Starbucks Just Came Out with a Pokémon Go Frappuccino and other top stories.

• Starbucks Just Came Out with a Pokémon Go Frappuccino

  

  Real life athletes drink down electrolytes after hitting the gym, but on Thursday Starbucks sbux launched a beverage specifically designed to accompany virtual training sessions: the Pokémon GO Frappuccino. Starbucks’ newest pink drink is being rolled out at some 7,800 stores across the United States—stores that are also being turned into PokéStops and Pokémon Gyms. In these virtual arenas players can pit monsters they’ve caught in battles against those captured by others—victorious trai..

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• Facebook 2016 Year In Review: The Top Trending Topics Are Mostly Sad, So Maybe You Should Watch 'Chewbacca ...

  

  Facebook has released its Year in Review report, with the social network highlighting the top trending topics and the most viewed Live videos globally. Candace Payne, more affectionately known all over the world as "Chewbacca Mom", has by far the most viewed Live video on Facebook, and you might want to watch her video again after going through the mostly sad and controversial topics on Facebook's top ten list for 2016. Facebook Top Trending Topics 2016 Facebook created its Year in Review repor..

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• Super Mario Run Requires Always-On Internet Connection to Play Due to Piracy Concerns

  

  Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo's upcoming iPhone game Super Mario Run will require an always-on internet connection to play, which Miyamoto said is "a requirement that's been built into the game to support security." The security element is one of the big reasons why the company decided to launch on iPhone first, Miyamoto said, and it helps the game's three separate modes function together while always keeping the software secure and safe, preventing piracy in the process (via Mash..

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• Lawsuit: Texts between Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen say the Facebook founder may want to go into ...

  

  Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg.David Ramos/Getty ImagesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has considered plans to go into government, according to court documents seen by Bloomberg. The documents were filed as part of a shareholder lawsuit that alleges the board of Facebook failed to represent the best interests or holders of Facebook's common stock.  The lawsuit focuses on a change to Facebook's stock structure earlier this year. Zuckerberg currently holds a majority share of voting Fac..

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• Microsoft now has the tools to make the Surface Pro the ultimate mobile computer

  

  Recently, I purchased a Microsoft Surface Pro 4. I’d been looking for a lightweight, powerful computer that could go with me everywhere, and despite its year-old age and lack of current processors or forward-looking things like USB Type-C, the Surface Pro 4 beat out the other options that have come out this year for my needs. A killer Black Friday deal pushed me over the edge and here I am typing on the Surface Pro 4 right now. The Surface Pro is a very good mobile computer: it’s light, thin, f..

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• Magic Leap is actually way behind, like we always suspected it was

  

  Magic Leap’s allegedly revolutionary augmented reality technology may in fact be years away from completion and, as it stands now, is noticeably inferior to Microsoft’s HoloLens headset, according to a report from The Information. The report, which incorporates an interview with Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz, reveals that the company posted a misleading product demo last year showcasing its technology. The company has also had trouble miniaturizing its AR technology from a bulky helmet-sized devi..

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• Twitter 'Accidentally' Killed @ Usernames

  

  Oops: Twitter on Thursday "accidentally" removed the @ identifier from the start of iOS users' tweet responses. Citing an "experiment around replies," the company gave folks a glimpse into a micro-blogging world where usernames don't count toward character limits. The change was quickly rolled back, amidst negative fan feedback. "Hated it," Michelle Jones wrote in response to the Twitter Support notice. "How dumb are you that this experiment even left the whiteboard," Sam Sabri added. "Removing ..

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• Amazon won't shake up your neighboring store any time soon

  

  On Monday, Amazon revealed a new 1,800-square-foot convenience store in Seattle called Amazon Go.Soon after, the Wall Street Journal reported that the online retailer has plans to open not just one 7/Eleven-style store, but more than 2,000 grocery locations. That's four times the number of Trader Joe's markets, a scale that could radically change the way we shop.Don't get too excited about this idea, though, because it ain't happening."Not even close," an Amazon spokeswoman said about the Journ..

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• With LinkedIn, Microsoft Looks to Avoid Past Acquisition Busts

  

  Photo Satya Nadella, chief of Microsoft, at a shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash., last month. He has made a series of smaller deals that have shown positive results. Credit Elaine Thompson/Associated Press SEATTLE — Microsoft announced on Thursday that it had completed its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, the social network for professionals.There are ample reasons to be skeptical that the deal, the biggest by far in Microsoft’s history, will pay off.First, t..

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