Reddit's value hits $1.8b, plans redesign to be more appealing – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 8:02 pm
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The CEO for “the front page of the internet” says its $200 million in funding is company’s largest ever as it is also hiring more workers.
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Hacked HBO episodes and 'Game Of Thrones' script leak online – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 7:37 pm
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Hackers targeting HBO have allegedly posted episodes at least two series, as well as a script for next week’s “Game Of Thrones.”
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Lyft says Valerie Jarrett is a 'natural fit' for its board – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 7:18 pm
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The ride-hailing company brings a former Obama advisor onto its board of directors.
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Uber's Travis Kalanick to make grand, Steve Jobs-like return? – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 7:16 pm
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Commentary: A report suggests the former Uber CEO is telling people he’s just taking a time out.
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Online terrorism debate heads to Silicon Valley – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 7:01 pm
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British Home Secretary Amber Rudd will ask tech giants to do more to remove online terrorist content. But how much more can they realistically do?
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Hands-off the wheel: The next step in self-driving cars – Roadshow
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 4:48 pm
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In the next few years, your car will be able to handle the majority of highway driving, but how will it let you know when to take over? Bosch has an idea.
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Origin PC launches powerful and thin Max-Q laptops – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 4:47 pm
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The Origin PC EVO15-S and NT-15 Quadro laptops are (relatively) thin and light, but their powerful performance comes at a heavy cost.
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This is what an aurora looks like on Saturn – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 4:06 pm
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The glowing phenomena happens on other planets, too. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft recently spied Saturn’s version.
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Tesla's Model 3 marketing strategy ditches specs for end results – Roadshow
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 3:56 pm
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Looking for horsepower output or battery capacity? You’re going to be looking for a long time.
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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is out of juice – Roadshow
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 3:55 pm
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Mercedes will instead focus its efforts on its new generation of electric vehicles.
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Neil Armstrong's gold Cartier lunar module replica stolen – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 1:15 pm
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Police are searching for the person who stole the astronaut’s replica of the Apollo 11 lunar lander from an Ohio museum.
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iPhones take better pictures, says former Google exec – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 1:11 pm
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Commentary: Vic Gundotra, the man behind Google+, criticizes his old employers and says Android’s camera tech is “a few years behind.”
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Gboard update adds Maps, doodles and video to iOS keyboard – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 12:53 pm
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Google is expanding the capabilities of its Gboard smart keyboard for iOS beyond simply typing with the addition of drawing, Maps and YouTube.
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Is this what the iPhone 8 looks like? – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 12:50 pm
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A developer has found credible evidence of the next iPhone’s design and face detection features in a leaked firmware from Apple’s HomePod.
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Microsoft dumps iOS Word Flow keyboard in favor of SwiftKey – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 10:27 am
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Cheerio, Word Flow. You’ve been replaced.
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'GoT' star shares Chewbacca video from Han Solo film – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 9:51 am
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Watch the Wookiee have some fun in an Instagram video posted by Emilia Clarke. Also, director Ron Howard tweets another Han Solo set photo.
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Microsoft starts shipping its own keyboard with built-in Windows Hello sign-in
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 9:42 am
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Microsoft is rolling out its own Windows Hello-compatible keyboard for Windows 10 devices. And it’s unsurprisingly consolidating its mobile-keyboard strategy around SwiftKey.
Source: Microsoft
Get a Lifepack backpack with Solarbank for $189 – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 9:12 am
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Normally $269, this former Kickstarter darling features a built-in solar panel-powered Bluetooth speaker/mobile charger. Plus: an iPhone 7 Plus case for 15 cents!
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AMD is back in the high-end PC gaming game – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 9:09 am
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The company is challenging rival Nvidia with new family of Radeon RX Vega GPUs.
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15 companies you might not know are owned by Amazon (and one that got dumped for a huge loss)
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 8:20 am
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With Amazon taking on seemingly all of retail, it may not be immediately obvious how far the company reaches. Here are some companies you might not know it owns.
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Moto G5 Plus vs. E4: Battle of the best budget phones – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 8:00 am
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Looking to save money on a budget phone, but not sure which is for you? I look at two of our favs: the Moto G5 Plus and the Moto E4.
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Elon Musk tweets about 'terrible lows and unrelenting stress' – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 7:31 am
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Musk shows tech entrepreneurship and worldwide fame aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
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'Godzilla' returning to Tokyo alongside a live orchestra – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 6:09 am
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Tokyo’s annual film festival will feature the original 1954 “Godzilla” film, with live orchestra performing its soundtrack.
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India 'helpless' against fake news spreading through WhatsApp – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 4:00 am
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An Indian minister admits the government can’t do much to stop “objectionable content” spreading on WhatsApp because it has no access to encrypted content.
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'The Emoji Movie' tops $25 million over US opening weekend – CNET
Written by Jul 31, 2017, 2:19 am
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[Insert Confused Face Emoji]
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