Are we about to see a kinder, gentler Islamic State? Probably not but it seems the ruthless terrorist organization has decided that publishing videos of its members beheading civilians might be a little too damaging to its reputation. Arabic language publication All4Syria.info reported recently that ISIS has ordered its members to stop filming and posting beheading videos online because many Muslims find the scenes “disgusting” and because many children also find them scary. You don’t say!

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The OnePlus 2 is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Android flagship handsets of the year. The company teased some of its specs before its official announcement and they suggest the device should be the powerful and affordable handset customers expect it to be. While OnePlus did not release any images of the new handset ahead of the launch, Chinese telecom regulator TENAA published on its website more information about the handset, including pictures.

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If you missed it earlier, The New York Times on Monday ran a rather slanted Apple Watch piece arguing that developer disinterest in the Apple Watch speaks to the overall cloud of doubt which continues to hover over Apple’s new wearable.

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Tesla and Google aren’t the only companies aggressively exploring autonomous driving technologies. Earlier this week, a simulated 32 acre city opened up on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. The fake city, so to speak, was developed in conjunction with automakers, a slew of tech companies, and the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The goal? To test automated and connected cars in real world conditions.

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A brand new Star Wars movie is coming out this year, but The Force Awakens is only the beginning. Disney and Lucasfilm are reportedly casting for the eighth film in the saga, which will be launched in 2017, and Benicio Del Toro might play the villain in the upcoming sequel.

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As we’ve said in the past, the plethora of lame Amazon Prime Day deals was the worst First World Crisis to hit North America since Apple gave everyone a free U2 album. This traumatic experience was so disappointing that people are still ragging on Amazon for letting them down nearly a full week later.

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Following the release of Monsters University, many moviegoers became worried that Pixar might have finally lost its magic touch. The sequels just weren’t connecting with fans, and Brave, the studio’s one original film, suffered considerably from behind-the-scenes drama. It was beginning to look like Pixar’s reign had come to an end.

Then, after a year without a single Pixar release, the studio stormed back on to the scene with Inside Out and got us all back on their side. But can they keep us there?

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Have you ever tagged a CEO or a company in a Twitter message out of sheer frustration? Maybe Delta lost your luggage or you found a glass shard in your salad at Panera Bread. Whatever the case, it can be a decent way to blow off steam, but every once in a while, the subject of the complaint will actually get the message.

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We keep associating the heart with love, but the fact is that the brain is actually in charge of all our emotions. The brain does the heavy lifting before, during and after a relationship, and new studies have looked at what happens in the brain after a breakup.

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