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It’s Valentine’s Day, so here’s a roundup of every state’s favorite TV couple
For TV audiences in eight US states, modern TV romance doesn’t get any better than Jim and Pam. That’s a reference, of course, to the beloved couple from NBC’s The Office, which introduced …
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‘Breaking Bad’ movie sequel will first stream on Netflix, then air on AMC
For many of you, Netflix helped popularize Vince Gilligan’s epic AMC series about a certain high school chemistry teacher-turned brilliant drug lord — or, at least, the streaming service helped give Breaking Bad …
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More than 1 million people cut the cord during the most recent quarter
Dish Network announced today that it shed 334,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter, with a substantial portion of the departures being attributed to the ongoing dispute with HBO that’s caused HBO programming to …
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Activision Blizzard cuts 800 workers, refocuses on hits like ‘Call of Duty’
As everyone expected, the video game company whose various units publish everything from franchises like Call of Duty to Candy Crush has just announced a massive wave of layoffs affecting 8% of the company. …
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Rose Leslie says Kit Harington didn’t actually spoil ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 for her
Kit Harington generated a massive wave of headlines in recent weeks, including one we shared with you here, thanks to an interview he gave to a British radio station. To recap: The actor …
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Google is facing another antitrust probe in one of the world’s biggest smartphone markets
Google has another investigation on its hands from a national regulator in one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world — an investigation along the same lines of the anti-competitive probe the …
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If you liked ‘Wall-E,’ you’ll love Pixar’s new animated short ‘Smash and Grab’
Pixar has released a new short film that’s come out of its SparkShorts animation initiative the company unveiled last month. The initiative being a foundation for independent projects within the company that helps …
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Tesla employees confess lingering layoff fears on anonymous chat app
After Tesla laid off some 9,000 workers last year and announced pink slips for another 7% of its workforce in January — which equates to laying off 3,000 more workers — it comes …
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Whole Foods is raising prices less than two years after Amazon’s acquisition
Depending on who you ask, Whole Foods is continuing to live up to the unfortunate nickname — “Whole Paycheck” — that cost-conscious shoppers bestowed on it. We’re referring in this case to a …
