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On Facebook a lot? Average users around the world spend more than 50 minutes on website, related apps

Mark Zuckerberg revealed that "people around the world spend on average more than 50 minutes a day using Facebook, Instagram and Messenger."
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¡Felicidades! Glückwünsche! Congrats! Google Translate turns 10 years old

Today, Google Translate celebrates 10 years of helping you pretend to be a polyglot, and boy, aren't we thankful they did?
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Snapchat users are watching 10 billion videos a day

On Thursday, sources familiar with Snapchat told Bloomberg that users are now logging a staggering 10 billion videos a day on the app.
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Why pay for apps? Nab these 10 paid iPhone apps on sale now

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Texting while walking? These in-ground traffic lights should get your attention

Can't make them come up to you? Go down to them. Such is the logic behind Germany's new traffic lights, which are embedded in the sidewalk.
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DreamWorks may soon be a subsidiary of Comcast

Comcast is reportedly in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG for a whopping $3 billion.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Smart and safe: GreenIQ garden hub sets off sprinklers when Nest detects smoke

Thanks to a new integration between Nest Protect and GreenIQ Hub, if the Nest detects smoke, the GreenIQ Hub will turn on your sprinkler system.
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Put your admiration for Alien where your mouth is with facehugger ski mask

What better way to celebrate "Alien" Day than with a Facehugger Ski Mask?
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Extend your phone’s battery life and storage capacity with the KuPower

Sleek and silver, the KuPower not only recharges your phone and serves as an external storage drive, but also diagnoses the health of your phone's battery.
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Drones are delivering drinks at a cafe in the Netherlands

The only way to make bars better? Have drones deliver the drinks. That, at least, is the premise behind the world's first drone cafe.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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iBubble, an autonomous drone camera, takes users under the sea

As tech reaches new heights, we're exploring new depths of the seas thanks to the iBubble, the gadget that wants to be your autonomous underwater camera.
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Bumble now requires men to reply within 24 hours, or lose their match

Bumble now requires a response within 24 hours from the gentlemen who are on the receiving end of messages.
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Europe is malaria-free, a huge victory just in time for World Malaria Day

Last week, the World Health Organization reported that Europe had become the first region to report zero cases of malaria in 2015
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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Buddhism is embracing technology with a cute little Buddha-bot

Meet Xian'er, the baby robot monk designed promote the wisdom of an old religion in a very new way.
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Solar-powered plane completes flight across the Pacific

Just before midnight, a solar-powered plane completed a two and a half day flight from Hawaii to California, all without using a single drop of fuel.
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Court to Kansas group: ‘No, school science curriculum is not unconstitutional’

A federal court has upheld a lower court's ruling on a case regarding the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in Kansas.
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Weekly Rewind: Jason Bourne, virgin DNA, drone collisions, and more

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
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Hackers attack KKK and briefly bring down main website

Hackers succeeded in launching a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the official Ku Klux Klan website.
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$100 million was not enough — Uber drivers join Teamsters in California

Independent Uber contractors (drivers still haven't been classified as employees) in California have now partnered with labor union Teamsters.
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Intel execs receive threats from employees in response to diversity efforts

According to the CEO of Intel, the primary opposition to the company's latest diversity and inclusion efforts have come from within the organization.
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YouPorn’s gaming team was just banned from the Electronic Sports League

Team YP has now been banned from the Electronic Sports League (ESL) in what may be an attempt for the gaming industry to become more palatable to the masses
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Like it, Love it, or LOL it? How are people reacting to news on Facebook?

Content marketing agency Fractl has taken a closer look at just how readers are reacting to the news on social media.
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Brixo has created building blocks for the 21st century

Education and innovation may be the building blocks of success, but Brixo has designed the building blocks of our future -- literally.
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The feds got into yet another iPhone without Apple

For the second time, federal officials have told the Cupertino-based tech giant "never mind" when it comes to unlocking an iPhone.
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Lawmakers ask National Intelligence director, ‘How many citizens have you spied on?’

In a recent letter from 14 Congress members, James Clapper was asked to estimate the number of Americans affected by various surveillance techniques.
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It’s a little easier to watch baseball online this season, but MLB is still throwing curveballs

This year, it's getting a little bit easier to watch your favorite MLB teams go up to bat online instead of in front of your television screen.
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The latest data breach involves the voting records of 93.4 million Mexican citizens

Yet another data breach has grabbed international headlines, and this one involves the voting registration records of some 93.4 million Mexican citizens.
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$10 switches cost Bangladesh’s central bank $81 million

$10 switches cost Bangladesh's central bank a stunning $81 million in a hack that experts are attributing, to some degree, to stinginess.
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Researchers create technology that’s powered by thin air

The Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform is a combination sensor and computing chip that requires neither a battery nor a wired power source.
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China is building floating nuclear power stations

According to new reports, China is working on floating nuclear power plants that will provide power to its manmade chain of islands.
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Forget your weekend plans and watch Game of Thrones free on HBO Friday through Monday

Been missing Game of Thrones? Don't worry, Jon Snow and company have missed you, too. So much that you'll be able to watch the show this weekend for free