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Lawmakers pressure Google to share how YouTube collects, uses kids' data- CNET

Representatives worry the company's data collection practices may violate children's online privacy laws.

Aston Martin DBZ Centenary Collection celebrates Zagato's anniversary- Roadshow

The DB4 GT Zagato Continuation and DBS GT Zagato will be sold in pairs for $7.9 million.

The Punkt MP02 inches closer to what a minimalist phone ought to be

There's an empty space in my heart for a minimalist phone with only the most basic functions. Bad for my heart, but good for a handful of companies putting out devices aiming to fill it. Punkt's latest, the MP02, goes a little ways to making the device I desire, but it isn't quite there yet.

Twitter's Chronological Timeline Will Save Us From Ourselves

Twitter announced it’s giving users more control over their timelines just in time for tweets about Toad.

Hackers behind Mirai botnet could be sentenced to working for the FBI- CNET

This comes after more than 18 months of already helping the FBI stop cyberattacks.

Avatar: The Last Airbender rebooted as live-action Netflix series- CNET

Original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko return to retell Aang's action-packed tale. "This is what we've been training for all these years."

Sony's adorable and expensive Aibo puppy is now on sale in the US- CNET

The robotic dog will be your new best friend for $2,900.

​Linus Torvalds is doing a good and brave thing

Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, has decided he needs to change his ways and how the Linux community works together. Now, if only other technology leaders would follow his lead.

2019 Subaru Ascent earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+- Roadshow

The Ascent is now the seventh Subaru to earn TSP+ in 2018. Jeepers.

Nintendo drops its Switch bundle with Fortnite on Oct. 5- CNET

Sure, Fortnite is already free, but it's no more expensive than a regular Switch and you get some V-Bucks.

SpaceX simplified: A quick guide to Elon Musk's space company- CNET

If you've heard something about BFR rockets, moon passengers and cities on Mars, but don't know the details, here's a brief rundown.

4 features we want to see in an Amazon Alexa microwave- CNET

My Lean Cuisines are ready for some voice assistance.

Elon Musk: SpaceX moon mission will be livestreamed in VR -- in 5 years or so- CNET

Yes, the launch will be in 2023 at the earliest, but it's never too soon to plan.

I feel bad for Toad, Trump, Mario Kart and everyone on the internet today- CNET

Commentary: Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope

QAnon Is Trying to Trick Facebook’s Meme-Reading AI

How should Facebook balance transparency about its automated systems with security?

Kayak’s new AR feature will tell you if your carry-on bag fits the overhead bin

Popular travel app Kayak has put augmented reality to clever use with a new feature that lets you measure the size of your carry-on bag using just your smartphone. Its updated iOS app now takes advantage of Apple’s ARKit technology to introduce a new Bag Measurement tool that will help you calculate your bag’s size […]

iPhone X specs vs. iPhone XS, XS Max, XR: Everything new and better- CNET

See how Apple's new iPhones compare spec-by-spec with last year's iPhone X.

Nintendo Switch owners will have to pay to play online, starting today- CNET

Nintendo is expected to launch it's new paid online service later this evening -- which will charge players $19.99 a year to play games online.

Microsoft launches new AI applications for customer service and sales

Like virtually every other major tech company, Microsoft is currently on a mission to bring machine learning to all of its applications. It’s no surprise then that it’s also bringing ‘AI’ to its highly profitable Dynamics 365 CRM products. A year ago, the company introduced its first Dynamics 365 AI solutions and today it’s expanding […]

Twitter brings back chronological timelines

Some Twitter users have complained about seeing "the best" tweets in a Facebook-style timeline and want to return to the old days when they were in chronological order. Twitter now offers that option, and plans to make it easier to switch between the two views..

New iPad Pro 2018: All the rumors on specs, price, possible October debut- CNET

It ghosted the big Sept. 12 iPhone event, but the next iPad Pro could come as soon as next month.

Leaked Google Home Hub could take on the Amazon Echo Show- CNET

These images supposedly show Google's take on a smart display.

Hulu with Live TV tops a million subscribers

Hulu’s live TV streaming service has hit a milestone number of more than 1 million subscribers. That’s up from the estimated 450,000 CNBC reported at the beginning of the year, and the 800,000 official number Hulu announced in May. But although the live TV audience may be growing, it’s still a small fraction of Hulu’s […]

Answering its critics, Google loosens reins on AMP project

Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, has been a controversial project since its debut. The need for the framework has been clear: the payloads of mobile pages can be just insane, what with layers and layers of images, JavaScript, ad networks, and more slowing down page rendering time and costing users serious bandwidth on metered plans. […]

Apple has finished paying $15 billion European fine

Apple has finished wiring billions of euros to pay back illegal tax benefits to the Irish government according to Reuters. Overall, Apple has paid $15.3 billion (€13.1 billion) for the original fine as well as $1.4 billion (€1.2 billion) in interests. In August 2016 the European Commission ruled that Apple benefited from illegal tax benefits […]

Peter Thiel’s argument that Silicon Valley has been ‘brainwashed’ by higher education is tired

Billionaire VC Peter Thiel has largely flown under the radar since raising his hand to support Donald Trump’s presidential bid, then working with Trump’s administration to fill some of its many vacant positions. The association made him deeply unpopular in Silicon Valley, though he says people have not shown a “great deal of hostility to […]

DOJ launches investigation into Tesla, Elon Musk’s tweets

Tesla’s stock is down 5 percent this morning after news emerged the U.S. Department of Justice had launched a criminal investigation into CEO Elon Musk’s Aug. 7 tweets about taking the company private. The criminal probe is in addition to the previously reported Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the electric car company. “Last month, following […]

Scorecard: Humans vs. Robots, which species is winning?

Make no mistake, the robots are keeping score. Here's the latest tally in the robots v. humans matchup.

Broadcaster ABS-CBN customer data stolen, sent to Russian servers

Updated: The data theft is the work of Magecart, a group connected to attacks against British Airways and Ticketmaster.

iPhone XS smartphone beauty really is only skin deep

So, you bought a beautiful new iPhone XR or iPhone XS Max. Are you planning to use it without a protective case? Then you're living dangerously.

It's not the jobs AI is destroying that bother me, it's the ones that are growing

There are tragedies in a new list prepared by LinkedIn. Some of them are in the section that shows which jobs have grown in this era of artificial intelligence.

ACLU Says Facebook Ads Let Employers Favor Men Over Women

Charge filed with the EEOC says employers can discriminate by targeting ads at men and excluding women.

Amazon reportedly plans to roll out more Alexa-enabled hardware

The new devices include more home gadgets like a microwave, according to CNBC.

NetApp buys StackPointCloud, launches Kubernetes as a service

The move gives NetApp more of a DevOps spin on multi-cloud deployments.

How Audi's Electric E-tron SUV Stacks Up to Its Competitors

From kilowatt-hours to horsepower to acceleration times, see how the E-tron SUV compares to similar offerings from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, and others.

Still Smarting From Uber, Cities Wise up About Scooter Data

Most cities felt powerless to extract concessions from Uber and Lyft. Now that scooters are here, they've learned their lesson—and toughened up.

EU needs clear 5G regulation to guarantee mobile success

Why DNA Is the Most Exciting Programming Language Today

Napster cofounder Sean Parker and biologist Alex Marson on the coming power of Crispr.

Jack Dorsey on ProPublica's Experimental Journalism

The way they use Twitter is a paradigm that could point to the future of media.

Jeff Bezos and the Clock That Will Outlast Civilization

This past winter, inside a mountain on the Amazon founder's West Texas ranch, the Long Now Foundation began assembling its 10,000-year clock.

Edward Snowden on Protecting Activists Against Surveillance

“Turnkey tyranny” has never been closer. For some communities, it feels like it’s already here.

MongoDB server leaks 11 million user records from e-marketing service

Database has now been secured. Server was also ransomed by a criminal group back in June.

Lawyers on the automation chopping block as AI gets its JD

This early stage startup's AI platform reads, writes, problem solves, and reasons like a lawyer

GovPayNow payment portal may have exposed over 14 million customer records

Names, addresses, and financial data were reportedly compromised due to lax security practices.

AI is crucial element of security strategy in the IoT era

Oracle first-quarter 2018-19 results show weak growth

Danske Bank invests in anti-money laundering systems following Estonian problems

Nationwide Building Society adds over a billion pounds to IT spend

Middle East hungry for digitisation, says GE’s Bill Ruh

Printing, document capture and compliance risk in the GDPR era

Leeds Beckett University asks Alexa for help cutting Clearing admin

Adobe’s Vittal: AI ‘bigger than the web’, and in use at Swisscom