Trending News in Tech | February 26 Edition

By Megan T. Brown on February 26, 2016

In today’s most socially shared tech news, meet a robot whose agility puts yours to shame, get on board with Facebook’s reactions, and put the sad face one to use for a selfie stick that makes iPad photographers look like pros.

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Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?

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Rimac Automobili's vehicle is scheduled to debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next month.

Rimac via Mashable

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Here's how to get the new Facebook reactions if you don't see them yet

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Still don't have access to the new additions? Follow these steps to get them on desktop and mobile, and then show your friends how you really feel.

Mashable

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Player Discovers Secret Menus In Mortal Kombat Games After Over 20 Years

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The game's creator, Ed J Boon, programmed the hidden menus himself. See what a player discovered after over two decades.

sploid.gizmodo.com

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How Google's impressive new robot demo will fuel your nightmares

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The Atlas humanoid from Boston Dynamics shows off its ability to trek through snow, open doors, lift heavy objects and hoist itself back up after being pushed down.

CNET

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These New Star Wars Posters Are Simply Perfect

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An artist used simple and recognizable imagery to create an officially licensed series that perfectly captures the spirit of Star Wars.

io9.gizmodo.com

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MacBook selfie sticks are even more cringeworthy than photos with an iPad

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In this photo series, artists pose amid bewildered passersby wielding MacBooks on oversized selfie sticks.

macbookselfiestick.com via Mashable

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2K, Rockstar Parent Company Take-Two Coming to E3 2016 "In a Big Way"

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What is Take-Two Interactive planning for its anticipated E3 appearance?

GameSpot

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Google's New AI Can Tell Where Your Photo Was Taken Without Using Geotags

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PlaNet uses only your photos' pixels to pinpoint their locations. A useful tool, or just plain creepy?

Adam Bautz/Flickr via Gizmodo

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We Finally Know Who's Starring in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One

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Learn who will star as Wade in the adaptation of Ernie Cline's futuristic story.

io9.gizmodo.com

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Your Next Phone Might Have 256GB of Storage Thanks to Samsung's New Chip

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Samsung's new flash storage promises not only to increase device capacity, but to also make for speedier operations.

Gizmodo