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Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Saturday, the second shipment in two days.
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The Independent
Best Black Friday TV deals 2018
From full HD to 4K Ultra HD, LCD and OLED we've done all the bargain hunting so you can get your new telly just in time for Christmas. OLED TV screens look much better than a regular LED LCD, but generally cost more. Most TV sets are 'smart' and can connect to apps like Netflix, as well
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The Independent
Best Black Friday Amazon deals 2018
Black Friday is almost here, meaning major retailers are already slashing prices on everything from tech to fashion to kick off the Christmas shopping season.
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IANS India Private Limited
Microsoft turns off ads in Windows 10 email app
San Francisco, Nov 17 (IANS) After introducing personalised advertisements in the Windows 10 default email app, Microsoft has made a U-turn and turned these ads off. The beta version of the company's Mail client for Windows 10 was found pushing ads right at the top of the inbox. "Bad news:
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Associated Press
Democrats gear up for more digital spending in 2020
One of the largest outside Democratic groups says ramped-up spending on digital advertising played a key role in midterm battleground races, offering a lesson for potential presidential contenders in 2020. "You're going to have to have an organization that speaks directly to voters on their
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IANS India Private Limited
New Microsoft app evaluates facial expressions against emojis
San Francisco, Nov 17 (IANS) Microsoft has launched a new app called "Emoji8" that allows users to compare their own facial expressions to emojis and get evaluated with scores. "'Emoji8' uses 'Windows Machine Learning (ML)' to evaluate your facial expressions while you
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The Telegraph
Cryptocurrency investors set for refunds after SEC settles with start-ups
Investors who invested in two cryptocurrency startups last year could be eligible for refunds following a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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IANS India Private Limited
Ex-Oracle executive Thomas Kurian to lead Google Cloud
San Francisco, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and a respected technologist, is going to head Google Cloud from early next year, the tech giant has announced. The current CEO of Google Cloud Diane Greene will continue through January, working
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BGR News
North Carolina man’s runny nose turned out to be a brain fluid leak
A runny nose is usually a sign that you have a cold coming on, but for one North Carolina man, that cold never actually arrived. His sniffles persisted for over a year, with doctors diagnosing him with a variety of possible ailments. As it turned out, none of the suggested causes were actually correct
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Reuters
Russian Soyuz blasts off for ISS in first launch since accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An unmanned rocket carrying cargo blasted off into space on Friday in the first launch of a Russian-made Soyuz-FG rocket from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome since a dramatic aborted launch in October.
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BGR News
A popular YouTuber was able to bend the new iPad Pro easily
Apple unveiled its newest iPad Pro models a few weeks ago, which come in 11-inch and 12.9-inch variations. Both models come with new all-screen designs, Face ID support, and a monster A12X Bionic chip under the hood. Both tablets are smaller than the models they replace as well and are even thinner than
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BGR News
PlayStation Store Black Friday Sale: Save up to 50% on dozens of games
Microsoft kicked off its massive Black Friday digital game sale yesterday, and while Sony didn't quite match it today, the PlayStation team did share its own extensive list of discounted games , all of which are on sale right now. Whether you're looking to complete your collection of 2018 blockbusters
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T-Mobile’s Black Friday sale: Free iPhone XR, OnePlus 6T, and Galaxy S9 with a few twists
We’ve shown you so far plenty of exciting smartphone deals that will be available before or on Black Friday, but most of them do not support T-Mobile activations. To get a discount on one of the hottest phones of the season, including the iPhone XS, iPhone XR, Galaxy Note 9, or Pixel 3, you’d have to
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Elon Musk wants Model 3 production to hit 7,000 units per week before December
One of the bigger stories involving Tesla this year -- aside from Elon Musk's shenanigans on Twitter, of course -- has centered on Model 3 production. Indeed, one of the reasons why Tesla's ability to ramp up Model 3 production has drawn so much scrutiny over the past few months is because Musk
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Bloomberg Videos
How Moment Helps People Disconnect From Their Phones
Nov.16 -- Tim Kendall, chief executive officer of Moment, explains how the company helps combat tech addiction with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Bloomberg Videos
Transferwise Benefiting From Brexit Volatility, Co-Founder Hinrikus Says
Nov.16 -- Taavet Hinrikus, Transferwise co-founder, discusses how the upheaval around Brexit is impacting the company with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Bloomberg Videos
How the California Wildfires Are Impacting the Bay Area
Nov.16 -- Craig Clements, San Jose State University associate professor, discusses how the California wildfires impact the air quality in the Bay Area with Bloomberg's Emily Chang and Olivia Zaleski on "Bloomberg Technology."
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BGR News
Survey: 66M Americans will go into debt after splurging on tech this holiday season
A new survey of a little more than 2,000 US consumers from buyback site Decluttr has turned up several interesting holiday-related retail trends, such as how tons of us are apparently going to way overspend on new tech and gadgets in the weeks to come. But by the time the holiday season is over, the
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Bloomberg Videos
Zuckerberg Should Step Aside as Chairman of Facebook, Trillium's Kron Says
Nov.16 -- Jonas Kron, Trillium Asset Management senior vice president and director of shareholder advocacy discusses Facebook Inc.'s leadership crisis with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Bloomberg Videos
Facebook Under Fire...and on the Defensive
Nov.16 -- Kyle Jensen of the Yale School of Management and Michael Wolf, Activate's chief executive officer, discuss Facebook Inc.'s governance issues and the reports that the social media giant used contractors to retaliate against critics of its privacy practices and efforts to combat Russian
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Bloomberg Videos
Why 2019 Could Be the Year of Big Tech IPOs
Nov.16 -- Gary Kirkham, Bank of America's head of global technology investment banking, discusses the future of tech IPOs and M&A with Bloomberg's Emily Chang and Alex Barinka on "Bloomberg Technology."
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BGR News
With photos, IGTV, and now shopping, you never have to leave Instagram
Just in time for the holidays, the app that used to be everybody's favorite photo-sharing service has expanded its feature set yet again, with new additions that don't have anything to do with sharing images with your friends. Then again, this is in keeping with the way things have been going
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Bloomberg Videos
How ESports Betting Platform Unikrn Utilizes Crypto
Nov.16 -- Rahul Sood, Unikrn Inc. chief executive officer, explains how the eSports betting platform utilizes crypto to let people easily bet on games ranging from Fortnite to Dota 2. He speaks with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick, Lisa Abramowicz and Taylor Riggs on "Bloomberg Markets: What'
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BGR News
Why reports of weak iPhone XR sales shouldn’t be taken too seriously
Over the past few days, we've been inundated with reports surrounding what appears to be a lower than expected demand for the iPhone XR. Indeed, a number of investment firms have slightly lowered their price targets for Apple shares amidst reports that Apple recently reduced orders for iPhone XR
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Groupon’s Black Friday ad leaks: Cheap iPhones, iPads, and MacBook Air
With a week to go until Black Friday 2018, we’ve got a fresh ad leak for you -- one of the few surprises left for the biggest shopping event of the holiday season. Most retailers have already announced their Black Friday plans, as well as plenty of early sales, so it's odd that Groupon hasn't

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