21 April - Netvibes - Breaking News

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India needs smart villages, not just smart cities
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Share India has built a reputation as a global leader in pursuing smart city initiatives in its larger urban areas. But critics are worried that villages, where most of the Indian population still resides, are being forgotten in the rush to convert the...

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  Detroit Auto Show to launch an all-autonomous spin-off in 2017 - 14:00

  Share After swamping the Detroit Auto Show for the past two years, event directors have decided to...
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  China’s LeEco unveils its own concept self-driving electric car - 12:00

  Share China’s LeEco unveiled its own self-driving electric car concept at a Beijing press...

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Mashable!

• Social media slays Italian football team after extremely ill-advised haka 22 min
• These Chinese phones beat Apple to removing the headphone jack 38 min
• Snapchatters on iOS can now swap faces with pictures on their phone 19:17
• NBA commissioner presses North Carolina on All Star Game and anti-LGBT law 19:10
• Wolf Blitzer briefly thought 'Purple Haze' was a Prince song 18:55
• Is the new MacBook a hit or a flop? 18:53
• Google honors Prince with commemorative 'Purple Rain' doodle 18:50

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TechCrunch

• AstraZeneca commits ‘hundreds of millions’ to sequencing genomes of 2M people over 10 years 19:15
• The automation revolution and the rise of the creative economy 19:00
• Elon Musk has an idea for autonomous transit vehicles but he’s being coy about it 18:00
• The world isn’t ready to face the consequences of technology’s new biological breakthroughs 17:30
• Chameleon raises $1.7M for smarter product tutorials 17:04
• Snapchat lets you Face Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays 16:41
• Medium raises another $50M 16:20

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CNET News.com

• Watch the miracle of birth, dolphin-style - CNET 19:31
• Hubble's bubble: Space telescope captures gorgeous Bubble Nebula - CNET 18:48
• 'Twilight Zone' reboot, Magic Leap and summer movies with Brian Bishop (Tomorrow Daily 352 show notes) - CNET 17:51
• Apple says hello with new MacBooks, while the Internet says goodbye to Prince (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy, Ep. 34) - CNET 17:50
• Why Sean Parker thinks the Internet really needs another social network - CNET 17:33
• Can't let go of Jon Snow? This Meghan Trainor parody is for you - CNET 16:04
• Solar Impulse 2 resumes flight around world after 9-month delay - CNET 15:12

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The Official Google Blog

• Helping people stay informed and connected in Japan and Ecuador 19 Apr
• Welcome to Google Play Music, the podcast episode 18 Apr
• Celebrate National Parks Week with Street View and the Cultural Institute 16 Apr
• How technology can help us become more sustainable 14 Apr
• Find time for your goals with Google Calendar 12 Apr
• Creating a world that works for everyone with Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities 12 Apr
• Building more accessible technology 11 Apr

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Boing Boing

• Heathens need not apply! Kentucky's 'Ark Encounter' is hiring 17:21
• Trump: transgender people should be allowed to use whatever bathroom they like 16:12
• FBI paid more than $1.3m to hack San Bernadino iPhone 15:26
• Make Mother’s Day memorable with Bouqs Company Spring Flowers - now 30% off 13:09
• Listen to Brian Eno's new cover of the Velvet Underground 13:08
• Weird, fun audio glitch in Apple TV 12:56
• You will dig Prince's burning cover of Radiohead's "Creep" 12:43

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Gizmodo

If New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Can't Go Car-Free for One Day I'm Moving to Canada
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ShareTomorrow is Car Free Day in New York City, which is kind of like having a day that celebrates breathing. In a place where 54 percent of the city commutes using public transit and about half of the residents don’t have cars at all, you&rsquo...

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  In Two Years Every Shitty Movie Will Be About Uber - 17:05

  ShareDid you want a movie about Uber? No? Too bad! You’re getting two!Read more...
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  The FBI Paid at Least $1 Million To Get Inside the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone - 16:31

  ShareAfter weeks of a very public back and forth with Apple over opening the San Bernardino...

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