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Siri erroneously reports Stan Lee’s death, researchers determine whether your phone is eavesdropping, and Travis Air Force Base gets a light show courtesy of Intel’s Shooting Star drones.

A Samsung Messages bug appears to be sending random photos from users’ photo libraries to random contacts, a Facebook Messenger bug unblocked a bunch of blocked accounts for more than 800,000 users, and Instagram has introduced a new feature to separate old and new posts.

The NSA is purging CDRs it gathered under FISA due to “technical irregularities,” Tesla sort of hits its Model 3 production goal, and researchers find a flaw in LTE that lets them send a user to a malicious site.

Amazon has purchased an online pharmacy, while Kroger is looking at self-driving cars for grocery delivery and Razr has a new mechanical keyboard that uses light instead of springs.

Samsung and Apple have settled their long-fought patent suit, while Disney has to sell of some of Fox to buy the rest. In news that will shock no space fan, the James Webb Telescope has seen another delay.

The macOS Mojave public beta is here, as are new Snapdragon chips aimed at mid-tier phones. Facebook has announced it is no longer building its own drones for Internet access.

The iOS 12 public beta is here, as are Amazon Prime discounts at Whole Foods across the US. Oh, and the Surface devices are getting on the USB-C train, sorta.

Apple has opened a keyboard repair program for its notebooks, Buzz Aldrin has opened a lawsuit against his son and former business partners and Tesla has been busy building tents so it can build cars.

Apple and Qualcomm are battling it out, Intel is looking for a new CEO and MoviePass is doing MoviePass things.

IGTV is here, whole Xbox One owners get bad news about VR and Disney and Fox move forward with a merger.

Google has launched a podcast client for Android, Oppo has a crazy new phone, and the Echo is getting cozy in hotel rooms.

Trump wants a Space Force, video game addiction is officially a disease, and the tronc brand is dead.

Foxconn is building in the United States, Elizabeth Holmes is facing Theranos-releated charges and Apple is teaming up with Oprah.

Nothing can keep AT&T and Time Warner apart now, even though the latter's former business is in hot water with New York. Also, Snap is doing stuff.

Twitter is leaning into news, while NASA's Opportunity rover is riding out a massive Martian dust storm. Meanwhile, Apple is working to make the iPhone more secure against law enforcement hacking.

AT&T has gotten the nod to purchase Time Warner, Nintendo showed off future titles at E3, and Tesla is letting go of 9% of its staff.

Net neutrality is dead, Palmer Lucky wants to secure the border, and a Fitbit for kids is now for sale.

Microsoft is scooping up game studios, Apple may ditch the physical buttons on the Apple Watch, and Airbnb is helping people host others during emergencies.

Amazon has a new Fire TV device, Ticketfly is back online after a massive breach, and the NTSB has weighed in on a recent Tesla crash.

New Horizons is preparing for its next target, Apple is allowing free trials in the App Store, and Asus is experimenting with screens as trackpads.