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John Boyega, the new face of 'Star Wars'

In an exclusive interview with CNET, John Boyega discusses his lead role in the upcoming Star Wars film, as well as what he loves about sci-fi and how he feels about diversity.

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With Disney Infinity, it really is a small world after all

Walt Disney is hoping to remake the toy industry by creating video games that interact with figurines. Here's how it's done.

Say hi to Reddit, the budding Netflix wannabe

Reddit just joined the original-video scene. With its first series of documentary shorts debuting Wednesday, Reddit wants to raise the profile of its brightest communities and appeal to more outsiders.

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