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June 27, 2019
Would you ride Lyft in a self-driving car? Waymo's autonomous minivans are hitting the street

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet which is developing autonomous vehicles, is now partnering with ride-share firm Lyft.

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June 27, 2019
Wild simulation shows how humans could colonize the Milky Way

NASA's Global Trajectory Optimization Competition aimed to find the most efficient way to colonize 100,000 star systems. The ESA Advanced Concepts Team's take on it is pretty sweet.

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June 27, 2019
The 7 best deals you can get online this Thursday

Prime Day is still weeks away, but you can score great deals now on all your favorites.

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June 27, 2019
These are the 5 best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get right now

Prime Day is a few weeks away, but you can already snag some incredible deals on essential oil diffusers, robot vacuums, Fire TVs, and more.

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June 27, 2019

Dig in to any task knowing that these gloves will have you covered.

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June 27, 2019
7 best deals you can get online this Thursday

Prime Day is still weeks away, but you can score great deals now on all your favorites.

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June 27, 2019

The best water bottles of 2019

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June 27, 2019
Low online prices are great for shoppers. But they're killing small businesses

Online competition and low cut-rate prices can force owners to keep absorbing their rising costs rather than pass along the increases to customers.

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June 27, 2019
Global warming is only going to get worse. One reason: Those cloud trails airplanes leave behind in the sky

The more we fly, the worse it will get: Contrails, those white ribbons jets leave behind in the sky, will exacerbate global warming in the next few decades.

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June 27, 2019
Video game systems could cost shoppers $840M more this holiday season, console makers say

Video game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony say tariffs will cost consumers an additional $840 million this holiday shopping season.

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June 27, 2019
High-tech home upgrades for your smart home

Here are a handful of impressive, new AI-powered gadgets that can do most of the thinking for you around the house.

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June 27, 2019
These high-tech home upgrades are smarter so you don't have to work harder

Here are a handful of new AI-powered gadgets that can do most of the thinking — and even some of the heavy lifting — around the house for you.

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June 27, 2019
6 travel hacks you need to know for summer vacation

As you book your vacation, here are 6 tech hacks to do to make your trip hassle-free and help keep your family safe and secure.

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June 27, 2019
Is Facebook listening to me? Why those ads appear after you talk about things

Facebook denies it monitors your conversations to serve you ads on your News Feed. So what does it really do? And why are there so many coincidences?

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June 27, 2019
Can't wait for that delivery? Amazon, Rite Aid team up to make it easier to get packages

Amazon shoppers can pick up their packages at more than one hundred Rite Aid stores, starting Thursday. The service will expand to more than 1,500.

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June 27, 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on election interference: Feds have 'tools to apply pressure to Russia, not us'

Breaking up Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday, wouldn't solve issues of misinformation, privacy or election interference.

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June 27, 2019
Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony say China tariffs will cost shoppers $840M this holiday season

Video game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony say tariffs will cost consumers an additional $840 million this holiday shopping season.

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June 27, 2019
Big birds: Giant, 1,000-pound birds once roamed around Europe

At 1,000 pounds and over 10 feet tall, this bird was one the largest that ever lived in Earth's history, according to new research.

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June 26, 2019
Bitcoin roller coaster: Currency soars to 17-month high, but drops over $1,000 after close

The steep price decline came at the same time as an outage on popular cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase.

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June 26, 2019

We put two of the best meal kits to the test.

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June 26, 2019
Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony say China tariffs will cost shoppers $840 million this holiday

Video game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony say tariffs will cost consumers an additional $840 million this holiday shopping season.

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June 26, 2019
The 10 best Amazon devices to look out for during Prime Day

Prime Day is expected to have a ton of great deals on Amazon devices like Echoes, Fire sticks, Ring doorbells, and more.

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June 26, 2019
Apple just bought more self-driving car technology with acquisition of Drive.ai

The tech giant acquired Drive.ai after laying off 200 workers in its own self-driving car division in January.

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June 26, 2019

Something old, something new

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June 26, 2019
Here's how to block Amazon from tracking your every move

If it seems like Amazon is listening in, it's because they are. Here's how to stop it.

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June 26, 2019
The best credit cards with no annual fee of 2019

The best credit cards with no annual fee can earn you rewards, sign-up bonuses, and cash back without costing any extra money on your part.

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June 26, 2019
Our favorite essential oil diffuser is currently at its lowest price ever

If you want to freshen up your home for the summer, a good diffuser can make all the difference, and right now, our favorite one is on sale.

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June 26, 2019
Volcano puts on spectacular show after lying dormant for 95 years

Incredible images captured by the International Space Station show a Russian volcano shooting off a massive mushroom cloud after lying dormant since 1924.

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June 26, 2019
EA's Origin had security flaws that could have put up to 300M at risk for identity theft

The nation's second-largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts, closed a security flaw that could have exposed up to 300 million players' data.

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June 26, 2019
Facebook to help French police crack down on hate speech

Facebook is agreeing to help French police identify hate speech suspects, in what the French government is celebrating as a global first.

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June 26, 2019

Pass the dish soap, please

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June 26, 2019
18 things with a cult following at Sephora—and why they're worth it

Time and time again, beauty fanatics purchase products like the Nars Blush and the Urban Decay Naked Palette. Here's why.

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June 26, 2019
The 5 best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get right now

Prime Day might not be until mid-July, but you can still get in on savings for sheet pans, Fire TVs, and more.

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June 26, 2019
NSA improperly collected US phone call data after saying problem was fixed

The National Security Agency improperly collected phone call records of Americans last fall, months after a previous breach.

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June 26, 2019
The best deals you can get online this Wednesday

Prime Day is a couple weeks away, but there are already incredible sales and discounts.

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June 26, 2019

One fun-to-use tool is all you need to keep your garden looking great.

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June 26, 2019
Apple Watches could have onboard cameras in the future, according to new patent filing

Apple submitted a patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office suggesting it's looking into allowing future Apple Watches to see the world around you.

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June 26, 2019
Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are mega rich. But their Seattle suburb is running out of money.

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are the richest people in the world. Amazon is headquartered in Seattle and Microsoft is just outside the city.

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June 26, 2019
This is the one thing Netflix should do better

The digital video expert simply doesn't listen to shareholder proposals. Ever.

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June 26, 2019
Scientists say diamonds could be used to detect dark matter

Diamonds could shine a light on the mysterious particles of dark matter, which is an undetectable substance.

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