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• Dr. Google may check your eyes in the future

  29-11-2016 23:59 via cnet.com
  
  The search giant trains an algorithm to spot diabetic retinopathy, which can cause blindness.
  
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• ExoMars capta fascinantes imágenes de la superficie marciana

  29-11-2016 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  La sonda de la Agencia Espacial Europea nos ofrece una nueva perspectiva del Planeta Rojo durante su misión para identificar gases raros presentes en Marte.
  
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• 5 architectural principles for building big data systems on AWS

  29-11-2016 23:52 via techrepublic.com
  
  If your company is looking to make a bet on big data in the cloud, follow these best practices to find out what technologies will be best for your AWS deployment.
  
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• Trump inspires Internet Archive to build replica in Canada

  29-11-2016 23:47 via cnet.com
  
  The venerable chronicler of the internet worries the Trump administration might put restrictions on the web.
  
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• Cops' wildlife cameras catch pranksters dressed as animals

  29-11-2016 23:36 via cnet.com
  
  Police in Kansas get a good laugh from jokers dressed in animal costumes prancing in front of a trail camera.
  
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• Spotify brilliantly reveals your dirty secrets

  29-11-2016 23:28 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In a new billboard campaign, the streaming service shows what people are actually listening to. No, really.
  
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• A 'Farsighted' look at connecting cities, cars and everything after 2016

  29-11-2016 23:27 via cnet.com
  
  Self-driving cars are moving out of the sci-fi realm and into our lives. The "Farsighted" crew chats with one man building that future. Plus, we talk "Westworld."
  
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• U.S. judge delays court hearing on Volkswagen 3.0-liter diesels

  29-11-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Tuesday delayed a court hearing set for Wednesday on Volkswagen AG's plan to address 80,000 polluting Audi, Porsche and VW 3.0-liter vehicles. Reuters reported on Nov. 15 that VW had reached an agreement with U.S. regulators for a mix of buybacks and fixes for the 80,000 vehicles, but still needed to reach agreement on other issues including compensation for owners. The agreement includes a buyback offer for about 20,000 older Audi and VW SUVs and a software
  
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• Health stocks boost Wall Street; energy a drag

  29-11-2016 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Analysts said the post-U.S. election rally may be losing momentum, wit the S&P 500 now up roughly 8 percent for the year to date. Wall Street has risen sharply following Donald Trump's White House win, helped in part by investor expectations that his plans to increase infrastructure spending, cut corporate taxes and reduce regulation will boost the economy. "The Trump rally seems to have stalled out to some extent, and I think it's stalled because we're starting to run into valuation concern
  
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• Arizona gains new electric vehicle plant as Lucid Motors announces manufacturing

  29-11-2016 22:43 via cnet.com
  
  Lucid Motors announced today that it would build a manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles in Arizona, with production beginning in 2018.
  
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• 5 steps for a successful large-scale cloud migration to AWS

  29-11-2016 22:43 via techrepublic.com
  
  At the 2016 AWS re:Invent conference, a leader from Amazon Web Services discussed how executives can understand their readiness for a major move to the cloud.
  
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• See ExoMars' first fascinating views of Mars' surface

  29-11-2016 22:39 via cnet.com
  
  The ESA orbiter gives us a fresh viewpoint of Mars during its mission to sniff out rare gasses.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Discovery' reveals its first cast members

  29-11-2016 22:19 via cnet.com
  
  Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp will beam up for the newest series in the sci-fi franchise. As promised, the show will feature a gay character.
  
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• Why you should be intrigued by Reddit's r/MildlyInteresting

  29-11-2016 22:14 via cnet.com
  
  Social Studies: Today, I'm checking out the subreddit called MildlyInteresting, a place where people try to strike a balance between interesting and uninteresting. You get to be the judge.
  
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• Wall St. edges up with healthcare boost

  29-11-2016 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as an upbeat outlook from UnitedHealth lifted health insurers, but a sharp drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares and limited the advance.
  
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• Un astronauta retrata una flamante puesta de Sol

  29-11-2016 21:43 via cnet.com
  
  Una puesta de Sol captada desde el espacio por un astronauta de la NASA parece darle a la Tierra una especie de 'sábana de fuego'.
  
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• Twitter tracks Hillary Clinton sightings post election

  29-11-2016 21:21 via cnet.com
  
  Prestige selfie shooters may want to consider heading to the woods outside of Chappaqua, New York, to grab that perfect shot of "HRC" in the wild.
  
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• Trudeau cabinet approves Trans Mountain, Line 3 pipelines, rejects Northern Gateway

  29-11-2016 21:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet colleagues have signed off on two major pipelines, projects that will pump nearly a million more barrels of oil a day from Alberta's oilsands to global markets, if they are constructed.
  
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• Google's new Timelapse satellite images show Earth in flux

  29-11-2016 21:03 via cnet.com
  
  Google sorts through 3 quadrillion pixels to give us a look at time unfolding everywhere from San Francisco to Antarctica.
  
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• U.S. probes hit defunct energy co linked to Platinum Partners

  29-11-2016 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least four U.S. agencies are investigating former officials of a now-bankrupt oil and gas company once majority owned by troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, according to a legal filing submitted last week. In a motion filed with federal bankruptcy court on Nov. 23, a group of 10 directors, officers and employees of Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC [BLCELB.UL] said an undisclosed number of them had incurred costs from investigations by the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn,
  
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• Wall St. inches up with health stocks; Nasdaq hits record

  29-11-2016 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Limiting the advance was a slide in oil prices, which pushed the S&P energy index down 0.9 percent. Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc , the largest U.S. health insurer, were up 3.1 percent and hit a record high, a day after the company issued a better-than-expected earnings forecast for the coming year. The Nasdaq Biotech index was up 0.9 percent.
  
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• How Harvard University secures its cloud network with Amazon

  29-11-2016 20:44 via techrepublic.com
  
  Recently, at the AWS re:Invent conference, Harvard's manager of cloud architecture detailed the main investments that the university made in order to secure its cloud.
  
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• UK surveillance law marks a 'worse than scary' shift

  29-11-2016 20:11 via cnet.com
  
  The newly passed "Snooper's Charter" means British police and intelligence agencies will soon be able to see every website that everyone in the UK visits.
  
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• Twitter to live-stream clips from 'Rogue One'

  29-11-2016 20:07 via cnet.com
  
  Twitter is teaming up with Disney to stream exclusive clips of the studio's latest Star Wars movie.
  
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• Saudi king showcases mining hub in push to move beyond oil

  29-11-2016 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RAS AL-KHAIR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman underlined the kingdom's intention to invest heavily in speeding up is diversification away from oil exports with the inauguration on Tuesday of a $35 billion mining and minerals processing complex. Riyadh has tried to reduce the economy's reliance on oil for decades, but the challenge has become particularly urgent in the past couple of years as low prices have pushed state finances deep into deficit and growth has slowed sharply
  
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• Watch a Volvo truck pull a paraglider for no reason whatsoever

  29-11-2016 19:56 via cnet.com
  
  It's supposed to tout the benefits of the truck's transmission, but I don't really see that.
  
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• Elf on the Shelf gets dismembered for your viewing pleasure

  29-11-2016 19:52 via cnet.com
  
  Ho-ho-horrible. It's like a North Pole edition of "Game of Thrones" when the holiday tradition is sacrificed for science.
  
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• J&J raises Actelion takeover pressure with higher price: source

  29-11-2016 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Pamela Barbaglia and Anjuli Davies LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has raised its offer for Actelion, a source told Reuters on Tuesday, stepping up pressure on the Swiss biotech firm to accept a takeover deal. J&J had increased its offer, which has not yet been made public, after nearly two months of informal talks which have so far not resulted in a deal, the source added. The main stumbling block is that Actelion wants J&J to become a major sharehold
  
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• AT&T hints at DirecTV Now 'double-play' deals with wireless

  29-11-2016 19:41 via cnet.com
  
  An AT&T executive suggests deals would bundle its new streaming-TV product with wireless service, a TV-plus-connectivity bundle for the mobile age.
  
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• 10 ways to gracefully kill an IT project

  29-11-2016 19:36 via techrepublic.com
  
  Not every project is destined for success. Here are some ways to terminate a doomed project with the best possible results and move forward.
  
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• AT&T to launch DirecTV Now with $35 promo on Nov. 30

  29-11-2016 19:10 via cnet.com
  
  That $35 monthly price for more than 100 streaming channels is a temporary deal to lock you in, but anyone can add HBO for just $5.
  
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• Astronaut photographs glorious 'sheet of flame' sunset

  29-11-2016 19:10 via cnet.com
  
  An otherworldly sunset seen from space paints the planet with a streak of fire in an impressive NASA image.
  
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• DirecTV Now shows off its skinny bundles (The 3:59, Ep. 145)

  29-11-2016 19:07 via cnet.com
  
  Plus, we talk about reports of a new Amazon Echo-like speaker and Cyber Monday sales figures.
  
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• Facebook wants to be your new games arcade

  29-11-2016 19:02 via cnet.com
  
  With a new feature called Instant Games, you'll be able to play old school hits including Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Galaga, as well as modern games on the social network.
  
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• The smartphone party is over

  29-11-2016 18:50 via cnet.com
  
  Phone sales for 2016 will likely be flat as consumers in the US and other established markets hang onto old phones.
  
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• Tech hiring won't grow quite as quickly in 2017, survey says

  29-11-2016 18:45 via techrepublic.com
  
  68% of tech employers expect new hires in tech in 2017, down 10% from 2015, according to a new survey. Learn the rest of the details on next year's outlook for tech jobs.
  
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• iCalendar users: Noticing spam invitations? Here's what's happening and how to fix it

  29-11-2016 18:44 via techrepublic.com
  
  The problem is unique to iCalendar users and it stems from Apple's desire to make things easier for us. Luckily there is a way to get rid of those random, often unintelligible, invites.
  
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• See all 8 Harry Potter movies crammed into 80 minutes

  29-11-2016 18:38 via cnet.com
  
  A patient fan distills the essence of every Harry Potter movie into the length of a single film, and it all still makes sense.
  
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• State treasurers renew call for independent chair at Wells Fargo

  29-11-2016 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Investors, including the state treasurers of Connecticut and Illinois, called on Wells Fargo & Co to require an independent board chair, saying the bank needs stronger oversight in the wake of a scandal over fake customer accounts. Although Wells Fargo already has shuffled its leadership structure, Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier on Tuesday said the investor group has filed a shareholder resolution for the San Francisco bank's annual meeting next spring seeking a change in its bylaws. I
  
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• This bazooka-like gun blows drones gently out of the sky

  29-11-2016 18:29 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The DroneShield DroneGun is huge, but sensitive. It's also not exactly legal.
  
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• Infographic: Small business is vulnerable to cyberattack

  29-11-2016 18:18 via techrepublic.com
  
  According to a survey by data firm Carbonite 74% of small business owners fear Washington politicians are not doing enough to protect companies against cyberattack.
  
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• Consumers, exports give U.S. economy muscle in the third-quarter

  29-11-2016 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter, notching its best performance in two years, buoyed by strong consumer spending and a surge in soybean exports. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.2 percent annual rate instead of the previously reported 2.9 percent pace, the Commerce Department said in its second GDP estimate on Tuesday. Growth was the strongest since the third quarter of 2014 and followed the second quarter's anemic 1.4 percent pace.
  
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• Wes Anderson's quirky Christmas short delivers big charm

  29-11-2016 18:13 via cnet.com
  
  Snow falls on a delayed train full of holiday passengers as Wes Anderson turns his distinctive filmmaking eye toward a sweet Christmas tale.
  
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• Social media feeling charitable on Giving Tuesday

  29-11-2016 18:12 via cnet.com
  
  Social Cues: Also trending on Facebook and Twitter are a deadly plane crash in Colombia and a wildfire in Tennessee.
  
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• Intel inside: Delphi, Mobileye tap chipmaker for self-driving car processors

  29-11-2016 18:04 via cnet.com
  
  It's all part of the group's plan to get autonomous vehicles on roads by 2019.
  
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• Is the cloud really just someone else's computer?

  29-11-2016 17:56 via techrepublic.com
  
  A popular meme is that the cloud is just "someone else's computer." Jack Wallen explains why the cloud is so much more complex than the meme would have you believe.
  
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• Amazon may add touchscreen to Echo smart-home speakers

  29-11-2016 17:52 via cnet.com
  
  The online retailer will introduce a new high-end, voice-activated device with a seven-inch touchscreen as soon as the first quarter, according to Bloomberg.
  
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• Johnson & Johnson raising takeover offer for Actelion - source

  29-11-2016 17:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson is raising its offer for Swiss biotech group Actelion in an attempt to win it over for a buyout, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. Actelion shares closed up 10 percent at 209 Swiss francs, rebounding from negative territory. The source said Johnson & Johnson increased its offer amid reluctance by the Swiss biotechnology company to give up its independence.
  
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• Scores arrested in first 'Fight for $15' protest since Trump win

  29-11-2016 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scores of demonstrators were arrested on Tuesday as U.S. workers from fast-food chains staged nationwide protests for higher pay, union rights and immigration reform in their first major action since Donald Trump was elected president. McDonald's Corp restaurants in 340 cities were prime rally targets, while baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and sky caps at Chicago's O'Hare and Boston's Logan international airports planned to demonstrate in support of workers deman
  
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• Transport Canada needs reform to detect safety issues more quickly, auditor says

  29-11-2016 17:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Transport Canada has an out-of-date regulatory framework that fails to respond quickly to safety risks or stay current with safety issues being investigated by manufacturers in their own vehicles, Canada's Auditor General reports.
  
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