Home theater projector prices have really come down in recent years, but the best of the bunch are still pretty expensive. For example, if you see a projector that does 3D 1080p HD and is so good that it’s rated for gaming, you can probably safely assume that it’s going to be a bit pricey. When it comes to the Optoma GT1080 1080p 3D DLP Gaming Projector, your assumption would be correct — but not while it’s on sale for 55% off list!

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Earlier today, a report from Gizmodo quoted anonymous employees saying that Facebook manipulated its “Trending News” section, blacklisting some sites, and was “artificially injecting” topics into the trending section. In a statement issued by Facebook, the company carefully avoided denying the report, instead saying that it takes “allegations of bias very seriously.”

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Over the weekend, officials in Glassgow, Scottland rigged a 24-story building with explosives in an effort to safely demolish it. And seeing as how building demolitions don’t come around all that frequently, photographer Garry Cornes set out to video tape the entire event.

Picking out the perfect spot from across the street, Cornes set up his video camera to get an all-encompassing wide shot of the controlled explosion. Everything was seemingly in order as the first round of explosives went off, that is, until the entire video was ruined by an unsuspecting photobomber.

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The Moto X seems to get better and better every year and newly leaked photos suggest Motorola has no plans to rest on its laurels anytime soon. HelloMotoHK on Sunday posted some leaked photos that purportedly show both the 2016 Moto X and the Motorola Droid Turbo 3, and they point toward some big redesigns for both devices.

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In the period between Season 5 and Season 6 of Game of Thrones, fans of HBO’s fantasy drama went back and forth obsessing over one single question — Is Jon Snow really dead? In turn, the previous few months were chock full of fan theories detailing how Jon Snow might have survived his murder at the end of Season 5.

Of course, such theories were promptly laid to bed during this season’s first episode. Nonetheless, we’re still not entirely sure what plans HBO and author George R.R. Martin have in store for Snow.

With that backdrop, Saturday Night Live over the weekend took some time to poke fun at the waiting game that HBO forced fans to endure over the past few months. Indeed, ever since Season 5 ended, we’ve had to withstand a seemingly endless avalanche of debates and theories — often ridiculous — regarding the fate of Jon Snow.

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If you’re on the lookout for a well-rated 50-inch HDTV and you want to spend as little as possible, you’ve come to the right place. There’s simply no reason to wait for Black Friday anymore to purchase a mid-range TV because there are options out there all year round that offer great picture quality at a ridiculously low price. Check out the Hisense 50H6B 50-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV, which has a 4.4-star rating on Amazon and costs just $400.

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Google usually likes to keep things consistent, but the search giant over the weekend started A/B testing a new design for its search results page that has some users wondering if Google has lost its mind. As anyone who has used Google over the past 17 years can attest, search results are always returned in blue. Recently, though, some users are finding that their search results are showing up in black. Notably, the black links are showing up both on desktop and mobile searches.

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Over the past few years, we’ve heard a number of grandiose promises about a new software platform called Viv. Created by Siri co-creator Dag Kittlaus and small team of engineers, Viv is effectively a futuristic AI system that will reportedly blow Siri and other intelligent personal assistants out of the water.

While a service like Siri, for example, can only handle relatively simple queries that it’s pre-programmed to process, Viv is engineered to handle complex and multi-layered queries on the fly. As an illustrative example, Kittlaus recently said that Viv can handle a query like, “Find me a flight to Dallas with a seat that Shaq could fit in,” with ease.

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Not only is Captain America: Civil War one of the most enjoyable and explosive movies of the summer, it’s also the jumping-off point for Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More so than any previous film, Civil War feels like a transition from one era to another, which is why Marvel decided to once again tack on two additional scenes after the credits started rolling.

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The original revelations from the Panama Papers leak were handled by a select group of news organizations. But if you’ve ever wanted to delve into the financial goings-on of the rich and famous, the entire trove of documents relating to 200,000 accounts is now online, in a handy searchable database no less.

The Offshore Leaks Database indexes and makes accessible the entire trove of documents. You can search by company, address, country, and a bunch of other fields. The database will even help you develop a web to show links between different offshore holding companies and trusts, a vital part of trying to understand the complicated finanical systems used to disguise ownership.

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