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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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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The ride-hailing company brings a former Obama advisor onto its board of directors.
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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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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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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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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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The glowing phenomena happens on other planets, too. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft recently spied Saturn’s version.
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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 will instead focus its efforts on its new generation of electric vehicles.
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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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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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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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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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Cheerio, Word Flow. You’ve been replaced.
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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 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

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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The company is challenging rival Nvidia with new family of Radeon RX Vega GPUs.
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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.
Source: DIY IT

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.
Source: CNet

Musk shows tech entrepreneurship and worldwide fame aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
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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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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.
Source: CNet

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