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Netflix isn’t so chill when it comes to winning the Internet streaming wars

As per the new Global Internet Phenomena report streaming audio and video services now account for a whopping 70 percent of North American downstream traffic during peak evening hours, led by Netflix.
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Apple increases iTunes Match and Apple Music storage to 100,000 songs

The Apple Empire has now increased the iTunes Match and Apple Music libraries limit from 25,000 to 100,000. 
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The Bracelite is an interactive bracelet and Apple watch band

Bracelite is the interactive bracelet and watch band for Apple Watch.
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We can now 3D print live blood vessels

3D printing live blood vessels has taken the medical community by storm and has serious implications for the future of organ generation and human physiology at large.
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What does Scott Kelly miss most about Earth after spending over a year on the ISS?

After setting the record for the longest time spent in space back in October, astronaut Scott Kelly has become accustomed to his home away from home.
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Weekly Rewind: How to live longer, Game of Thrones teaser, Zuck’s fortune, and more

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. It's too much to keep track of, so here are the top 10 tech stories you may have missed this week.
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The Digno Rafre is the world’s first washable smartphone

Japanese company Kyocera is set up to sell the Digno Rafre, the world's first soap-proof smartphone that you can rinse at the end of the day.
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Kazakhstan mandates Internet backdoor, modeled after China’s Great Firewall

Lawmakers in Kazakhstan are forcing Internet users across the country to install a sort of backdoor system which would allow for government surveillance.
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British scientists unlocked the secret to pain — and how to end it

A team of British scientists has discovered the secret to human pain, which in turn has unlocked the recipe for ending it altogether.
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To pay off its epic loan, Volkswagen may need to sell its luxury brands

In the latest episode of the saga, collapsing sales may force Volkswagen to sell some of its high-end luxury brands, including Bentley, Lamborghini, and Ducati
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Could driverless cars be the secret to an accident-free future?

According to recent research from Mobileye, one in 10 Americans has been hit or almost hit by a car since May. 
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Secure all your devices with SonicTouch, the breakthrough in biometrics

Having the world at your fingertips has never been as literal as it can be with Sonavation and its new SonicTouch Fingerprint Sensor.
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T-Mobile is now America’s best wireless carrier (of the big four, at least)

The results from this year's Consumer Reports are in, and T-Mobile has unseated Verizon Wireless as the No. 1 carrier in the country.
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Robots might take over almost half of Japan within the next 20 years

They're already driving taxis, running hotels, and serving as disaster relief personnel in Japan, so of course it's only a matter of time before robots take over the country altogether. 
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Where there's smoke there's an iPhone 6 Plus on fire in a man's pants near Atlanta

An intense burning in your pants is rarely a feeling you want to have in public, especially when it's prompted by your iPhone 6 Plus catching on fire. 
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Revenge porn posted by George Zimmerman got him kicked off Twitter

He may have been acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin, but George Zimmerman was just found guilty of breaking Twitter's rules.

Use oldweb.today to see what the Internet looked like in the '90s

Missing the days of yore? Or, more specifically, the Internet days of yore? Miss no more, thanks to oldweb.today, which will satisfy your strange desire to revisit the early days of the Internet.
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Watching too much TV may be bad for your brain, study suggests

We may become the plagued-with-serious-cognitive-issues generation in a few years. As it turns out, cognitive function is inversely related to time spent watching TV.
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MouseMingle.com is a dating site for Disney lovers, because why not?

Meet MouseMingle.com, "a place to connect people who love Disney and who want the same magic in their relationship." 
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Horror of horrors: bananas may be going (close to) extinct, new study says

Eat all the bananas you can now because soon, there won't be any left. And it won't be because you ate them all. It'll be because they've gone ... extinct.
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EFF wants Google to stop tracking schoolchildren’s Internet searches

EFF says Google has been "collecting and data mining school children’s personal information, including their Internet searches."
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A Facebook post about a birthday cake has gone viral, and for good reason

It's hard to make birthday cake even more lovable than it already is, but thanks to a viral social media post, we may have just accomplished the near impossible.
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With the help of carbon nanotubes, scientists just solved the urinal splashback problem

I'm pleased to inform you that a team of physicists from Utah State University have successfully created "a urine black hole." 
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Write a racist post in Brazil, and you may find it on a billboard

The newest weapon against racism? Public shaming, it seems, and in the form a Brazilian billboard campaign against racism. 
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Go on stage at Carnegie Hall with Google’s new performing arts exhibition

Playing on the much coveted stage of Carnegie Hall is the stuff of most musicians' dreams, but if practice doesn't get you into one of the most venerable venues of all time, now technology can.
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Use your Apple Watch to take a selfie with your iPhone with Snap Tapp

Technology has stopped at nothing to make the art of the selfie easier. And now there's a new related app for your Apple Watch. 
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Your Christmas lights may be slowing down your Wi-Fi, say government Grinches

A British regulatory agency has found that homes may be suffering from under-performing wireless broadband connections caused by their Wi-Fi set-up.
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You could stay forever young (or young for a long time) with this diabetes drug

Thanks to a new anti-aging drug, scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the body from falling victim to the perils of old age.
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This bleeding virtual leg may help train combat medics to perform better in the field

While nothing can fully prepare combat medics for the full horror of a war zone, the hope is that a fake, virtual leg gushing blood will provide a better sense of what to expect during the real thing. 
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You can draw pictures with your words thanks to WordsEye

A new app called WordsEye allows you to "type a picture." 
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Are dating apps to blame for the rise in HIV among young Asian men?

“The explosion of smart phone gay dating apps has expanded the options for casual spontaneous sex as never before," leading to a "hidden epidemic" of HIV among young Asian males. 
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Did VW know fuel efficiency numbers were off a year ago?

Executives at Volkswagen knew fuel efficiency numbers were off a year ago, according to a new report from German newspaper Bild Am Sonntag.
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This professor turned on his sprinklers from his phone to save his house from a fire

Simon Maddocks decided to make use of his smartphone — not to call for help, but to turn on his sprinkler system to save his house from a fire.
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After 44 years in prison, this ex-inmate entered a world completely changed by technology

He was removed from society in 1975, and when he returned, Otis Johnson entered a whole new world.