If you were given a few seconds to name a sea creature you wouldn’t want to run into during a swim on the beach there’s a good chance you’d arrive at “a shark.” It’s a good answer and, even if shark attacks are relatively rare, it’s hard not to see a shark’s intimidating grin and see it as anything other than a threat.

With that kind of a reputation you might imagine that sharks have very little to fear in the sea. They’re apex predators that have existed for millions of years, honing their skills to become the ultimate ocean killers. As it turns out, even sharks have something to fear, and a new research effort reveals the one thing that strikes fear in the heart of a white shark: an orca.

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We finally know what sharks are afraid of originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 23:07:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The race among consumer electronics giants to develop all manner of screens that flex and fold — and to attach them to phones, tablets and more — is starting to get a bit extreme.

We saw over the past 24 hours, for example, the results of Samsung rushing to be the first with a foldable smartphone, with reports from several high-profile reviewers and journalists that their Galaxy Folds easily broke after just a day of usage. We’ve also covered myriad plans and patents from other tech companies that likewise want to rush into the flexible game, and now along comes Sony with a patent for a flexible display that can be attached to a bag — like a handbag, or backpack.

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1. A backpack with a flexible screen? Sure, Sony, why not

A backpack with a flexible screen? Sure, Sony, why not originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 22:05:19 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What did you do in the last three minutes? Maybe you took a sip from a water bottle or gave your dog a rub on its belly, or maybe you were browsing science news and ended up right here. Whatever you were doing, California probably had an earthquake while you were doing it.

A new study published in Science this week reveals that earthquakes in California happen far more frequently than anyone realized. No, they’re not the apocalypse-level bouts of intense shaking that brings down buildings and send society into a panic, but they’re still happening, and most of them you’d never even feel.

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1. New study shows California has an earthquake every three minutes

New study shows California has an earthquake every three minutes originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 20:08:37 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Have you ever taken a step back and really thought about just how staggeringly large Disney has become? When I was young, all that “Disney” represented was theme parks and animated feature films.

But over the past several decades, Disney has become a conglomerate with few, if any, equals. Disney is one of the biggest media companies in the world, and even if you have an interest in the world of media, you still might not have a complete grasp on just how far-reaching the Disney empire has become.

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1. See every company that Disney owns collected in a single, enormous map

See every company that Disney owns collected in a single, enormous map originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 19:06:14 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If Amazon’s Fire TV platform is your streaming medium of choice, you won’t have to use a web browser to watch YouTube videos for much longer. Amazon and Google have apparently decided to end a spat that kept YouTube off Amazon’s TV service for more than a year, with an announcement today that a YouTube app is coming back to Amazon Fire TV devices “in the coming months.” As part of this agreement, the Prime Video app will be able to stream to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices, with Prime Video becoming more widely available across Android TV device partners.

Additionally, the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV later this year.

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1. Amazon finally accepts that it’s 2019 and allows YouTube back on the Fire TV

Amazon finally accepts that it’s 2019 and allows YouTube back on the Fire TV originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 18:35:17 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a peculiar story, a Model X in Pittsburgh caught fire while it was in the midst of being transported to a repair shop. Adding yet another layer of curiosity to the saga, KDKA-TV reveals that the same Model X previously caught fire back in February while it was just sitting idly in a garage.

“We removed the car from the garage,” forensic engineer David Bizza told the news channel. “A Tesla engineer removed the fuse from the battery pack prior to transport, indicating that would make the car safe for transport. We brought it here to Monroeville, arrived around 3:30 in the afternoon, and about 6:20, the car spontaneously caught fire.

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1. Tesla Model X spontaneously caught fire for no apparent reason

Tesla Model X spontaneously caught fire for no apparent reason originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 18:04:34 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The first episode of the final Game of Thrones season premiered on Sunday night, registering audience records for both legal and illegal streaming. The episode was slow on action, as the showrunners chose to focus on the “games” part of the show, somewhat mimicking the first episode of season one.

We did get to see plenty of highly anticipated reunions, as well as a significant revelation for one of the characters — I won’t spoil anything on the off chance that you still haven’t seen it. But there is one scene in the new episode that has prompted fan theories about who the Night King might be. Some minor spoilers may follow below.

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1. The latest ‘Game of Thrones’ episode prompted a new Night King theory

The latest ‘Game of Thrones’ episode prompted a new Night King theory originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 17:33:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We live in an age where companies suffer data breaches and hacks of various types on a disturbingly regular basis. Credit card companies, social networks, and online retailers are the usual targets, and sometimes the thieves make off with payment information, personal details, and other data they shouldn’t have access to. It happens. Now, it’s happened to The Weather Channel.

Early this morning The Weather Channel was forced to default to a taped recording of one of its programs instead of its typical morning show broadcast after a “malicious software attack” made it impossible for the show to go on. Details surrounding the attack are scant and there’s lots of unanswered questions here, but the biggest one is obviously: Who would hack The Weather Channel?

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1. Someone hacked The Weather Channel

Someone hacked The Weather Channel originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 17:06:33 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As many high-profile Android flagships have still yet to be announced this year — from Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 to the OnePlus 7 Pro — one device that has continued to draw interest is the mid-range Pixel 3 successor that Google is supposedly prepping for launch. We’ve seen all kinds of leaks about the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL in recent weeks, but on Thursday, Android Headlines shared what it claims to be the first official renders of the phones.

As Android Headlines notes, several renders have been floating around that were created based on leaks and reports from around the web, but these are the first official renders to make their way online. The Android blog goes as far as to say that it is confident that these renders are representative of the final product.

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1. Our first look at the final designs of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL

Our first look at the final designs of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 16:43:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s only one product line you should even consider if you’re looking for a portable hard drive right now, and it’s the SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD lineup. These surprisingly compact portable drives feature blazing fast data transfer speeds of up to 440MB/s, and they’re on sale at shockingly low prices on Amazon. In fact, you can get a 500GB model for only $89.99! Definitely check them out. There a bunch of other sizes as well, so check them all.

SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD 500GB SDSSDEXT-500G-G25: $89.99

Here are the highlights from the product page:

• High-speed storage for high res photos, videos and files
• Transfers files at blazingly fast speeds
• Compact and shock-resistant.Compatible with PC & Mac computers — no driver needed Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Mac OS 10.4+
• SanDisk Secure Access software encrypts private files
• Three-year warranty

SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD 500GB SDSSDEXT-500G-G25: $89.99

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1. SanDisk’s portable SSDs are way too good to be this affordable

SanDisk’s portable SSDs are way too good to be this affordable originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 16:20:13 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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