Next year is going to be pretty interesting for Netflix subscribers, to put it mildly. According to analytics firm Jumpshot, more than half of the streaming giant’s 50 most-popular shows are licensed from companies like NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia that are planning to start streaming services of their own.

That’s potentially bad news for Netflix users who are also fans of its top licensed shows like The Office and Grey’s Anatomy. Because since everyone from new streaming upstarts to industry stalwarts like Disney are planning to launch Netflix rivals in 2019, that means they might be inclined to yank their popular titles from Netflix. And if they don’t, they’ll no doubt charge Netflix a pretty penny to keep them there.

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Prediction: As shows continue to leave Netflix, some people will return to DVDs originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 16:35:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At this point, it seems clear that Amazon executives don’t get bent out of shape when they hear about the Alexa digital assistant blurting out weird, creepy things like “kill your foster parents,” as it did for one user who left an unsurprisingly critical review about Alexa, explaining what happened.

He called that foster parents comment “a whole new level of creepy,” which led to an analysis that found a bot was spurring Alexa to quote a Reddit post without any introduction or context.

Ok, but still.

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Here’s why Amazon’s Alexa says random creepy things like ‘kill your foster parents’ originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 15:03:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google loves a good Easter egg, and with the holiday season in full swing, the search giant resurrected a fun little surprise that you may remember from previous years. If you open up a new tab in your web browser of choice — it doesn’t have to be Chrome — and type in ‘Festivus’ into Google, you’ll see an aluminum pole positioned on the left-hand side of your browser.

Yep, it’s a Festivus pole, an homage to the famous — and dare I say, overrated — Seinfeld episode where we learn that Festivus is a holiday invented by Frank Costanza, George’s dad. The holiday, if you need a refresher on the episode, is celebrated with a “feats of strength” competition, an “airing of grievances”, and lastly, an aluminum pole which George’s father claims was chosen for its “very high strength to weight ratio.”

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Google now has a fun ‘Seinfeld’ themed Easter egg you should try originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 14:45:05 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Science never stops for NASA but while space observation and research continues regardless of the season or special occasions, the space agency still likes to celebrate holidays in its own unique way. Last week, NASA took the fast-approaching holiday as an opportunity to show off a very special snapshot captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The image provides a view of a distant star known as RS Puppis in all its glittery glory. The star and the massive cloud of dust that accompanies it, forms what NASA suggests is a “holiday wreath” of sorts, but this is a photo that even Scrooge could appreciate.

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Hubble snaps gorgeous image of epic ‘holiday wreath’ in space originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 13:08:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Christmas holiday is a time of gift-giving, family get-togethers, and singing carols. We get time off from work, we get to spend time with the ones we love, so no wonder this time of year tends to bring out the best in people — as well as spur people to ask some pretty unusual questions via a a Google search. That’s according to a new state-by-state roundup of what the top Google searches are around the country during the holidays, a roundup put together by the team at SatelliteInternet.com.

The results, suffice it to say, are interesting – and might surprise you. For example, the top Christmastime Google Search query in the Lone Star State is “Is the Grinch real?” (Texas, you guys ok?) Over in California, it’s “Is Starbucks open on Christmas?” In Florida, it’s simply: “Amazon.com.” There are lots of family-friendly searches in the middle part of the country, with searches about everything from Christmas lights to “Family activities.”

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Here are the most Googled queries in each state around Christmastime originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 12:06:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re looking for LED light bulbs that offer ambiance like nothing you’ve ever seen before, you’ve got to check out my latest obsession. They’re LED bulbs that are designed to look like real flickering flames, and they really do! CPPSLEE LED Flame Effect Light Bulbs have an E26 base to fit any standard E26 socket, and KINDEEP LED Flame Light Bulbs have an E12 base so they replace candelabra bulbs. They look so cool, and they’re discounted right now on Amazon.

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I’m sort of obsessed with these LED light bulbs that look like real flickering flames originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 10:34:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Merry (week of) Christmas, everyone! As you might expect, the list of arrivals on Netflix this week is a bit shorter than usual, but there are still a few prime additions worth queuing up. First, we’ve got Avengers: Infinity War — one of the biggest movies of the year and is sure to be one of the most-streamed non-holiday movies on the service over the next few weeks. Plus, we all need to refresh our memories before Avengers: Endgame next year.

Other highlights include the eleventh season of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, The Magicians season 3, and a really great new anime called Hi Score Girl. There’s only one departure, but it’s a pretty notable one: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. I’ll be watching this one before it vanishes.

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Everything new coming to Netflix this week, and everything leaving (week of Dec. 23) originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 at 09:02:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s hard to believe, but the folks over at Bad Lip Reading have been at it for 7 years now. To give you a sense of how long they’ve been around, their first video was a parody of Rebecca Black’s Friday. Since then, the BLR YouTube channel has pumped out a steady stream of funny videos that dub comical soundbites over otherwise serious or mundane clips.

While the BLR YouTube channel usually focuses on politics or sports — their NFL videos are some of the funniest and most widely viewed clips they have — they recently decided to focus their comedic talents on Apple. In effect, they took a few regular Apple keynotes, stitched them together, and replaced the audio with all sorts of tomfoolery that’s well worth watching.

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‘Bad Lip Reading’ folks hilariously spoof an Apple keynote originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 18:00:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the name Master & Dynamic sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the premium audio brand behind our favorite true wireless earbuds, the Master & Dynamic MW07 Earphones. They’re the best cord-free earbuds on the market by a wide margin, and they’re worth every penny at $299.99. If you’re looking for over-ear headphones that offer even more impressive high-quality audio in an over-ear form factor, you’re definitely in luck today because the $400 Master & Dynamic MH40 Premium Over-Ear Headphones are on sale right now on Amazon for half off in a bunch of different colors — and they’ll arrive in time for Christmas!

Master & Dynamic MH40 Premium Over-Ear Headphones, Award-Winning Closed-Back Wired Headphones w…: $199.15

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Master & Dynamic’s inanely good $400 wireless headphones are on sale for just $199 originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 15:32:01 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some of you might consider it an upside down world that sees a high-profile Microsoft executive interviewed and praising the company’s well-regarded, successful line of hardware, at a time when the company is valued at $790 billion compared to longtime rival Apple’s $778 billion. All in all, Microsoft has certainly had a strong 2018 and continued to emerge as a resurgent player in tech, and it’s thanks in part to the company taking a heads-down focus on areas where it thinks the company excels, such as in work and productivity.

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Microsoft executive says Surface hardware with all-new form factor is in the works originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 14:43:44 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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