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A screenshot of the Netflix tweet sent from OurMine.

Netflix's Twitter account breached by hackers

Group OurMine posted series of messages early Wednesday morning.

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A homeless man sleeps on the street, covered by a large sign advertising a new development proposed for the site of the former Flax Art & Design store. The nine-story building in the Market and Octavia area of central San Francisco will contain about

Shipping containers could house homeless in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley's housing crunch may be getting some relief soon.

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Two more Twitter execs leaving
Two more Twitter executives flew the nest Tuesday.

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Strobe-effect tweet sent to trigger seizure, Newsweek reporter says
Reporter Kurt Eichenwald says Twitter should divulge details of account holder.

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Holiday stickers introduced as part of the latest update on Instagram.

Instagram one-ups Snapchat with 'hands-free' video
Users can record simple videos with just a tap.

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Good luck finding Amazon Echo online
Several models unavailable for shipping until after Christmas.

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Facebook brings live audio to platform, starting with the BBC
The service, which starts with book publishers and radio platforms, is a potential rival to SoundCloud

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Russia's Prisma app aims for its own social network
No. 1 app that turns your photo into art starts its own user feed.

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Actor Morgan Freeman will be the voice of Mark Zuckerberg's digital assistant Jarvis.

Morgan Freeman to voice Mark Zuckerberg's Jarvis
Freeman will be the Siri-like voice of Facebook CEO's homemade digital assistant.

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Winter solstice: It only gets better from here
Here comes the cold and dark: The winter solstice, the day of the year with the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs early Wednesday morning.