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• Social (Net)Work: How does social media influence democracy?

  21-03-2018 23:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Social media creates a platform for speaking up and sharing information, but that same platform makes possible fake news, spam bots, and “information cocoons.” We asked three experts to weigh in on how social media influences democracy.
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• A pioneering stem cell treatment restores eyesight in nearly blind patients

  21-03-2018 23:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A pair of patients with severe vision loss have had their sight restored, courtesy of stem cells used to regrow crucial tissues in the eye. After the treatment, both were able to read again.
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• Plex News gets Xbox One support, major Android update inbound

  21-03-2018 23:41
  Plex, the popular home entertainment software, just added Plex News to its Xbox One app. With it, Xbox One owners who use Plex will have easy access to news content from a variety of providers like Reuters, Associated Press, and more. In addition, Plex recently announced an upcoming update for its Android app, one that will add local video casting … Continue reading
  
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• Lithium metal batteries could triple EV ranges, and they’re getting closer

  21-03-2018 23:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  New research into lithium metal battery technology by the University of Waterloo in Canada could lead to 3X improvement in EV range. The work is just part of a global effort to improve battery performance.
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• The Scrambler 2.0 is an ebike that thinks it’s a motorcycle

  21-03-2018 23:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Timmermans Fietsen has set a unique standard in design with the new Scrambler 2.0 ebike which takes its cues from the classic Scrambler motorcycle, but comes with some unique electric bike components as well.
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• Amy Poehler to direct first film, the star-studded Netflix comedy ‘Wine Country’

  21-03-2018 23:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Amy Poehler is taking over the director's chair. The actress will helm her first feature film, Wine Country, plus star in the Netflix comedy alongside Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, and more.
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• Hublot Big Bang Referee smartwatch is made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

  21-03-2018 22:50
  Swiss watchmaker Hublot has unveiled a Wear OS smartwatch designed specifically for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and it’s called the Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. “It was a specific need expressed by FIFA,” the company says, “and Hublot brought it to life!” The wearable will be used by the game referees, though a limited number of … Continue reading
  
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• YouTube’s Karate Kid series ‘Cobra Kai’ has a trailer and premiere date

  21-03-2018 22:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Karate Kid spinoff series 'Cobra Kai' has its first, full trailer that introduces audiences to William Zabka's new role as Sensei Johnny ahead of the show's May premiere on YouTube Red.
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• Tencent profits up on mobile gaming popularity

  21-03-2018 22:30
  Chinese technology giant Tencent reported a profit boost Wednesday, helped by the continued popularity of its mobile games.
  
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• Zuckerberg releases first statement on Cambridge Analytica, vows more security

  21-03-2018 22:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After several days of silence, Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed the Cambridge Analytica controversy, outlining a detailed timeline of events, and pledging that Facebook will do better in the future.
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• Facebook: We’ll inform everyone whose data is misused

  21-03-2018 22:27
  Facebook will inform every user whose data was included in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, part of a push for transparency that CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The site has found itself at the center of a privacy controversy – not to mention the #DeleteFacebook campaign – after the voter influencing firm was accused of manipulating data in favor of the … Continue reading
  
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• Benchmarks show the next wave of Intel desktop processors are on the way

  21-03-2018 22:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Benchmarks now reveal the next wave of eighth-generation Intel "Coffee Lake-S" processors and an unannounced Z390 chipset for enthusiasts. They are expected to arrive in the second half of 2018, possibly during Computex in June.
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• Join us as we live-stream our ‘Sea of Thieves’ adventures

  21-03-2018 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Digital Trends team will be live-streaming Sea of Thieves to celebrate its launch at 6 p.m. ET today, March 21. Join us right here or on Facebook to see what all the fuss is about, and look for us in the game!
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• Eli is betting you’ll want to cruise the hood in this two-seater ‘NEV’

  21-03-2018 21:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Eli Zero neighborhood vehicle promises simple operation, and fun in an inexpensive alternative for short commutes and in-community trips. Forget the highway, but buzzing the hood is fun and easy.
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• Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection release date revealed

  21-03-2018 21:51
  The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection announced in December 2017 now has an official release date. According to Capcom, the upcoming collection, which features several Street Fighter games, will be available to purchase on the three big gaming consoles starting May 29. When that date arrives, gamers will be able to buy the collection for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and … Continue reading
  
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• Wax on, wax off: Here’s how to clean your earbuds safely

  21-03-2018 21:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Whether you fell in some mud or your ears are simply wax factories, we've all had dirty earbuds. Here are several ways to clean them safely, whether you've got old-school EarPods or shiny, true wireless buds.
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• LED baseball cap fools facial-recognition tech into thinking you’re someone else

  21-03-2018 21:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers in China have created an LED-studded baseball cap that is able to trick facial-recognition systems into thinking that you are another person entirely. Here's how it works.
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• Zuckerberg speaks on Facebook scandal: How he’ll fix it

  21-03-2018 21:16
  Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence on the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, admitting that the social site “made mistakes” but insisting that it is working to address them. The much-anticipated comments come after Facebook was accused of poorly handling personal information, after a researcher taking advantage of an official Facebook API was able to collect the data of 50 million … Continue reading
  
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• Are new iPads set to debut at Apple’s education ‘Field Trip’ event?

  21-03-2018 21:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple may be prepping new iPads for their spring Field Trip event, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has yet to comment of the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, man buys old photo on eBay for $10, turns out it's worth just a bit more.
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• Syfy debuts first trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ author George R.R. Martin’s ‘Nightflyers’

  21-03-2018 21:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new George R.R. Martin series is headed to TV, softening the blow of the upcoming end to Game of Thrones. Syfy has released the first trailer for Nightflyers, which is due out this fall.
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• Lufthansa may have cracked the airplane boarding problem

  21-03-2018 20:58
  Lufthansa believes it may have cracked the airplane boarding problem, with news the airline will roll out its time-saving biometric system across multiple US airports. According to Lufthansa, its facial recognizing gates helped the airline board an A380 plane in about 20 minutes, and potentially in a more secure way, too. The system replaces the usual boarding process with a … Continue reading
  
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• NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet still getting updates (over 3 years later)

  21-03-2018 20:57
  The original NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet just got a software update over 3 years after its initial release date. The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet was released in late July, 2014, and this update was sent in March of 2018. Granted, it’s not an update of the OS – Android isn’t going to get to Oreo here – but it is a rare … Continue reading
  
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• Instagram beefs up bios with hashtag and profile links

  21-03-2018 20:57
  It seems that Instagram pushes a new feature out the door every few weeks, and lately, some of these new features have centered around hashtags and what you can do with them. Back in December, Instagram rolled out the ability to follow hashtag pages directly, ditching the need to search for them every time you wanted to see content associated … Continue reading
  
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• 9 things to know about Facebook privacy, third-party apps, and Cambridge Analytica

  21-03-2018 20:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Cambridge Analytica's use of data mined from a third-party app is drawing scrutiny to Facebook's privacy practices. So what should users know? For starters, this isn't the first time Facebook got in trouble for third-party data access.
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• SQRDUP uses lasers to help you perfect your golf swing

  21-03-2018 20:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If perfecting your golf swing was on your list of to-dos in 2018, you're in luck. A new company called SQRDUP is hoping to help you up your game, and perhaps bring down your handicap.
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• Take Crush Light, a collapsible and affordable solar lantern, on any adventure

  21-03-2018 20:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The new Crush Light from Goal Zero is a solar-powered lantern for use at your campsite that is bright, has great battery life, and collapses down flat for easy carry and storage -- all for just $20.
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• MIT SoFi soft robot swims in the ocean like a real fish

  21-03-2018 20:47
  MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has unveiled SoFi, a soft robotic fish that can swim in the ocean using realistic movements, enabling it to get up close and personal with real sea life. SoFi was tested in the Rainbow Reef, where it was able to swim at depths down to 50ft, taking on ocean currents while capturing … Continue reading
  
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• Draw a line on the world around you with Google’s ‘Just a Line’ ARCore app

  21-03-2018 20:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google has released a new ARCore app called Just a Line, which, allows you to draw on the world around you. It may be basic, but using the new app is actually kind of fun!
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• Edit your Facebook ad preferences: It’s hilarious and terrifying

  21-03-2018 20:23
  Facebook’s all-seeing ad algorithm thinks my colleague Vincent loves quilting, and my mom is to blame. She doesn’t have a Facebook account, but I do, and sometime in the past few years I shared photos of the quilts she’s made. Vincent clicked the “Like” button and hey presto, Facebook has a shiny new data point in its perception of him, … Continue reading
  
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• What is SATA? Here’s everything you need to know about it

  21-03-2018 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are a number of standards in PCs, but SATA is one of the most common and enduring. What is SATA? Alongside newer interfaces like M.2 and PCIe, it remains one of the most important storage connection adaptors in the world.
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• These are the best ‘Made for Samsung’ apps for your Galaxy phone

  21-03-2018 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Did you know that you can download special versions of great apps if you're using a Samsung Galaxy device? Here are some of the best Made for Samsung apps that offer you discounts, extra features, or better optimization.
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• ‘Ready Player One’ review

  21-03-2018 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg brings Ernest Cline's nostalgia-fueled sci-fi novel Ready Player One to the big screen, but does the movie's virtual universe live up to the hype?
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• Have a big group chat? Messenger adds admin tools and links for groups

  21-03-2018 20:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Messenger group chats just got a bit easier to manage. Facebook now allows users to create chat administrators with the power to add and remove users, along with the new option to invite users via a link.
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• Dropbox raises IPO price range by $2 on strong demand

  21-03-2018 20:00
  Cloud storage firm Dropbox Inc on Wednesday raised the price range for its initial public offering by $2 as investors bid strongly for the first big tech IPO this year ahead of final pricing expected on Thursday.
  
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• Mysterious ‘Ataribox’ console finally gets a name and pre-order window

  21-03-2018 19:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Atari released the official name of its upcoming "Ataribox" console along with the month when gamers can pre-order the device. Atari also released photos of the classic joystick and modern controller prototypes.
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• ARK: Survival Evolved sets its sights on Nintendo Switch

  21-03-2018 19:52
  Last week, Studio Wildcard surprised us all by announcing that it’s bringing ARK: Survival Evolved to mobile devices with the help of War Drum Studios. Given the resources required to run ARK on PC and consoles, this announcement definitely caught us off guard, but as it turns out, Wildcard isn’t done with the ports just yet. At GDC today, the … Continue reading
  
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• Facebook Messenger adds admin privileges for group chats

  21-03-2018 19:49
  Facebook Messenger, the company’s messaging app, supports group chats, which are convenient for arranging events or keeping up-to-date with multiple friends outside of the primary Facebook product. The company has announced a new feature for Messenger group chats: admin privileges. With this, group admins can control which users are given access to the group chat and more. According to Facebook, … Continue reading
  
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• BMW will spend more on autonomous driving, electric cars

  21-03-2018 19:41
  Peter said the company would allocate "an increasing amount" to research and development after spending 6.1 billion euros in 2017.
  
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• Omega takes us to the Dark Side with their new moonwatch

  21-03-2018 19:38
  Omega has just announced a new version of their iconic Moonwatch, the chronograph that was worn most notably by Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon. Their new model, the Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8, features the traditional Moonwatch design with a few unique tweaks.
  The has an exhibition back – you can see the movement through a glass crystal – as well as a skeletonized face. The bridges – the pieces that hold the gears in place – are laser etched with a represen
  
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• New V8 power and smart tech are helping the CT6 make Cadillac great again

  21-03-2018 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Cadillac's flagship, the CT6, will receive significant updates for 2019. The brand will introduce a V-Sport trim level that inaugurates a brand-new, 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine. The CT6 will also get a new look and more tech.
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• How to retract Facebook apps' access to your data

  21-03-2018 19:35
  If you feel vulnerable about your private data being leaked – not by Facebook – but by third-party apps on the social network, you can follow a few tips.
  
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• Love smoked meat? Scientists figured out how to make it better

  21-03-2018 19:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Food-loving researchers from the U.K.’s University of Reading have used a zeolite filter to remove some of the carcinogens from smoke. The result? Smoked food that's safer and tastier.
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• Elon Musk’s Boring Co. flamethrower ships in time for summer BBQs

  21-03-2018 19:21
  Elon Muskraised a significant chunk of money for his tunnel boringventure, the aptly named Boring Company, via sales of a heavily marked up ‘flamethrower’ with Boring Co. branding. Those pre-sales are all concluded, but now people who put down cash to reserve one are finding out when they can get their flame on.
  In an email to pre-order buyers, The Boring Companynoted that the technically “not-a-flamethrower” production run should be wrapping up this spring, which means d
  
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• Hublot’s luxury Wear OS smartwatch will give soccer fans World Cup updates

  21-03-2018 19:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hublot has launched the first smartwatch running Wear OS -- and it's a $5,200 watch that will give you constant updates about the upcoming soccer World Cup in Russia. It will even be used by referees during the cup.
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• Road to Racer: Inside one team’s big Mercedes-AMG GT4 ambitions

  21-03-2018 19:19
  Nobody ever said building a winning race car was going to be easy, but the challenge is even more complex when you’re trying to compete in GT4. With the rules changed to encourage more manufacturer participation from 2017’s season onward, teams now have a huge amount of choice when it comes to factory-produced GT4-spec machinery, but that’s only the start … Continue reading
  
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• Wish your Galaxy S9 were a Pixel? Here’s how to make it look like stock Android

  21-03-2018 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Not everyone is pleased with Android Oreo -- after all, some people still prefer the "vanilla" version of Android above all else. Luckily, you can easily set up Samsung's latest headsets to be a bit more basic. Here's how.
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