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HQ Trivia app dead after drunken final broadcast If you're looking to attract an online audience, not much beats big prizes. Add in the thrill of competition, celebrity hosts and lots of water cooler talk, and youâve got a winner. But HQ Trivia just couldnât last. The popular app shut down over the weekend and you won't believe what led to its downfall. Tap or click to see what happened to HQ Trivia. â	6 Amazon Echo uses thatâll surprise you The Amazon Echo has changed the way we interact with our technology. If properly set up, an Echo device can let control your entire home with nothing more than your voice. But there's more to Echo and Alexa than just voice commands. Tap or click here to discover something new. â

HQ Trivia app dead after drunken final broadcast

If you're looking to attract an online audience, not much beats big prizes. Add in the thrill of competition, celebrity hosts and lots of water cooler talk, and youâve got a winner. But HQ Trivia just couldnât last. The popular app shut down over the weekend and you won't believe what led to its downfall.

Tap or click to see what happened to HQ Trivia. â

6 Amazon Echo uses thatâll surprise you

The Amazon Echo has changed the way we interact with our technology. If properly set up, an Echo device can let control your entire home with nothing more than your voice. But there's more to Echo and Alexa than just voice commands.

Tap or click here to discover something new. â

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Microsoftâs disastrous Windows 10 security patch could break your PC

Microsoft just can't seem to get it right. The embattled company recently released another security patch to keep users safe, but in a repeat of history, the new patch is breaking computers around the globe.

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Wi-Fi is illegal in this town â Digital magician Zach King â Email spoofing Green Bank, West Virigina is home to a massive telescope and a rule unheard of in todayâs world â no Wi-Fi allowed. Kim chats with Chuck Niday, who works in the so-called Quiet Zone. Zach King is a social media darling; heâs the second biggest creator on TikTok and heâs got 22.7 million followers on Instagram. His fame is well-earned. Zach is a digital magician who creates stunning visual tricks. And Kim helps a caller with an unbelievable story about his long-distance bride. Tap or click to listen to the latest Komando On Demand. â

Wi-Fi is illegal in this town â Digital magician Zach King â Email spoofing

Green Bank, West Virigina is home to a massive telescope and a rule unheard of in todayâs world â no Wi-Fi allowed. Kim chats with Chuck Niday, who works in the so-called Quiet Zone. Zach King is a social media darling; heâs the second biggest creator on TikTok and heâs got 22.7 million followers on Instagram. His fame is well-earned. Zach is a digital magician who creates stunning visual tricks. And Kim helps a caller with an unbelievable story about his long-distance bride.

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Growing disdain: This tree hates humanity and all it stands for

If you ever visit the Carribean, steer clear of any trees marked with a red âX;â otherwise, you risk coming face to face with the manchineel â the nastiest plant in the world. Native to the tropics, the manchineel produces an extremely irritating sap that is so caustic it can cause burns just from touching your skin. Standing under the tree when itâs raining is enough to cause severe contact dermatitis, so itâs no good for shelter. Cutting into the tree can cause its sap to squirt out, which can potentially blind you. And donât even think about burning one down â the smoke it produces can hurt your skin and eyes, too! The tree even produces a fruit that, by all accounts, is quite tasty. Unfortunately, one fruit is toxic enough to kill several people. In the case of the manchineel, its bark is just as bad as its bite!

Perhaps drones are the only way to handle such a nasty plant.

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