Bose Soundbar 500 review: Alexa, make me a sleek, smart sound bar

Bose's mid-range soundbar needs a bit of tonal adjustment to sound its best, but it provides a great way to incorporate Amazon's Alexa into your home theater.

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Soundcast VG5 Bluetooth speaker review: Large and in charge in the great outdoors

The weatherized Soundcast VG5 pumps out the bass that's so often lacking in outdoor speakers. But it's truly for outdoor or large spaces, not the average indoor space.

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China's Lunar Lander To Explore Moon's Far Side

Early in 2019, China hopes to land a rover — the first soft landing on the moon's far side. The mission is exploratory, and will lay groundwork for a trip by Chinese astronauts to the lunar surface.

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Kentucky police mourn doughnut truck fire

Officers in Kentucky tweeted their misery after a fire destroyed a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck.

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New Year 2019: US military apologises for bomb tweet

Strategic Command, which oversees US nuclear weapons, tweeted that it was "ready to drop something".

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Germany adopts third gender identity for intersex people

As of 1 January, intersex Germans can now legally identify themselves as a third gender.

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Farmers in Bangladesh survive the monsoon by building floating farms

Villagers in flood-prone Bangladesh are learning to survive by building floating farms.

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