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!State of the Art: A Hunt for Ways to Combat Online Radicalization
There are similarities between how Islamists and white nationalists operate online, researchers said. Those can be used to limit recruitment’s reach.
- 3 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 9:00am -
!Google and Walmart Partner With Eye on Amazon
The companies are working together to keep pace in the race for online shoppers. They hope a transition to voice technology will help.
- 8 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 4:01am -
!Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
The tech giant was going to build its own self-driving car. Now it is sticking to the underlying technology and testing it in an employee shuttle service.
- 12 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 11:30pm -
!YouTube Removes Videos Showing Atrocities in Syria
In an effort to purge the video platform of extremist propaganda, YouTube has inadvertently removed content that could be used in potential war crimes prosecutions.
- 14 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 9:08pm -
!Out There: A Reverie for the Voyager Probes, Humanity’s Calling Cards
Launched 40 years ago, the spacecraft have sailed beyond the solar system, artifacts of a civilization that may be gone before they’re found.
- 20 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 3:37pm -

Reuters: Technology News

!In Japan, robot-for-hire programed to perform Buddhist funeral rites
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper" - a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals.
- 24 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 11:12am -
!Toshiba sells $58.5 million in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp sold $58.5 million worth of shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Wednesday, a source told Reuters, as the conglomerate struggles with losses from its bankrupt U.S. nuclear business.
- 47 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 10:49am -
!True price of an Uber ride in question as investors assess firm's value
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - What is the true cost of an Uber ride?
- 1 hour ago 23 Aug 17, 10:16am -
!Robot makers slow to address danger risk: researchers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.
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!China's Fosun invests in local version of bitcoin tech blockchain
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has made a foray into blockchain with an investment in the Shanghai startup behind Onchain, a local version of the much-hyped technology that underpins virtual currencies such as bitcoin.
- 4 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 7:24am -

TIME - Technology

!Super NES Classic Preorders Are Live and This Is Where You Can Find One
Everything to you need to know about the red hot micro-console
- 21 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 2:40pm -
!Help! My Son Confuses Me With Amazon’s Alexa
When smart homes aren't
- 24 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 12:00pm -
The Most Realistic VR Headset You Can Buy Is Now Much Cheaper
HTC has knocked $200 off the price of its Vive virtual reality headset, bringing the price down to $599 from $799. That makes it $200 more expensive than the Oculus Rift, which is currently on sale for $399 for a limited time, and the $399 standalone…
- 2 days ago 21 Aug 17, 5:23pm -
Here’s Every Xbox One X Enhanced Game So Far
Over 100 games that run and look radically better
- 2 days ago 21 Aug 17, 5:00pm -
These iPhone 8 Features Could Transform Your Smartphone
Apple's next iPhone could finally make these technologies mainstream
- 2 days ago 21 Aug 17, 3:24pm -

WSJD - Technology

!Wal-Mart and Google Partner to Challenge Amazon
Google and Wal-Mart Stores are joining forces in a partnership that includes enabling voice-ordered purchases from the retail giant on Google’s virtual assistant, challenging rival Amazon.com’s grip on the next wave of e-commerce.
- 16 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 11:20am -
!LG Electronics to Build Factory for Electric Car Parts in Michigan
The South Korean company will spend about $25 million to build a factory for electric car parts in a Detroit suburb.
- 9 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 2:14am -
!GoDaddy COO Scott Wagner Returning to Chief Executive Post
GoDaddy Inc. said Tuesday that Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner will assume the company’s top post after Chief Executive Blake Irving retires at year’s end.
- 13 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 10:34pm -
!Millions in U.S. Look Skyward During Solar Eclipse
Eyes skyward, millions of Americans were transfixed by the spectacle of a total solar eclipse midday Monday, as the moon’s shadow raced from coast to coast like a brush stroke across the canvas of the continent.
- 17 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 6:18pm -
!Just Say No to Push Notifications
App makers are out to capture our attention with reminders and alerts on our phones’ lock screens. Do we really need a reminder to post to Facebook? Joanna Stern proposes a notification bill of rights.
- 19 hours ago 22 Aug 17, 4:15pm -

ZDNet: Technology News

!Google Home now lets you shop at Walmart using your voice
Google and Walmart team up on voice shopping to take on Amazon.
- 1 hour ago 23 Aug 17, 10:15am -
!Facebook down for you? Here are some possible workarounds
Hundreds of reports of a Facebook outage have spread online, but there are a few ways to get your social media fix this morning.
- 1 hour ago 23 Aug 17, 10:09am -
!Dell Chromebook 13 3380 review: Robust build and good battery life, but beware the weight
Dell's Chromebook 13 3380 is no lightweight, lacks a fully rotating screen and has a somewhat unforgiving keyboard, but it delivers good battery life and is solidly built.
- 2 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 10:05am -
!Salesforce aims for $20 billion in annual revenue: Six reasons it'll get there
Salesforce delivered a strong second quarter, a run rate topping $10 billion and big plans to double sales again. Here's a look at the moving parts.
- 2 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 10:00am -
!The Echo Show looks like the desktop PC of the future
It may not be able to create simple office documents today, but Echo Show's graceful overlay of visuals and touch on a fast-growing developer ecosystem is making it a more consumer-friendly device than the PC has ever been.
- 2 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 9:59am -

CNET News

!How tech helped blind students 'watch' the solar eclipse - CNET
A revolutionary device called Graphiti displays tactile images in near real time.
- 49 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 10:47am -
!Watch a stock Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk conquer Hell's Gate - Roadshow
Show this video to your pal who thinks stock vehicles can't rock crawl.
- 1 hour ago 23 Aug 17, 10:22am -
!Tasman Glacier lit up to remind us how beautiful nature is - CNET
Backed by Canon, a photographer and projectionist team up to raise environmental awareness.
- 3 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 8:54am -
!12 stunning light projections at NZ's Tasman Glacier - CNET
Supported by Canon's "Show Us What's Possible" project, a photographer and projectionist duo spotlight the ice as well as our impact on the environment.
- 4 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 7:44am -
!Google, Walmart team up to take on Amazon Prime - CNET
Plus, Google kills off its $95 yearly Google Express membership fee.
- 8 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 4:01am -

WIRED

!To Protect Genetic Privacy, Encrypt Your DNA
Sharing your DNA with science could help cure disease. But once it's out there, you can't get it back. Encryption can at least keep it safe.
- 36 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 11:00am -
!This Vegan Vlogger Harassment Scandal Exposes YouNow's Ugly Underbelly
The Vegan Cheetah is a YouNow vlogger who revels in being a bully. Now, one of his harassment targets is taking him to court.
- 36 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 11:00am -
!One-Time Allies Sour on Joining Trump Tech Team
Obama welcomed a new generation of techies to the White House. Now, some fear such gains may be erased under Trump.
- 36 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 11:00am -
!Amazon Mechanical Turk Workers Have Had Enough
Workers on Amazon Mechanical Turk have long felt ignored and underpaid. A new platform hopes to give them a better home—and could change the future of crowd work.
- 41 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 10:55am -
!The Cloud Computing Era Could Be Nearing Its End
Cloud computing's big, distant data centers can't support VR and self-driving cars—but "edge computing" can.
- 46 mins ago 23 Aug 17, 10:50am -

Slashdot

!Sony Blocks Yet Another Game From Cross-Console Play With Xbox One
"Back in June, Sony told Eurogamer that the company did not have 'a profound philosophical stance' against letting PS4 users play games with those on other platforms," reports Ars Technica. "That said, the company's continued refusal to allow for cro…
- 2 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 10:00am -
!German Company Building An Electric 'Air Taxi' Makes Key Hires From Gett, Airbus and Tesla
Lilium, the Germany company known for building an electric "air taxi," is announcing a number of key hires from notable companies in the transportation space. While the company is still in its early days, it is ambitiously striving to make flying car…
- 5 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 7:00am -
!Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Android Oreo Features?
Yesterday, Android O officially became Android Oreo and started rolling out to Pixel and Nexus devices. While there are many new features available in the new OS, we thought we'd ask you: what are your favorite Android Oreo features? The Hacker News…
- 8 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 3:30am -
!Autonomous Forklift May Eat Up Warehouse Jobs
Jamie Condliffe reports via MIT Technology Review: Seegrid, a provider of material-handling equipment, takes the kinds of forklifts that move 8,000-pound loads around warehouses and makes them autonomous. It does that by popping five stereo cameras o…
- 10 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 1:25am -
!Medium Will Now Pay Writers Based On How Many 'Claps' They Get
Medium is getting creative with how they're paying its writers. The San Francisco-based online publishing platform will determine how much an author is paid by how many claps a story receives. Claps are basically Medium's equivalent of a Like, and th…
- 11 hours ago 23 Aug 17, 12:45am -

Washington Post - Tech

Online activist group Anonymous posts what it says are private contact details for 22 GOP members of Congress
Private cell numbers and email address are released online.
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Samsung faces a crucial smartphone launch as its top executive faces a sentencing hearing
Samsung's having a very big week — which has the potential to go very badly.
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11,000 people are begging Disney to stay on Netflix
An online petition signed by thousands opposes Disney's move to pull its films and shows from Netflix by 2019.
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Can GE's former chief executive turn Uber around?
GE's former CEO could soon run Uber, as the company faces a wave of crises.
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Google's newest Android operating system gets its official name: Oreo
This is how much Google paid to use the “Oreo” name.
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