision by Microsoft.
  
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• Facebook's transparency efforts around political ads fall short, study finds - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:41
  
  Tens of thousands of Facebook pages that ran US political ads failed to disclose who paid for them, researchers say.
  
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• Big Tech companies to pay hourly workers affected by coronavirus - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:41
  
  The moves follow a similar decision by Microsoft.
  
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• Sony's next wireless headphones may have longer battery life, updated Bluetooth - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:29
  
  Details are leaked about Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones, the successor to the well-reviewed 1000XM3.
  
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• Details on Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones leak - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:29
  
  The device could feature a better battery and Bluetooth 5.0.
  
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• It's an Amazon refurb bonanza: Save up to 73% on the Echo Dot or two different Kindle models - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:26
  
  If you don't mind inheriting someone else's Amazon gear, you can get a Kindle Paperwhite 6th generation for as little as $35.
  
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• Amazon refurb bonanza: Save up to 73% on the Echo Dot or two different Kindle models - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:26
  
  If you don't mind inheriting someone else's Amazon gear, you can get a sixth-generation Kindle Paperwhite for as little as $35.
  
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• SXSW canceled as Austin’s Mayor announces ‘local disaster,’ will WWDC be next?

  06-03-2020 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a move that surprised many, earlier this week Austin, Texas officials and SXSW organizers said the festival would still happen despite coronavirus concerns. However, now the city’s mayor has declared a “local disaster” and SXSW has been canceled. With all of the major events canceled so far this year, is it just a matter of time before Apple cancels WWDC?more…
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• SXSW canceled over coronavirus, Austin mayor declares ‘local disaster’

  06-03-2020 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Austin, Texas mayor Steve Adler has just declared “a local disaster” and “effectively” canceled South By Southwest (SXSW) amid the COVID-19coronavirus outbreak.
  Austin Mayor Steve Adler said he had declared a local disaster and “together with that I have issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest this year.”
  The festival was to have been held March 13-22. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Austin.
  The move comes after dozens of compan
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Cases spread across US as global total tops 100,000 - CNET

  06-03-2020 23:08
  
  Here's the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• U.S. grants import tariff exclusions for Chinese face masks, medical gear due to coronavirus

  06-03-2020 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In recent days, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office U.S. import tariff exclusions for dozens of medical products imported from China, including face masks, hand sanitizing wipes and examination gloves, agency filings showed on Friday.
  Reuters:Many of the exclusion requests for medical products appear to have been expedited amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, with approvals granted just over one month past a Jan. 31 application deadline.
  Requests to exclude other products fr
  
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• SXSW 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

  06-03-2020 22:59 via macrumors.com
  
  South by Southwest (SXSW), a major annual event that features film festivals, interactive media, music festivals, and conferences, has been canceled, the city of Austin announced today. SXSW was set to take place from March 13 to March 22.Austin has declared a health emergency, and SXSW has been canceled on the advice of local health experts who have warned that it could cause COVID-19 to spread.SXSW event organizers say they're exploring options to reschedule and are working to provide a virtua
  
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• SXSW canceled over coronavirus concerns - CNET

  06-03-2020 22:57
  
  SXSW is the latest event to suspend plans for 2020 in light of the coronavirus.
  
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• Wild Mars crater's dark dunes will enchant your eyes - CNET

  06-03-2020 22:50
  
  Gaze deeply into my crater, Earthlings.
  
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• How to clean and sanitize your iPhone without damaging it [Updated]

  06-03-2020 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With coronavirus making its way around the world, even if it’s not in your city, you might be thinking about ways to stay healthy. Along with washing your hands regularly, cleaning your iPhone can be an important measure, considering how many places we use them and how they host lots of germs. Let’s take a look at several ways you can clean and sanitize your iPhone without damaging it.more…
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• How to clean and sanitize your iPhone without damaging it

  06-03-2020 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With coronavirus making its way around the world, even if it’s not in your city, you might be thinking about ways to stay healthy. Along with washing your hands regularly, cleaning your iPhone can be an important measure, considering how many places we use them and how they host lots of germs. Let’s take a look at several ways you can clean and sanitize your iPhone without damaging it.more…
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• Emerald City Comic Con postponed over COVID-19 concerns - CNET

  06-03-2020 22:39
  
  Organizers of the annual Seattle-based convention made the announcement Friday.
  
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• Cadillac's Blackwing V8 will live on with new Stratos-maker - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 22:30
  
  MAT, the company behind the new Stratos, has a new project in the works -- and it's going to use Cadillac power.
  
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• March's supermoon, a 'worm moon,' will dazzle skies Monday - CNET

  06-03-2020 22:26
  
  Get your telescope ready for a bright show.
  
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• Brazil’s Court decides Apple isn’t wrong on reducing iPhone performance due to battery issues

  06-03-2020 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple continues to face problems around the world after it admitted to reducing the performance of iPhones with a worn-out battery. Last month, France fined Apple €25M ($28M) for the battery-management features, but some governments seem to think differently. In Brazil, judges decided that Apple isn’t wrong to limit the performance of the devices due to battery health.more…
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• Electric cars may not get cuter than the Microlino 2.0 - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 22:02
  
  The Isetta bubble car returns for a whole new era.
  
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• Apple stock continues sell-off amid coronavirus concern

  06-03-2020 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The recent sell-off in Apple stock extended on Friday as traders and analysts continue dealing with uncertainty over how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak will affect Apple’s sales and supply chain.
  Ryan Vlastelica for Bloomberg:Bank of America wrote that Apple’s highly anticipated 5G iPhone could see its fall release delayed by a month as a result of the outbreak. The firm cited a conversation with an expert on the company’s supply chain, Elliot Lan. Lan also expects the launc
  
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• Oppo Watch copies Apple Watch's design to offer an Android alternative - CNET

  06-03-2020 21:45
  
  The tech-driven timepiece will be on sale globally later this year.
  
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• The Most Dangerous Animal of All arrives on Hulu - CNET

  06-03-2020 21:37
  
  The docu-series is based on the book of the same title. The subject? A man who believes his father was the Zodiac Killer.
  
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• Yes the Oppo Watch is a shameless Apple Watch ripoff—but it has 5 features I want

  06-03-2020 21:30 via macworld.com
  
  If you glance quickly at a picture of the Oppo Watch, you’re going to think it’s an Apple Watch. Heck, even if you say the name quickly, it sounds like Apple Watch.No matter how Oppo spins it, there’s no denying that it set out to make an Apple Watch for Android users. It has a square shape, dark UI, fitness-first features, cellular connectivity, and button-based band swapping. But for all the jokes and Not Jony Ive shots it’s inevitably going to take, the Oppo Watch is
  
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• Oppo Find X2 Pro gains new camera, 65W charging and vegan leather - CNET

  06-03-2020 21:28
  
  The company abandons the no-notch display and adds a 120Hz refresh rate, superfast charging and 5G.
  
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• Disney Plus giving Beauty and the Beast's Gaston and LeFou a series, report says - CNET

  06-03-2020 21:27
  
  No one gets a spin-off like Gaston.
  
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• Disney Plus giving Beauty and the Beast's Gaston and LeFou a series - CNET

  06-03-2020 21:27
  
  No one gets a spin-off like Gaston.
  
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• Lotus did the impossible and sold all 130 of its electric Evija hypercars - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 21:02
  
  Who'd have thought 20 years ago that Lotus could pull off a 2,000-hp electric hypercar and actually sell it?
  
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• FCC to vote on rules mandating illegal robocall blocking - CNET

  06-03-2020 20:37
  
  Phone and cable companies will have until July 20, 2021, to implement the STIR/SHAKEN authentication protocol.
  
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• James Bond's Lotus Esprit translates well to this Mini Remastered project - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 20:28
  
  The buyer, Simon Cowell, must have a thing for the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only.
  
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• Best Buy's weekend sale: Here are the 5 best deals - CNET

  06-03-2020 20:16
  
  Save $100 on the HomePod, $50 on a great massage gun and hundreds on a pair of Dell laptops.
  
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• Apple encourages Valley employees to work from home

  06-03-2020 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In California’s Santa Clary County, in which Cupertino and Apple’s Apple Park campus are located, there are currently 20 known cases of COVID-19coronavirus along with several suspected cases. Therefore, Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home today if they can as an “additional precaution,” as per Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman.
  Apple Park in Cupertino, California
  Mark Gurman via Twitter:Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to wor
  
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• DroneDJ’s DJI Mavic Mini Giveaway – Winners will be announced on March 15th

  06-03-2020 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To start off the weekend right, we have a great giveaway for you today. DroneDJ teamed up with DJI for this promotion and we will give away one DJI Mavic Mini, our new favorite travel drone, and one Mavic Mini Care Refresh package. All you need to do to have a chance to win this amazing little folding drone is sign up using the form below. The winners will be announced on March 15th.more…
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• Apple Encouraging Employees in Silicon Valley to Work From Home Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  06-03-2020 20:02 via macrumors.com
  
  As the coronavirus continues to spread in Santa Clara County where many of Apple's corporate offices are located, Apple is now encouraging employees in the area to work from home today if they are able to, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
  Apple has asked employees to do so as an "additional precaution," and working from home is a recommendation rather than a requirement as some employees may have jobs that require being in the office.Yesterday, Santa Clara County asked tech companies in cit
  
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• eBay bans sales of face masks, hand sanitizer amid coronavirus price gouging - CNET

  06-03-2020 19:52
  
  The online retailer will also remove listings that mention coronavirus or COVID-19.
  
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• How TV and movies are seducing us to Mars - CNET

  06-03-2020 19:46
  
  As we push toward Mars, Hollywood is creating more realistic portrayals. But will the Red Planet be anything like Ad Astra, The Martian or The Expanse?
  
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• Apple TV+ debuts ‘Home Before Dark’ official trailer

  06-03-2020 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple TV+’s forthcoming Home Before Dark is a dramatic mystery series inspired by the reporting of young investigative journalist Hilde Lysiak, follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
  Home Before Dark premieres April 3 on Apple TV+.
  “Home Before Dark” stars Brooklynn Prince, Jim
  
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• Apple recommending Apple Park employees to work from home today due to coronavirus concerns

  06-03-2020 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  According to a report from Business Insider, Apple is telling employees at its Cupertino campuses, Apple Park and Infinite Loop, that it recommends working from home today as an “additional precaution” (via Mark Gurman).
  Further details on the policy are not clear at this time. Many divisions of Apple may struggle to do their jobs remotely effectively, which is perhaps why this is a recommendation rather than a requirement at this stage. Apple is yet to confirm the arrangements publ
  
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• iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Galaxy S20 Ultra drop test almost too close to call

  06-03-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Now that Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones are out in the wild, we’re seeing them put through their paces. Today we’ve got a look at a drop test between the largest of the S20 series, the Ultra with a 6.9-inch display versus the iPhone 11 Pro Max and it’s almost a toss-up which smartphone should walk away with the victory.more…
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• Pixar's Onward a touching reflection on alienation in a tech-filled world - CNET

  06-03-2020 19:14
  
  Review: The vibrant film reminds us not to let nostalgia skew our appreciation of the present.
  
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• Sex in space: How movies and TV are picturing your future life on Mars - CNET

  06-03-2020 19:00
  
  As we push toward Mars, Hollywood is creating more realistic portrayals. But will the Red Planet be anything like Ad Astra, The Martian or The Expanse?
  
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• Apple TV+ original shows, series, and movies: The first episode of Amazing Stories has been released

  06-03-2020 18:59 via macworld.com
  
  Apple is planting its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that features only original programming—no reruns of hit TV shows or last year’s blockbuster movies.The company is said to be spending several billion dollars a year on original programming. That’s a lot of TV! What can you get for all that money? Apple is attracting some of the best talent in TV and film production, including huge stars and directors, and locking down the
  
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• Camera Comparison: iPhone 11 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

  06-03-2020 18:54 via macrumors.com
  
  Earlier this week we picked up a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and did a feature overview to see if it's worth $1,400, but we also thought we'd take a deeper look at Samsung's newest smartphone to see how the cameras measure up to the cameras in Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
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  Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra, like the iPhone, has a multi-lens rear camera setup. There's a 108-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel ultra wide-angle
  
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• YouTube TV drops YES Network, Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket. Hulu to the rescue - CNET

  06-03-2020 18:49
  
  Cord-cutting Yankees, Clippers and Angels fans who subscribe to YouTube TV can jump ship to another streaming service.
  
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• GM dishes more details on its Tesla-and-Rivian-fighting Hummer EV - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 18:37
  
  We still don't have images of the new Hummer, but GM's dishing details and we like what we're hearing.
  
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• 'Unfixable' hole in Intel ROM exposes all but latest chips to attack, researchers say - CNET

  06-03-2020 18:35
  
  A security firm says the hole impacts generations of Intel chipsets.
  
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• Lettuce grown on the space station is safe to eat, scientists say - CNET

  06-03-2020 18:31
  
  Which is good because astronauts already ate some.
  
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• 2021 Genesis GV80 offers sharp looks, great value to beat competition - Roadshow

  06-03-2020 18:28
  
  People buying this kind of car typically aren't penny pinchers, but the GV80 packs a lot for its MSRP.
  
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