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Twitter has killed off the Discover feature in favor of highlights

As the name suggests, the Discover tool was how Twitter users have been able to discover the best content on the platform for quite some time, but now the company...

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Facebook launched a standalone version of Messenger for desktops

In today's mobile-first world, companies generally bring browser-based services to mobile devices through apps, but Facebook has decided to do the reverse with Messenger. Whereas the company's standalone messaging service...

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Here's the surprise interview John Oliver did with Edward Snowden

John Oliver's absence from “Last Week Tonight” wasn't because the British television host was on vacation, it was because he was secretly tracking Edward Snowden down in Moscow and interviewing him...

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The world's first "smart nation" now has a cybersecurity agency

Today's wars are already being fought on two fronts, physical and digital, and future wars will only see more focus on the cyber side of things. That's why Singapore has...

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Facebook is testing Boeing 737-sized solar-powered Internet drone

Facebook and Google are competing to see who can bring Internet access to the entire world the fastest and nobody seems to car who wins, not even them, considering how...

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Eric Schmidt says Google Glass is only just getting started

For a handful of the "tech elite," Google Glass was a popular device that was described as revolutionairy. For the rest of us, it was an interesting gadget that was...

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Seinfeld may finally be available for legal online streaming soon

Despite being one of the most beloved and popular television shows of all time, Seinfeld has been conspicuously absent from legal streaming services such as Hulu and Netflix, which is...

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Is Amazon rolling over for Alibaba in China?

Amazon may be the king of e-commerce in the West but Alibaba rules over the Chinese market and Amazon has been struggling to compete. The company's latest move to expand...

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Dubai is working on a $136 million Museum of the Future

Most museums prefer to focus on the past, collecting vast arsenals of historical artifacts and relics and putting them on display, but Dubai is spending millions of dollars for a different...

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Is Samsung running away from the Apple Watch?

Considering how Samsung has been on a smartwatch spree this past year or so it was pretty surprising to see the company not announcing a new smartwatch at this year's...

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