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Twitter says 'poison pill' defence makes 'coercive' takeover difficult

Twitter's board of directors says it adopted a so-called "poison pill" defense in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover tactics.

Apple, Google release their joint technology for pandemic-tracking apps

Apple and Google have released long-awaited smartphone technology to notify people automatically if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The new technology is described as fixing problems in similar apps, such as not working across borders and draining users' phone batteries.

A mother's guide to movie trailers

For comedic effect, I showed these trailers to my Diet Coke-loving, decorative-wooden-duck-owning mother and gauged her reaction.

8 ways to own your sunburn

With the first day of summer comes a bunch of dumb idiots who get too excited, forget to put on sunscreen, and end up looking like they just looked directly into the opening of the ark of the covenant.

10 excuses to use in a Star Wars lineup

Adult Star Wars fans are viewed as outcasts of society. And with The Force Awakens coming out this December how can I, and other adult closet Star Wars geeks…err…experts, wait in line opening night without being judged by the harsh glare of society and our loved ones?

A mother's guide to summer blockbusters

With summer blockbuster season in full swing it’s hard not to know every single movie that's coming soon.

Nintendo to release games for seniors

The line of releases will debut with the easy to play, and very addictive Glaring at Teens, where players will get points based on how many teens they make uncomfortable from the front window of their virtual bungalow style house.