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Data provided through a third-party social-media monitoring program allowed authorities to track civil unrest, says the ACLU. Source: CNet
Read MoreData provided through a third-party social-media monitoring program allowed authorities to track civil unrest, says the ACLU. Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: In Hawaii, a replacement Note 7 is in its owner’s hands. Then it tries to choke her. Source: CNet
Read MoreA young Israeli boy teased for his many birthmarks gets a touching show of support from strangers online. Source: CNet
Read MoreKeep the sweater on, please, sudden star of Sunday’s presidential debate. Your country needs you. Source: CNet
Read MoreAn atmospheric video taken on Lake Superior shows a distant, strange object hovering at the water line, but it probably has a mundane explanation. Source: CNet
Read MoreContinued low demand among consumers contributes to a 5.7 percent decline in shipments, Gartner finds. Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter earning numerous awards and critical praise, the Richard Linklater film “Boyhood” gets an extras-packed Criterion Collection edition. Source: CNet
Read MoreHow dangerous are the defective batteries on the Galaxy Note 7? The return box is fireproof and can be shipped only by truck. Source: CNet
Read MoreFollowing an Xbox leak, Sony reveals that Halloween-themed content is on the way to Overwatch soon. Source: CNet
Read MoreMedia company Comcast will pay the penalty to settle an investigation into whether customers were wrongfully charged for products and services. Source: CNet
Read MoreSuper-nerd Steve Urkel is absent from a Luke Cage-ified version of the “Family Matters” sitcom opening credits. Source: CNet
Read MoreGet a taste of what an Arditi can do. Source: CNet
Read MoreThis month the vendor is releasing 10 bulletins, five of which are rated Critical. Twitter Card Style: summary Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor is releasing 10 security bulletins, five of which are rated Critical. As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices:
Read MoreCombing the streets for a Bulbasaur or a Pikachu isn’t just fun, it’s also good for your health. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe justices, who said they’d be confused if they were jurors, used the analogy of a Volkswagen Beetle to understand the two sides. Source: CNet
Read MoreA look at some of the steps Samsung will have to take to win back the public’s confidence. Source: CNet
Read MoreWith its Motorrad Vision Next 100, BMW shows off a futuristic motorcycle concept with a zero emission powerplant and advanced safety systems that eliminate the need for protective gear. Source: CNet
Read MoreAlso in the show, Amazon convenience stores and selfie high-fives. Source: CNet
Read MoreResearchers warn that many 1,024-bit keys used to secure communications on the internet today might be based on prime numbers that have been intentionally backdoored in an undetectable way. Many public-key cryptography algorithms that are used to secure web, email, VPN, SSH and other types of connections on the internet derive their strength from the mathematical
Read MoreCinema-goers can try virtual reality with their popcorn in a partnership between Imax and the UK’s Odeon and UCI movie theatres. Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: If you take some of the footage from the second presidential debate, edit it and put a different soundtrack to it, you get art. Of a sort. Source: CNet
Read More20,000 fans and cosplayers flocked to the annual convention, proving that Singapore is hungry for games. Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung confirmed that it would permanently shut down production of the troubled phone after initially saying it was “temporarily adjusting” its schedule. Source: CNet
Read MoreWith just a couple months left with our long-term Mazda MX-5, we take a closer look at the wear and tear it’s picked up along the way. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is offering a first look at its new Azure-hosted Dynamics 365 service and plans to start rolling out a number of its components as of November 1. Source: Microsoft
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