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Hey, good morning! We're kicking off the week with Netflix's Super Bowl surprise, hints about the future of Windows 10 S and more details around SpaceX's upcoming Falcon Heavy launch. Day-and-date announce and release is a new wrinkle. Netflix surprise released 'The Cloverfield Paradox' worldwide after Super Bowl LII Last year, Netflix's Super Bowl ad focused on a season of Stranger Things we still had months to wait for, but this year things are different. The streaming company dropped a surprise 30-second teaser for The Cloverfield Paradox , a sequel to the 2008 monster movie, which became available for viewing worldwide right after the game. The Paramount/J.J. Abrams flick had been planned for a theatrical release this weekend, but this agreement with Netflix reportedly made the $45-million movie "immediately profitable." And you can watch it, well, right now. Say hello to S Mode. Microsoft to drop Windows 10 S as a stand-alone product ...

It's Friday, and in celebratory fashion, we've been playing with Nintendo's new cardboard gambit, getting hyped over a new Stargate (no judging) and investigating how Uber's getting into mapping to get your ride where you need it to be. But what about all the memes and parody Twitter accounts? Sony CEO Kaz Hirai will retire in April Sony dropped some surprising news ahead of its earnings report last night, announcing that CEO Kaz Hirai will step aside and become chairman. In his place, CFO Kenichiro Yoshida is getting a promotion, in a much better situation than Hirai faced when he took on the role in 2012. Yoshida will unveil his plan for Sony's future on April 1st, his first official day as CEO. These crazy Switch accessories aren't so crazy after all. Nintendo Labo hands-on: Cardboard has never been this fun Leave it up to Nintendo to get us excited over cardboard. Labo, its DIY Switch-powered cardboard accessory line, seemed like the purist encap...