Science fiction has already come to life with smartphones and now the “foldable” phone may be just around the corner. Why are pencils yellow? Have you gone pantsless in a Waffle House ceiling or had the desire to swim with alligators? Reviews of the Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Pro and Macbook Air. These are just a few of the headlines you’ll find in this week’s news. Click on a headline to read the full story!

• Here’s what Samsung’s whacky folding phone looks like in action
• Samsung’s foldable phone is real, and it launches next year
• Police: Man with no pants falls through Waffle House ceiling
• Samsung’s Bixby may finally get more third-party integration soon
• Wait, Have We Really Wiped Out 60 Percent of Animals?
• Facebook Dating arrives in Canada and Thailand
• The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow
• Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2018) review
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• Chrome adds new security features to stop mobile subscription scams
• Why Does It Look Like This National Park Building in Alaska Is Sprouting Hair?
• Wolves matter. Technology shows us why
• Facebook Portal isn’t listening to your calls, but may track data
• Everyone’s Making Money Using NASA Logos Except NASA
• Charge card startup Brex aims for decacorn success
• Live boa constrictor found in bin of Goodwill donations
• Palm’s quasi-phone turns heads, but we’re still not sure what it’s for
• Taco Bell throws birthday party for 106-year-old regular

But Wait, There’s More…

• Hackers are increasingly destroying logs to hide attacks
• ‘Breaking Bad’ Movie From Creator Vince Gilligan in the Works
• Messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts reportedly up for sale
• Google Earth ‘exposes top secret US spy plane’ at hidden military base
• Sprint rolls out Gigabit LTE in more than 225 cities
• Lottery player wins $5 million, $500 and $100 in one day
• iPad Pro (2018) review
• Florida Man Wearing Crocs Gets Bitten After Jumping Into Crocodile Exhibit at Alligator Farm
• Alligator removed from Walmart employee break area
• 5G and the promise of a smart home makeover
• Here it comes! World’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, arriving in USA
• Apple MacBook Air (2018) review
• Hotel’s underwater villa costs $50,000 per night
• Are you setting your smart lock up for intrusion?
• Samsung goes all in on its Bixby digital assistant
• New Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new security, high DPI settings
• Windows 10 activation bug baffles, angers users
• Amazon makes Alexa for PC app available for Windows 10

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