Новости за 08.09.2016

Tina Wadhwa

Can 5,000 square feet transform a bank? 

BNP Paribas clearly hopes so. It opened what it's calling an "innovation zone" Wednesday on the 30th floor of its midtown Manhattan US headquarters.

Banking is changing fast, with startups encroaching on the big companies' turf, and new technologies like blockchain, which is decentralized, threatening to take some control away from big banks. 

That's why competitors are acquiring startups and launching accelerators. Читать дальше...

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ALMATY (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's parliament named Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president on Thursday in succession to the late President Islam Karimov, saying stability and law and order had to be maintained in the populous Central Asian state.

Mirziyoyev, 59, secured the top job when the man who should have become transitional leader under the constitution bowed out in his favor, saying he had long experience in office and enjoyed the respect of people. Читать дальше...

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It only takes one person to make your online dating experience a runaway success.

But statistically speaking, your chances of meeting that one person go up as the number of potential matches increases. Business Insider asked Tinder to pull data on its top cities — the locales with the greatest number of active users.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago were the top three.

The reason why, however, is a little more intriguing.

Tinder's in-house sociologist, Dr. Читать дальше...

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Paul Ryan doesn't share the same warm thoughts toward Russian President Vladimir Putin that Donald Trump expressed during NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum on Wednesday night.

Speaking Thursday at his first weekly press briefing since Congress returned for business this week, Ryan said he read a "little snippet" of what Trump said last night, adding that Putin is "acting like an adversary."

"Let me say this about Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin is an aggressor... Читать дальше...

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Some neighborhoods are just more "hip" than others.

Surefire signs of such a neighborhood include abundant graffiti, markets filled with great vintage finds, and boutique coffee shops.

We rounded up some of the trendiest neighborhoods around the globe, from Hong Kong's Sheung Wan to Berlin's Kreuzberg.

Keep scrolling to see some of the coolest hipster meccas around the world.

Shoreditch, London, England

Besides... Читать дальше...

Ryan Lochte and three teammates have been suspended for violating the US Olympic Committee and USA Swimming code of conduct.

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If you've spent one too many vacations fighting the crowds at the beach in Cancun, it's definitely time to visit Tulum, Mexico, instead. An hour-and-a-half drive from Cancun International Airport, Tulum has become a destination thanks to its crystal-clear waters, white-sand beaches, and relaxed yet vibrant hippie culture.

The small, magical town has been gaining in popularity in recent years as celebrities and fashion moguls have declared it one of their favorite vacation spots ... Читать дальше...

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Chase has teamed up with The Players' Tribune and Business Insider to present "Letter to My Younger Self," a series where athletes reflect on their biggest lessons learned — from finance to relationships to careers. Readers will also discover how to apply specific financial learnings to their own lives.

By Mai Nguten

Employment is steady, hourly wages are up, and gas is ridiculously cheap. That extra money is likely to boost spending, says Anthony Chan, chief economist at Chase. Читать дальше...

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The CIA's venture capital arm In-Q-Tel just signed a strategic investment and technology development agreement with ZoomData, a Virginia-based startup that can quickly turn a bunch of data into a meaningful visual dashboard.

ZoomData uses something called Data Sharpening technology to deliver visual analytics from real-time or historical data. Instead of a user searching through an Excel file or creating a pivot table, ZoomData puts what's important... Читать дальше...

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Hanjin Shipping, the largest cargo shipping firm in South Korea, has filed for bankruptcy protection, and the move has stranded a good portion of its fleet.

Concerns that the company may not be able to pay docking fees have left 85 cargo ships from Hanjin's fleet floating in international waters, unable to unload their cargo and even running out of food.

This is a dire situation for the firm, which has received a $90 million bailout from its parent company... Читать дальше...

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Savvy investors know that commercial real estate can potentially make for an incredible investment, generally offering higher rental income, lower ownership costs, and longer leases than residential real estate.

And as a long-term investment, it can generate a steady cash flow, increase in value, and diversify a traditional portfolio. In fact, most asset allocation models suggest that people should invest a part of their portfolio in real estate. That said, investing... Читать дальше...

One of the biggest surprise announcements at Apple's big iPhone event on Wednesday was the introduction of AirPods, Apple's new totally wireless headphones.

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I was in the theater for yesterday’s PlayStation 4 Pro unveiling. This $399.99 PS4 upgrade will tout, most importantly, 4K resolution and High Dynamic Range for games and streaming media.

I’m a bottom line kind of guy. My mortgage, car payments, insurance, kids in daycare and after school care, utilities and bills have forced me, like most of us the world over, to be really conscious of my spending. I have to sit down with every purchase and weigh the... Читать дальше...

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Chase has teamed up with The Players' Tribune and Business Insider to present "Letter to My Younger Self," a series where athletes reflect on their biggest lessons learned — from finance to relationships to careers. Readers will also discover how to apply specific financial learnings to their own lives.

By Anita Slomski

The Avery family of Evanston, Ill., learned quickly that tuition was just one of the expenses involved in packing their daughter, Isabel, off to college last fall. Читать дальше...

Hillary Clinton responded to Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson's stunning lack of knowledge about Aleppo, Syria on MSNBC's "Morning Joe".

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A recent deal between Beijing and Ukraine's Antonov Company to restart production of the largest-ever cargo plane could potentially remedy the logistical woes of China's People's Liberation Army.

China's military, still largely dependent on railroads for moving troops and heavy freight, could gain a lot from having the gigantic aircraft. 

The plane, the AN-225 Mriya, holds 240 world records for its size and strength. It has six massive engines creating over 300,000 pounds of thrust... Читать дальше...

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Gary Johnson is having quite the day.

Following a disastrous interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" earlier Thursday, the Libertarian nominee and former New Mexico governor sat down with ABC's "The View."

Host Joy Behar asked him who he'd vote for between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump if he had a gun pointed at his head.

"I'd let it go off," Johnson replied.

Johnson's appearance on "The View" came after he asked on MSNBC, "What is Aleppo?"

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It is a lovely warm August day outside, and I am wearing a green loose top.

Does the second part of that sentence sound strange to you? Perhaps you think I should have written “loose green top.”

You’re not wrong (though not entirely right, because descriptivist linguistics): An intuitive code governs the way English speakers order adjectives.

The rules come so naturally to us that we rarely learn about them in school, but over the past few decades language nerds have been monitoring modifiers... Читать дальше...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to launch on September 8. It's mission is to explore the asteroid Bennu — and return a sample to Earth in 2023. NASA recently released a video preview of the mission, and it's awe-inspiring.

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For 25 years, Japan has seen falling fertility rates coincide with widespread aging, a worrisome trend that has now reached a critical mass known as a "demographic time bomb."

Japanese women are having so few children that the country's population could drop by half in 24 years.

The data reveal that roughly a million babies were born in Japan in 2015. Meanwhile, 1.3 million people died. That's a net loss of almost 300,000 humans.

New data released by UBS makes the trend especially concerning. Читать дальше...

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Nearly 15 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the area of downtown Manhattan that was destroyed is nearly rebuilt. The soaring Freedom Tower now stands taller than any other building in the city, and the cascading memorials sit dark and solemn in memory of those who lost their lives.

The design of the area includes five skyscrapers of varying heights, each with gray-blue reflective glass. At their feet sits the memorial and museum; Santiago... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coalition fighting Islamic State will have to begin the fight for Mosul soon to meet Iraq's aim of freeing the city by the end of the year, a US military official said on Thursday, but he declined to say if the offensive would begin in a month.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, who took over last month as commander of US operations against Islamic State, predicted in an interview that the... Читать дальше...

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Do you typically spend your lunch hour scarfing down an unhealthy meal at your desk? Maybe you run out for a quick bite but keep your eyes glued to your smartphone. Or perhaps you just skip lunch altogether.

Experts say your lunch hour is critical for keeping your productivity and energy levels up. Working or rushing through it can be detrimental to your success.

"Your lunch hour is your chance to get refocused, reenergized, and refueled (literally) for the rest of your day," says Michael Kerr... Читать дальше...

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In the rush to launch apps, developers may be putting end users at risk by neglecting secure coding procedures and processes, according to a new survey by F5 Networks and Ponemon Institute.

This is concerning considering the increasing amount of personal data entered into mobile apps.

The survey of 605 IT and IT security practitioners... Читать дальше...

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Apple has totally changed the way people plug headphones into the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, and they've launched a new pair of wireless earbuds called "airpods."

But it's not as drastic as some people online are making it out to be.

Apple included new earbuds with the iPhone 7 as well as an adapter to use your old headphones.

Still, there's a lot of confusion about the earbuds and the iPhone 7 — here are the questions we've been getting a lot.

I've heard that Apple has "killed" the headphone jack. Читать дальше...