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WhatsApp messages from a 'prison' island, thousands of miles away

Commentary: Claire Reilly tried to go beyond the wall of silence that hides refugees in Australian-funded detention camps in the Pacific. She found, even in the tech age, connecting with the disconnected is harder than you can imagine.

T-Mobile vs. Sprint: The battle for unlimited data

The carriers unveiled new unlimited data plans that are significantly less expensive than previous offers. But which one is really the better deal?

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The privacy debate is on

The actor, set to star as Edward Snowden in a new biopic from director Oliver Stone, talks about what it means to live in a democracy.

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Sense of the stars: New telescopes poised to unlock the universe
Advances in technology over the last 20 years are giving birth to a new generation of telescopes that will open up the skies.
by Michelle Starr
This robot can beat you at foosball
 by Erin Carson
Segway, eat your heart out. We try the Honda UNI-CUB
 by Erin Carson
Pottermore: More Potter books don't mean more Harry Potter, got it?
 by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Gawker.com shuts down for good next week
 by Jessica Dolcourt
Uber's proposed $100M settlement of drivers' suit rejected
 by Steven Musil
US set to hand over power of the internet's naming system
 by Katie Collins
Facebook is working on a new video game service, but won't tell you what it is
 by Ian Sherr
Twitter suspends another 235,000 terrorism-related accounts
 by Terry Collins
Intel's next-gen processors: Everything we know so far
Intel's 7th-gen Core processor, known as Kaby Lake, is almost here. The company is calling it the "highest performance CPU Intel has ever built."
by Sean Hollister

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Hearthstone's Ben Brode and Mark Purvis from Magic: The Gathering make appearances on this week's Girt by CNET as the team gets a little card crazy.

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Crave giveaway: Season 6 of 'Game of Thrones' on digital HD

Need to watch the sixth season of "Game of Thrones" a few more times? For this week's winner, HBO Home Entertainment has a code for the complete season on digital HD.

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Frank Ocean releases 'Endless' visual album on Apple Music

The musician teased the 45-minute long visual album with a mysterious live stream that started two weeks ago.

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Video points out all the 'Stranger Things' that didn't exist in 1983

The popular Netflix show got the feel of the 1980s right, but College Humor points out that some items had to be time-travelers.

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Web is crawling with speculation over report on Zendaya's Spider-Man role

Her casting was confirmed earlier this year, but new reports about the part the singer-actress may be playing have shaken up social media.

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Twitter has a new way to make unwanted tweets go away -- kind of

Social network unveils new feature that lets users limit the tweets they see to only those sent by users they follow.

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We celebrate our final episode (Tomorrow Daily 411 show notes)

It's goodbye to the show, but we're sticking around, and we're excited about what's next. But first, we enjoy a good episode full of great tech.

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Maybach concept boasts 738 electric horsepower and over 18 feet of luxury

The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept car, shown at Monterey Car Week, combines design cues from historical aero coupes while propelling itself with a powerful electric drivetrain.

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Twitter stimulated by naked Donald Trump

Technically Incorrect: It takes just a few artistic statues and one tiny statement from the New York City Parks Department to propel the notion of a naked presidential candidate.

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See inside a toy factory in 360 degrees

Go behind the scenes at Green Toys, a company that manufactures toys from recycled milk bottles.

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Uber's proposed $100M settlement of class action driver lawsuit rejected

Judge calls the ride-hailing service's offer to settle driver misclassification lawsuit unfair, inadequate and unreasonable.

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What happens if you drop dry ice into slime? It's like a hot tub for the Munsters

Remember the guy who threw 30 pounds of dry ice into a pool? He's baaaaack.

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Did Ryan Lochte forget that cameras are everywhere?

Olympic swimmer's claim that he and fellow athletes were robbed at gunpoint in Rio appears to unravel because of video footage. Indeed, Lochte has now been indicted.

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Uber introduces upfront pricing because math is for nerds

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Self-driving Uber cars coming this month, says report (CNET Update)

Uber riders in Pittsburgh may soon get a surprise when they request a ride.

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Road Trip 2016: Life, disrupted

 In Europe, 4 million refugees are still searching for a safe place to settle. Tech should be part of the solution. But is it?

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 The CNET team shares experiences that remind us why tech stuff is cool.

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 AI is starting to take its place alongside people.

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