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    Augmented Reality Google Maps is coming, starts testing in private

    I wouldn't mind if it did that when I walked into a CVS.
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    Google backtracks—a bit—on controversial Chrome sign-in feature

    Meh idc. I found the dual login to be useful.
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    In defiance of court order, 3D-printed gun pioneer starts selling CAD files

    This guy is truly a douche of the highest order
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    Verizon tries to douse criticism, touts “priority access” for first responders

    None of this will be an issue soon. AT&T got a government contact to create a dedicated first responder network called First Net.
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    Verizon tries to douse criticism, touts “priority access” for first responders

    Most cell towers are owned by large corporations not the carriers anymore so I don't think seizing them would go over well.
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    Verizon tries to douse criticism, touts “priority access” for first responders

    Well at least the First Net project should resolve this situation in the future.
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    FCC gives Google Fiber and new ISPs faster access to utility poles

    That's actually what the company I work for does. We own the towers then rent out 10' easements. We also own thousands of miles of fiber line and rent individual strands.
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    Net neutrality rules are illegal—according to Trump’s Supreme Court pick

    America was a good place for a while, not so much anymore. Why anyone would want to be here is beyond me.
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    Report: Department of Energy recommends bail out of failing coal plants

    We should just do what Iceland does and burn our garbage for power and hyper focus on recycling. Iceland is actually importing garbage because they have a shortage.
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    Report: Department of Energy recommends bail out of failing coal plants

    One of the big problems with designing a new nuclear power plant is that engineering standards dictate a factor of safety of like 27 which is almost impossible to adhere to.
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    Elon Musk deletes Tesla, SpaceX Facebook pages after Cambridge Analytica news

    I wish I could agree with you but companies have whole teams of people they call "ethical hackers" who troll the internet digging up as much info as possible on potential employees to try and see if there's some fucked up shit youre hiding.
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    Elon Musk deletes Tesla, SpaceX Facebook pages after Cambridge Analytica news

    ? Putin was born in Leningrad and aside from vote tampering fully complies with the Russian Constitution rules for presidency.
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    Elon Musk deletes Tesla, SpaceX Facebook pages after Cambridge Analytica news

    He can't be president. He's from South Africa.
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    Gwyneth Paltrow claimed bee-sting therapy healed her. It just killed a woman

    "Perhaps most alarming is that people with no history of allergies to bee venom can become sensitive to it over time." This happened to my dad. He used to get stung once or twice a year during the summer when he did yard work and thought nothing of it. Then one year when I was 13 I had to drive...
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    Hands-on with Android P—Is this the beginning of a new design language?

    Boo to all this. Too cartoony for me. I prefer the basic look of the grey. And the dock shading is unnecessary. EDIT: Bring back swipe to remove eff-ing cards, worst change ever.
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    Google ends major OS support for the Nexus phones and Pixel tablet

    Even getting security updates is a drag. My 6P is still running January
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    Google experiment writes IM replies for you, lets you send them with a tap

    Been using this for a while now and can say I'm happy. There's a couple quirks but it's early development so all good. It did suggest I send a winky/kissy face to my weed dealer tho, so that was weird.
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    Google helping the Pentagon sift through “millions of hours” of drone footage

    Eh that's debatable considering some of the things we have done.
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    Google experiment writes IM replies for you, lets you send them with a tap

    I think the difference is that this works in the notification shade whereas now you have to go in the app.