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andy@bgr.comChina keeps taking the surveillance state that’s so pervasive in the country to new extremes, this time with an extension of the government’s controversial new “social credit” policy that involves a kind of …
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Entertainment
Moviegoers think these were the biggest Oscar snubs of 2019
Nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were unveiled this morning, with the full list of nominations available here. The ceremony celebrates the best films of 2018 on February 24th at the Dolby Theatre in Los …
Entertainment
Disney will grant the dying wish of a terminally ill man who wants to see ‘Endgame’ early
If you came across the hashtag #Avengers4Alexander on social media recently, we’ve got an update on the sad story behind it that sparked a massive outpouring of support for a dying 33-year-old Australian …
Tech
Here’s how to share what you’re watching on Netflix to your Instagram Story
Netflix is rolling out a new feature today that’s going to mean a lot more content from the streaming video giant will start showing up in your Instagram Stories. Via an update to …
Lifestyle
Low annual fee, dining & travel rewards plus 50,000 points on sign-up make Chase Sapphire Preferred our choice
BGR has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. BGR and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. There’s a reason the nine-year-old Chase Sapphire Preferred …
Tech
iOS 12.1.3 is now available to download for iPhone and iPad
A little more than a month after the last major iOS 12 software update, Apple is pushing out another update today to all users that seems geared toward mostly bug fixes — though …
Business
Huawei CEO: Mounting problems mean we have to ax ‘mediocre’ employees
China-based tech giant Huawei has undertaken a media blitz in recent days to counter the wave of negative headlines that have dogged the company for months now. The media campaign has been so …
Science
Elon Musk was approached about building tunnels for CERN’s massive new atom smasher
Italian particle physicist Fabiola Gianotti cornered Tesla chief executive Elon Musk last July in London at a gathering of the Royal Society scientific academy. Gianotti, who’s also the director of the CERN organization …
Entertainment
We may be just a few months away from the first trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’
It’s looking like the first round of footage from Disney’s The Mandalorian, the upcoming Star Wars spinoff series that will be exclusive to Disney’s not-yet-launched streaming TV service, is only a few months …
Politics
Google hit with $57 million GDPR fine, the first for a US tech company
Google has kicked off 2019 by getting hit with yet another multimillion-dollar fine from a European regulator. Stemming from an investigation that began in May — the day after Europe’s strict new data …
