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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 beta build improves touchpads, updates Photos, and stabilizes your PC

  08-10-2016 22:45
  
  While Windows 10 is designed for a range of hardware, more modern, powerful PCs will benefit from reliability improvements in the new Windows 10 Insider build 14942, released Friday.
  The new Insider build for the Fast ring includes a laundry list of tweaks and new changes, but the most important are some under-the-hood improvements that Microsoft promises will help improve the reliability of PCs with over 3.5GB of memory. Microsoft’s other updates include an extension of the Act
  
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• Why Google A.I. is the last user interface

  08-10-2016 13:00
  
  Star Trek got it right: In the future, we'll use computers by talking to them.
  Google held an event this week and new hardware got most of the attention. Google unveiled a couple of Google-built Pixel phones, Google Wi-Fi home mesh routers, the Google Home virtual assistant appliance, a new 4k Chromecast Ultra streaming media box and the Daydream View VR headset.
  Critics say Google is copying and competing directly with Apple with the Pixel phones and with Amazon with Home. But this misses the
  
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• US may use sanctions to punish Russia for election hacking

  08-10-2016 02:40
  
  The U.S. response to election-related hacks that the Obama administration now blames on the Russian government could include sanctions against that country.
  The administration has said that it has a range of options, including economic sanctions, to respond to Russian cyber attacks. On Friday, a Republican lawmaker said he would propose legislation to move those sanctions forward.
  Senator Cory Gardner, who represents Colorado, said his planned legislation would mandate that the U.S. govern
  
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