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1. Red Hat Names Paul Cormier President and Chief Executive Officer
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Longtime Red Hat executive and open hybrid cloud visionary steps into leadership role succeeding Jim Whitehurst Read all

2. Apple reduces capacity at store events to deal with coronavirus outbreak
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Apple is grappling with more than just iPhone shortages as it takes precautions against spreading the novel coronavirus. Company chief Tim Cook has sent a memo outlining a series of new steps to reduce ...

3. Facebook will run free WHO ads to counter coronavirus misinformation
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In a status update Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has just posted, he detailed the social network's efforts to ensure you're getting the right information about your area's COVID-19 situation. ...

4. 'Halo: Combat Evolved' remaster is now available for PC
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It took a while, but the remastered version of the original Halo has finally reached PCs. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is now available as part of the Master Chief Collection through Steam, the Microsoft ...

5. HTC plans to release its first 5G phone in 2020
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HTC may be pouring most of its energy into VR headsets, but it hasn't forgotten about its (frankly languishing) smartphone range. Company chief Yves Maitre said in an interview that HTC's first ...

6. Bill Gates is the first to buy a hydrogen-powered 'superyacht'
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Bill Gates' investments in eco-friendly tech apparently include one of the more conspicuous symbols of his wealth. The former Microsoft chief has ordered Sinot's Aqua, the world's first ...

7. Maker Spotlight: Winston Moy
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... I make CNC videos and run social media. Unofficially, I feel like the chief beta tester […] Read more on MAKE The post Maker Spotlight: Winston Moy appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and ...

8. A police dog is running against the goat incumbent mayor of a small Vermont town
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... and recuse herself from all police business that might come before the town to avoid any conflicts of interest, according to her representative, Police Chief Bill Humphries. Humphries has also tried to ...

9. There's a new news aggregator called "Knewz" and I can't believe they actually called it that
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... across the political and regional spectrum, and premium publishers will not be relegated in the rankings,” said Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp. Knewz.com works by combining cutting edge, ...

10. LastTissue is the handkerchief for the 21st century
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – According to the Kickstarter campaign tagline, LastTissue is a reusable tissue pack that’s like if a Kleenex pack and a handkerchief had a baby. From what I’m seeing, that looks about ...

11. Neighbors sue over Florida man's wild multicolored, spray-painted home
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... is no longer living in the home, and court records show he's due in court this weekend for drug charges. (Thanks to our Florida bureau chief, Charles Pescovitz!) Read the rest Read all  ...

12. Somebody swiped weed from Chicago airport's "Cannabis Amnesty Box"
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... Tampering with them, or attempting to remove anything placed inside, is a crime, and detectives are investigating this matter,” said Anthony Guglielmi, the chief communications officer with the Chicago ...

13. Donald Trump thinks the wheel was invented by Americans
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In the latest example of Trump's Used-Car-Salesman tactics of free-association to find any word that sticks with a listener just to close a deal, the Commander In Chief of the US Armed Forces said today ...

14. 'Absurd,' Saudi Arabia calls claims MBS hacked Bezos phone
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“I think absurd is exactly the right word,” said Saudi Prince Faisal A security forensics team working on the matter of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos's hacked phone and leaked dick pics reports that without ...

15. Trump and Apple's Tim Cook to meet at Davos
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Impeached phony president and utter turd of a man Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday at Davos with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, Reuters reports. Trump is meeting with with other ...

16. BLS to remove computers from data 'lockups,' chief denies it's aimed at Michael Bloomberg
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... now give a notable competitive advantage to market participants who have even a few microseconds head start,” Beach said in a letter to bureau chiefs. It is, however, unclear whether removing computers ...

17. Podcast: Quibi and Lioness on the future of streaming video and sex tech
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In this special interview episode from CES 2020, Devindra chats with the minds behind Quibi -- founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO Meg Whitman, Chief Product Officer Tom Conrad and CTO Ben Post -- to see how ...

18. Cop "fired" after fabricating story of insulting McDonalds coffee cup
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... it didn't happen. The cop "is no longer employed" by Herington Police Department, says Chief Brian Hornaday "In (our) investigation we have found that McDonald's and its employees did not have anything ...

19. Kia will release a production version of its Imagine EV in 2021
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Kia's Imagine EV won't remain a concept for too much longer. European operations chief Emilio Herrera told Automotive News in an interview that a production version of the crossover should arrive ...

20. 'Halo: Combat Evolved' remaster for PC enters public testing in January
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Now that Halo: Reach has kicked off the launch of Master Chief Collection for PC, what's next? A return to basics, apparently. The team at 343 Industries now expects to start public testing for the ...

21. Ferrari won't produce an EV until after 2025
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Just because Ferrari unveiled its first production plug-in hybrid doesn't mean it's ready to completely embrace electric cars. Company chief Louis Camilleri told reporters that he didn't ...

22. How icy is Chicago? Salt truck slips into Lake Michigan
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... the water on Chicago’s near North Side around 7:20 a.m., said Dep. District Chief Jason Lach of the Chicago Fire Department Marine Dive Operations. It slid halfway into the water before getting caught ...

23. One upside of the Bernie Blackout: Sanders is not facing a frontrunner's backlash
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... Intercept's DC Bureau Chief, Ryan Grim, has been on the Sanders beat since 2015. In a short video, he points out one silver lining of the blackout: it means that Sanders might escape the backlash in coverage ...

24. Uber says 3,045 sexual assaults involving drivers and passengers reported in U.S. rides last year
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... Delivers U.S. Safety Report Written byTony West, Chief Legal Officer Doing the right thing means counting, confronting, and taking action to end sexual assault. My heart is with every survivor of this ...