On this week's (admittedly rather bleak) show: HMV Canada is closing all stores; Facebook is bringing fake news filters to Canada; Trump is making the tech world angry; Fitbit is laying off 6% of its workforce; Twitter is combating harassment (finally).

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• HMV goes into receivership | CBC News — Legal documents state that closing stores must cease operations by April 30.
• Google and Facebook working to filter fake news in Canada | CBC News — "We're actively working to bring this feature to Canada in the near future," said a source at Google who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about it publicly.
• Canada's tech sector denounces Trump's immigration ban | CBC News — "As a community, we stand together in opposition to the marginalization of people based on their birthplace, race, or religion,"
• Fitbit will lay off 110 employees | The Verge — Fitbit released preliminary results for its upcoming fourth quarter earnings report, and the news isn’t good.
• Twitter VP promises ‘long overdue’ harassment fixes this week | The Verge — “Now we're thinking about progress in days and hours not weeks and months.”
• The game that made Dan famous in Russia | Greed.js — He's kind of a big deal
• SR: LG's monitor doesn't like routers
• SR: Android gives you 7 ways to Google
• SR: Lots of people access friend/family Facebook accounts without permission — Digital spies are often thought of as government spooks, or shadowy online groups pilfering data from afar in headline-grabbing attacks. But for many of us, the greatest threat can come from those we know and love.
• SR: MacBook Touch Bar banned from bar tests
• SR: IKEA made hackable furniture
• SR: Video: robot barista can make lattes in 20 seconds
• SR: Dropbox takes on Google Docs