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• Amazon Bans Streaming Devices Sales With Pirated Content

  31-03-2017 23:46 via ibtimes.com
  
  Amazon sells a variety of electronics, but the online retailer now plans to take a stricter approach to the types of streaming devices vendors can sell.
  
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• Internet Web Browsing Privacy: AT&T, Comcast, Verizon Promise Not To Sell Customer Data

  31-03-2017 23:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Comcast, Verizon and AT&T have promised not to sell personal information or browsing history collected from customers following the decision by the United States Congress to reverse online privacy protections passed under President Barack Obama.
  All three companies issued statements Friday in attempts to quell concerns from consumers that their internet activity may now be collected and sold to third-parties without their permission.
  
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• Trump targets trade abuses with executive orders

  31-03-2017 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Friday focused on reducing the trade deficit just days before he holds his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
  
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• What’s New On Netflix In April 2017? Top 7 Movies, TV Shows To Watch

  31-03-2017 23:23 via ibtimes.com
  
  A new month means new additions to Netflix. Be sure to add these new TV shows and movies to your Netflix queue in April.
  “A Nightmare On Elm Street” — April 1 — This 1984 horror movie is a classic. The Wes Craven-directed movie introduced the iconic Freddy Krueger to audiences and marked Johnny Depp’s silver screen debut.
  
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• iPhone 8 Rumors: Apple Will Reportedly Include True Tone Displays For 2017's iPhone Lineup

  31-03-2017 23:18 via ibtimes.com
  
  For this year’s iPhone lineup, Apple will reportedly include True Tone displays on all three models, a research note by Barclays analysts obtained byMacRumors said.
  The iPhone 7S, iPhone 7S Plus and iPhone 8 will come with "full spectral sensing" ambient light sensor for the purpose of a "True Color" screen, the analysts said.
  
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• This Two-Headed Snake Creature Is Captivating (And Terrifying) The Internet

  31-03-2017 23:17 via ibtimes.com
  
  This scary thing looks like a two-headed snake — and that’s exactly what it wants you to think. But the creature, found in a garden in Santa Fe, Argentina, is not what it appears.
  
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• GE CEO: Automation Robots Won't Take Your Jobs Right Now

  31-03-2017 23:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  Automation and the fear that robots will take over human jobs has been a frequent talking point in the news lately. But at the moment, General Electric chief executive officer Jeff Immelt, viaQuartz, argues that these concerns are premature.
  “I think before we go to the phase where it’s only robots at every bench, we are going to go through a phase of smarter workers.” Immelt said.  
  
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• Enzo Amore And Big Cass Discuss WrestleMania 33 Match, Favorite WWE Moments

  31-03-2017 22:44 via ibtimes.com
  
  Almost exactly a year to the day of their “Monday Night Raw” debut, Enzo Amore and Big Cass will perform on WWE’s biggest stage. They are set to compete in a ladder match for the Raw Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 33 Sunday night.
  
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• Today's Google Doodle: Doodle4Google 2017 Contest Winner Won With Inclusive Design

  31-03-2017 22:43 via ibtimes.com
  
  The annual Doodle4Google winner was announced Friday. The contest invites youth participants nationwide to submit Doodles to appear on Google’s homepage. On a daily basis, the doodle usually has something to do with a historic event, holiday or birthday of someone famous.
  This year the theme for the Doodle contest was “What I see for the future.” The entries were full of futuristic looking landscapes and technology, inclusive groups and space.
  
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• WikiLeaks Vault 7 Marble: Latest Leaks Show CIA Ability To Hide Origins Of Attack

  31-03-2017 22:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  WikiLeaks continued its ongoing release of documents from the CIA Friday with acollection of files detailing the agency’s ability to obscure its activities and make it difficult for investigators to attribute the origins of attacks and hacking.
  
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• Gaming Accessory Maker Mad Catz Files For Bankruptcy

  31-03-2017 22:35 via ibtimes.com
  
  Gaming accessory manufacturer Mad Catzannounced Friday it would file for bankruptcy and that its directors and officers have resigned. The company has ceased operations and will start to liquidate its assets.
  
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• McDonald's Hacked: 100,000 Job Applications Stolen From McDonald's Canada Site

  31-03-2017 22:28 via ibtimes.com
  
  A hacker stole nearly 100,000 job applications containing personal information from McDonald's in Canada, the companyannounced Friday.
  The theft included job applications filed via the McDonald’s Canada career website, which hosted online forms for prospective McDonald’s employees. Applicants who submitted job applications between March 2014 and March 2017 may have been affected.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs: How The Edge Display Can Improve User Experience

  31-03-2017 22:15 via ibtimes.com
  
  The thin-bezel infinity display on the Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the device’s primary features. The smartphone is striking with its lack of a home button providing a seamless front area. Its dual-edge curved display allows the device to have a large screen on a small and thin frame. The Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch display, while the Galaxy S8 Plus features a 6.2-inch display.
  
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• Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei Takes Break From ‘727’ Tour To Twerk In Pool

  31-03-2017 22:09 via ibtimes.com
  
  The members of Fifth Harmony have been hard at work recording their third studio album while also completing the Asia portion of their “727” tour. So it was surprising when a video was shared with the ladies enjoying some down time, which included twerking, in the midst of all their work commitments.
  On Friday, Dinah Jane Hansen shared a Snapchat video that featured Fifth Harmony members Normani Kordei and Ally Brooke Hernandez having some fun in the pool as “Shower”
  
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• Can Injured ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Heather Morris Still Win Season 24?

  31-03-2017 21:55 via ibtimes.com
  
  Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Heather Morris came out swinging on Season 24 of “Dancing With the Stars.” Their stride broke ahead of Week 2, when the professional dancer injured his calf.
  Maks was hopeful that his injury would be a quick fix, but has had to have surgery. Now, he’s determined to get back to the “DWTS” ballroom. During an appearance on “Good Morning America” on Friday, he joined Heather via video call to share a hopeful message.
  
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• Search For Alien Life: Robots Will Dig Through Moon Ice With Buzzsaws, Catapults

  31-03-2017 21:54 via ibtimes.com
  
  If we’re ever going to find alien life in outer space, we may have to dig deep — into the thick ice of a another planet’s surface.
  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a bunch of robot prototypes that could traverse and bore through ice on moons in the farthest reaches of our solar system, ones that scientists believe may contain liquid oceans and thus potentially could be harboring extraterrestrial life.
  
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• Who Is Kevin Gates? 5 Things To Know About ‘Islah’ Rapper

  31-03-2017 21:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  You may not have heard of Kevin Gates’ music but there is a chance you have heard of the rapper’s name. While the Louisiana rapper isn’t one of hip-hop’s most popular stars, Gates’ name is usually in the news for the wrong reasons. From run-ins with fans to prison stints, Gates has become an infamous character in the rap world.
  
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• ‘Roblox’ Egg Hunt 2017: Leaked Eggs, Gear, Dates & Everything We Know

  31-03-2017 21:50 via ibtimes.com
  
  RobloxEgg Hunt 2017 is on the horizon, and many players are hungry for more details. We’ll be getting some very soon, but, until that news arrives, here’s a recap of the leaks, gear and major updates.
  
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• Twitter Egg Icon Traded For A 'Placeholder,' Genderless, Gray Avatar

  31-03-2017 21:46 via ibtimes.com
  
  Twitter is ditching its egg icon profile photo and is introducing a new gray, genderless avatar, the social media platform announced in ablog post Friday.
  The previous egg default icon was a “fun and cute” way for people to create accounts without their own photo, Twitter said. However, users used the egg picture to not show their faces and engage in online abuse.  
  
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• ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 29 Predictions: Who Will Win It All?

  31-03-2017 21:34 via ibtimes.com
  
  The teams have officially been chosen and one has already been eliminated on the new season of “The Amazing Race,” but which pair of strangers seems most likely to win it all?
  
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• April Fools' Comet Coming Close To Earth April 1

  31-03-2017 21:26 via ibtimes.com
  
  There’s a comet headed towards Earth for April Fools’ Day, but there’s nothing to worry about. While the comet will come as close as it ever has, it will still be a safe 13.2 million miles from the blue planet.
  The comet, called Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák for the astronomers who tracked throughout a century, was discovered in 1858 by Horace Tuttle of Harvard, according toSpace.com.
  
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• How Much Money Could Beyoncé Make In 'Lion King’ Remake As Voice Of Nala?

  31-03-2017 21:21 via ibtimes.com
  
  Social media users are rooting for Beyoncé Knowles to be a part of a Disney movie after news surfaced director Jon Favreau wants the 22-time Grammy winner to voice the role of Nala in the forthcoming remake of "The Lion King." Beyoncé is Favreau’s "top choice," though the singer has yet to decide whether she wants the role, Variety reported.
  
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• Amaya founder David Baazov sells $267M of shares

  31-03-2017 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The founder and former chief executive of Amaya Inc. has sold about two-thirds of his remaining shares in the Montreal-based owner of PokerStars, for a total of $267.7 million.
  
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• Groundbreaking AI researcher hopes for 'radically different' ideas from Toronto lab

  31-03-2017 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Geoffrey Hinton wants to see the Vector Institute focus on new approaches to machine learning, rather than variations on what already exists.
  
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• Oil prices fell in Q1 as U.S. stepped up crude production

  31-03-2017 19:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices were set to finish out the quarter down from three months ago, as the U.S. continued to step up shale oil production.
  
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• Judge approves $25M US Trump University settlement

  31-03-2017 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge on Friday approved an agreement for U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $25 million US to settle lawsuits over his now-defunct Trump University, ending nearly seven years of legal battles with customers who claimed they were misled by failed promises to teach success in real estate.
  
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• Alberta insolvency rate jumps 34% as upward trend continues

  31-03-2017 19:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Consumer insolvencies in Alberta were up more than 34 per cent in 2016 over the previous year as households continue to struggle with the economic slump, according to the latest figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada.
  
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• McDonald's Canada reveals hack of careers website

  31-03-2017 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The personal information of about 95,000 job applicants was compromised in a hack on a McDonald's Canada careers website, the restaurant chain said Friday.
  
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• Ontario to give financial regulators more power to collect fines

  31-03-2017 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the government plans to introduce legislation that would give investment industry self-regulatory bodies more power to collect fines.
  
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• Reliance Home Comfort sold for $2.8B to Hong Kong firm

  31-03-2017 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Reliance Home Comfort is to be sold for $2.82 billion Cdn to a subsidiary of Cheung Kong Property Holdings of Hong Kong, which is controlled by the Li family trust.
  
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• U.S. to probe why it has trade deficit with countries like Canada

  31-03-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Donald Trump is about to order a study on the U.S.'s major trading partners to determine which ones are using abusive trade practices to run export surpluses — and Canada is among the countries to be examined.
  
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• Trade minister says Canada breaking no rules in talking to U.K. ahead of Brexit

  31-03-2017 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada and Britain are holding informal free trade talks, even though Britain is barred from direct negotiations before it formalizes its Brexit divorce from the European Union.
  
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• BlackBerry shares jump on stronger-than-predicted 4th quarter

  31-03-2017 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  BlackBerry's shares jumped Friday after the smartphone pioneer and software provider reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
  
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• BlackBerry reports stronger-than-predicted 4th quarter

  31-03-2017 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  BlackBerry's shares rose in pre-market trading on Friday after the smartphone pioneer and software provider reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
  
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• BlackBerry eyes wearables, tablet, appliances in software licensing expansion

  31-03-2017 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  BlackBerry's logo may soon appear on more than just smartphones as CEO John Chen says the company is expanding its software licensing business.
  
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• Canadian GDP has 'rip-roaring' start to the year, prompting economists to sweeten outlook

  31-03-2017 14:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian economy continued its momentum in January, growing at an annualized rate of 2.3 per cent.
  
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• New CP Rail CEO tackles rift with railroaders after years of cuts

  31-03-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Keith Creel says his top priority is to expand business in both Canada and the U.S. but he acknowledges he faces deep employee unhappiness and a potential showdown with the railway's main union after years of deep cuts and tumultuous change.
  
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• Hard at Work: 'Part-time staff being taken advantage of' at Food Basics, claims worker

  31-03-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On paper, you’re called a part-time worker. In reality, your duties, responsibilities and hours are those of a full-time worker — with one glaring difference, much less money.
  
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• 'Barcelona could die of success': Why a Spanish city is cracking down on tourism

  31-03-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After decades of promoting itself as a top tourist destination Spain’s second-biggest city is cracking down on visitors, but trying to scale back tourism without sacrificing its benefits is a tricky balancing act.
  
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