Новости за 02.05.2017

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The Trump administration on Monday relaxed some rules aimed at making US school lunches healthier, a move viewed by health advocates as a direct hit on former first lady Michelle Obama's signature issue.

US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in one of his first acts after his Senate confirmation last week, signed a proclamation that postpones sodium reductions, makes it easier to serve foods without whole grains, and allows the return of chocolate- and strawberry-flavored milk with fat. Читать дальше...

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The Guardians are back and ready to save the universe again in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."

From spending hours in the makeup chair to being fully CGI, there's a lot of effort that goes into creating creatures and aliens in the galaxy. 

Sure, Chris Pratt might look like an average human outside of his Star-Lord mask, but most of the cast look unrecognizable from their normal selves.

Catch the film when it hits theaters May 5... Читать дальше...

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Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recalled the scene at Mar-a-Lago on April 6, when the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was interrupted by the strike on Syria.

“Just as dessert was being served, the president explained to Mr. Xi he had something he wanted to tell him, which was the launching of 59 missiles into Syria,” Ross said. “It was in lieu of after-dinner entertainment.”

As the crowd laughed... Читать дальше...

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American consumers are holding $1 trillion in revolving credit, mostly in credit card debt. So how well is this segment of consumer debt holding up?

Synchrony Financial – GE’s spin-off that issues credit cards for Walmart and Amazon – disclosed on Friday that, despite assurances to the contrary just three months ago, net charge-off would rise to at least 5% this year. Its shares plunged 16% and are down 27% year-to-date.

Credit-card specialist Capital... Читать дальше...

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LOS ANGELES – World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said about two-thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost to automation.

Kim made the comments during a presentation on May 1 at the Milken Institute Global Conference held at the Beverly Hilton.

Kim pointed out several countries in particular with high risk of job loss. In Ethiopia, 85% of jobs are vulnerable, compared to 77% in China and 72% in Thailand.

The prediction isn't new, as such. Читать дальше...

Brian Tolkin, who built UberPool into one of Uber's most popular products, is leaving the ride-hailing giant after nearly five years.

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Theranos has settled its lawsuits with a hedge fund that invested $96.1 million in the company.

Partner Fund Management originally sued Theranos in October 2016, alleging the company had "engaged in securities fraud and other violations."

And in April, court filings reported by The Wall Street Journal alleged that Theranos used a shell company to purchase commercially available lab equipment and faked blood tests in presentations with prospective investors and business partners. Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - UBS Group AG paid $445 million to settle claims that the Swiss bank sold toxic mortgage securities that helped sink two federal credit unions, a US regulator said on Monday.

The National Credit Union Administration said the payment resolves claims that UBS misled the US Central and Western Corporate credit unions about the risks of roughly $1.15 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities bought in 2006 and 2007.

UBS' payment is on top of $79.3... Читать дальше...

It's been 25 years since the first "Mario Kart" game launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: A quarter century of cheap, last-second red shells; of increasingly-complicated drifting; of yelling and laughing alongside friends; of Luigi death stares.

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Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue in its business that supplies server chips, sending its shares down 8.3 percent in after-market trading on Monday.

Revenue in AMD's business, which manufactures chips for the server industry and also gaming consoles, rose 5 percent to $391 million. However, that missed analysts' average estimate of $442.1 million, according to financial data and analytics firm FactSet.

The miss overshadowed... Читать дальше...

Business Insider

A former CTO of Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold founded Microsoft’s Research division in 1991, a team that now has legions of researchers working in labs all over the world.

Appearing on the latest episode of The Bottom Line with Henry Blodget, Myhrvold says Microsoft remains one of the few companies today with a true, independent research team working on 'super hard problems.'

Myhrvold, the founder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures, is a polymath himself — inventor... Читать дальше...