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Disney light shows are spectacular.

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But the theme park thinks it can make the shows even more enticing with drones, which is where Disney's newest patent comes in.

Disney filed a patent for a projection system that can be used with drones. Essentially, the system would project a still image or video onto a reflector positioned between the projector and the drone. That reflector would ensure that the drone does not get in the way of the projection.

U.S. Patent... Читать дальше...

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The 88th annual Academy Awards are less than a month away.

If you're hoping to catch up with some of the big Oscar contenders before the ceremony, you can head to the movie theater to catch some that are showing, like Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant."

Or you could stay home. Luckily, some of the other nominees are available — or will soon be available — on streaming services. 

Here are all of the Oscar nominees you can stream, rent, or buy online before the Oscars on February 28... Читать дальше...

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Pricey Sonos speakers can finally play songs streamed through Apple Music. 

Sonos announced on Tuesday that Apple Music is now available on Sonos systems worldwide. Sonos players will be able to stream the entire Apple Music catalog as well as other key features like Radio and Beats 1. 

Sonos is a high-end system of wireless speakers that requires that music played on them be queued up through its own software. Users won't be able to stream music to a Sonos speaker through the Apple Music app... Читать дальше...

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Donald Trump, a celebrity businessman with no formal political experience, soared Tuesday to the most dominating Republican Party primary victory in New Hampshire in 16 years.

Exit polls conducted in the Granite State on Tuesday showed how he was able to pull off what ended up being about a 19-point win over Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R). The results found deep discontent within the Republican electorate for the party's political establishment, as well as growing concerns about the state of the US economy. Читать дальше...

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Tesla reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 earnings on Wednesday, after markets close. CEO Elon Musk and his team will join analysts on a conference call later in the day.

The focus will be on three critical things.

Model X SUV production

Tesla launched the Model X last October, but by the end of the year, it had delivered less than 1,000 vehicles. Overall, with the Model S sedan factored in, Tesla just made the low-end of its guidance on deliveries for the year... Читать дальше...

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"I'm a recovering workaholic," admits Jullien Gordon, a nationally recognized speaker and founding partner of New Higher, on his website.

Workaholism, he says in a 2014 LinkedIn post, looks similar to high performance on the outside — but they're actually nothing alike.

Gordon spent years doing research and conducting experiments on himself to understand the difference between workaholism and high performance.

He found that while they both look like hard work... Читать дальше...

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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone might have an "always-on display" feature that would show you useful information without having to wake the phone's screen, according to a trademark from Samsung spotted by 9to5Google.

It's a feature on Google's Android Wear smartwatches and Samsung's Gear S2 smartwatch that lets you glance at the watch to tell the time with a basic black and white watch face without having to wake up its screen.

In turn, the smartwatch... Читать дальше...

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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — If you talked to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's (R) presidential campaign staff on Tuesday, you may have come away thinking Bush had all but won the New Hampshire primary.

That's because Bush — who finished fourth in the primary behind Donald Trump, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — said his showing in New Hampshire was strong enough to keep his campaign alive in what it says is a much more favorable state: South Carolina. Читать дальше...

Stocks opened higher on Wednesday morning ahead of Fed chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill. 

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The US boasts some of the best colleges in the world. But they aren't limited to elite private schools — every state has public institutions that offer residents top-notch education with an affordable price tag. 

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked the best public schools in the US. The site lets users sort by state, so we took a look at which public school dominated in each one. To determine its rankings... Читать дальше...

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Twitter's controversial timeline change is officially rolling out on Wednesday, and the most noteworthy thing about it is how unremarkable it is. 

Twitter users who decide to turn on the new feature starting Wednesday will find an extra batch of tweets sitting at the top of their timelines, showcasing important tweets they might have missed while they had lunch or went to the bathroom.

In other words, it's basically a revamped version of the "While... Читать дальше...

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The Federal Reserve is watching China. 

In prepared remarks set to be delivered to Congress on Wednesday morning, Fed chair Janet Yellen made a number of references to China, specifically how financial conditions in the world's second-largest economy could impact US financial conditions going forward.

"As is always the case, the economic outlook is uncertain," Yellen's remarks read.

"Foreign economic developments, in particular, pose risks to U.S. economic growth. Читать дальше...

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has been called the next Industrial Revolution — it will change the way all businesses, governments, and consumers interact with the physical world.

For more than two years, BI Intelligence has closely tracked the growth of the IoT. Specifically, we've analyzed how the IoT ecosystem enables entities (i.e. consumers, businesses, and governments) to connect to, and control, their IoT devices in 16 environments, including manufacturing, the connected home... Читать дальше...

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The Federal Reserve will remain fixated on what's happening in markets and the economy as it makes monetary policy decisions.

On Wednesday morning, the Fed published remarks that chair Janet Yellen will deliver to the House Committee on Financial Services on the economy and monetary policy. 

The semi-annual testimony in Congress starts at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, and will be followed by a Q&A session.

The crux of the testimony is that the Fed remains economic-data dependent... Читать дальше...

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Real-estate developer Donald Trump slammed the New York Daily News after the tabloid's Wednesday cover mocked him and his supporters.

Trump said Wednesday on Fox News that the newspaper was a "totally failing paper" trying to use his name to try to prop up its business.

"It's going to be closing soon I'm pretty sure," he said.

The Daily News unveiled the cover shortly after Trump became the projected winner in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. The tabloid... Читать дальше...

Republican Senator Ted Cruz's latest attack ad features a Donald Trump action figure and a trio of three young boys trashing the real estate mogul. 

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Wednesday.

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Criteo, the France-based ad tech company, posted its full-year 2015 results on Wednesday and the firm is continuing to show it is the star-performer of the ad tech sector.

The company's revenue crossed $1 billion for the first time — far outpacing the majority of the other publicly-traded ad tech companies.

Criteo is a "performance" advertising specialist that works with ecommerce companies to target ads at people who are likely to be in the market for buying their products ... Читать дальше...

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After claiming for days that nothing went wrong, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) directly said Tuesday that he made a mistake in last weekend's primary debate.

"On Saturday night at the debate, I dropped the ball," Rubio wrote to his supporters. "I want you to know that will never happen again."

Rubio performed strongly in last week's Iowa caucuses, defying polls to come in third and just behind national front-runner Donald Trump.

But then the knives came out for the presidential candidate... Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - Time Warner Inc, the owner of cable channels CNN, HBO and Cartoon Network, reported a 6 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by a lack of hit movie releases in the period from its Warner Bros studio.

The company's revenue fell to $7.08 billion in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from $7.53 billion a year earlier.

Net income attributable to Time Warner shareholders rose to $857 million, or $1.06 per share, from $718 million, or 84 cents per share. Читать дальше...

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From Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here's a super quick guide to what traders are talking about on Wednesday morning:

Good Morning!  US Futures are starting this Ash Wednesday in a bullish mood, with the S&P climbing 1% and Nasdaq 1.3% following strong overseas action where European shares rebound from 2-year lows, trying to snap a 7 session losing streak.   The DAX is up 2.2%, while the Periphery is on fire, led by a 5% pop in Italy.   Gains in Europe were led by the banking sector... Читать дальше...

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Before markets open on Wednesday, here's what you need to know.

Janet Yellen's Humphrey-Hawkins testimony begins. On Wednesday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen will appear before the House Financial Services Committee as part of her semiannual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony on Capitol Hill. Yellen's prepared remarks will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, and her session before Congress will kick off at 10 a.m. ET. At the testimony, Yellen will give her thoughts on the US economy... Читать дальше...

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Google just laid out a timeline to get rid of Adobe Flash from its display advertising services.

From January 2, 2017 ads in the Flash format will not run on across Google Display Network and DoubleClick. Flash will be phased out as early as June 30, 2016, from which time it will not be possible to upload display ads built in the format.

Adobe Flash is a piece of software used to create audio and video animations, games, and applications. Until recently... Читать дальше...

When the alarm goes off in the morning, a common reaction is to hit the snooze button so that you can get a few extra minutes of sleep. It turns out this causes more harm than good. These are the scientifically proven consequences of hitting the snooze button.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols that a U.S. defense official said could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing, which claims most of the waterway.

Washington wants its regional allies and other Asian nations to take a more united stance against China over the South China Sea, where tensions have spiked in the wake of Beijing's construction of... Читать дальше...