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Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April 30, 2019.
Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April 2019.
  • An Iranian ship suspected of providing intelligence to the Houthis is sailing home.
  • The MV Behshad spent several months near Yemen as the Houthis launched attacks.
  • Shipping data shows its back near Iran as Tehran braces



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Tech myths are extremely pervasive. Half of the things we believe in are stuff we’ve seen people around us believe in. Confirmation bias leads to us blindly following without ever questioning. This guide aims to shatter some of those preconceived notions. The aim is also to teach you the truth about some headphone…

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Anker is amongst the first accessory makers to rerelease MagSafe-compatible accessories that now support the Qi2 standard. | Image: Nathan Edwards / The Verge

Qi2 brings MagSafe-like fast magnetic wireless charging for any device.

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House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Bob Good, a Virginia Republican, is seen here hopefully not smelling the caucus' FART team.
  • House conservatives have organized a crack team to monitor to potential ways to undermine their power.
  • The House Freedom Caucus has formed a Floor Action Response Team.
  • Yes, they called it FART.

The far-right House Freedom Caucus has formed a crack


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Water tower in Grapevine, Texas.
Water tower in Grapevine, Texas.
  • Russian hackers are suspected of causing a Texas town's water tank to overflow earlier this year.
  • Cybersecurity experts say the likely culprit is Sandworm, a Russian hacking group.
  • The US has also previously accused Sandworm of attacks in 2017 on hospitals in Pennsylvania.

In January, a Texas town's water tank suddenly started overflowing, spewing a torrent



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Amazon used a secretive offshoot to gather intel on retail rivals like Walmart and eBay, a new report says.
  • Amazon ran an uncover operation to gather information on rival retailers, according to a new report.
  • Dubbed "Big River Services International," it sold products through Walmart, eBay, and others.
  • Big River employees reportedly hid their connections to Amazon, even from



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Subscriptions to the budgeting app Quicken Simplifi are half off through April 21. The price has been brought down to just $2 per month, which is billed annually at $24. The deal also extends to Quicken Classic, which adds more features for investments and tracking taxes. This tier now costs $4 per month, instead of $8 per month. It’s also billed annually.

Quicken Simplifi is pretty much the