Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From ‘Silicon Valley’
Seems like every tech giant these days has to kick-off their keynote with some self-reflective, culturally-relevant opener. Here’s Google’s.

October 4, 2016 at 12:46PM
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Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From ‘Silicon Valley’
Seems like every tech giant these days has to kick-off their keynote with some self-reflective, culturally-relevant opener. Here’s Google’s.

October 4, 2016 at 12:40PM
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Online behind bars: if internet access is a human right, should prisoners have it?
It makes prison officials nervous, but campaigners and tech companies argue that getting inmates digitally connected will help with rehabilitation.

October 4, 2016 at 12:13PM
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Facebook Finishes Its “Secret Conversations” Encryption Rollout to Messenger Users
The opt-in feature allows users to encrypt their messages so that no one can read them except the two people on either end of a conversation — not even Facebook or law enforcement or intelligence agencies.

October 4, 2016 at 10:51AM
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Just The Good Stuff From Google’s 
A month after Apple announced the iPhone 7 and the death of the headphone jack at their latest event, Google is ready to unleash their newest products into the world — we’re expecting the new Pixel phones, specifics about Google home, and more fun stuff today.

October 4, 2016 at 10:41AM
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Google’s Pixel phone event: what to expect
Based on everything we know so far, today’s event (starting at 12 pm ET) event is going to have a lot of hardware announcements. A lot.

October 4, 2016 at 06:36AM
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US hands internet control to ICANN
The long-planned turnover takes place, but not before triggering an outcry from critics.

October 4, 2016 at 02:12AM
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Making a Big Budget Video Game Is Riskier and Harder Than Ever. So Why Do It?
As game developers are fond of saying, they’re a lot like the biggest blockbuster movies of the summer, only they have to reinvent and build the cameras from scratch every time they make one.

October 3, 2016 at 03:44PM
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Toyota Wants This Baby Robot To Be Your Friend
Small enough to fit in the cup holder of your Corolla, the robot is described by Toyota as “a miniature communication partner developed to provide companionship.”
Named Kirobo Mini, the 4-inch high gizmo can apparently chat away and even respond to facial expressions.

October 3, 2016 at 02:40PM
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Our Cell Phone Alerts Will Be Hacked
No matter how solid the system is, history reveals that false alarms — of zombies, nuclear attacks, missing children — are inevitable.

October 3, 2016 at 01:26PM
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