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Scammers are getting Rogers customers to mail them "free" i Pads

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1140+ words) Brianna Mac Kay says she thought the scam was legitimate at first because the fraudster didn't ask for any personal information and she'd taken advantage of a similar promotion in the past. (Aizick Grimman/CBC) Customers on the hook for…...

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Instagram is testing premium features. Will people pay?

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (839+ words) The social media platform is testing an Instagram Plus subscription, for a fee Instagram is testing a premium subscription in several countries, as social media platforms increasingly roll out paid features. Instagram is adding new features " for those willing to…...

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Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1170+ words) A Canada Post mail carrier delivers fliers on their route in Montreal on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Jo'l Lightbound, the federal minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, expected the process to eliminate most door-to-door mail delivery service could take up…...

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Amazon Web Services outage hits several major apps, websites | RCI

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (743+ words) Amazon Web Services outage hits several major apps, websites In addition to some Amazon services, Signal, Lyft, Fortnite and Snapchat affected. Amazon's cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites…...

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Internet, phone lines cut off across Gaza as Israeli ground operations expected to escalate | RCI

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1113+ words) Smoke rises following Israeli strikes during a military operation in Gaza City Thursday. (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters) Telecommunications company says blackout a result of 'ongoing aggression,' targeting of main network routes. Israeli tanks were seen in two'Gaza'City areas that are gateways…...

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Got a weird text message? "Smishing" scams likely rising because of AI, experts warn | RCI

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (867+ words) As scams get more sophisticated, experts say they're becoming harder to catch Text message or 'smishing' scams are on the rise, and as they get more sophisticated, they're getting harder to catch, experts say. If it seems like your phone…...