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Amazon

Netflix might be the king of content in the streaming video world, but there's one gargantuan advantage Amazon has in the space: it doesn’t actually have to make money on its Netflix competitor, Prime Video.

Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky highlighted the value of video to Amazon during its earnings call on Thursday. He said that Amazon is going to “significantly increase [its] content spend” on its video offerings because the company is seeing better engagement and conversions from Prime members who use the video service. Читать дальше...

The US oil rig count fell to a fresh six-year low this week, by 11 to 332.

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Somaliland risks descending into famine amid a severe drought that has killed thousands of livestock, an international aid agency warned on Friday, adding there were reports of some women being set upon by hyenas after collapsing from hunger.

"Many people are saying it's the worst drought in memory," said Mary Griffin, spokeswoman for Islamic Relief, who visited the region this month.

She said malnourished mothers were unable to breastfeed their babies,... Читать дальше...

This week's crop of tech earnings turned out pretty well, with Amazon, Facebook, and LinkedIn all posting better-than-expected results.

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China's property market is staging a major turnaround as property prices in tier 1 cities have heated up quickly over the past few months.

For the first quarter, residential prices in Shenzhen are up nearly 80% year-over-year, while those in Shanghai were up by roughly 65%, according to figures cited by Capital Economics analysts.

And the surge in residential property sales throughout 2016 has been driven by the loosening of some purchase restrictions at local levels... Читать дальше...

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There are few bands that get as much grief as poor, poor Nickelback, and now there's new research that explains why you probably hate the band's frontman, Chad Kroeger, so much. 

Salli Anttonen, a cultural studies PhD student at the University of Eastern Finland, studied the nickelbacklash in her amazingly titled paper, "‘Hypocritical bullshit performed through gritted teeth’: Authenticity discourses in Nickelback’s album reviews in Finnish media."

By... Читать дальше...

Amazon shares are up nearly 10% Friday afternoon, after delivering a solid beat-and-raise quarter.

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence opened up his big endorsement of Sen. Ted Cruz by praising Donald Trump at length in a radio interview.

He told WIBC in Indianapolis that he "particularly" wanted "to commend Donald Trump, who I think has given voice to the frustration of millions of working Americans."

Pence also voiced his pleasure with Trump's focus on Carrier, which has announced controversial plans to move many jobs in its Indiana plant to Mexico.

The... Читать дальше...

NASA

We've made some incredible space discoveries in the last few years, like gravitational waves and liquid water on Mars. 

But considering we've explored only a teeny-tiny corner of the universe, there's a lot of big questions we don't have answers for yet.

Here are some of the biggest unsolved mysteries about space.

1. What we can see makes up only 5% of the universe

Everything we can see makes up a piddling 5% of the universe. The other 95% is part dark energy and part dark matter. Читать дальше...

Becca Brown

Before cofounding Solemates, a brand of women's shoe care products, in 2009, Becca Brown worked at Goldman Sachs for almost six years.

Brown, who has a bachelor's from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia, spent a lot of time interviewing job candidates at Goldman, where she held various roles, including analyst, wealth adviser, and chief of staff. She was also part of the investment bank's Harvard recruiting team, she says.

"I interviewed anywhere from 20 to 30 job candidates a year... Читать дальше...

BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed's European general manager Kate Burns has left the digital media publisher a little over a year after she joined the company.

Quite why Burns left the company is not yet clear.

A spokesperson for BuzzFeed said it was Burns' decision to leave. The search is on for her replacement.

In a statement, BuzzFeed said: "Over the last year, Kate has been an integral part of stabilizing and growing our business in the UK and Europe. We are grateful for the leadership... Читать дальше...

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Groupon shares fell by as much as 17% on Friday after the company released revenue projections that were weaker than analysts expected. 

In its earnings results Thursday, Groupon said it expects 2016 sales of $2.75 billion to $3.05 billion. That fell short of the average estimate for $3.01 billion. The low end of the forecast was less than the weakest analyst estimate of $2.09 billion, according to Bloomberg. 

Groupon also reported a first-quarter loss of $49.1 million... Читать дальше...

Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce is known for not doing anything half-baked. So when they created a new set of luggage pieces, that philosophy transferred intact.

The six pieces of the Wraith Luggage Collection — two "Grand Tourer" valises, three "Long Weekender" bags, and a "Garment Carrier" — were designed by Rolls-Royce's Bespoke Design Studio to complement the company's cars.

Each bag can be customized by the customer, with design features that mimic those found in the actual Rolls-Royce Wraith. Читать дальше...

I hate to say it because I'm a huge Nintendo fan, but the Wii U has been one of the worst purchases of my life.

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A U.S. aerial gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, process mistakes and equipment failures, and none of the aircrew knew they were striking a trauma center, a top U.S. general said Friday.

"This was an extreme situation" complicated by combat fatigue among U.S. special operations forces, Gen. Joseph Votel told a Pentagon news conference. Votel headed U.S. Special Operations Command at the time of the tragic attack last fall. Читать дальше...

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Students reacted intensely during a town-hall meeting on Yale University's campus Thursday, throwing fake $1 million bills at Yale's president, Peter Salovey, and hoisting Monopoly boards in the air, the Yale Daily News (YDN) reported.

The town hall was called in response to the university's decision to retain the name Calhoun College for one of its 12 residential colleges. The college was named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus who was a fervent supporter of slavery. Читать дальше...

"Interstice" is an art film and exhibit that features flexing, also known as "bone breaking," a dance style created in Brooklyn, New York, that involves rhythmic contortions. The piece was directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, who was inspired by the Chinese lion dances he witnessed as a child.

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You might not be planning to launch yourself into outer space anytime soon.

But if you're a leader at your company, there's a good chance you already have some of the skills necessary to survive on a space mission.

That's according to Tim Kopra, the current commander of the International Space Station.

On April 21, NASA organized a live video chat between Kopra (who's currently aboard the space station) and Columbia Business School.

Kopra, who also served as a US Army officer... Читать дальше...

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Your email address is the center of your digital life. If you’re like me, you have one main email address that you use for everything.

Social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest will resolve back to my main Gmail account. Any services I pay for like Spotify and Netflix, they also use my main Gmail account.

In some cases, I use the + trick (if you put in main.email+service@gmail.com the email still makes it to main.email@gmail.com, it’ll... Читать дальше...

Jean Pigozzi

Jean Pigozzi's pool parties might be as famous as the guests who have attended them over the years.

Businessman, art collector, philanthropist, and all-around entertainer, Pigozzi has been throwing get-togethers for the rich, beautiful, and famous at his home in the south of France since the 1950s.

Guests like Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, Tony Bennett, and Jane Fonda have all graced his Villa Dorane with their presence, their attendance forever immortalized by Pigozzi's camera. Читать дальше...

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Myles Jack, the top-rated linebacker prospect in the NFL Draft, fell out of the first round on Thursday night after admitting on the morning of the draft that he could need microfracture surgery on his right knee. 

Jack played linebacker and running back at UCLA, but after tearing his meniscus in practice early into his junior season decided to forfeit his NCAA eligibility to focus solely on recovering in time for the draft. It was a gamble, and, Jack told Business Insider... Читать дальше...

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Netflix has ordered a first full season of "Marvel's The Punisher," Marvel announced Friday.

The Punisher (aka Frank Castle) is a comic-book character who appears in the second season of "Daredevil," played by Jon Bernthal, who will reprise the role for the new show.

Steve Lightfoot ("Hannibal") will serve as executive producer and showrunner, and write the first two episodes.

"We want to thank the fans who are clamoring for more of Jon's stunning... Читать дальше...

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A friend of the gunman accused of slaying nine black parishioners in a 2015 attack on a South Carolina church will plead guilty on Friday to lying to investigators and concealing knowledge of the plan, court documents show.

Joseph Meek, 21, plans to plead guilty to withholding information about a crime and making false statements to authorities investigating the massacre in Charleston, according to the documents filed earlier this week.

Under a plea agreement... Читать дальше...

iStock

Everyone has an opinion on what makes a good tip, but there's no universal rule. Whether or not they're leaving 20% on the table (or more or less), most people probably think they tip well, but the truth is tipping habits vary widely for all sorts of reasons. People who live in certain parts of the country, it seems, are more generous than others with tips.

Those people generally live in the eastern half of the country, according to data from Lavu, an iPad point-of-sale system. Читать дальше...

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A criminal appeals court in Oklahoma recently dropped the charges against a teenage boy who was accused of forcing an intoxicated girl to perform oral sex.

According to the state's laws, forcible sodomy is not considered a crime when the victim is intoxicated or unconscious, although rape is.

Oklahoma lawmakers are now scrambling to amend the state's law on forcible sodomy, after the ruling provoked national outcry.

Critics have lambasted the court... Читать дальше...