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In rare showing, Google arrives at CES to battle Alexa and SiriWashington Post Google is gearing up for an Alexa fight at CESThe Verge Google has planted its flag at CESTechCrunch CES 2018: Get ready for yet more (yes more) smart devicesUSA TODAY Full coverage

Acer’s updated Swift 7 Ultrabook is once again the ‘thinnest computer in the world’The Verge Acer’s Predator Orion 9000 gaming rig rolls into CES with nifty integrated wheelsPCWorld Acer’s new gaming PCs include an 18-core liquid-cooled desktopEngadget Full coverage

CES secret – few products see light of dayUSA TODAY Amazon and Google are about to step up their war for the future of technologyBusiness Insider Google is gearing up for an Alexa fight at CESThe Verge Let’s Hope CES 2018 Brings Some Sanity to Personal TechWIRED Full coverage

Explaining Meltdown with parallel worlds, libraries, and a bank heistThe Verge 3 things you can do to protect yourself against the ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ chip flawsBusiness Insider December Apple updates fixed ‘Meltdown’ & ‘Spectre’ vulnerabilities on older Macs [u]AppleInsider (press release) (blog) Google Online Security Blog: Today’s CPU vulnerability: what you need to knowGoogle Security […]

Twitter explains why it won’t ban Trump over controversial tweetsCBS News Twitter Explains Why It Won’t Ban Donald TrumpDeadline Twitter explains why it won’t ban Trump from its social networkBGR Full coverage