Business Stories from March 19, 2016 (Change date)
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The real reason all the big social networks have introduced filtered feedsMar 19, 2016 7:42 am - First it was Facebook, with the filtered News Feed that shows you as few as one in three of the posts that your friends make. Then it was Pinterest, which -- a year ago ...
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Google 'paintbrush' raises some of art's oldest questionsMar 19, 2016 7:32 am - A recent San Francisco art show hosted by Google included the typical trappings - a big crowd, striking pieces of art and high prices. But there was one noteworthy disti...
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Yelp's founder once thought no one would want to post opinions onlineMar 19, 2016 7:32 am - Yelp has officially logged 100 million reviews on its site - something that chief executive Jeremy Stoppelman said he couldn't have dreamed of when he first started the ...
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Why the government can't actually stop terrorists from using encryptionMar 19, 2016 7:09 am - WASHINGTON - Even if the U.S. government prevails in its quest to compel Apple and other U.S. companies to give the authorities access to encrypted devices or messaging ...
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Alexa! Pay my credit card please!Mar 19, 2016 7:09 am - Amazon Echo users can already ask their virtual assistant Alexa to update their calendars, dim the lights and play some music. But soon they will also be able to ask Ale...
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Instacart gets Red Bull and Doritos to pay your delivery feesMar 19, 2016 7:09 am - Online shoppers hate paying delivery fees. So Instacart Inc. is getting Pepsi to foot the bill. The grocery delivery startup is working with General Mills, Nestlé, Pepsi...
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Microsoft says hiring go-go dancers at Xbox party was wrongMar 19, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft says it was "unequivocally wrong" for hosting a party with scantily dressed female dancers during a video game developers' conference. The...
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The Latest: Judge says feds have good case against TribuneMar 19, 2016 7:00 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on the auction of the Orange County Register (all times local): 11:50 p.m. In his ruling granting a temporary restraining order block...
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Judge temporarily halts Tribune bid for California papersMar 19, 2016 7:00 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking Tribune Publishing Co.'s purchase of Southern California newspapers the Orang...
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Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labelsMar 19, 2016 7:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont ...
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