Gadget Lab Podcast: What the Tumblr Porn Ban Means for Users

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Gadget Lab Podcast: What the Tumblr Porn Ban Means for Users

WIRED writer Emily Dreyfuss joins the Gadget Lab to talk about Tumblr's porn ban and where active members of that community are headed next.

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End of the Line for Microsoft Edge?

Rumors circulated this week that Microsoft will be replacing the core technology in its Edge browser for Windows 10 with Chromium, the open source software from Google that is the core of the Chrome browser. Google's Blink will be basis of the new browser, reportedly codenamed "Anaheim." Microsoft Edge, developed by Microsoft as a replacement for Internet Explorer, is now on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile and Xbox One devices. However, it does not run on older versions of the Windows operating system.

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Huawei: Meng Wanzhou faces Iran fraud charges, court hears

Meng Wanzhou faces fraud charges over sanctions-breaking business with Iran, a Canadian court hears.

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Microsoft Retools Its Edge Browser, But Internet Explorer Is Forever

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Microsoft Retools Its Edge Browser, But Internet Explorer Is Forever

Major changes are coming to Edge—but remember that it's only Microsoft's second-biggest browser.

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Google Hasn't Kept Promise to Stop Bubble-Wrapping Users: Report

Google hasn't released consumers from its filter bubble -- the package of personalized search results it delivers -- despite having promised to do so, according to study results from DuckDuckGo. Most participants saw results unique to them, the researchers found, which could not be explained by changes in location, time, by being logged into Google, or by Google testing algorithm changes with a small subset of users. On the first page of search results, Google included links for some participants that it did not include for others.

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Best VR Headsets (2018): Standalone, for PC, Oculus, PSVR

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Best VR Headsets (2018): Standalone, for PC, Oculus, PSVR

Virtual reality is more accessible than ever, and these headsets can take you there, whether you want a standalone or PC-based experience.

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Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip Suggests 5G Is Almost Here

At an event on the island of Maui, Qualcomm and Samsung showed off new tech that should put some 5G wireless capability onto mobile handsets in 2019.

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Data problems hit O2 mobile network

Millions of O2 customers are unable to use their smartphones to access the internet.

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Biohackers: ‘My hand chip could unlock my car door’

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Biohackers: ‘My hand chip could unlock my car door’

Biohackers want to make their bodies and brains function better by "hacking" their biology.

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Quirky but Useful Gifts: Rob Enderle's 2018 Personal Tech Product Guide

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Quirky but Useful Gifts: Rob Enderle's 2018 Personal Tech Product Guide

This year I thought I'd list my favorite unusual products as gift ideas. I'm a big fan of products most people don't have that solve a specific work problem, as well as those that could make your life easier, more comfortable or more fun. I like to give gifts that people actually would use. In some cases, due to the cost, these may be things you'd buy only for yourself, a spouse, or a relative you really want to impress. So here is my guide to 2018's personal products that have a bit of wow associated with them.

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Let's Create a TV Show to Fix Silicon Valley

Startups have been creating employee hell in Silicon Valley. That was on my mind as I read the book Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us. I think this book should be required reading for anybody who thinks working for a startup in Silicon Valley would be fun. Unless you are into humiliation and abuse you probably should avoid these startups like the plague. Yes, you could get rich, but you also could end up with a ruined life -- broke, divorced, homeless, or maybe even dead by your own hand.

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Are these robots the future of warfare?

The Ministry of Defence is carrying out its biggest ever exercise using autonomous vehicles in battle scenarios.

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Lenovo Yoga Book C930 Review: E-Ink Just Isn't Our Type

Lenovo's newest ultraportable Yoga Book replaces the traditional laptop keyboard with an E-Ink variant.

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The ferry using Rolls-Royce technology that sails itself

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The ferry using Rolls-Royce technology that sails itself

Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself.

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The Best TVs to Buy for 2018: 4K, OLED, Samsung, and More

The best, boldest, and most budget friendly 4K TVs we've seen this year, including LG, Samsung, Vizio, TCL, and Sony.

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TEDWomen: Why it's OK to be average

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TEDWomen: Why it's OK to be average

What happens to the forgotten middle - those who get average grades and don't shine in the office?

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Brexit: Sam Gyimah resigns over Theresa May's 'naive' deal

Sam Gyimah says the row over the EU's Galileo system shows how the UK will be "hammered" in any deal.

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Gift Ideas for Dogs and Dog-Lovers: Chewy, Furbo, and More

Treat your pup with one of these fetching presents, from treat dispensers to ball launchers.

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Gift Ideas for Cats and Cat-Lovers: Litter Boxes, Toys, Grooming, Treats

Treat your own cat—or your cat-loving friend—with one of these presents from Chewy, Modkat, and more. Then maybe take a nap?

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Facebook Staffers Once Brainstormed Ways to Sell User Data: Report

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Facebook Staffers Once Brainstormed Ways to Sell User Data: Report

Facebook at one time considered charging companies for access to its user data, according to a report based on three pages of unredacted material from a document showing portions of some internal Facebook emails, mainly from 2012 to 2014. The documents are linked to a lawsuit, Six4Three LLC v. Facebook Inc., filed in California Superior Court. Six4Three, the developer of Pikini, a now-defunct app for locating photos of users' friends in swimsuits, filed a complaint in 2015 alleging that Facebook's data policies were anticompetitive.

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Apple Music Lands on Amazon Echo, as Apple Branches Out

Two bitter tech rivals get along for a change, making your streaming life a lot less complicated.

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Instagram 'Close Friends': What It Is and How to Use It

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Instagram 'Close Friends': What It Is and How to Use It

The photo-sharing platform now offers the ability to post photos and stories that are only visible to a tight circle of followers of your choosing.

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8 Best Cheap iPhones and Android Smartphones ($180-$550)

The absolute best Android and iOS phones you can buy for under $550.

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Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.

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Amazon Comprehend Medical Makes Sense of Scattered Healthcare Data

Amazon has announced Amazon Comprehend Medical, a language processing service that lets users gather information -- such as a patient's medical condition and medication dosage, strength and frequency -- from sources including doctors' notes, clinical trial reports, hospital admission notes and patient health records. Most health and patient data -- such as medical notes, prescriptions, audio interview transcripts, and pathology and radiology reports -- currently is stored as unstructured medical text.

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DJI Osmo Pocket Camera Gimbal: Price, Specs, Release Date

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DJI Osmo Pocket Camera Gimbal: Price, Specs, Release Date

For YouTubers and video influencers, this tiny face-tracking video camera might be the best thing since, well, the previous Osmo—and rival the GoPro.

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Serkis on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle visual effects

Andy Serkis has directed the new movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle using performance capture methods.

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Massage app exposes 'sex pest' clients

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Massage app exposes 'sex pest' clients

Urban Massage left thousands of customer records exposed, including complaints about its clients.

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Huawei: NZ bars Chinese firm on national security fears

Concerns about espionage risks has sparked global scrutiny of telecoms gear made by China's Huawei.

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Cyber Monday 2018: 40 Extended Deals You Can Still Buy

These are our favorite Cyber Monday deals that were extended, but they may go quick, including Roku, Echo Dot, and more.

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Gifts for Apple Lovers: Headphones, Cases, and More

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Gifts for Apple Lovers: Headphones, Cases, and More

Here’s what to get for that person who’s still casually throwing out Steve Jobs quotes on a regular basis.

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Tesla vs. Jaguar: The First Real Electric Car Track Shootout

I'm a longtime Jaguar fan. I've owned a ton of them over the years, and I've had both good and bad experiences with the cars. Currently I own two -- a 1970 XKE and a 2014 F-Type -- and they are about to get a sibling. I've ordered a new Jaguar I-Pace, which is the first legitimate challenger to Tesla, which surprised the automotive industry much like Apple surprised the mobile phone industry. Tesla was first to build a decent electric car for this century. Not only that -- its Model S set records in terms of safety and reliability.

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Mars InSight: Inside Nasa's mission control

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Mars InSight: Inside Nasa's mission control

As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.

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Facebook documents seized by UK MPs

Rarely used parliamentary powers were invoked to demand the documents from a US executive.

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Cyber Monday 2018: The Absolute Best Tech Deals Online

Don't bother trudging to the store. We’ve gathered the best online Cyber Week tech deals for 2018, from smart speakers to fitness trackers and more.

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Residents revolt over Facebook group 'sale'

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Residents revolt over Facebook group 'sale'

A London community Facebook group is furious after the administration rights were sold on by one of its members.

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Best Amazon Black Friday Deals (2018): Echo, Kindle, Fire HD

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Best Amazon Black Friday Deals (2018): Echo, Kindle, Fire HD

Kindles, Fire Tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo speakers are on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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D&G: China shopping sites pull products in ad backlash

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D&G: China shopping sites pull products in ad backlash

The controversy over an ad campaign risks alienating the firm from one of the world's biggest luxury markets.

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Black Friday 2018: Best Laptop, Tablet, and Phone Deals

Our favorite deals on iPhones, Surface, and Chromebooks for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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15 Early Black Friday (2018) Tech Deals: Echo, Dyson, OLED

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15 Early Black Friday (2018) Tech Deals: Echo, Dyson, OLED

Whet your appetite for holiday shopping with some of our favorite early Black Friday picks, from TVs and tablets to vacuums and more.

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Loot box spending 'creates problem gamblers'

'Loot-box' spending in video games creates problem gamblers, a study finds.

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Human Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Killer Robot' Threat

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Human Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Killer Robot' Threat

Leaders from Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic have issued a dire warning that nations around the world haven't been doing enough to ban the development of autonomous weapons -- so-called "killer robots." The groups issued a joint report that calls for a complete ban on these systems before such weapons begin to make their way to military arsenals and it becomes too late to act. Other groups, including Amnesty International, joined in those urgent calls for a treaty to ban such weapons systems.

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Overcoming Your Terror of Arch Linux

A recent episode of a Linux news podcast I keep up with featured an interview with a journalist who had written a piece for a non-Linux audience about giving it a try. It was surprisingly widely read. The writer's experience with some of the more popular desktop distributions had been overwhelmingly positive, and he said as much in his piece and during the interview. However, when the show's host asked whether he had tried Arch Linux, the journalist immediately and unequivocally dismissed the idea, as if it were obviously preposterous.

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How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV and Online

Enjoy the Thanksgiving tradition from the comfort of your own home.

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How to See How Much Time You Spend on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook has released its "Your Time on Facebook" tool, which lets you see how much of your life is spent buried in the News Feed.

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The tech that could make water use sustainable

Scientists in Finland and the UK have built a computer model that visualises groundwater levels in real time.

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Online Shopping: The Complete Wired Guide

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Online Shopping: The Complete Wired Guide

Everything you ever wanted to know about Amazon, data privacy, and those weird new register-free retail stores.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Can Magic Leap Stand Out from the AR Pack?

We sat down with Magic Leap's Brenda Freeman to discuss the future of immersive media when it means wearing AR goggles on your face.

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Airbnb removes Israeli West Bank settlement listings

The US firm says it will take home rentals in Israeli settlements on occupied land off its website.

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10 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Retirement to a Scam

Several years ago, my wife and I invested in a project called "Sanctuary Belize" and, like many of the investors, we were incredibly excited about the prospect of retiring in paradise. After a time, things just weren't adding up. The company supposedly put controls in place to reverse course, but we exited the project. As it turned out, those controls either were not put in place or failed. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission last week announced that it had shut the thing down, and highlighted it as one of the largest scams in its history.

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