Going into Star Wars Episode VIII we want to find out who Rey’s parents are more than anything else. But we’re also interested to see if there’s going to be any romance between some of the new characters introduced in the last film. After Star Wars: The Force Awakens, many speculated that Rey and Finn are the new Leia and Han, while some said that there may be a Finn-Poe romance in the works. J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars did not explore either of these potential romances, but Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII might bring us some answers.

At least, that’s what John Boyega teased in a fresh interview.

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The DC Extended Universe just got bigger. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is developing a full-fledged spinoff film for Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie, after Suicide Squad launches later this summer.

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You really just never know what you’re going to find on Amazon these days. There’s so much out there that it’s difficult for some people to know where to start, but you follow the BGR Deals team so you know exactly where to start. In addition to searching for killer deals, we were also taking a look through Amazon’s awesome launchpad section this morning, which includes all sorts of cool gadgets from companies you might not have heard of. Included among all of the nifty gizmos in there is the SAM Labs Make Kit, a very cool little kit that let’s you build your own smart, internet-connected devices.

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Have you ever wondered why it costs so much to fly?

With summer approaching, you’re probably checking travel sites on a daily basis in order to secure tickets at a reasonable price. But if you have a spouse and children to account for, chances are you’ll be paying at least $1,000 no matter where or when you’re going. So why exactly are ticket prices so steep?

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Tesla’s Model 3 might be the most interesting electric vehicle coming out in the next two years, but it’s not the only hot new car the company is working on. It looks like a “different, faster and bigger” 2019 Roadster is also in the works.

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Video calling has been the big capability missing from WhatsApp’s repertoire in the past, but it looks like that is all about to change. Over the weekend, a “Video Calling” option started popping up for beta testers, hinting that a full release of the feature is coming.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about video calling coming to WhatsApp. Last year, leaked screenshots showed the feature being tested in a version of the iOS app, and WhatsApp has also been requesting translations for the term “Video Calling,” indicating a worldwide rollout is anticipated for the app’s billion users.

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Facebook is pushing its livestreaming video project pretty hard — so hard that it’s paying media companies cold hard cash to use Facebook Live. So when Buzzfeed set up an interview with President Obama using Facebook Live, it should have been a major coup for the platform. Instead, Facebook crashed, and YouTube had to save the day.

Buzzfeed’s legal editor was supposed to sit down with the President to discuss his Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland at 2.50PM ET this afternoon. Unfortunately, Facebook’s video tool had some technical problems, and users were stuck with one short loading video.

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Apple last week made a surprise announcement when it confirmed that it had made a $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing, a ride sharing company in China that is often referred to as the Uber of China.

“We are making the investment for a number of strategic reasons,” Apple CEO Tim Cook explained, “including a chance to learn more about certain segments of the China market.”

Coy as ever, Cook’s somewhat cryptic remarks naturally led to an avalanche of speculation, particularly given rumors that Apple is developing its own electric car. Other commentators took the position that Apple’s investment was simply an old-fashioned way to curry favor with the Chinese government.

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Tesla is moving at breakneck speeds these days. In fact, there’s so much on Tesla’s plate that it can sometimes be tough to keep track of everything the company is up to. Not only is the company working furiously to finish the Gigafactory so that it can defy the odds and deliver the Model 3 on time, but the sheer volume of Model 3 pre-orders (more than 400,000 at this point) is far beyond the company’s wildest expectations.

At the same time, Tesla is continuing to ramp up Model X production, and that’s not to even mentioning the recently revamped Model 3. Over the weekend, The Mercury News posted a troubling and fascinating expose into Tesla’s hiring practices at its Fremont, California factory, the location where both the Model S and the Model X are manufactured.

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Uber always calls its car-on-demand service “ridesharing,” mostly as a way to get around accusations of running an illegal taxi service. But what if an app that knew millions of people’s destinations started offering actual rideshares for cheap? Enter Google, via its insanely popular navigation app Waze.

Waze Carpool is brutally simple: anyone who wants a ride opens up the Waze Riders app (currently in an invite-only beta). They plug in their destination, and are then matched with any regular Waze user who is already going in that direction. Unlike Uber or Lyft, drivers don’t take requests — the app is the digital equivalent of carpooling to work with colleagues, not taking a taxi.

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