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6,000 lost followers. Broken friendships. The agony of enduring a Twitter hack

Commentary: It was a rough day. My nephew hit me in the balls with a tetherball. Also, my Twitter account was hacked. Hear my tale of woe.

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OnePlus 6T will launch with T-Mobile, the first US carrier partner

Don't worry, there's still an unlocked version that will launch at the same time in October.

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Visual effects company MPC reveals modern movie magic

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