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Apple names its top apps of 2014; Uber makes the cut Apple compiled a list of what it considers to be the year's most standout apps, with categories ranging from "best apps" to "best games." Man eaten by anaconda is why nature hates us, humans Paul Rosolie is consumed by an anaconda for his show, 'Eaten Alive,' on the Discovery Channel. Hackers sent extortion email to Sony executives 3 days before attack The hackers warned of "great damage" and requested "monetary compensation" in an email sent to Chairman Amy Pascal and other executives. Old Jedis return for hilarious 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' parody "Saturday Night Live" parodied the new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer. 'SNL' chose not to air a sketch about Ferguson "Saturday Night Live" released a sketch about Ferguson that was cut out of the Dec. 6 episode due to time constraints. Woman says Samsung Galaxy exploded, started fires in her room A woman in Canada claims her Samsung phone exploded while she was sleeping next to it. Apple's top iPhone app of 2014 aims to be best brain-training game yet Apple has weighed in on the best iOS apps of the year and topping the list of iPhone apps was Elevate, an app that claims to help make users smarter Ring the alarm: William and Kate just mingled with Beyoncé and Jay Z William and Kate had an Empire State of Mind (sorry) at the Brooklyn Nets game when meeting Beyoncé and Jay Z. The first 5 online resources to use when learning to code These five resources are the best starting points for anyone learning to code. Apple hiring fashion-focused store staff for Apple Watch launch, report says Apple is looking to hire retail staff with fashion and luxury experience ahead of the launch of the Apple Watch. Drug crime pays poorer wages than corporate America Crime stats show gang life is only lucrative for those at the very top. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ You received this email because you are registered on mashable.com. We respect your privacy. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. Mashable, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064