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Netflix's 'Carmen Sandiego' debuts on January 19th, 2019

Since Netflix first announced its animated Carmen Sandiego reboot, news about the upcoming series has been, well, hard to find. Now, the studio has dropped some intriguing images from the series and announced that it will arrive on January 18th. The series will be voiced by Gina Rodriguez, who will also star in a Netflix live-action Carmen Sandiego film set to arrive later in 2109.

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  Facebook patents tech that can guess where you're going next

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  Introducing the startups and agenda for Startup Battlefield Africa

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Walmart partners with Rakuten to open its first e-commerce store in Japan

Walmart is continuing its strategy of revamping its businesses in Asia after the U.S. retail giant opened its first e-commerce store in Japan, where it is working with local retail giant Rakuten. The companies first announced a collaboration in January when they agreed to team up on the launch of an online grocery service in Japan and the sale of e-readers, audiobooks and e-books from Rakuten-owned Kobo in the U.S. That e-grocery service -- Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper -- rolled out in October, and now the duo have launched the Walmart Rakuten Ichiba Store to help Walmart grab a slice of Japan's e-commerce market, which is estimated to be worth 16.5 trillion yen ($148 billion) per year. The store, which sits on Rakuten Ichiba -- Japan's largest e-commerce store -- will cover 1,200 "U.S. branded" products that include clothing, outdoor items and kids toys.

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  Google adds Lens to its iOS search app

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  Google Lens arrives in iOS search app

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Google goes to Washington, CBS shareholders meet: What to know in markets Tuesday

Google CEO heads to Capitol Hill, and CBS shareholders will be gathering in NYC on Tuesday.

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  Netflix’s Fyre Festival documentary debuts January 18th

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  Google's search data shows YouTube's influence over this season's hottest toys

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Google's search data shows YouTube's influence over this season's hottest toys

If there was any doubt about YouTube's power to influence children, look no further than this year's list of the hottest holiday toys, based on Google shopping search data. According to the search giant, at least four of the top ten most searched toys were among those heavily featured in YouTube unboxing videos - subsequently turning them into the most in-demand and best-selling toys of the holiday season. Plus, another top toy is the JoJo Siwa Singing doll - a product from the YouTube star of the same name.

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  Google's search data shows YouTube's influence over this season's hottest toys

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  Google employees demand the end of forced arbitration across the tech industry

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US tech giants decry Australia's 'deeply flawed' new anti-encryption law

A group of U.S. tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, have collectively denounced the new so-called "anti-encryption" law passed by the Australian parliament last week. The bill was passed less than a day after the ruling coalition government secured the votes from opposition Labor lawmakers, despite strong objection from tech companies and telcos. "The new Australian law is deeply flawed, overly broad, and lacking in adequate independent oversight over the new authorities," said the Reform Government Surveillance coalition in a statement.

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  Google Fit gets improved activity logging and a breathing exercise

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  Instagram launches walkie-talkie voice messaging

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Microsoft is asking the government to regulate the company's facial recognition tech

Microsoft president Brad Smith is calling on the federal government to step in and pass laws to prevent the abuse of facial recognition technologies.

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  Verizon announces 10,400 employees will voluntarily leave the company

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  Google Maps for iPhone now includes personalized recommendations

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EXCLUSIVE: Walmart is testing a robot fry cook named 'Flippy' at its delis

You might remember 'Flippy' the burger-flipping robot that's now a fry cook.

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  Stocks slip on US-China trade concerns

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  Google Maps' new personalized suggestions come to iOS

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Congress will grill Google's CEO this week — here's what to expect

When big tech executives were invited to testify before Congress in September, Google opted to be represented by an empty seat rather than send its CEO, Sundar Pichai. That will change on Tuesday.