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Disney’s Bob Iger: Hitler would’ve loved social media

Disney’s CEO says social media has become a medium for hatred. While receiving the Humanitarian Award at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s National Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, Bob Iger criticized social media for letting people spread hate. “Hitler would have loved social media,” Iger said, according to Variety. “It’s the most powerful marketing tool an extremist …

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LinkedIn ‘reactions’ lets you express curiosity, love and other emotions

LinkedIn users worldwide will soon be able to do more than just “like” a post on the business-oriented social network.  On Thursday, the company said that it’s rolling out five “reactions” to let you express a wider range of emotions. Those include like, celebrate, love, insightful and curious. Users tap and hold on the like button displayed in a post …

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Leaked photos show new OnePlus 7 Pro phone, has Samsung

Editors’ Note, May 14, 2019: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro review​ is here. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus.   Supposed images of an upcoming OnePlus phone were leaked yesterday on the Chinese social networking site Weibo. The account that posted it, which goes by the username IT Station, uploaded two photos: one that included the phone’s edge, which …

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Uber files for an IPO possibly worth $120 billion

Uber, the highest valued private company in the world, just filed to go public. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its initial public offering. It reportedly plans to sell about $10 billion worth of stock, which would make it one of the largest US tech IPOs ever coming in at an …

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Acer Chromebook 715, 714 are ready to fly business class for $499

Acer’s pushing hard into the corporate world with its latest Chromebooks.  At its Next@Acer press event in New York Thursday, the PC maker announced the new 15.6-inch Chromebook 715 and 14-inch Chromebook 714. Both feature premium all-aluminum chassis with military-grade durability to survive drops from up to 48 inches (122 cm) and downward force up to 132 pounds (60 kg). …

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The Galaxy A80 has three reversible cameras and no notch

Samsung has unveiled a phone in its midrange Galaxy A series that features a new reversible camera system, the Galaxy A80. The phone’s sole camera array automatically flips around when toggled into selfie mode and consists of a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a time-of-flight sensor. The latter of which can be used for facial recognition and depth mapping for better …

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