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Instacart agrees to settle class action brought by contractors for $4.6 million

Instacart has settled the class action lawsuit brought against it by its contract workers for $4.6 million and policy changes.
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Release window for next God of War game possibly leaked by lead voice actor

The next God of War game may arrive in 2017, at least according to a potential leak by the game's lead voice actor.
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Farewell, old friend: Blizzard retires Battle.net name after 21 years

Blizzard made the decision to remove the Battle.net name, renaming its online gaming service to simply Blizzard.
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Professional animators comment on weird faces in 'Mass Effect Andromeda'

A number of professional animators have weighed in on why Mass Effect Andromeda's facial animations sometimes look so strange.
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Hydrogen-powered train with zero emissions completes test run in Germany

The Alstrom Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel-cell train could enter service later this year, after completing its first on-track test run.
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Arsetto Corsa adds native Vive and OSVR support with OpenVR

Kunos Simulazioni has updated Arsetto Corsa with official support for the HTC Vive and OSVR virtual reality headsets.
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‘Nier: Automata’ fan patch gives a big boost to detail, framerates

Nier: Automata's frame rate issues for some players could be fixed by a new fan-patch, which many claim is very effective.
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3Dmark benchmark test now lets you compare Direct X 11, 12, and Vulkan

Futuremark's 3Dmark benchmark now tests the Vulkan API alongside DX11 and DX12 in its API Overhead benchmark.

Antimicrobials may do more harm than good, but the chemical industry disagrees

Products claiming to be antimicrobial may not actually help keep users healthy, according to a new study that places them on a caution list.
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Restricted robocalls: Number spoofing put on blast by new FCC ruling

The FCC's new rule proposal could see nuisance phone calls lessen, thanks to new efforts to block spoofed numbers.
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Power boost: EVGA boosts clocks and cooling on GTX 1080 Ti designs

EVGA has shown off its first three non-reference designs for the GTX 1080 Ti graphics card, offering higher clockers and better cooling.
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No need to borrow that hoverboard: Back to the Future props up for auction

Two of the hoverboards used in the Back to the Future II movie are going on sale soon, as part of an auction from a studio collection.
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How the Dot braille smartwatch could keep the visually impaired connected

The Dot braille smartwatch is designed to help the visually impaired stay more connected in the age of smart electronics.
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200 extra stories added to Google News with 'More Headlines' section

Google has expanded the amount of easily available news on its News and Weather app, with a "More Headlines" section.
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Reality-bending headset shipments could reach 100 million by 2021

The IDC's latest report on virtual and augmented reality headsets claims that by 2021, we will see as many as 100 million headsets shipped.
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Planet Labs’ new Explorer tool lets you track globe-spanning changes

The Planet Explorer beta lets you go back in time to view detailed satellite imagery of the world from 2016 until today.
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‘Top Gear’ is making a U.S. comeback — here are its three hosts

Top Gear is making a big comeback on BBC America later this year, with Top Gear America, hosted by William Fichtner and pals.
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Latest Windows 10 Insider preview build fixes Microsoft Edge bugs and others

The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build, 15063, has fixed up a number of bugs that were affecting both PC and mobile users.
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Never gonna give floppies up: Floppotron takes on Rick Astley

Rick Astley's Rickrolling classic, Never Gonna Give You Up, has been played by YouTube's very own retro instrument, the Floppotron.
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AMD rumored to be working on a 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen CPU due later this year

AMD may already be planning the release of its second generation of Ryzen hardware, the flagship of which is rumored to have 16 cores.
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‘Googling’ a certain name could get you caught up in a police investigation

A warrant issued by a judge in Minnesota could force Google to reveal the names of anyone who searched for a specific term.
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Tiny 'flow battery' could both cool and power future hardware

Researchers at IBM and the ETH Zurich university have built a small-scale flow battery, that can cool and power modern hardware.
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LG 4K HDR monitor will use USB Type-C and cost $1,000 at launch

LG's new 32UD99 monitor will launch on March 28 priced at $1,000 and will offer a 4K resolution IPS panel with HDR10 support.
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Zotac’s new Zboxes up performance with seventh-gen Intel CPUs and GTX 1000 graphics

Zotac has debuted five new Zbox mini-PCs at this year's CEBIT, complete with Nvidia Pascal graphics and seventh-generation Intel CPUs.

‘Super Mario Run’ on Android coming March 23 — will the buy rate be higher?

Super Mario Run is set to make its Android debut March 23, after breaking all sorts of download records on iOS.
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The Wahoo Elemnt Bolt is a bike computer that takes aerodynamics seriously

Wahoo's Elemnt Bolt bike computer is designed to give you all the information you need, without creating extra drag.
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‘Candy Crush’ game show nearly ready, set to premiere on July 9

A TV show based on the Candy Crush app is set to air for the first time on CBS on July 9, using 'next generation technology.'
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With Sony Motion Sonic, your dance moves shape the music you're hearing

Sony's Motion Sonic wearable is a wrist-mounted music modulation device, that even lets you play air guitar with real sound.
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Smart homes powered by SMS rather than voice could be the real future

Could SMS text messages, rather than voice, be the main way we interact with smart appliances in the future?
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Google claims new 'Beauty and the Beast' audio ads are anything but

A recommendation for Beauty and the Beast presented on at least one user's Google Home is not an ad, according to Google.
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Test your PC building skills with the new PC Building Simulator

PC Building Simulator is in an early state of development, but lets anyone build a custom gaming PC, knowing that they can't screw up.
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Hackers take over Touch Bar at this year’s Pwn2Own contest

Pwn2Own 2017 is off to a flying start, with Safari being exploited twice to allow a MacOS takeover at the root level.
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Whirlpool device filing looks to make microwave ovens smarter, connected

Whirlpool has filed a design for a new smart, connected microwave with the FCC, suggesting it could build one in the future.
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Avegant enables multiple focal plane AR with its Light Field technology

Avegant's Light Field technology makes mixed and augmented reality visuals much more clear and easier on the eye.