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ReutersCanadian dollar weakens as soft data supports rate cut bets
The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as domestic data showed a surprise decline in retail sales, bolstering expectations the Bank of Canada would begin cutting interest rates in the coming months. Canadian retail sales decreased 0.1% in February, led by a drop in sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Preliminary estimates for March showed that retail sales were flat and manufacturing sales declined 2.8%.
- TechCrunch
JioCinema launches 35-cent premium tier, stepping up rivalry with Netflix and Prime Video
JioCinema introduced new monthly subscription plan on Thursday, with the lowest tier costing just 35 cents. The revamp in the pricing strategy comes as the market-leading service seeks to exert greater pressure on rivals including Netflix and Prime Video. The service -- backed by Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani -- introduced two monthly tiers: Rs 89 ($1), featuring support for four simultaneous screen access, and Rs 29, with single-screen access.
- Associated Press
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic announces the birth of her daughter
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic has become a mom for the first time, she announced Wednesday. The 27-year-old Bencic and her partner Martin Hromkovič, who is also her fitness coach, posted a photograph on their Instagram accounts with the message “Bella, our love” and Tuesday's date that she was born. The replies included congratulations from top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Viktorija Golubic, who played doubles with Bencic when they won silver for Switzerland at the Tokyo Olympics placed in 2021.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
'Planted all my spring bulbs in about 10 minutes': This $9 tool means you can get rid of your shovel and spade
Dig holes with your drill — this time- and energy-saving gadget has over 1,800 five-star fans.
- The Canadian Press
Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. Forced inside by a rainstorm, he competed with 13-year-old Hurley “HJ” Coleman IV to make putts on a practice mat. The Coleman family posted video of the proceedings on the app — complete with Biden holing out a putt and the teen knocking his own shot home in response, over the caption, “I had to sink the rebuttal.” The networ
- Sacramento Bee
See photos of pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly Humboldt that is shutting down campus
Students and community members occupied a building on Monday as demonstrations affect universities across country
- Sacramento Bee
Major insurer vows increase in California home policies if risk estimation rules change
That statement came during a public hearing on rule changes, which would allow insurance companies to estimate future risks when asking the department to increase prices.
- TechCrunch
Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M
In a recent StackOverflow poll, 44% of software engineers said that they use AI tools as part of their development processes now and 26% plan to soon. Meanwhile, Gartner estimates that over half of organizations are currently piloting or have already deployed AI-driven coding assistants, and that 75% of developers will use coding assistants in some form by 2028. Ex-Microsoft software developer Igor Ostrovsky believes that, soon, there won't be a developer who doesn't use AI in their workflows.
- The Daily Beast
Hamas Releases Video of Injured American-Israeli Hostage
Hannah McKayHamas released a video of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday, as Israel’s brutal military campaign in Gaza passes its two hundredth day, with dozens of hostages still missing.Goldberg-Polin was among those in attendance at the Nova Music Festival, only a few miles away from Israel’s border with Gaza. In the video, Goldberg-Polin is missing his left hand and arm below the elbow, which is consistent with a report that his arm was blown off while trying to throw
- Associated Press
Arkansas panel bans electronic signatures on voter registration forms
An Arkansas panel has prohibited election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature, a move that critics say amounts to voter suppression. The State Board of Election Commissions on Tuesday unanimously approved the emergency rule. The order and an accompanying order say Arkansas' constitution only allows certain state agencies, and not elections officials, to accept electronic signatures, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
- The Independent
Biden campaign says it will keep using TikTok - despite president signing law that could ban app
Biden-Harris campaign plans to use ‘every tool we have to reach young voters’
- The Independent
Everton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates as Jarrad Branthwaite scrambles in
Can Everton dent Liverpool’s Premier League title bid in what is Jurgen Klopp’s final trip to Goodison Park?
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Only Amazon Prime members can score these 9 secret deals — and they start at just $8
Hidden bargains include $200 off a Eufy robovac, and there's plenty more where that came from.
- Reuters
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up
JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursday cut prices of its premium offering to as low as 29 rupees ($0.3480) a month, heating up competition for Netflix and Amazon Prime. Reliance runs multiple TV channels and JioCinema streaming app through its media unit Viacom18 and has a sizeable hold over India's $28-billion media and entertainment market. An advertisement-free version would start at an introductory price of 29 rupees per month for streaming on a single device and go up to 89 rupees for a "Family" plan to stream on four simultaneous devices, JioCinema said in a statement.
- Country Living
'American Idol' Judge Luke Bryan Gets Brutally Honest About Katy Perry's Exit
Luke Bryan shared his thoughts on the news that fellow 'AI' judge Katy Perry will leave the singing competition series after the season 7 finale in spring 2024.
- The Guardian
Arizona house votes to repeal near-total ban on abortion
Measure to overturn controversial law first approved in 1864 now heads to state senate, where it is expected to pass
- The Canadian Press
Olivia and Noah retain titles of most popular baby names in Alberta
EDMONTON — Olivia and Noah have retained their titles as Alberta's most popular baby names. The province has released data for 2023 that shows 210 babies were named Olivia, making it the most popular girl's name in the province for the 11th year in a row. There were 276 newborns named Noah, making it the most popular boy's name for the fifth consecutive year. The most popular boy names after Noah were Liam, Oliver, Theodore and Jack. The other top girl's names were Amelia, Sophia, Charlotte and
- Evening Standard
Everton vs Liverpool LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and updates after Branthwaite goal
The teams have been announced ahead of a crucial Merseyside derby
- People
Suspect in Killing of 11-Year-Old Audrii Cunningham Indicted on 2 Counts of Capital Murder
A Polk County grand jury handed an indictment on two charges of capital murder against Don Steven McDougal
- People
Selena Gomez Has a Matrix Moment in a Figure-Hugging Leather Look for the Time100 Summit
The star brought serious cool-girl energy in the all-black ensemble