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HP Elite Dragonfly review: Luxurious, professional, expensive https://arstechnica.com/?p=1628401 #elitedragonfly #convertible #Gadgetology #2-in-1 #laptop #Tech #HP

The CIA: Collect It All Sale Is Almost Over... Order Now And Get 25% Off! https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191214/10595243578/cia-collect-it-all-sale-is-almost-over-order-now-get-25-off.shtml

Citizen Releases $80 Alexa-Powered Smart Wall Clock https://www.pcmag.com/news/372537/citizen-releases-80-alexa-powered-smart-wall-clock

Stolen Facebook Hard Drives Jeopardize 29,000 Employees https://www.pcmag.com/news/372536/stolen-facebook-hard-drives-jeopardize-29-000-employees

J.J. Abrams shows off Star Wars clip inside Fortnite, and now lightsabers are in the game https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/14/21020296/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-fortnite-jj-abrams-lightsabers

There's Still Time: Holiday 2019 Shipping Deadlines https://www.pcmag.com/feature/357915/there-s-still-time-holiday-2019-shipping-deadlines

Pixelbook Go Adds 4K Display, Nearly Doubling Its Price https://www.pcmag.com/news/372535/pixelbook-go-adds-4k-display-nearly-doubling-its-price

Samuel L. Jackson Sits Alongside Alexa on Amazon's Smart Speakers https://www.pcmag.com/news/372534/samuel-l-jackson-sits-alongside-alexa-on-amazons-smart-spe

The Week in Ransomware - December 13th 2019 - Data Extortion https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-december-13th-2019-data-extortion/ #Security

No matter how Watchmen ends, it’s already done more than enough https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/14/21021215/watchmen-finale-hbo-heroes-villian-white-supremacy

8 new trailers you should watch this week https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/14/21020283/new-trailers-wonder-woman-1984-ghostbusters-afterlife-in-the-heights

A sobering message about the future at AI’s biggest party https://arstechnica.com/?p=1632485 #ArtificialIntelligence #Science #Biz&IT #AI

The Snapchat cat filter shows how little we know about cat cognition https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/14/21020648/snapchat-cat-filter-video-recognition-cognition-mirror-test

Nevada's Top Court Says The State's Journalist Shield Law Also Applies To Bloggers https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191211/10494243555/nevadas-top-court-says-states-journalist-shield-law-also-applies-to-bloggers.shtml

Ransomware Victimized Dozens of US Cities and Schools in 2019 https://www.pcmag.com/news/372533/ransomware-victimized-dozens-of-us-cities-and-schools-in-201

Bogus DMCA Notices Still A Huge Problem As Apple Gets Unfairly Blamed For Reddit Takedown https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191213/09042443574/bogus-dmca-notices-still-huge-problem-as-apple-gets-unfairly-blamed-reddit-takedown.shtml

New Orleans Suffers Ransomware Attack, Emergency Services Intact https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-orleans-suffers-ransomware-attack-emergency-services-intact/ #Security

WWE joins TikTok and brings popular entrance music to the app https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21020949/wwe-tiktok-entrance-theme-music-now-available

The Best Christmas Movies Streaming Right Now https://www.pcmag.com/feature/350415/the-best-christmas-movies-streaming-right-now

ISPs flex their influence on FCC’s speed checks, WSJ report says https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21021161/att-verizon-fcc-ajit-pai-comcast-broadband-speed-tests-charter