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Apple Drops a Hint About Its Netflix Cut    Motley Fool Apple's Streaming Service Set To Battle With Netflix "Within Months" Of Launch    HotNewHipHop 5 major tech companies, from Amazon to Apple, are trying to make the 'Netflix of gaming' — here’s how the competition stacks up    Business Insider Did You Upgrade to the iPhone XS or iPhone XR?    iphonehacks.com Apple's standalone streaming service to rival Netflix and Hulu set to launch this spring    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2RoXty1

Amazon gets Harrison Ford to reveal the grim future of Alexa    ZDNet Amazon's Super Bowl ad: Rejected Alexa gadgets wreak havoc (and annoy Han Solo)    CNET Alexa toothbrush, dog collar and more failed gadgets make cut in Amazon Super Bowl ad    GeekWire Amazon’s 2019 Super Bowl Spot Shows Us Why Some Devices Shouldn’t Be Voice-Activated    Adweek Amazon Super Bowl Ad Has Harrison Ford, Forest Whitaker And ‘Broad City’ Duo Ilana Glazer And Abbi Jacobson Testing Alexa    Deadline View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://zd.net/2RZDyLr

Apple teams with Aetna on app that rewards users for healthy living    CNET Aetna makes an Apple Watch app—promises not to use activity data against you    Ars Technica Apple and Aetna Are Giving Away Apple Watches You Have to, Uh, 'Earn' Back    Gizmodo Two major health insurance companies now offer wellness programs featuring free Apple Watches    PhillyVoice.com CVS dangles Apple watch as lure to keep eye on customers' health    STLtoday.com View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://cnet.co/2Rn87p2

Capcom Producer Suggests That If There's Enough Fan Demand, 'Resident Evil 3' Remake is Possible    Bloody Disgusting The road to Resident Evil was paved with some freaky-ass games    The A.V. Club Capcom Should Release Resident Evil 1.5 As Resident Evil 2 DLC    Screen Rant Resident Evil 2 remake DLC arrives in February    TechSpot Resident Evil 2 Remake Gameplay - Surviving Hunk's 4th Survivor in 10 Minutes    IGN View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2RV4JH0

MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga    MIT News MIT researchers are training a robot arm to play Jenga    TechCrunch Touchy, Feely Robots Have Learned to Play Jenga As Well As Humans Can    Gizmodo This robot can probably beat you at Jenga—thanks to its understanding of the world    MIT Technology Review Thanks to AI, MIT's New Robot Could Beat You at Jenga    Futurism View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2RV6MLj

Sony Reportedly Shifting First Party Development Focus onto PS5    IGN As PS Plus Dumps PS3 And Vita Games, Sony Boosts PS4 Members' Cloud Storage    GameSpot PlayStation Plus February 2019 games: Hitman, For Honor, and more    Polygon Industry Analyst Says Sony's First-Party Studios Have Already Started to Shift Focus to PS5    DualShockers PSA: There’s a Fake PlayStation Meeting Announcement Making the Rounds    PlayStation LifeStyle View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2DLb2EC

Google+ is officially deleting consumer data starting April 2nd    The Verge Google+ reveals shutdown timeline for consumers — and it's coming fast    Android Police Google will begin deleting Google+ photos, pages, comments, and more on April 2    VentureBeat Google+ accounts and pages will be shut down April 2nd, says Google    Boing Boing Google+ for Consumers Shuts Down April 2    Droid Life View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2DKmUqs

Marshmello adds Fortnite's Pleasant Park to his tour schedule    FortniteINTEL Fortnite’s next in-game event is a Marshmello concert    The Verge Masked EDM villain Marshmello is putting on a live show in Fortnite    PC Gamer Marshmello Fortnite skin might not be available for purchase    FortniteINTEL 'Fortnite' Leak Suggests Catastrophic Earthquake Event Is Coming For Season 8 (Or A Volcano?)    Forbes View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2MF3l5F

Apple sued over FaceTime bug    UPI News A Houston attorney is suing Apple, claiming a bug recently found in iPhone's software allowed an unknown person to eavesdrop in on his private conversation ... from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2FZOMZG

Fallout 76 Players Throw Up Their Hands At The Return Of Heavy Bobby Pins    Kotaku The latest Fallout 76 patch reintroduced several bugs    PC Gamer Fallout 76 Patch Reintroduces Old Bugs – Game Rant    Game Rant The latest Fallout 76 update nerfed a lot of things and re-broke a few others [UPDATE]    GamesRadar Fallout 76 patch brings back bobby pin and duping glitch and the community is pissed    VG247 View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2UuYHcT

Video Showing Dealer Employees Joyriding a Customer's Ford Mustang Is Everyone's Nightmare    Jalopnik Suhail Sood recently took his 2016 Ford Mustang GT to a New Jersey Ford dealership for an alignment—a common and hardly labor-intensive job. Since the ... from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2Sjh8E4

Facebook hires one of its biggest privacy critics to oversee WhatsApp privacy    CNBC Facebook just hired a handful of its toughest privacy critics    Ars Technica Facebook Has Just Been Caught Spying On Users' Private Messages And Data -- Again    Forbes New privacy hires at WhatsApp: Nate Cardozo (EFF), Robyn Greene (Open Technology Institute)    Boing Boing After years of unrelenting privacy scandals, Facebook hires 3 of its fiercest critics    Business Insider View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://cnb.cx/2HMjeZk

Apple reportedly planning multiple new iPad models, including an updated iPad mini    The Verge New 10-Inch iPad and Cheaper iPad Mini Coming 'As Early As This Spring'    MacRumors Budget 2019 iPad needs to include Apple Keyboard [Opinion]    Cult of Mac Best Apple Deals in January 2019    Tom's Guide iOS 13 to Include Dark Mode, iPad Upgrades, CarPlay Improvements and More    Mac Rumors View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2GhytqP

Galaxy S10 Plus-bound? Samsung officially reveals 1TB storage chip for smartphones    TechRadar Samsung has unveiled a 1TB storage chip for smartphones, which will almost certainly make it into the soon-to-come Galaxy S10. View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2Uu0YVT

Hands-on with the new Gmail for Android (and iOS)    Ars Technica Google begins rolling out redesigned Gmail for iOS and Android    TechRadar Gmail mobile app gets updated with new look, new features    Android Community Gmail Mobile Redesign Makes It Easier to View Attachments    PCMag Google brings Material Design to Gmail    AndroidPIT View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News http://bit.ly/2RrAUZr

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The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tn7PjV

On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ghioky

Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CZMGp4

A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H6IGIw

The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sfmksz

Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HGUaCX

Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump administration tries to use the company as leverage to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MGllfJ

Venezuela has told dozens of expatriate staff working for Citgo Petroleum Corp in the United States that they must return to Caracas by the end of February, people familiar with the matter said, following U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GifBrJ