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Facebook has been pushing for AI Bots to handle customer inquiries, and Apple is offering Business Chat for iMessage. 

UPDATE Aug. 5, 2018, 10:11 a.m. ET

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Although Lance Bass informed the world on Saturday that his offer to purchase the Brady Bunch house had been "accepted," he followed up that announcement with a statement overnight making it clear that he had spoken too soon. The house isn't his. In fact, he's getting the feeling now that he might have been nothing more than a pawn in a bid to drive up the house's value.

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The dogs have gathered. The surf is up. The puppy-sized rash guards are on. And the Dog Surfing Championship of 2018 is underway in Pacifica, California.

The season finale of HBO's new corporate drama Succession airs Sunday night, and really, it's best you devote some time to catching up. But don't watch Succession because it's a great drama — binge it because it's, at least in part, a deranged dark comedy.

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week.

You can get smart lights and plugs to simulate you being home when you're out, but that costs a lot of money.

You can get smart lights and plugs to simulate you being home when you're out, but that costs a lot of money.

Fargo has Chris Rock booked to star in its upcoming fourth season, but that's not even the exciting part.

Winnie the Pooh may be a lovable star of the big screen, but that's not stopping China from being petty as hell.

LeBron James is one of the greatest pro basketball players in history. He's also using his tremendous success and wealth to help at-risk children in his hometown. And yet, in Donald Trump's eyes, he's "dumb."

It looks like iPhone users will soon live in a dongle-less future. Or, at least a future in which audio jack dongles are no longer free.

Big Tech likes to disrupt. But when it comes to papering over the problems it's created, it's happy taking a page out of a well-worn corporate playbook.

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There's a new prototype on the Kickstarter campaign trail that's designed to fill your belly in a convenient, energy-efficient way — while going completely off the grid.

If there's only one office tool you should learn how to use, it's Microsoft Excel. You may have already been using it to some degree, or maybe you're just leaving it on your desktop to accumulate digital cobwebs. Either way, harnessing the full potential of the app is key to making your work life easier, and maybe even landing a heftier salary.

Aren’t AirPods the best? Sure, we all had some reservations when Apple unveiled these wireless earbuds —  admit it, they look a little silly — but we’ve been pleasantly surprised. In fact, these headphones are one of the best pairs to use at the gym, office, morning commute — just about anywhere.

Mountain lions are elusive beasts, often traveling alone, undetected at night. Their very nature makes them difficult to count.

Instagram used to have a safeguard in place to make sure you really, truly wanted to stop following someone on its mobile app. 

This isn't your typical maternity shoot. 

Carlos Moreno posted a series of sweet photos from maternity shoot for the National Girlfriend Day on Wednesday. The photos feature his girlfriend, Ari, wearing a stunning black gown and smiling at her baby bump. 

It's pretty cute. 

#NationalGirlfriendsDay ❤️😘 pic.twitter.com/TAziOsHnu1

— Carlos Moreno ™ (@carlosm_80) August 1, 2018

Waiting for Mia 💜 pic.twitter.com/iWHoAoFAan

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The woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty has a statement for Melania Trump: she really cares. 

Yes, Facebook Dating is a real thing. And we may have just received a sneak peek. 

The Trump administration has started an all-out war with the nation's free press, and journalists aren't taking it lightly. 

The Trump administration has started an all-out war with the nation's free press, and journalists aren't taking it lightly. 

Anyone who's been through a high-school algebra class surely remembers using a TI graphing calculator.

Across the country over the past year, corporations have gobbled up prominent alt-weekly and local publications, only to either tear them down to the studs, or totally destroy them.