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Twitter to live

It’s one thing to tweet praise or criticism about what stars wear to the Golden Globes. Now, fans can watch in real time on Twitter what nominees like Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds don as they cross the red carpet. Twitter will team up with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and …

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You can now play Minecraft on your Apple TV

The holidays have come early for Apple TV owners. The hit game Minecraft is now available on Apple‘s set-top box. Minecraft: Apple TV Edition, which was first announced in October, lets players dig for resources and construct buildings out of textured cubes. You can also fight monsters, explore the never-ending world and craft various items. The game is available now …

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Fighting terrorism or piracy? Data retention floodgates open

At first, Australia’s data retention laws were about terrorism. Then, they were about capturing paedophiles and terrible criminals. Now, just five days before Christmas, the Federal Government has quietly announced that it might just see about using all that metadata in civil lawsuits. That means two years worth of data on every Australian with a phone or an internet connection …

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Zuckerberg shows off Jarvis, his smart home AI

Now playing: Watch this: Mark Zuckerberg builds his own Jarvis AI 1:36 Mark Zuckerberg has to be feeling a little bit like Tony Stark right now. The Facebook CEO said Monday that he’s finished building his version of Jarvis, the artificially intelligent computer system Stark uses to control his home in the Iron Man movies. Zuckerberg’s Jarvis can do things …

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Electoral College, social media has a message for you

Monday’s date is trending on Twitter as electoral college voters make their decision — and Donald Trump’s opponents make their final efforts to change electors’ minds and get them to vote against the president-elect. At least people on Twitter are also looking at the #UpsideOf2016. Not everything was awful this year, right? Social Cues is our look at what’s trending …

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High

Detroit-based Shinola has made a splash with its stylish watches, bicycles and bags, but I wasn’t expecting them to produce a high-end turntable, and certainly not one as beautiful as the Runwell. I listened and played it at Shinola’s NYC store and trust me on this, the Runwell looks even better in real life. It’s a stunning piece of industrial …

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How to photograph cars like a pro

Do you want to take dramatic photos of the awesome exotic cars you’ll find at motor shows? Or perhaps you want to get great shots of your own gorgeous car? Car photography isn’t always easy, but if you follow a few simple rules then you’ll quickly start to improve your shots. It doesn’t take much equipment to get started either …

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