Новости за 19.02.2016

Jewel Burks

Jewel Burks has the kind of schedule that will tire you out just thinking about it.

For the last two years she's held the title "entrepreneur in residence for diversity markets" at Google, which means that she technically holds two jobs:

She educates business owners on how to use Google's ads and enterprise products while doubling as a startup founder herself.

"I work a lot," Burks tells Business Insider. "Nights, weekends. It's tough, but I'm really passionate... Читать дальше...

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Mexico's Attorney General's Office (PGR) has identified seven new criminal organizations that it has identified as cartels for their range of criminal exploits. 

The new organizations are smaller, less entrenched, and are less powerful than the older generation of Mexican cartels, which were massive criminal enterprises.

Instead the new cartels, Insight Crime notes, have largely spawned from mid-ranking members of former Mexican cartels, such as the Zetas. 

Mexico... Читать дальше...

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The fast food world exploded at the recent revelation that McDonald's is testing a Chicken McGriddle sandwich.

The new item combines a fried chicken patty and the sweet pancake buns of the McGriddle breakfast sandwich.

Unfortunately, the sandwich is only currently available at 11 McDonald's locations in central Ohio. 

Only time — and select Ohioans — will tell if the sandwich has staying power. But we couldn't wait to try it for ourselves, so we decided to construct our own Chicken McGriddle. Читать дальше...

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The Department of Justice has filed a motion to compel Apple to comply with the FBI court order requesting that it create custom software to access data on an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters, multiple outlets are reporting.

Earlier this week, CEO Tim Cook posted an open letter on Apple's website explaining why Apple would resist a judge's order for the company to help the FBI access data on a single iPhone.

"We have great respect for the professionals at the FBI... Читать дальше...

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People are flocking to an unlikely destination this month: Death Valley.

Death Valley holds the world record for the hottest recorded temperature on Earth — in 1972, its ground temperatures reached 201 degrees Fahrenheit. 

So, it's not an ideal vacation spot — or even a lunch spot — but this month people are making an exception.

Recently, the valley burst into a beautiful sea of gold and purple flowers that's unlike anything seen in over a decade... Читать дальше...

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The business of personal genetic testing is just starting to hit its stride.

People spend over $5 billion on genetic tests annually, according to a UnitedHealth Group report, and this is expected to increase to $25 billion a year by 2021.

As the industry explodes, people are asking a lot of questions about what genetic testing can do for them — and what unforseen implications might arise.

Anne Wojcicki, cofounder and CEO of the home DNA testing company 23andMe... Читать дальше...

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Jed McChesney awoke Friday morning to find that his website had crashed. When he glanced up at MSNBC's "Morning Joe," he learned why: Bernie Sanders had tweeted it to his 1.5 million followers.

McChesney had made the site, iwilllookintoit.com, earlier this month, after hearing Hillary Clinton say those words in a Democratic presidential debate. That was her response when asked whether she would release transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and other big banks.

Clinton's speeches were on McChesney's mind. Читать дальше...

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Apple is very likely to launch a new 4-inch iPhone this March, and the iPhone 7 will hit shelves this fall. 

Until then, you're still stuck with your years-old device. Perhaps years of use have taken a toll and your phone has a broken screen. Or your battery doesn't last a whole day anymore. But you want to hold out until you can upgrade to the new model. 

Luckily, there are several tweaks and tricks that can help your older phone run like new, at least until the newest one comes out. Читать дальше...

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Icahn Enterprises (IEP), the investment fund helmed by Carl Icahn, may be cut to junk by S&P.

The ratings house put his investment fund on credit watch negative.

What this means is that there's a 50-50 chance IEP's credit rating will be cut to junk.

It's been a rough year for Icahn, and his fund's stock is all you need to see to know it. IEP is down 46% over the last year.

The stock fell an additional 6% when this S&P news hit the wires. Читать дальше...

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The battle between Argentina and a group of hedge funds it owes money to is not over.

In the latest round, it's the hedge funds that are losing leverage thanks to an $850 million deal scribbled on some legal paper.

In case you forgot: A group of funds led by billionaire Paul Singer have been suing Argentina over debt dating back to the country's 2001 default. While other creditors took haircuts on that debt, the Singer-led group would not, insisting on negotiating its own terms with the country. Читать дальше...

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Stashing retirement savings in a 401(k) plan is an attractive option.

You get large tax advantages, the money is automatically taken from your paychecks before you have the chance to spend it, and sometimes your employer contributes money to your account in what's known as an employer match.

Perhaps most importantly, it allows you to compound money over time — and compound interest, if taken advantage of from a young age, can make you a millionaire.

Unfortunately... Читать дальше...

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Religious leaders are coming to Donald Trump's defense after Pope Francis suggested Thursday that the Republican presidential candidate "is not Christian."

"I'm convinced he's a Christian," Jerry Fallwel Jr., an evangelical leader, president of Liberty University, and a Trump supporter, told CNN.

"I believe he has faith in the lord Jesus Christ, but I don't think that's the issue and I think the pope is mistaken," Falwell added.

He continued: 

I think John F. Читать дальше...

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To become one of the most highly successful people of your time, you have to take extreme risk — right?

As Adam Grant, a professor of management at Wharton, argues in his new book, "Originals," this is one of the most common and completely misguided myths about success.

Grant tells Business Insider that he used to think originals, or non-conformists who think of the world in a different way and take actions to make it a reality, were big risk-takers. Читать дальше...

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David Friedeberg is an entrepreneur who figured out how to use the rewards miles he accumulated through traveling and credit card purchases to book an incredible trip — one that took him almost an entire year to complete.

Friedeberg traveled first class on airlines like Qatar Air, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas, filling in some route with business class offerings from Lufthansa, Lan, and others. His trip took him around the world: from Bangkok to Tokyo to Sydney to Cape Town to Dubai to Budapest to Paris to ... Читать дальше...

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This July, it will mark the 20th year since the Spice Girls unleashed "Wannabe" unto the universe, encouraging girls across the world to muster up "Girl Power" and don platform shoes.

While some of the women will forever be known for their tenure in the group, Victoria Beckham will likely be known for something else.

According to data collected by ListenFirst media, Victoria Beckham "won" New York Fashion Week with her February 14 show, beating out... Читать дальше...

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Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted SaudiForeign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as saying.

The rebels are under attack from both the Syrian air force and Russian strikes. Jubeir said providing them with the rockets would "enable the moderate opposition to neutralize the regime's helicopters and planes".

Al-Jubeir repeated his calls for Syrian... Читать дальше...

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Today, Google put the spotlight on its cloud computing deal with American sporting goods retailer Sports Authority — boasting that with the Google Cloud Platform, Sports Authority can handle 2,000 transactions per second.

It's no coincidence that Google is shouting this deal from the rooftops: In the ongoing cloud computing war with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, Google is seen as lagging in appeal to the crucial and lucrative enterprise market. With deals like this one with Sports Authority... Читать дальше...

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Malcolm Gladwell has made his own cottage industry out of explaining complicated topics to the masses.

Last week, Gladwell sat down with The Sacramento Bee to discuss how he tackles subjects as diverse as technology, psychology, and sociology, and then ties them all together to come up with new conclusions about the human condition. 

His secret? Keep asking questions until you've literally run out of things to ask about.

"[I]f you make enough phone calls and talk with enough people... Читать дальше...

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An astronaut who traveled to the Moon in 1972 was blown away when he repeated the trip in virtual reality, so it's a pretty safe bet that VR has gotten incredibly realistic.

Astronaut Charlie Duke strapped on an Oculus Rift headset last year and launched on a virtual Moon mission for the "Apollo 11 VR Experience" — an educational experience that just won the award for Best Interactive Story at the 2016 Vision Summit.

"That's fantastic. Wow," Duke said. Читать дальше...

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Yahoo has appointed Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and PJT Partners as financial advisers as it explores 'strategic alternatives.'

"We have hired excellent advisors and are working closely and in alignment with management to pursue an effective process,” said Maynard Webb, Yahoo's Chairman of the Board. Читать дальше...

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and the rest of the board members are not on the same page, creating a "totally dysfunctional situation," according to the NY Post.

The report said the difference between the two sides is growing, and now it's affecting the bankers representing each party as well.

Mayer recently hired the legendary Silicon Valley dealmaker Frank Quattrone as a personal advisor, while Yahoo has been consulting with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Evercore Partners. Читать дальше...

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Safety is a primary and constant concern for many college students and parents. Campus-security presence, emergency procedures, local and campus crime rates, and drug and alcohol use are factors that determine the level of safety on a college campus.

College-review site Niche used the above factors to compile their 2016 ranking of the safest college campuses in America. Schools with high health and safety scores and low crime, among other factors, were ranked safest by Niche. Читать дальше...

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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said Friday that if he were a black man, he'd be especially angry at President Barack Obama.

"People don't know I'm a unifier. You know, Barack Obama, African-American. If I were African-American, I would be so angry at him," Trump said at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The real-estate mogul said the unemployment rate among African-American youth under Obama's tenure was so high "you... Читать дальше...

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The World Wealth Report 2015 has determined that a “strong economic and equity market performance helped create nearly a million (920,000) new millionaires globally in 2014.”

That trend is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, but do you, the average person reading this post, have a chance to join this exclusive club?

Absolutely.

And, here are eight ordinary people who have accomplished this feat.

Related: How to Become a Millionaire in Under 5 Years

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