Новости за 26.02.2016

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Most people believe that retiring by 40 is something achieved only by lottery winners, celebrities, trust-fund babies and tech tycoons.

Related: This Entrepreneur Built a $20 Million Empire That Redefines 'Retirement'

But there is a growing movement of young retirees who are smashing our conventional beliefs about what it really takes to retire early. They’re not born rich, they’re not lottery winners and they’re not Silicon Valley insiders.

They come from all walks of life. Читать дальше...

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LinkedIn Influencer Travis Bradberry published this post originally on LinkedIn.

At work or elsewhere, most everyone has experienced a relationship that turned toxic. If you have, you know they’re a major drain on your energy, productivity, and happiness.

In a new study from Georgetown University, 98% of people reported experiencing toxic behavior at work. The study found that toxic relationships negatively influence employees and their organizations in nine... Читать дальше...

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Consumer confidence rose more than expected in February, according to the University of Michigan's latest survey of consumers.

The headline consumer sentiment index came in at 91.7.

The Surveys of Consumers chief economist Richard Curtin said in the report that most of the decline from the index's peak of 98.1 last January was in the economic outlook one year out.

Meanwhile, consumers' view on their personal finances rose to the best level in 10 years. Читать дальше...

Zhe Xu

Researchers created a robot hand that is so accurate it has almost the same dexterity as a human hand.

That alone is enough to improve the motion capabilities in prosthetics in a way that has never been seen before. But the researchers plan on taking the project even farther by growing human tendon and tissue on the robot hand.

That would mean people could have an entirely new hand, human skin and all, if their hand were to be lost in an accident.

"We are very... Читать дальше...

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio did a whirlwind of Friday-morning interviews in which he repeated the same line against Donald Trump.

Trump, Rubio stressed again and again — and again — is "a con artist."

In at least three interviews, Rubio used the term in total more than a dozen times while describing Trump.

"If this pattern continues, the conservative movement and the Republican Party is going to be taken over by a con artist,"... Читать дальше...

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Since the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan moved their interest rates negative, a debate has swirled over the practical and theoretical impacts of the move.

But according to the CEO of a major US bank, if the US federal Reserve were to do the same it would have a serious practical impact on customers' bank accounts.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank hosted meetings with PNC Bank's chairman and CEO Bill Demchak last week and addressed the possibility of negative rates. Читать дальше...

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Cases of microcephaly — a neurological disorder that may be linked to the untreatable Zika virus —  have grown rapidly in Brazil in the past year. There have been over 4,400 reported cases in Brazil since October. (Of those, only about 500 have been confirmed thus far, with many more cases still being investigated).

Microcephaly is a condition where a baby's head is smaller than the typical size — about 33 cm — of a newborn. This means that the baby's brain is underdeveloped... Читать дальше...

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Turkey has the ability to build a planned long-range missile system domestically, the defense industry undersecretary said on Friday, adding he did not rule out the possibility of working with companies that had previously submitted bids in a tender.

"We could produce the long-range missile system locally. We could also evaluate opportunities for cooperation including those who submitted bids in the tender," Ismail Demir told broadcaster NTV.

Turkey last year canceled... Читать дальше...

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You may have played "2048," the ridiculously catchy game that consists only of stacking numbers on top of one another. Like many people, you may have even been addicted to it.

Or perhaps you've tried your hand at "ZigZag," "Twist," or "Stick Hero," equally addictive and simple — and nearly as popular — mobile games.

What you may not know is that all of these  games — and about 60 others — are products of a five-person company in France that has no office. Читать дальше...

Netflix

Early reviews are in for "Daredevil" season two and they are looking good!

The new season puts Daredevil (Charlie Cox) up against two highly-anticipated comic characters making their Netflix debuts: Punisher (Joe Bernthal), a former Marine out for revenge, and Elektra (Elodie Yung), Matt's ex-girlfriend with complicated ties to a powerful new group of enemies. 

Critics so far are happy, but not totally impressed, by the sophomore season. (Netflix released the first seven episodes of the season for review. Читать дальше...

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Netflix has been making original shows since 2013 — enough time for us to not only figure out which shows are our favorite, but also which show seasons.

But does the world agree with our personal choices?

We decided to pull data from reviews aggregator Metacritic to find out which seasons of Netflix standbys like "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black" had the best ratings, and also how they stacked up against newcomers like "Love."

To qualify, the shows... Читать дальше...

Facebook

Facebook’s live video streaming feature is finally coming to Android devices, the company announced Friday.

Right now, Facebook Live is exclusive to iOS devices with the Facebook app in 30 countries around the world, but it used to be even more exclusive than that — only celebrities and verified accounts could previously use Live starting last August.

To start a Facebook Live video, you just open the Facebook app and tap on “What’s on your mind?” at the top of the News Feed and tap the Live Video icon. Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

The way viewers are watching TV is rapidly evolving.  

Every year, more viewers are ditching their expensive pay-TV subscriptions and opting instead for subscription video on-demand (SVOD) services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video, as well as premium services from HBO and Showtime. Rising demand for SVOD services, which allow viewers to stream the programming they want anywhere, has led many to question what the future of video entertainment looks like — and whether traditional pay-TV has a place. Читать дальше...

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NOW WATCH: We did a blind taste test of wings from Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John’s, and Buffalo Wild Wings — and the winner was clear

Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol went with his backup goalie for the second-straight game and it turned out to be a genius move as Michal Neuvirth made a diving stick save that is being called the Save of the Year.

Donald Trump, offended by coarse language?

So it seemed in the Republican presidential debate Thursday night. The notably potty-mouthed New York billionaire objected to an expletive uttered by former Mexican President Vicente Fox over Trump's proposal to build a fortress-like wall along the Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it.

A look at statements in the debate and how they compare with the facts:

TRUMP: "I saw him use the word that he used. I can only tell you, if I would have used even half of that word... Читать дальше...

Lindsey Graham mocked the remaining Republican candidates during the Washington Press Club Foundation's  72nd annual Congressional dinner.

The best treatment for a disease is to not get it in the first place. That's why we put ourselves through checkups and vaccines, and keep an eye on our personal habits. But some states are better at this preventive care than others. 

The 2016 BRIT Awards were a coronation for Adele. The pop star owned the night, winning four awards, giving a handful of great speeches, and delivering a show-stopping performance to cap it all off.

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz kept attacking his rival Donald Trump after they faced off onstage at CNN's Republican presidential debate on Thursday night.

In an extended interview on Fox News, Cruz went after the Republican frontrunner.

"I think that what became very clear is that Donald Trump is not the right candidate to go head-to-head with Hillary Clinton in November," Cruz said. "That on policy issue after policy issue, his position is identical to Hillary."

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Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic successfully performed the first uterus transplant in the US, The New York Times reports.

In a nine-hour operation, a 26-year-old woman received an organ from a deceased donor. She's now in stable condition, according to the clinic.

For women who are born without a uterus, have one that is damaged, or have had it removed, implanting a healthy uterus from a dead or living donor offers the possibility of getting pregnant and giving birth. Читать дальше...

Acura

For fans who have waited ten long and anxiety riddled years to buy the new Acura NSX, today is the day you have been waiting for. 

Acura unleashed the online configurator for its new supercar on Thursday. 

Now, you can go and pick out the color, the wheels, the interior and any number of additional parts for your dream car.

"The launch of the next-generation NSX configurator not only turns up the Acura NSX excitement another notch, but takes us one step closer... Читать дальше...

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Networking can be difficult and time-consuming, especially early in your career. But graduating from a school with a solid alumni base means diving straight into a built-in network of professionals. 

The Princeton Review compiled a list of the 25 colleges with the best alumni networks in the country, featured in the book "Colleges That Pay You Back: 2016 Edition," published in February, based on students' ratings of how visible and active alumni are on their campuses. Читать дальше...

Have you seen this dress? Depending on whom you ask, it might be black and blue or white and gold.

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Netflix has more than 75 million subscribers in more than 190 countries, and each of them is served a different experience each time they log in.

The company has around 1,000 people based in Silicon Valley who are charged with architecting the product and the personalization algorithm that resets every 24 hours to ensure users discover the exact content they want to watch out of an estimated 13,000 titles at any given time.

Sometimes those recommendations are obvious... Читать дальше...