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Re/code |
Uber’s semi-autonomous car detected the pedestrian six seconds before the fatal crash, a federal agency says
The National Traffic Safety Board said Uber’s system depends on the driver to brake in emergencies. A federal agency has released its preliminary report after investigating a fatal crash involving an Uber semi-autonomous Volvo in Tempe, Ariz.
After analyzing data obtained from the Uber vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the Uber system detected the pedestrian, Elaine Herzberg, six seconds before the crash. The report also reveals that Uber relies heavily on its vehi...
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Neowin |
Microsoft to exercise GDPR policies not just in Europe, but worldwide
Microsoft has said that in addition to adhering to the guidelines and rules set by the European Union's GDPR act in the continent, it will also enforce them for all users around the globe. Read more...
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VentureBeat |
Okta Announces Grant to Fast Forward, Technology Nonprofit Community
PRESS RELEASE: Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today announced the next grantee of the Okta for Good Fund, Fast Forward, an organization that funds and supports nonprofit entrepreneurs...
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Microsoft Patches Up Intel And Toshiba SSD Issues With Windows 10
Microsoft has issued a new update that solves compatibility issues with Intel and Toshiba SSDs.
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Business Insider |
We compared shopping for electronics at Best Buy and Sears — and it's clear why one is struggling while the other is thriving (BBY, SHLD)
Best Buy and Sears both sell appliances and electronics like TVs, smart-home devices, and speaker systems.
If Sears were to close all of its stores, Best Buy would be in a good position to capture sales, analysts say, because of the overlap in the products the stores sell.
We visited both stores and found that besides the size of the electronics departments, Best Buy offered better prices, higher-quality products, and a better shopping experience overall.
It's no secret that S...
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Engadget |
'Runescape Classic' will shut down after almost two decades
One year after revealing plans to port both RuneScape and Old School Runescape to mobile and tablet, developer Jagex has announced that the original RuneScape's PC servers will be going offline permanently. To be clear, that's Runescape Classic -- th...
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9to5Mac |
Review: AirFly is a neat way to use wireless headphones on planes
Twelve South is best-known for its BookBook cases for MacBooks and iPhones, but subsequently expanded into a wide range of stylish accessories for Apple kit – they have products for MacBooks, iMac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more.
Its latest product, launched earlier this month, is a Bluetooth transmitter designed to let you use AirPods or other wireless headphones with in-flight entertainment systems or other equipment with a 3.5mm headphone socket: AirFly …
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Digg Top Stories |
John C. Reilly And Joaquin Phoenix Are 'The Sisters Brothers' In Upcoming Western Comedy
And they're hunting for gold with chemist Riz Ahmed.
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Gizmodo |
Google Just Turned a Huge Corner in the Smart Speaker Game
When Amazon launched the Echo back in late 2014, it kicked off one of the biggest trends in tech. Almost overnight, it seemed like every company wanted to get in on that sweet smart speaker action. However, largely because Amazon was first to market, the Echo has consistently been the top-selling smart speaker for the…Read more...
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Slashdot |
Pornhub Launches VPNhub, Its Own Virtual Private Network App
"Adult entertainment" giant Pornhub is entering the busy virtual private network (VPN) space with the launch of its very own VPN service. From a report: Dubbed VPNhub, the new service is available for free via native apps on Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows, though there is a premium subscription available that gets rid of the ads and promises faster speeds. In the U.S., this will cost between $12 and $14 per month, depending on the platform. VPNhub promises unlimited bandwidth, even on the free...
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MacRumors |
Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iMac Pro Models at 15% Discount
Apple today added refurbished iMac Pro models to its online store for the first time in the United States and Canada.
A selection of 8-core, 10-core, and 18-core configurations are available with various storage, memory, and graphics options, priced between $4,249 and $8,159 in the United States, reflecting savings of 15 percent. All of the refurbished configurations are currently available with next-day delivery.The base model iMac Pro with a 3.2GHz eight-core Intel Xeon W proc...
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The Guardian |
Emergency brake was disabled on self-driving Uber that killed woman
Federal investigation finds emergency braking system was not enabled in SUV that hit Arizona pedestrianA federal investigation into a self-driving Uber SUV that hit and killed a pedestrian in March has found that the vehicle’s emergency braking system was disabled.The preliminary report, issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, said on Thursday that while the vehicle’s guidance system had spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, emergency braking manoeuvres were not...
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9to5Mac |
9to5Mac Happy Hour 174: WWDC invites, Beats HomePod rumor, ‘audioOS’ wish list
This week Benjamin and Zac talk WWDC press invites, misinterpreted Siri clues, a surprise Apple car update, a Beats-branded HomePod rumor, and HomePod features we want to see at WWDC 2018.
9to5Mac Happy Hour is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
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The Huffington Post |
David Blaine Chews Glass And Lets James Corden Puncture Him
Sure it's gross, but you're still here.
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The Huffington Post |
Morgan Freeman Accused Of Inappropriate Behavior And Sexual Harassment
Freeman "kept trying to lift up my skirt," one of two women with allegations of abuse against the actor told CNN.
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Extremetech |
Sony Confirms PlayStation 5 At Least 3 Years Away
The PlayStation 5 isn't arriving for three years according to Sony, despite earlier rumors of a 2018 release.
The post Sony Confirms PlayStation 5 At Least 3 Years Away appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Gizmodo |
How to Protect Your Router From the Latest Malware Attack
We talk a lot about software designed to attack our smartphones and computers, but it turns out your router might also be at risk. That’s right. Some dangerous new malware is going after the box you use to beam internet around your home or office.Read more...
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Business Insider |
Elon Musk doesn't care about you
Elon Musk doesn't care about you.
If he did, he would have details about the things that matter to customers and shareholders — the progress of the Model 3, his company's profitability, and continued efforts to make his cars as safe as possible.
Sorry.
In light of Tesla founder Elon Musk's tweetstorms railing against media coverage against the company, I think it's a good time to remind you of something I've mentioned here before.
Elon Musk doesn't care about you.
By you I mean his customers...
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CNET News |
Google Home ships more units than Amazon Echo for the first time - CNET
Google had the top-shipping smart speaker in the first three months of 2018, per an analyst report.
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The Register |
Brit doctors surgery fined £35k over medical data fumble
Left patient records, prescriptions in former surgery premises for 18 months
Bayswater Medical Centre (BMC) in London is licking its wounds after taking a not insignificant punch to the wallet for discarding highly sensitive medical information in an empty building for a year and a half.…
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Mashable! |
Educator responds accordingly to Jake Paul's rude diss track about teachers
A lesson for Jake Paul: don't come for the entire teaching profession and expect zero blowback.
On May 11, Paul (younger brother of Logan Paul; neighborhood nightmare) made a video dissing teachers. Apparently the 21-year-old thinks he knows more about what kids should be learning in school than educators do. Naturally, the track, titled "My Teachers" is enormously cringey.
But Matt Preston, a Texas educator who goes by m.a.double online, isn't about to let Paul get the last word. He recorded a ...
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TechCrunch |
Pornhub has its own VPN now
Pornhub is diversifying. The most popular site that no one you know will admit to frequenting, is launching its very own VPN service today, called, get this: VPNHub. The app, which is available on Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows, is primarily designed to offer “free and unlimited bandwidth,” according to its creators. It’s an attempt […]
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Ars Technica |
NTSB: Uber’s sensors worked; its software utterly failed in fatal crash
Driver says she was looking at an Uber touchscreen, not a smartphone, before crash.
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AppleInsider |
Morgan Stanley bullish on Apple services, ups AAPL price target to $214
Apple's Services business is vastly undervalued by the market, and not considered part of the larger whole by investors according to investment bank Morgan Stanley.
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Boy Genius Report |
Cord cutting is crushing pay TV, and it’s glorious
Forgive me if you've heard this before, but cable companies just had another dismal quarter of subscriber losses. The top five publicly traded cable companies logged their worst first-quarter losses on record, according to a report from Kagan. Although the industry is citing a growing streaming business as a cause for optimism, the fact remains that streaming services are barely making any money right now (and may be losing cash on every new subscriber!), and there's no indication they can ever ...
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CNET News |
Trump campaign wants answers on Facebook and Twitter 'political bias' - CNET
The Trump 2020 campaign manager sent the letter out on Twitter. It received hundreds of retweets in minutes.
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Ars Technica |
YouTube Music will replace Google Play Music but won’t kill user uploads
New service will eventually support "all the key features" of Google Play Music.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Uber self-driving car saw pedestrian but didn’t brake before fatal crash, feds say
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report into the fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, last March. Among the findings, investigators say the vehicle decided it needed to brake 1.3 seconds before striking a pedestrian, but Uber had previously disabled the Volvo’s automatic emergency braking system in order to prevent erratic driving.
The four-page report provides a detailed account of what happened that night on March 18th...
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BleepingComputer.com |
Firefox 63 to Get Improved Tracking Protection That Blocks In-Browser Miners
Mozilla developers are working on an improved Tracking Protection system for the Firefox browser that will land in version 63, scheduled for release in mid-October. [...]
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Digital Trends |
A year later, Mads Mikkelsen still doesn’t understand ‘Death Stranding’
Acclaimed actor Mads Mikkelsen has been working with director Hideo Kojima on the game Death Stranding for quite a long time, but in a recent interview, he admitted he's still not entirely sure what's going on.
The post A year later, Mads Mikkelsen still doesn’t understand ‘Death Stranding’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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TechCrunch |
Sinemia, a MoviePass competitor, launches cardless ticketing
Sinemia is further differentiating itself from its main competitor, MoviePass. The moviegoing startup is launching a new feature today that gets rid of the need for people to have a physical card in order to purchase movie tickets. This comes after a number of new Sinemia customers reported long wait times for their debit cards […]
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Nvidia Releases Game Ready Drivers For 'The Crew 2' Beta, 'State Of Decay 2'
Nvidia released new GeForce Game Ready 397.93 WHQL drivers to prepare its GPUs for "The Crew 2's" closed beta and "State of Decay 2."
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ReadWrite |
How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth
“I didn’t even know who Mark Zuckerberg was back in October 2015. Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. Learn, Do, Teach: Build Your Expertise First New […]
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SlashGear |
2018 Lexus LC 500 Review: A movie star for the road
If Lexus wanted to convince us that it was neither boring nor unimaginative, the 2018 LC 500 is the car to do it. Born of a melodramatic concept, translated with painstaking care to mass production, and tasked with changing decades of preconceptions at a price that’s reasonably affordable, it’s no surprise that the LC doesn’t quite hit every note. Still, … Continue reading
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Techradar - All the la... |
See the first LG V35 ThinQ leaked photo that confirms all the rumors
The LG G7 is so this week. We're looking at a purported LG V35 ThinQ, which is said to be launching in June.
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CNET News |
Vevo to shut standalone mobile apps, making YouTube its main gig - CNET
From now on, you'll probably only know Vevo as a watermark on YouTube music videos. (If that's not the case already...)
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Mashable! |
These $60 Treblab headphones are on sale for less than $25
The only thing you should get wrapped up in at the gym is your next set, or maybe your rockin' playlist — not your headphone wires. Save big on a set of TREBLAB XR100 wireless headphones that are on sale now for less than $25.
SEE ALSO: Best cheap Bluetooth speakers, according to online customer reviews
According to the product page, these headphones offer high-def sound and a secure fit to prevent them from slipping out. They boast up to nine hours of playtime and are also water and sweat...
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Gizmodo |
A New Reason to Not Buy These Cheap Android Devices: Complimentary Malware
Researchers at Avast Threat Labs say that more than 100 different low-cost Android devices from manufacturers like ZTE, Archos, and myPhone come with malware pre-installed. Users in more than 90 countries, including the US, are said to be infected. The good news is there’s a fix.Read more...
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VentureBeat |
SuperData: Digital game spending grew 23% to $9.09 billion in April
Digital video game sales generated $9.09 billion in revenue in April, up 23 percent year-over-year from $7.42 billion, according to analyst firm SuperData Research. The bump in revenue came from console and mobile spending. Console games revenue was up 44 percent thanks to Epic’s hit battle royale title Fortnite as well as Santa Monica Studios’ God […]
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The Next Web |
Bring your music and leave your smartphone with the Mighty Spotify Music Player, only $79.99
Last year, Mighty Audio rolled out their ultimate Spotify music on-the-go player The Mighty to rave reviews. And with this recent price drop, you can now get your own Mighty for only $79.99 from TNW Deals.
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The Next Web |
Learn how to save the web as an ethical hacker for under $40
Of course, the plus side of the disturbing impacts of cybercrime is an exploding need for security specialists equipped to handle such threats and safeguard vulnerable systems from attack. You can join the front lines of the web’s most important fight with this Ethical Hacking A to Z training, which you can get for only $39 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals.
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
For the Love of God, Stop Renting Routers From Comcast
A bug in Comcast’s router and modem activation process potentially exposed the private data of millions of customers who rented hardware from the company.
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Business Insider |
The next big 'Battlefield' game returns to World War II and makes some major gameplay changes — here's what we know
For the first time in nearly a decade, this year's "Battlefield" game is returning to World War II.
The game's name: "Battlefield 5".
That's right — despite the last game in the series being named "Battlefield 1" — the series is returning to a standard numbering convention.
Semantics aside, "Battlefield 5" promises to be the largest "Battlefield" game yet. Here's everything we learned about it in a recent briefing from the folks behind the "Battlefield" series, EA's DICE studios.SEE ALSO:...
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Reuters: Technology News |
About $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen since 2017: cybercrime group
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Criminals have stolen about $1.2 billion in cryptocurrencies since the beginning of 2017, as bitcoin's popularity and the emergence of more than 1,500 digital tokens have put the spotlight on the unregulated sector, according to estimates from the Anti-Phishing Working Group released on Thursday.
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Digg Top Stories |
NHL Players Get Out Of Penalty Box At The Same Time, Immediately Start Wailing On Each Other
The Capitals' Tom Wilson and the Lightning's Braydon Coburn got sent to the penalty box for fighting, spent two minutes getting even angrier, and then came right out and started fighting again. Wilson won the fight, and the Capitals won Game 7 to send them to the Stanley Cup Finals.
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The Telegraph - Techno... |
US launches criminal probe into Bitcoin price manipulation
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News Tom's Guide US |
iPhone X Owners Irate Over Cracking Camera Lenses
Apple iPhone X owners are complaining about the lens on their iPhone X cracking and scratching easily, as well as the cost to fix the problem.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Verizon seemingly cancels its oft-delayed streaming TV service
Verizon has apparently given up on launching its own streaming TV service that would’ve competed against the likes of Dish’s Sling TV, DirecTV Now, YouTube TV, and PlayStation Vue. The project has been routinely delayed over the last couple years, and spring 2018 was the last target launch time frame floated by Bloomberg. The new change in course was first reported by Multichannel.
Most recently, the company had been planning to offer themed channels (news, sports, entertainment, etc.) — e...
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Hacker News |
Human Interest (YC S15), Formerly Captain401, Is Hiring a Product Manager
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The Next Web |
5 ways attendees of TNW’s conference handle being nervous
Everyone gets nervous and stressed from time to time. The people attending TNW’s conference are no different. The question is, then: How do we deal with it best? We asked these five conference attendees, how they handle it when the nerves are taking over. “Mostly, I think I work quite well under pressure. When I feel stressed or nervous, it enables me to work more efficiently, to simply just deal with the situation. The worst thing to do in those moments is to panic and not let the stress g...
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Techradar - All the la... |
This PC gaming chair deal will cost you less than most regular office chairs
This PC gaming chair costs but a pittance for an otherwise regal throne for your PC gaming setup.
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The Huffington Post |
Trump Scraps North Korea Summit, But Leaves Door Open For Future Cooperation
Trump canceled the summit after North Korea threatened a "nuclear showdown" with the U.S.
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CNET News |
Honda Civic Type R pickup concept may be headed to the Nürburgring - Roadshow
The one-off keeps the Type R's turbo engine and will hit 62 mph in less than 6 seconds.
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The Huffington Post |
Wife Asked Husband For Fenty Highlighter And This Is What She Got
Charlema Webb's husband thought she meant actual pen-to-paper highlighters.
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Business Insider |
Netflix hits a record high, passes Disney in size (NFLX)
Netflix just hit a record high.
The company's market cap passed Disney's
The stock has put the S&P 500 to shame this year.
Watch Netflix trade in real time here.
Netflix shares hit an all-time high early Thursday, and in the process the company edged past Disney in terms of market cap.
Shares touched an all-time high of $346.73, giving Netflix a market cap of approximately $151.43 billion. Disney's market cap is roughly $151.36 billion.
The streaming-video giant has...
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Engadget |
NTSB's preliminary report on Uber crash focuses on emergency braking
Today, the NTSB released preliminary findings for an accident back in March, in which a self-driving Uber vehicle collided with a pedestrian. The pedestrian was killed. "At 1.3 seconds before impact, the self-driving system determined that emergency...
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Mashable! |
Vibrantly colorful custom PC comes with a built-in Nintendo Switch dock
Putting a Nintendo Switch inside a PC might be the best gaming combination ever conceived.
This custom PC made by Maingear, known as the F131, is a wonderfully vibrant creation covered in bright colors and LEDs, but is also an extremely beefy machine with two Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards and an Intel i9 processor. What makes it extra special though is the built-in dock for the Nintendo Switch, which appears to allow you to plug in and play the Switch through the PC and capture card, which i...
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Digital Trends |
BMW calls the idea of a convertible SUV a ‘really interesting topic’
Like most of its competitors, BMW is making big investments in crossovers and SUVs to keep growing. The company told Digital Trends it finds the idea of a convertible SUV "a really interesting topic."
The post BMW calls the idea of a convertible SUV a ‘really interesting topic’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Huffington Post |
South Korea Baffled By Trump’s Sudden Cancelation Of Kim Jong Un Summit
"We are attempting to make sense of what, precisely, President Trump means."
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Mashable! |
Michelle Obama has finally revealed the cover of her memoir and it is stunning
Since departing the White House in 2017, Michelle Obama has been speaking at various events, locking down a Netflix deal with her husband, subtly throwing shade at Trump, and working on a new book that will grace the bookshelves of America this fall.
It's called Becoming — and the memoir's cover, featuring a portrait of the former FLOTUS, is finally here.
SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama is tired of seeing men 'fail up'
"As I prepare to share BECOMING this fall, I hope you’ll also...
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TechCrunch |
UPDATE: WorkFusion adds to its $50 million with strategic investors as it bulks up for acquisitions
WorkFusion, a business process automation software developer, added two new investors to its $50 million April round. The company’s new strategic investors include the large insurance company, Guardian; healthcare services provider New York-Presbyterian; and the commercial bank, PNC Bank. Venture investor Alpha Intelligence Capital, which specializes in backing artificial intelligence-enabled companies, also participated in the […]
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ReadWrite |
Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Replace Real Estate Agents?
We live in an era of burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI). We use digital assistants to perform online searches and handle scheduling, chatbots for customer service, and in the near future, we may even rely on AI for more personal interactions, like therapy. So could AI-backed robots and algorithms one day be able to replace real […]
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Digital Trends |
PS5: News, rumors, and everything we know about the PlayStation 5
Ready for new game consoles? Well, some analysts believe that the PlayStation 5 launch is right around the corner. Predictions range from 2018 to 2021, and some reports are already calling out specs.
The post PS5: News, rumors, and everything we know about the PlayStation 5 appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Boy Genius Report |
Netflix will release 39 new original shows and movies in June – here’s the full schedule
This has been a banner year so far for Netflix, which continues to be everyone's favorite source of streaming movies and TV shows. The company has added tons and tons of great content to its online streaming catalog, and it has attracted millions of new subscribers as a result. Well if you've been impressed with Netflix's lineup so far, just wait until you see all the great movies and shows the streaming giant is scheduled to add to its catalog in June 2018.
Next month is set to be the biggest ...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Bank holiday sales 2018: get ready for some cracking deals this weekend
We'll pick out the best deals and let you know who's having a bank holiday sale worth checking out today.
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News Tom's Hardware US |
DoJ Cripples VPNFilter Botnet, But Doesn't Slay It
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has disrupted the VPNFilter botnet revealed by Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group.
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AppleInsider |
Custom diamond-encrusted $10,500 iPhone X available from European luxury vendor
Luxury accessory maker Hadoro is now selling customized versions of the iPhone X in which the original glass back has been completely replaced with expensive designs and materials.
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Digital Trends |
Latest selfie spot? In front of a Tesla Semi hooked up at a Supercharger station
A prototype Tesla Semi electric truck powering up at a Tesla Supercharger station in Kettleman City, California attracted social media attention this week. Tesla plans to start selling the Semi in 2019. Base model reservations are $20K.
The post Latest selfie spot? In front of a Tesla Semi hooked up at a Supercharger station appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Huffington Post |
Gwyneth Paltrow Says Brad Pitt Threatened To Kill Harvey Weinstein
The film producer allegedly made advances on her years ago, but her then-boyfriend made sure it didn't happen again.
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Business Insider |
Before-and-after images show how an abandoned Kmart was transformed into a high school
For years, the Kmart in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Illinois sat abandoned, except for squatters who had moved in.
But now, high school students fill its halls, library, and cafeteria — once store aisles and space for checkout lines.
The former Kmart is the new home for Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, which was recently redesigned by the local design firm JGMA. The team of architects transformed the dingy store into a bright facility, complete with all the amenities...
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CNET News |
Get a free 1-year subscription to ShopRunner - CNET
Normally $79, this shopping service offers free 2-day shipping from participating stores, free returns and more. Plus: Score a free Google Home Mini.
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Macworld |
The self-driving Apple Car has arrived, but it's not exactly what we dreamed it would be
For the past several years, we’ve been reading reports about Apple’s ambitious self-driving car project. Dubbed Project Titan, the vision was once reportedly bolstered by a 1,000-plus member team tasked with building a vehicle that would be innovative and revolutionary, with an all-electric engine, luxurious amenities, and the smartest infotainment system on four wheels.However, according to a new report by The New York Times, some things are too difficult even for Apple to conquer. For the...
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Slashdot |
US Launches Criminal Probe Into Bitcoin Price Manipulation
The Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, dramatically ratcheting up U.S. scrutiny of red-hot markets that critics say are rife with misconduct, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: The investigation is focused on illegal practices that can influence prices -- such as spoofing, or flooding the market with fake orders to trick other traders into buying...
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Gizmodo |
Student Punished for 'Implied Threat' After Putting High School on Craigslist
While some of his classmates wanted to execute senior pranks that would potentially disrupt classes, Missouri high school student Kylan Scheele opted for some tomfoolery that was a little more chill.Read more...
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CNET News |
US probe to determine if car imports 'impair the national security' - Roadshow
It could lead to tariffs on imported vehicles, and foreign OEM stocks are already slipping.
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TechCrunch |
Amazon Music’s app adds hands-free listening, courtesy of Alexa
In September, Amazon announced it was adding support for Alexa voice control to its Amazon Music app for iOS and Android. However, it was implemented as a tap-to-talk function – something that didn’t quite mesh with the hands-free voice control experience Alexa is known for. Today, Amazon is addressing that problem by rolling out hands-free […]
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VentureBeat |
Alexa recorded a woman’s private conversation and sent it to a random contact
A woman claims that her Amazon Echo recorded her voice and sent it to a random contact without her knowledge.
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Mashable! |
David Attenborough's VR project 'Hold the World' is absolutely astonishing
You don't get many people who've been at the forefront of innovation in media like Sir David Attenborough.
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Having brought Britain colour television, as well as his wealth of natural history programmes like Blue Planet and Planet Earth, David Attenborough will be stepping into VR at the start of June with Sky in his VR project Hold the World.
Hold the World has been made by Sky and Factory 42. In it, you are tran...
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Mashable! |
Save $80 on a Nespresso coffee maker and skip the Starbucks line
Your daily Starbucks addiction visit on the way to work is slowing you down and costing you money. It's time to invest in a coffee maker so you can have your morning joe before you even step out of the doorThis certified refurbished Nespresso coffee maker is on sale on Amazon for $80 off.
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The refurbished Nespresso Vertuo can make barista-grade coffee and espresso with a single push of a button, br...
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Guru3d Latest Headlines |
NVIDIA Shield Experience Upgrade 7.0 Inbound (Android 8.0 Oreo)
Nvidia Shield updates are the gift that keeps on giving. Your SHIELD TV is about to get a big upgrade! Shield experience Upgrade 7.0 has started to roll out to users today, bringing a brand new home ...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Hando: A brief history of Star Wars fanfic and a universe’s beloved, queer ’ship
One story has stood the test of time
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The Huffington Post |
Senate Advances Court Pick Who Said Planned Parenthood ‘Kills 150K’ Women A Year
Every Republican on the judiciary committee voted for Wendy Vitter.
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Neowin |
Hands-free listening comes to Amazon Music on mobile
Amazon has updated the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android bringing hands-free listening with Alexa. It's available for Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music users in a handful of countries. Read more...
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Mashable! |
I'm A Star Wars fan, but I'm not excited for 'Solo.' What's going on?
Like many people who are alive and have eyes, I’m a Star Wars fan. It’s an easy thing to love, what with the family drama, space fencing, and relatively straightforward good-vs.-evil storylines. I adore the new and old trilogies and have a place in my heart for a combined forty-seven minutes of all three prequel movies, which is more than a lot of people will give them.
Still, I’m not excited for a Solo: A Star Wars Story. I wasn’t thrilled when they announced it, I...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Battlefield V fans who failed history are mad that the game has women in it
DICE is returning to World War II with Battlefield V, and it’s doing so with the help of feeemales. Following the game’s reveal trailer and confirmation that it will include women, some fragile fans have confirmed they’ve never read a book by protesting what they see as “historical inaccuracy.” Please, keep your women out of my war games!
Online, this infantile cry has rallied around its own hashtag — #NotMyBattlefield — and it is full of users shrieking about political correctness...
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Gizmodo |
The NCAA Is Running Out Of Excuses On Brain Injuries
When it was time to change her husband Greg’s diaper, Deb Ploetz followed a routine. First, she would lead him to the bathroom of their rental house in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where they had moved to in February of 2015—in part to be closer to Deb’s family, and in part because memory care facilities in Texas and…Read more...
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TechCrunch |
ClassPass plans to add nine international cities by the end of 2018
ClassPass, the studio fitness platform that gives users access to thousands of boutique fitness classes, has said it plans to expand internationally into nine new countries by the end of 2018. The company’s top priorities are consolidating its position in the UK and launching in three countries in Asia, according to chief executive Fritz Lanman. […]
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Business Insider |
Apple's scrapped ideas for the car of the future sound wild (AAPL)
Apple is now building self-driving software, instead of a entire autonomous vehicle.
But in the early days of the project, Apple employees including Jony Ive came up with concepts for the car of the future.
They include augmented reality windshields, windows that tint themselves, and an interior where passengers could face each other.
Apple's dream to build an electric car, called Project Titan, seems to be on the decline, according to a new report in The New York Times.
But one de...
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TG Daily |
Is Cryptocurrency Finally Coming to Wall Street?
Is Cryptocurrency Finally Coming to Wall Street?
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Guru3d Latest Headlines |
QNAP Response Towards Cisco Claim VPNFilter Malware Infections
QNAP today issued a statement in response to recent claims that QNAP NAS is prone to malware infections by a program called “VPNFilter”. QNAP has been aware of the presence of VPNF...
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Engadget |
'Til death do us part
Great Neck, NY -- As I write this, dozens of moths are being suffocated to death in my kitchen pantry without much ceremony. An exterminator named Danny is spraying an intoxicatingly aromatic layer of cedar oil along the inside corners of my kitchen...
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Business Insider |
What you need to know in advertising today
GDPR, a major new piece of European regulation that addresses how EU citizens' data can be used by corporations, kicks in today.
Any organisation that is handling Europeans' data is affected, regardless of where it is in the world. Organisations in violation of the GDPR won't just get a slap on the wrist — there are some serious potential penalties.
Here's the quick-and-dirty version of what you need to know.
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Europe's privacy law GDPR may hand an advertising opportuni...
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Business Insider |
Elon Musk hints at when Tesla will reveal its next SUV (TSLA)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicated that the company will unveil its Model Y SUV between late 2018 and mid-2019.
The Model Y will be a crossover SUV that shares elements of the platform for Tesla's Model 3 sedan.
Musk has said the Model Y will transform Tesla's manufacturing process.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicated that the company will unveil its Model Y SUV between late 2018 and mid-2019.
On Twitter, Musk first wrote that Tesla would reveal the Model Y on March 15, but later wrote tha...
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TG Daily |
Digital Marketing: What to Look for in 2019
It is important for digital marketers to analyze the trends peaking in 2018 to determine what will carry over into 2019. If you want to stay abreast of trends and keep ahead of your competition, here a few hot trends you should expect to find next year.
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Mashable! |
Disney built a back-flipping, headless robot and it's putting acrobats to shame
Disney Research Hub developed a back-flipping robotic stick that emulates the stunts of human acrobats. Read more...More about Disney, Mashable Video, Robot, Backflips, and Backflip
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Gizmodo |
Uber's Autonomous Car Had Six Seconds To Prevent Fatal Crash But Failed To Act: Feds
The self-driving car owned by Uber that fatally struck a woman in March detected her in the road about six seconds before the crash, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, which also acknowledged delayed responses from the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system.Read more...
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TG Daily |
Classroom Management Enhanced by Novel Contemporary Technology
Outdated ways of teaching style as gone in the past days. If we want to progress faster we have to learn about new and ever-improving technologies are popping up every day.
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Gizmodo |
Thursday's Best Deals: Samsung Monitors, Apple Watch, Magnetic Belts, and More
Fill your cart with deals on Samsung monitors, an Apple watch, magnetic belts, and a whole bunch more.Read more...
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Mashable! |
Real Talk: In-N-Out Burger Is Extremely Overrated
Read more...More about Burger, In N Out, Mashable Reels, Culture, and Food
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CNET News |
Buy a DJI Spark for $399, get a free remote - CNET
Normally a $119 extra, the remote makes the drone easier to fly and extends the range.
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