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• Updated 4:22—These are the best Black Friday deals on the internet

  24-11-2017 22:22
  
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  Black Friday starts the night of Thanksgiving, but lasts for days after. Here's what you outta know. Read on.
  
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• A new hope for players battling 'Star Wars' game fees

  24-11-2017 21:38 via nbcnews.com
  The consumer backlash on social media to a 'Star Wars' video game could have a global impact on how companies pursue video game monetization.
  
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• Facial Recognition Software Tracking Shoppers In Malls And Stores Everywhere

  24-11-2017 20:23 via technocracy.news
  Malls and retailers will be tracking everyone and everything during this shopping season. The goal is to collect valuable marketing data that can then be used against you. Data is the opiate of Technocrats. ⁃ TN EditorRetailers are using facial recognition to collect data about customers as they shop in stores, according to an IT company with insight into the space.
  “One of the big things brick-and-mortar retailers are getting into now is knowing their customers … tracking who
  
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• 2030 Agenda Planners: Politics Stand In Way Of Sustainable Development

  24-11-2017 20:06 via technocracy.news
  The natural enemies of Technocrat planners are politicians who block their intentions to implement Sustainable Development and destroy Capitalism and Free Enterprise. This antipathy exists in every community where Technocrat planners are embedded. ⁃ TN EditorEfforts for sustainable development that meet global standards are often hindered by politics and an adversarial work culture among civil servants of all levels, planners said today.
  Political and personal friction between federal, sta
  
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• 10 smarter ways to watch TV

  24-11-2017 18:30
  
  DIYCatch your favorite shows pretty much anywhere.
  Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix have fundamentally changed the way we watch TV. Here now, tricks to upgrade your binge-watching experience for your favorite movies and TV…
  
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• New Physical Model Explains the Origin of Water in Our Solar System

  24-11-2017 17:14 via scitechdaily.com
  Equipped with Newton’s law of universal gravitation (published in Principia 330 years ago) and powerful computational resources (used to apply the law to more than...
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• “All-Solid-State” Battery Offers Better Performance and Improved Safety

  24-11-2017 16:49 via scitechdaily.com
  Phones, laptops, electric cars – batteries are everywhere. And to meet the expectations of today’s consumers, these batteries are increasingly light, more powerful and designed...
  The post “All-Solid-State” Battery Offers Better Performance and Improved Safety appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• Old, meet new: Drones, high-tech camera revamp archaeology

  24-11-2017 16:41
  Scientists from Dartmouth College are turning to several high-tech tools that could help their fellow archaeologists make discoveries by speeding up the search
  
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• Princeton Study Finds That New Species Can Develop in as Little as 2 Generations

  24-11-2017 16:36 via scitechdaily.com
  The arrival 36 years ago of a strange bird to a remote island in the Galapagos archipelago has provided direct genetic evidence of a novel...
  The post Princeton Study Finds That New Species Can Develop in as Little as 2 Generations appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• A Massive Asteroid Is Going To Pay Us A Visit - ValueWalk

  24-11-2017 16:35 via valuewalk.com
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  A Massive Asteroid Is Going To Pay Us A Visit
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  Christmas 2017 is going to be exciting for many reasons, but one of the reasons is a “monster” asteroid, which is supposed to pass by the Earth on Dec. 16, is just a little more than a week before Christmas. What's spectacular about this massive ...
  Massive 3-mile wide Christmas asteroid to practically GRAZE Earth next monthDaily Star
  'Potentially hazardous' three-mile-wide asteroid to skim Earth just DAYS before Chri
  
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• Fin24.com | In addition to #BlackFriday downtime problems, takelot.com is now also facing Gupta claims

  24-11-2017 16:29
  
  e-Commerce website takealot.com has lashed out at comments allegedly made by ANC MP Vytjie Mentor that the controversial Gupta family has a stake in the business, calling it fake news.
  
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• Supreme Court to rule on police use of cellphone records without warrant

  24-11-2017 16:28 via nbcnews.com
  On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether access to a person's cellphone data should require a search warrant issued by a judge.
  
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• How Gamma-Rays from Lightning Produce Radioisotopes and Positrons

  24-11-2017 16:26 via scitechdaily.com
  A storm system approaches: the sky darkens, and the low rumble of thunder echoes from the horizon. Then without warning… Flash! Crash! — lightning has...
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• #FixFifa: Why Are 'FIFA 18' Players Boycotting Black Friday Sales? - Tech Times

  24-11-2017 16:20 via techtimes.com
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  #FixFifa: Why Are 'FIFA 18' Players Boycotting Black Friday Sales?
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  "FIFA 18" players wanted to boycott EA's Black Friday in-game purchases as part of the #FixFifa campaign that emerged this week. What's going on? ( EA Sports ). Electronic Arts may have a tough time this Black Friday as FIFA 18 players and fans are ...
  FIFA 18 fans organize Black Friday in-game purchase boycottPolygon
  FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Microtransactions Cause Fan UproarIGN
  FIFA 18 facing fan backla
  
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• MIT Physicists Develop a Faster Way to Make Bose-Einstein Condensates

  24-11-2017 16:13 via scitechdaily.com
  Using a new process of laser cooling, MIT physicists have invented a new technique to cool atoms into condensates faster than the conventional method while...
  The post MIT Physicists Develop a Faster Way to Make Bose-Einstein Condensates appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• Yale Scientists Show Small Differences in the Evolution of Human Brain

  24-11-2017 16:01 via scitechdaily.com
  The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives our species its identity. However,...
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• Strange booms are being heard around the world, but nobody knows what they are - WCPO

  24-11-2017 16:00 via wcpo.com
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  Strange booms are being heard around the world, but nobody knows what they are
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  Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A seismometer measures seismic disturbances. Wikimedia Commons. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. Mysterious ...
  Mysterious loud booms heard across the world: ReportThe Indian Express
  Mysterious loud booms, heard in 64 locations across the world, leave even NASA ba
  
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• JPL Develops A.I. Piloted Drones for Race Against Human Pilot

  24-11-2017 15:52 via scitechdaily.com
  JPL engineers put together a drone race to find which is faster – a drone operated by a human or one operated by artificial intelligence....
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• Amazon workers in Germany, Italy stage Black Friday strike

  24-11-2017 15:41
  A labor union says workers at a half dozen Amazon.com distribution centers in Germany have walked off the job, while in Italy some employees struck at an Amazon facility there.
  
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• WATCH: How to protect yourself from downloading fake apps

  24-11-2017 14:13
  A cybersecurity expert is warning smartphone users to be cautious of downloading fake apps that can potentially give hackers unfettered access to the personal information on your phone.
  
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• Fin24.com | Takealot cashes in big time despite #BlackFriday downtime

  24-11-2017 14:11
  
  Despite massive downtime, e-Commerce retailer Takealot.com had by 06:00 exceeded its entire 2015 Black Friday revenue value.
  
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• The future looks bright: light pollution rises on a global scale - Business Insider

  24-11-2017 13:49 via businessinsider.com
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  The future looks bright: light pollution rises on a global scale
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  hong kong night peak A night view from the Victoria Peak is seen in Hong Kong Tuesday, June 18, 2013. AP Photo/Kin Cheung. Earth's artificially lit outdoor surface grew about 2% annually from 2012 to 2016. The growth in nighttime light was primarily ...
  Loss of the night: Light pollution rising rapidly on a global scaleCNN
  Energy-efficient light bulbs increasing light pollution, new study sug
  
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• WATCH: Save more money on Black Friday with apps

  24-11-2017 13:41
  "Ebates" puts money into your PayPal account when you make a purchase, while "Flip" puts all your local circulars in one place.
  
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• There's one iPhone X feature the Galaxy S9 will reportedly steal, and you're going to love it - BGR

  24-11-2017 13:41 via bgr.com
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  There's one iPhone X feature the Galaxy S9 will reportedly steal, and you're going to love it
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  The Galaxy S9 is supposed to be a mild update compared to its predecessors, a variety of reports claim. The handset will keep the Galaxy S8 design in place, and Samsung will focus on innovative software features to make the Galaxy S9 stand out.
  Samsung 'Cyber Monday' 2017: Early Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, 4K HDTV DealsForbes
  Apple offices raided in South Korea ahead of iPhone X launch in Samsung
  
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• The latest Amazon Black Friday deals on laptops, desktop PCs - ZDNet

  24-11-2017 13:35 via zdnet.com
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  The latest Amazon Black Friday deals on laptops, desktop PCs
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  One of Amazon's Black Friday deals of the day is a sale on gaming desktops and laptops. Amazon's Black Friday deal page is a sprawling mess that requires endless scrolling and filtering to see everything that's available. Now that Black Friday itself ...
  How to spot good Black Friday video game dealsDigital Trends
  FIFA 18 Black Friday 2017 Deals: The Sales For PS4, Switch, Xbox One, And PC VersionsGameSpot
  Xbox One vs Xbox
  
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• These are the best Black Friday deals on the internet

  24-11-2017 13:00
  
  GadgetsWe'll be updating this through Cyber Monday.
  Black Friday starts the night of Thanksgiving, but lasts for days after. Here's what you outta know. Read on.
  
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• YouTuber may have been doing long-term damage to his kids, experts say

  24-11-2017 12:42 via nbcnews.com
  YouTuber Gregory Chism, who ran the channel "Toy Freaks," had his account deactivated after complaints about pranks he played on his daughters.
  
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• Forget Black Friday—here's how to get the best deals all year round

  24-11-2017 12:30
  
  DIYSave money any time.
  Everyone knows Black Friday is a great day for discounts. But what about the rest of the year? These are the tools you need to bag the best deals every day.
  
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• Fin24.com | #BlackFriday: Takealot's 'own-goal' to be resolved soon, says CEO

  24-11-2017 12:03
  
  With South Africa’s biggest e-commerce platform, Takealot.com seeing hours of downtime on Black Friday, CEO Kim Reid has said that technicians are working to get the site up as soon as possible.
  
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• Fin24.com | #BlackFriday: Takealot sees erratic technical glitches

  24-11-2017 09:54
  
  South African retailer Takealot.com has reminded customers that its sale will last for five days, after erratic behaviour.
  
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• Fin24.com | Irate customers thrash retailers over empty #BlackFriday promises

  24-11-2017 08:34
  
  Scores of disgruntled online shoppers have taken to social media to lambaste e-commerce websites over crashes on Black Friday.
  
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• Fin24.com | #BlackFriday rush crashes online stores

  24-11-2017 07:11
  
  Surging visitor demand has crashed South Africa’s largest e-commerce websites on #BlackFriday.
  
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• Collapse Of China’s Massive Agenda21-Esque Bike-Sharing Scheme

  24-11-2017 06:12 via technocracy.news
  China morphed into an autocratic Technocracy by the late 1990s and adopted Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development. Converting urban transportation into bicycles has been an original goal of Agenda 21. ⁃ TN EditorDuring its first six months of existence, Bluegogo, China’s third-largest bike-sharing firm, dumped 600,000 bicycles into Chinese cities. Twenty million people signed up to use them; investors showered the company with $58 million in funds. But with rental rates as low as $0.0
  
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• Chatty Russian Supermarket Robots Use Facial Recognition, AI To Help Shoppers

  24-11-2017 05:03 via technocracy.news
  The future of shopping includes maximum information and convenience, but no privacy; data thus collected will profile you for marketers, health care, employment, education, etc. Technocracy is the science of social management. ⁃ TN EditorSeven robots have been unleashed in Russian supermarkets to chat to customers they can even recognise if they are regulars – and help them with their shopping.
  In a world first, the so-called Promobots work alongside regular employees to chat to cust
  
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• Fin24.com | 8 Steps to shop online safely during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

  24-11-2017 05:00
  
  Ahead of massive discounts expected while shopping online for Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials, Absa has urged customers to practice caution while making transactions online.
  
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• Budweiser is blasting barley into space to brew Mars beer - Engadget

  24-11-2017 04:33 via engadget.com
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  Budweiser is blasting barley into space to brew Mars beer
  Engadget
  Settlers could arrive on Mars as soon as 2024, if SpaceX gets its way. And, those newcomers to the red planet are going to need supplies, like...beer. While Elon Musk and co. are aspiring to send (useful) cargo to Mars two years ahead of the first ...
  Budweiser begins space experiments aimed at brewing beer on MarsGears Of Biz
  Budweiser sending barley to space in hopes of learning how to brew beer on MarsFox Newsall 5 n
  
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