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andrew.e.meek@gmail.comEarlier this year, explains a voiceover narrating a 60 Minutes interview with Tesla’s brilliant-yet-erratic CEO that aired on Sunday, Elon Musk “began acting … well, weird.” It was a reference to the billionaire …
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A bunch of millennials explained in a survey why they despise phone calls
If you need to get in touch fast with someone who falls in the millennial demographic category, you’re probably aware that you’ve got tons of communications options to choose from. Anything from email …
Business
China angrily denounces the arrest of Huawei’s CFO, calls the US a ‘despicable rogue’
Two state-run media outlets in China have come out with blistering attacks on the US related to the arrest in recent days of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition here, saying the …
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Prediction: The next ‘Friends’-style scramble at Netflix will be over ‘The Office’
If you’re ranking the TV shows and movies that comprise Netflix’s voluminous streaming library by what people spend the most time watching more than anything else, there is a clear winner. According to …
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US general has a question for Google: Why will you work with China but not us?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress next week, and he’ll potentially face questions on a number of thorny issues ranging from perceived search engine bias to Google’s interest in …
Entertainment
‘Aquaman’ opens big in China, and Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel
Jason Momoa is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, one more bit of high-profile publicity for Aquaman. The Warner Bros./DC superhero flick he’s starring has already opened big in China, and it will screen …
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Why does the new PG-13 version of ‘Deadpool 2’ exist? ‘It’s a family movie. Also money.’
It’s only about 30 seconds long, but a newly released clip from the PG-13 reworking of Deadpool 2 that opens next week includes some delightful back-and-forth between Ryan Reynolds as the Merc With …
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Alexa is teaching itself to get better at understanding what you mean
One of the drawbacks of relying on a voice-based digital assistant like Alexa is you may be interacting with it without the benefit of a screen or some kind of visual element. Meaning …
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Verizon gives first responders a discount (after throttling some firefighters’ plans)
Verizon has announced today an expansion of sorts related to the discounted plans it already offers government agencies. Now, the carrier is taking that benefit and applying it to the personal phone plans …
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‘Game of Thrones’ script notes prove Tyrion really is in love with Daenerys
Deep within a citadel in the ancient city of Los Angeles, an order of maesters that operate a library for the Writers Guild of America West preserves a special collection of texts. These …
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Report: Chinese intelligence operation behind Marriott hack
A juicy new tidbit has been discovered as part of the massive hack of Marriott we told you about just a week ago that included an unauthorized party gaining access to the hotel’s …
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Google pulled a batch of malicious apps with more than 2M downloads from the Play store
It’s happened again. Another batch of apps that exhibit malicious behavior has been found and pulled from the Google Play store — but not before they were downloaded more than 2 million times. …
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Google is finally fixing its incomprehensible messaging apps strategy
As we and others reported last night, Google has confirmed it’s shutting down its messaging app Allo that never really caught fire in something of a streamlining of its fractured messaging app strategy. …
