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Russian influence thrived on Instagram, Google's $1B NYC expansion

Today's major tech stories include Russia's Instagram misinformation success, Google's billion-dollar NYC expansion and CNET's list of the best games of 2018.

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<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's annual developer conference.&nbsp;</p>

Facebook expects to test privacy tool to 'clear history' in spring 2019

The social network faced challenges while building the tool.

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Google's China search project gets stung by confrontation over data

The dispute has 'effectively ended' the Dragonfly project, according to a report by The Intercept.

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<p>Smartwatches, like the Apple Watch, are expected to continue their reign in the wearables market.&nbsp;</p>

Smartwatches will continue to dominate wearables into 2022, predicts IDC

They'll also play a "critical role" in tracking your health, says the market researcher.

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<p>Google already owns a city block of Manhattan in its Chelsea Market building, but it announced plans to expand its presence in the city again.</p>

Google plans $1 billion expansion in Manhattan

The company will open Google Hudson Square in the West Village.

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<p>Facebook is adding a selfie mode, Boomerang and AR stickers on Monday.</p>

Facebook Messenger adds selfie mode and 1-second, looped videos

You'll find new AR stickers and filters too.

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Apple sued over iPhone screen sizes, HQ Trivia founder dies

In today's news, Apple is accused of lying about iPhone X screens, a draft Senate report shows the extent of Russian election interference and HQ Trivia's Colin Kroll is dead at age 35.

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Designing an icon: How Motorola created the Razr V3

The co-designer of the original Razr explains how the team came up with the first cell phone deemed sexy.

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Apple lied about iPhone X, XS, XS Max screen sizes and pixel counts, lawsuit alleges

The plaintiffs are seeking class action status.

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Senate report said to show extent of Russian interference in 2016 US election

Report shows Russian agents sought to secure Trump win.

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<p>A KiwiBot robot in action on the UC Berkelet campus.</p>

Delivery robot catches fire on UC Berkeley campus

KiwiBot says fire was caused by battery-replacement error.

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<p>Joyce Byers is not going to axe you again, now pick up your room.</p>

Tech that died in 2018

From high-profile flameouts to quiet departures, this year's crop of tech-related dead, dying, resurrected and barely hanging in for 2019 offers an embarrassment of riches.

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Russian influencers thrived on Instagram after pressure on Facebook, Twitter

 Politics

I was wrong about the Motorola Razr

 Phones

Gritty is the internet mascot for a world that's broken

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Scientists discover rare fossil from the Big Bang

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Fortnite was the most important video game of 2018, whether we like it or not

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