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Airbnb gets lucky, SF mayor vetoes bill with 60-day rental cap – CNET

The city’s board of supervisors passed a bill that cracked down on the number of nights people could rent out their homes. The mayor just tossed it. Source: CNet

CNET's holiday gift guide videos – CNET

Whether you’re looking for the best fitness tracker, stocking stuffer or smart home device this holiday season, find the perfect tech gift in one of these videos. Source: CNet

Yessss! Nintendo NES Classic Edition comes back to Best Buy December 20 – CNET

If you act fast, you might be able to snag one of those ‘lil $60 retro consoles. Source: CNet

My favorite laptops of 2016 – CNET

These are my personal picks for the best, coolest, and most noteworthy laptops of the year. Source: CNet

At last! A vibrating umbrella that tells you it's about to rain – CNET

Commentary: Developed by former Samsung engineers, the Opus One “smart” umbrella is a fine idea. Or is it? Source: CNet

Hulu rolls out user profiles, including one for kids – CNET

Now multiple users on a single account can get tailored viewing preferences. Source: CNet

Obama orders review of election hacks as Trump doubts Russia's role

President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a full review of the cyberattacks that allegedly tried to disrupt this year’s election, as his successor Donald Trump casts doubt over Russia’s possible involvement. Obama’s homeland security advisor Lisa Monaco first mentioned the need for the review while speaking to reporters on Friday morning, according

Ransomware attacks against businesses increased threefold in 2016

The number of ransomware attacks targeting companies increased threefold from January to September, affecting one in every five businesses worldwide. According to a new report from security company Kaspersky Lab, the rate of ransomware attacks against businesses increased from one every two minutes to one every 40 seconds during that period. For consumers it was

Don't expect to play Super Mario Run on a plane – CNET

The much-anticipated mobile game may require an always-on internet connection, according to an interview with the game’s producer. Source: CNet

Samsung software update will brick the few Note 7s left in the wild – CNET

With 93 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices returned in the US, Samsung is taking an even more dramatic step to bring in the rest. Source: CNet

CNET UK podcast 509: Pope slams fake news and the best wireless headphones – CNET

Andrew Hoyle and Katie Collins discuss the Pope’s views on fake news, why Andrew suffered days of rain in Scotland and which wireless headphones are worth your money. Source: CNet

Attackers use hacked home routers to hit Russia's 5 largest banks

Botnets made up of hacked home routers were used to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against the five largest financial organizations in Russia. The attacks occurred on Monday, Dec. 5, and were detected and mitigated by Rostelecom, Russia’s state-owned telecommunications company. The attacks peaked at 3.2 million packets per second (Mpps) and the longest attack lasted

Tesla may use a bespoke system-on-chip for its autonomous cars – Roadshow

It’s reportedly working with Samsung, which would supply Tesla with semiconductors for this chip. Source: CNet

Chevy warns the Bolt EV's battery might lose some charge capacity, but that's unlikely – Roadshow

The car’s manual says capacity may drop by 10 to 40 percent over the life of the battery’s eight-year warranty period. Source: CNet

Amazon won't shake up your neighborhood store anytime soon – CNET

This year has been full of rumors that Amazon wants to open lots of new stores. The reality is likely different. Source: CNet

Snapchat isn't disappearing. Get used to it – CNET

This isn’t just another social network — it’s the new MTV. Source: CNet

15 years on: Feeder's 'Just a Day', the music video that invented YouTube – CNET

Here’s how a supercheap music video for a British rock group predicted the lip-synching, bedroom-vlogging, selfie-taking future. Source: CNet

10 essential PowerShell security scripts for Windows administrators

PowerShell is an enormous addition to the Windows toolbox that gives Windows admins the ability to automate all sorts of tasks, such as rotating logs, deploying patches, and managing users. Whether it’s specific Windows administration jobs or security-related tasks such as managing certificates and looking for attack activity, there is a way to do it