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• Sep 27, 2017

  'Avenue 5' Space Comedy News: 'Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci Helms HBO Pilot

  The mind behind HBO comedy series "Veep," which is now in its final season, is looking to switch gears in a big way. Armando Iannucci ditches Washington for outer space as he sets to work on a pilot of "Avenue 5," the working title of a new HBO comedy set in the space-faring future.

• Sep 27, 2017

  Apple Sets Google as Default Search Engine for Siri, Spotlight

  Siri, iOS Search and macOS Spotlight will now get their online search results from Google after a new update from Apple rolled in. The company is switching over to Google from Microsoft's Bing, which previously powered the web search of the digital assistant.

• Sep 27, 2017

  Video Game Voice Actors' Strike Ends as Agreement with Publishers Was Reached

  Voice actors and video game publishers have made progress towards an agreement, enough to end a strike against 11 video game companies that have been ongoing since October of last year.

• Sep 27, 2017

  New Snapchat Filters Add Dramatic Skies to Photos

  Facebook and Instagram have a new feature to "adopt," as Snapchat rolls out new Filters that can transform boring, flat skies into dramatic, rolling sunset clouds or starlit night vistas. The social media app is also adding animated 3D Bitmoji with this update, just in time for their sixth anniversary.

• Sep 26, 2017

  Immigration Reform News 2017: Trump Administration Issues Third Travel Ban

  The Trump Administration has issued another travel ban; its third since Donald Trump's inauguration. Legal experts see the set of new restrictions as having a better chance to pass scrutiny by courts.

• Sep 26, 2017

  Trump Administration Strikes Libya for the First Time, 17 ISIS Fighters Reportedly Killed

  The United States, now under President Donald Trump, resumes airstrikes in North Africa against the ISIS by hitting targets in Libya. The strikes reportedly killed 17 ISIS fighters and destroyed three vehicles.

• Sep 26, 2017

  HIV-AIDS Cure News 2017: Smokers With HIV More Likely to Die of Lung Cancer

  Advances in retroviral treatment led to drugs that now let HIV patients lead relatively-normal, AIDS-free lives. They are still more susceptible to cancer and other diseases, however; so much that smokers with HIV are more like to die of lung cancer than AIDS, as a recent study found.

• Sep 26, 2017

  Cancer Cure News 2017: Lung Cancer Treatments Could Be Bad for the Heart, New Research Suggests

  Radiation treatment for lung cancer could come with a huge trade-off, as a new research found out. Radiotherapy doses that affect the heart carry an increased risk of early death in lung cancer patients, as evidence of lower survival rates for those taking this treatment suggests.

• Sep 26, 2017

  'Kingsman: the Golden Circle' Tops Box Office; New 'Lego' Movie in Trouble

  "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" topples "It" on its way to a $100 million debut, as the spy action movie opens worldwide in its first week. Meanwhile, "The Lego Ninjago Movie," another new release last weekend, is not doing as well.

• Sep 26, 2017

  Twitter Is Testing a New App That Uses Less Data in the Philippines

  Twitter is now testing an Android version of its app that's designed to be used in parts of the world with slow Internet connections. The social media platform has now found a perfect place to test Twitter Lite in the Philippines.