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Defense Department wants you to design its next biohazard suit

The Defense Department is crowd-sourcing ideas for the next generation of protective gear for soldiers, and is offering a total of $250,000 in prizes.

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<p>Twitter is here to stay.</p>

Twitter may finally have a solution to its troll epidemic

The company is reportedly working on a tool to let people filter out offensive tweets.

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Aloft hotels will let you control your room with Siri

These "smart hotel" rooms will debut in Boston and in Santa Clara, California.

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Who's the deadliest cybernetic villain in movies? Hint: Cartman would approve

An entertaining analysis examines Darth Vader, Agent Smith and a dozen other baddies, and comes up with one colossal champion.

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<p>Sony's PlayStation 4 controller -- known as the DualShock 4 -- on top of an Acer laptop.</p>

Do we even need game consoles? Chat with us live at 3:30 p.m. ET

Now that Sony is bringing its PlayStation games to Windows, should you even bother getting a dedicated game machine? Tell us what you think for today's live show.

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<p>Tim Cook's tenure has had its ups and downs. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</p>

Android Nougat arrives, Pokefever one the wane and five years of Tim Cook (CNET UK podcast 495 show notes)

How has Apple changed after half a decade with Cook at the helm? Plus, Pokemon Go shows signs of decline -- but is that so surprising, or even a big problem?

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<p>The regional processing centre on Nauru has been the subject of reports of child abuse according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/10/the-nauru-files-2000-leaked-reports-reveal-scale-of-abuse-of-children-in-australian-offshore-detention" target="_blank">documents leaked to The Guardian</a>. As of June 2016, there were 49 children on Nauru.</p>

Isolation, desperation and tech in the refugee crisis: Girt by CNET podcast 84

We took a break from our usual podcast chat about new phones and high-tech gadgets this week to take a look at a tech issue that is really making waves beyond Australia's shores.

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<p>She can do two things at once. Allegedly.</p>

Norwegian lawmaker caught playing Pokemon Go in parliament

Technically Incorrect: Trine Skei Grande, leader of the liberal party, just can't get enough of monsters.

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<p>Artist Sigalit Landau submerged a black dress in the waters of the Dead Sea, and it turned an eerie white.</p>

Artist submerges black dress in Dead Sea, salt turns it white

Salt crystals not only changed the color of the dress, but added hundreds of pounds to its weight.

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Netflix's brilliant response to its North Korean doppelganger

Technically Incorrect: After North Korea launches its own streaming video service, Netflix bows its head in respect. Sort of.

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<p>This ultra-rare Apple-1 sold for $815,000 at a charity auction.</p>

Ultrarare Apple-1 falls short of expected $1M auction price

Computer believed to be a prototype sells for $815,000 in an auction that sees a portion of the sale price being donated to charity.

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Shooting in 360: From GoPro rigs to immersive iPhone cameras (Open_Tab)

CNET's Joshua Goldman goes over your options for making 360-degree video, from the high-end to the more affordable, in this excerpt from Open_Tab.

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