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Now a decade later, Netflix is hustling to keep up with the industry it helped create. The next step: letting customers download movies onto their devices for offline playback.

Infuriating tech problems and how to fix them

Trouble with Wi-Fi, or a bad cell signal? Here's a quick way to improve them.

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A scene from the mobile game 'Super Mario Run.'

'Super Mario' is finally on the iPhone. Here's what you must know
The first smartphone game from Nintendo launched Thursday for the iPhone.

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Facebook unveils first serious effort to wipe out fake news
It's cracking down on fake news after taking heat for the spread of election misinformation.

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How to prevent phishing scams
Don't fall for the phone e-mail link

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Flowers bloom in front of a Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Sunnyvale, Calif.

FBI is investigating massive Yahoo breach
Intrusion may have put 1 billion accounts at risk

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Uber is teaming up with Google to launch a special in-app feature on Election Day that will help you locate and request a ride to your polling location.

Q&A: Get to the top of Google search results
Having trouble getting noticed in search results? Follow these steps.

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You can still get live TV channels without paying for cable.

How to stream live TV without paying for cable
Everything you need to know to cut the cord and keep your favorite channels.

tech

File photo taken in 2006 shows a sign on the side of one of the Verizon buildings in New York.

Report: Verizon could ditch $4.8B Yahoo deal
Yahoo shares tumbled more than 5% Thursday on a report that Verizon is reconsidering its $4.83 billion deal to acquire the embattled Internet company.

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Twitch draws more viewers than many cable networks.

Twitch unveils 'IRL' channel, will add mobile broadcasting next year
Streaming service broadening channel options to compete with Facebook Live, other platforms.

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This photograph taken in Paris Friday Dec. 2, 2016 shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia. An Associated Press analysis using web intelligence service Domain Tools shows that USA Daily News 24 is one of

Fake-news fighters enter breach left by Facebook, Google
A cottage industry of fake-news fighters springs up as big platforms move slowly to roll out fixes.