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Apple’s Trent Reznor slams YouTube

Nine Inch Nails front man and Apple Music Chief Creative Officer Trent Reznor has joined the chorus of YouTube critics. Trent Reznor is no fan of YouTube. Getty Images As news from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference settles down, Reznor and three other Apple executives sat down with Billboard. In an interview published Tuesday, Reznor called …

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LGBT lead planned for ‘Doctor Who’ spinoff series ‘Class’

The upcoming “Doctor Who” spinoff series “Class” will have an openly gay lead character. “Class” creator and writer Patrick Ness tweeted the news on Monday. Originally the character’s sexual orientation was meant to be kept under wraps until the show’s debut, but in the wake of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, that targeted patrons at a gay nightclub, …

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Facebook gives peek at how it taps user data for research

Facebook isn’t researching user data all willy-nilly. Instead, there’s a review process that squares research with the company’s privacy policy and involves ethicists and experts from inside and outside the company. That’s according to a blog post published Wednesday by two people involved in managing research at Facebook. “Research only begins when the full group agrees that the benefits — …

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More joy for your stick: VR porn makes a splash at E3

“They’re the right demographic, they love new things and they’re very excited about VR”: Ian Paul, Naughty America’s CIO, talking about gamers at the company’s booth at E3 2016. It’s the first time exhibiting at E3 for the renowned purveyors of adult entertainment. In fact, according to Paul, it’s possibly the first time adult entertainment has ever been at the …

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The Xbox One S could be 4K Blu

Could Microsoft’s latest game console be the X factor that helps 4K Blu-ray become mainstream? The first 4K TVs hit the market in 2012, but the first actual 4K Blu-ray discs only began shipping this February. The new physical media format faces an uphill battle against streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, which beat it to the punch in delivering …

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9 ways Apple’s Messages app will change the way you text

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple reimagines messages app, with rich links, emojis… 2:43 At WWDC 2016, Apple announced a ton of new features for iOS 10, including fun, interactive ones for its Messages app. The functions make the messaging app more enjoyable to …

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Is the net neutrality fight over?

Now playing: Watch this: Net neutrality in the US is safe, for now 1:12 If you think the Federal Communications Commission’s latest legal victory settles the fight to protect the open internet, think again. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld on Tuesday the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules giving the agency unquestionable authority to …

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