Новости за 11.09.2015

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was afraid terrorists would kill him by hacking into his heart. So back in 2013, his doctors disabled the wireless function of his heart implant to make sure that wouldn't happen.

Netflix’s first foray into movie-making will be tested this Sunday when “Beasts of No Nation,” its first narrative film, screens at the Toronto International Film Festival.

College Confidential, founded in 2001, used to be a sober place for students to get expert advice about college. Over time it has grown into something much wilder: a vast forum of worriers, show-offs, trolls, and anyone else with something to say about higher education.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a couple looking for a scenic spot to take a photo found an injured Utah woman who was trapped inside her wrecked vehicle for two days in a secluded part of a canyon.

Knowing how to greet someone when visiting another country can help you avoid an awkward encounter. 

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, facing ongoing criticism for the city's handling of Freddie Gray's death and the riots that ensued, said Friday she was abandoning her re-election bid to instead focus on governing and spend more time with her family.

The iPhone's home screen has always been boring: a menu of static icons that did nothing but tell you how many notifications you have or launch an app.

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Louis van Gaal has attempted to quash reports of a "mutiny" among Manchester United's players despite admitting Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick led a delegation to express their concern about the mood in the team's dressing room.

It's been quite a year for oil prices.

Prices plunged from $100 in late 2014, recovered slightly in early summer, and then now they've tumbled down to around $44 per barrel.

Currently, some experts think that oil could fall even lower. Goldman Sachs analysts led by Jeffrey Currie recently released a note suggests that oil could potentially drop to $20 per barrel.

Meanwhile, others offered a slight more optimistic forecast. In a recent note to clients, Morgan Stanley's Adam... Читать дальше...

Getting to the Hamptons can be a real drag on the 1%. 

Blade, an aviation startup cofounded by former Sony and Warner Music Group exec Rob Wiesenthal and GroupMe cofounder Steve Martocci, aims to make it a little easier on you. 

Blade uses an app to crowdsource flights on helicopters and seaplanes that you can book seats on in an instant. Rather than have you spend hours on a slow train or in a cramped car, Blade's flights promise to get you out to the Hamptons in just 40 minutes. Читать дальше...

Samsung is Apple's biggest competitor in the smartphone space, and it's reminded us of that countless times in its ads. The company's newest commercial takes a stab at the iPhone yet again for its lack of wireless charging capabilities.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders has been hospitalized for testing and treatment following a setback in his fight with cancer, leaving his leadership roles with the Minnesota Timberwolves indefinitely to focus on his health and recovery.

Billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman, the founder of $19 billion Pershing Square, said it's "very likely" that he will do another deal similar to the controversial sale of Allergan in 2014. 

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a household name in 2015. But how exactly did the savvy business mogul and Republican presidential front-runner get to where he is today? 

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.62%, or 38 points to 6,117.76 on Friday, after a slow day of trading in which all eyes were on the US Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting next week.

BERLIN (AP) — Reem Habashieh and her family say they made it through 16 days of hell in their flight from Syria, and are still amazed they all arrived in Germany alive.

The Giants have agreed to a 4-year, $84 million contract extension with Eli Manning, ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported.

Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman might soon need some translators on staff.

Both investors are activists, who take small stakes in companies and then agitate for changes that ought to boost share prices. 

It's a tremendously popular strategy, and activist funds have seen assets under management balloon over the past five years. But that growth means the fund managers are bumping into one another as they hunt for targets.

Stocks opened lower on Friday morning.

Near 11:28 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 30 points, the S&P 500 was down 5 points, and the Nasdaq was down 22 points.

On Thursday, stocks rallied in the final minutes of trading and closed slightly higher, with the Dow closing up 76 points. Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid noted that volume on the S&P 500 was lighter than usual, and the late-day rally was supported by tech stocks.

But again, the market action reflected the volatility and... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign ministry said Friday it has launched a campaign to dispel "myths" about the country's willingness to take in migrants, and the conditions they might expect to find if they do come.

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese prosecutors on Friday charged the head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox with embezzlement, Jiji Press news agency said, amid fraud allegations over the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's newest celebrity is a tall, stoic, 60-year-old jurist with thinning hair and a gray beard, who can't walk the streets without people approaching to shake his hand or snap a photo with him.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns to his tight ends, three going to favorite target Rob Gronkowski, as the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh 28-21 in the NFL's season opener Thursday night.

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Jake Gyllenhaal takes a bulldozer to his own life as a man unhinged by grief in "Demolition," which opened North America's largest film festival in Toronto on Thursday. 

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Hooliganism, match-fixing and humiliation on the field -- Malaysia has emerged as Asian football's problem child, with the country's most popular sport rapidly becoming a national embarrassment.