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I tried the startup that scans you for custom earbuds in 10 minutes — and the fit was luxurious

BusinessInsider.com 

Business Insider

One of the big problems with off-the-shelf earbuds is that they never fit quite right. Either they don't get a good seal to block out ambient noise, or they feel like they are pushing out on your ears.

But luckily there are several startups working to get you custom-molded earbuds in a convenient fashion.

The traditional process of getting custom earbuds requires going to an audiologist, getting a fitting, and then waiting weeks. And it costs hundreds of dollars. Читать дальше...

Hearts really can 'break' after death of loved one

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News
People are more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat, a risk for stroke and heart disease, after the death of their spouse or partner, a new study suggests.



UK minister meets Tata chief in India eyeing steel deal

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

British business secretary Sajid Javid met the chief of Tata Group in Mumbai on Wednesday, seeking to secure an agreement on the future of the Indian firm's UK steel assets. Tata Steel wants to sell off its British assets due to a global oversupply of steel triggered by cheap imports into Europe.

#Panamapapers: Nigerians ask David Mark to resign

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Is this the end of David Mark’s political career? Some Nigerians have demanded for the immediate resignation of Senator David Mark following the leak of files belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama, which links the immediate past Senate president to at least eight offshore shell companies READ ALSO: Offshore hidden assets: Toyin […]

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Polish Police Detain Five Suspects Over Footage of Threats to Migrants

RIA Novosti  

A group of men recorded a clip near the center for refugees in Poland, in which they threatened its residents. Three of them face charges of inciting hatred against national and ethnic minorities, according to a Polish cultural center in Russia’s Kaliningrad.

Even ICC does not give equal grants to all its members: Thakur

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

New Delhi, Apr 6 () BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur today said that disbursement of financial grant even in cricke's global body ICC has always been performance based where the top Test playing nations got more share compared to the associate members.

ESports Championship Series: Twitch And FaceIt Launch $3.5M League Where Teams Can Be Co-Owners

International Business Times 

Despite its incredible growth, eSports remains a fractured entity with individual fiefdoms built up around individual games. Turner Sports' "ELeague," debuting in May, is a first attempt to create an overarching structure spanning games, teams and developers. Amazon's Twitch, the streaming platform of choice for eSports, and FaceIt, a competitive gaming platform, want to take that concept a step further with the Esports Championship Series.

Warner Bros. May Release Fewer Movies, Focus On Tentpoles After The Underperformance Of ‘Batman V. Superman’

«Indiewire» 

"We’re not concerned with the drop. No matter how you slice it, to get to $52 million on any given weekend is an enormous accomplishment. We’re most focused on where we are in total. And our global number is huge," a Warner Bros. spokesman said after last weekend's 69% box office slide for "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice." In fairness, the movie will cross $700 million worldwide this week, and will likely hit the magic $800 million marker the $300 million needs to earn to save face. As for $1 billion worldwide? Читать дальше...

Ukrainian pilot imprisoned by Russia has started another 'dry' hunger strike

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters

MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko says she has started another hunger strike while in Russian custody.

Lawyer Mark Feygin said in a Twitter post that Savchenko began a dry hunger strike on Wednesday, refusing both water and food.

A Russian court last month sentenced her to 22 years in prison after finding her guilty of complicity in the 2014 killing of two Russian journalists during fighting between Russia-backed rebels and the Ukrainian government in eastern Ukraine. Читать дальше...





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