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Do you remember hearing about people all over the U.S. receiving strange packages containing seeds from China a couple months ago? One theory is that the seeds were part of an elaborate scheme to drum up glowing fake reviews for Amazon sellers. After a long two months, Amazon has stepped up to address what's happening.

Sadly the pandemic has forced a delay in the release of Apple's newest devices. The good news is Apple just announced it will hold a digital-only event next week to preview everything in the pipeline including iPhones, iPads and a new Apple Watch. But if you're expecting a new 5G iPhone you might have to wait a little while longer.

A new text bomb is making the rounds — and this time, it's a bit more serious than your average practical joke. If this malicious text is opened, it forces your chat app to crash to the point where it must be reinstalled from scratch. This means every message and photo you sent is gone forever. Here's how to spot and avoid this dangerous prank.