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Why is Instagram flooded with ‘nah he tweakin’ comments?

If you go to Instagram right now, a majority of the comments you'll see are one simple phrase: "Nah he tweakin". But ... why?
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SpaceX reaches 100K Starlink customers. Here’s how to sign up

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starlink, its internet-from-space service, has now shipped 100,000 terminals to customers, boosting its base by 90,000 in six months.
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OneWeb launches more internet satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink

OneWeb has deployed more internet satellites as it edges toward the launch of a service similar to SpaceX's Starlink, which beams broadband from space.
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Will Google ever lose its throne as king of search? Here are its main contenders

Google has been the king of search for decades and has worked hard to keep competitors down. But there's a small group of startups that refuses to back down.
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Amazon to pay customers up to $1,000 in damages for defective items

Amazon will start paying customers up to $1,000 if a defective item sold through its site by a third-party merchant causes property damage or personal injury.
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The best alternatives to Google Search

Fed up of Google? These Google alternatives will give you a more private searching experience with fewer targeted ads and promoted content.
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Zoom agrees to pay whopping settlement fee over ‘zoombombing’ and privacy

Videoconferencing company Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit regarding its privacy and security practices.
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Uber’s grocery delivery service expands to more than 400 cities and towns

Uber has announced it's more than doubled the reach of its grocery delivery service, which now reaches more than 400 cities and towns across the U.S.
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How to livestream on YouTube with OBS

Open Broadcaster Software is a free and open-source tool for recording and streaming video footage from your screen and webcam to broadcast to fans everywhere.
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Robot pile-up causes grocery delivery chaos for online shoppers

A catastrophic collision between three robots at a cutting-edge facility in the U.K. suggests the road toward the robot takeover may be rocky.
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The best Zoom alternatives for videoconferencing

Zoom is great, but there are a number of other options. Here are some good Zoom alternatives, perfect for working from home and video calling your friends.

PayPal vs. Google Pay vs. Venmo vs. Cash App vs. Apple Pay Cash

Nowadays, there are a multitude of ways to send money. But which is the best for you? Here we compare some of the top options to find out which you should pick.
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Driver ticketed for bolting apparent Starlink dish to car’s hood

A driver was ticketed in California on Friday for bolting what appeared to be a Starlink satellite dish to the vehicle’s hood.
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Twitter for web returns after major outage on Wednesday

Twitter for web suffered major issues around the world for several hours on Wednesday evening, preventing users from seeing tweets and other content.
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WD My Book Live owners need to act now to protect their data

Western Digital is urging owners of its My Book Live external drives to disconnect the device while it investigates reports of malware suddenly deleting data.
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SpaceX reveals date for Starlink global internet coverage

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell has been talking about when the company's Starlink internet service should be able to offer global coverage.
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How a well-timed hashtag made Juneteenth an official holiday for millions

The movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday in the U.S. is gaining steam -- and it's mostly thanks to a well-timed social media campaign.
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How much data does Netflix use?

How much data does Netflix use? It can vary from 1GB to 7GB per hour, but it's complicated. Here's what to know about Netflix data and how to limit data usage.
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10 browser extensions to help maximize your productivity

There are thousands of extensions available for web browsers. We've picked out some of the best ones aimed at helping you maximize your productivity.
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Pro tips for improving the quality of your video calls

Video calling is a normal part of everyday life now, but if you haven't taken the time to dial everything in, you're doing yourself (and others!) a disservice
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SpaceX Starlink internet could be coming to an airline near you

SpaceX has revealed it's in talks with several airlines about the possibility of its Starlink service providing in-flight internet.
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This is the entire internet, visualized as an 18th-century map of the world

If all the websites on the internet were visualized as countries, with their sizes scaled in accordance with user traffic, this is what the map would look like.
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A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars

Putting people on Mars isn't as easy as loading up a rocket and blasting it off into space. Here's why it's trickier than it might seem.
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Your digital fingerprint is tracked everywhere online. Brave wants to change that

No matter how hard you try to remain anonymous, websites can often determine who you are using a technique known as fingerprinting. Brave wants to change that.
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What is FTP?

FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol" and is used to transfer files online. It's use is being phased out, but it can still be useful for some transfers.
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Reports of the demise of iconic YouTube video may be exaggerated

Many news outlets are claiming the iconic 'Charlie bit my finger' video is about to be removed from YouTube. But reports of its demise may be exaggerated.
Google Street View's first all-electric car, a Jaguar I-Pace.

Google deploys a Jaguar I-Pace as its first all-electric Street View car

It's taken a while, but Google has finally gotten around to deploying its first all-electric car for capturing Street View imagery.
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Airbnb boosts search features ahead of expected travel rebound

Accommodation service Airbnb is introducing a bunch of handy new features designed to improve the search experience on its website and app.
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The best product key finders

Are missing product keys getting you down? Finding keys for a specific piece of software can be hard. To help, here's our list of the best product key finders.
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Apple Store looks set to retain mask mandate for now

Despite some major stores relaxing rules regarding face masks, Apple has reportedly decided that shoppers at its stores will still need to wear a face covering.
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We can all explore Zimbabwe on Google Maps Street View, thanks to one person

Google Maps' Street View offers detailed views of some of the most beautiful landscapes in Zimbabwe -- and it's all thanks to one man.
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A.I. doesn’t usually forget anything, but Facebook’s new system does. Here’s why

Most A.I. systems are designed to remember absolutely everything they learn. But that's not always ideal, so Facebook decided to build one that forgets
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Microsoft restores Outlook after a bizarre bug affects users for hours

Microsoft 365 users experienced issues with Outlook making email text vanish on May 11. The company has now issued a fix.
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Cosmic comms: How the first humans on Mars will communicate with Earth

In order to establish a human colony on Mars, we'll first need to get a reliable communications network built. Here's how scientists are making that happen
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