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The Boston Celtics had the best record in the Eastern Conference this year. Yet, thanks to a blockbuster trade four years ago, they have a 25% chance of landing the top pick in the upcoming NBA draft and a 64% chance to have one of the top three picks.

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When you go in for a job interview, it's imperative that you make a stellar first impression.

There are tons of small mistakes you can make that could end up costing you the job.

Reddit users recently discussed some of these pet peeves in the the thread "Employers of Reddit, what is a prejudice you hold against the people you interview?"

A similar question "What words should you never say while being interviewed for a job?" was asked on Quora... Читать дальше...

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Do you have an awesome office with brag-worthy perks? Does your office yoga studio and juice bar or rooftop pool make all of your other friends jealous?

Take us behind the scenes of your office speakeasy, rooftop garden, or in-house spa and show Business Insiders what it's like to work there.

If you have an office that we should tour, e-mail amckelvey@businessinsider.com and let us know why we should come visit your awesome workplace.

NOW WATCH: A former... Читать дальше...

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Update: About.com announced on Tuesday, May 2 that it'd be changing its name to "dotdash' after 18 years operating under another name. In our April podcast with CEO Neil Vogel, he explained how he arrived at that rebranding decision after two years of observing media trends and making the wrong choices.

Here's the interview, which was first published in late April, below.

About.com launched in 1997. It used to be one of the world's most visited websites. Читать дальше...

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A divide has formed in the US equity market.

As the investing public has continued to devour stocks, sending all three major indexes to record highs in the last few months, corporate insiders have been offloading shares to an extent not seen in seven years. Selling totaled $10 billion in March, according to data compiled by Trim Tabs.

It's a troubling trend facing an equity market that's already grappling with its loftiest valuations since the 2000 tech bubble. Читать дальше...

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The United States is sometimes billed as a melting pot of racial and ethnic diversity. 

But a new map created by astrophysicist Tomasz Stepinski shows how much racial segregation persists in many American towns, cities, and suburbs. 

Using census data and NASA satellite maps, Stepinski created a detailed map that shows racial composition levels in nearly every neighborhood in the US.

Six categories of race — non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, American Indian... Читать дальше...

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The tech industry collectively face-palmed when Trump's treasury secretary said earlier this year that the threat of robots taking human jobs was "not even on our radar screen."

There is a growing evidence that robots and artificial intelligence could displace huge swaths of the American workforce in the next couple of decades, much sooner than the "50 to 100 more years away" timeline that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he expects.

In San Francisco,... Читать дальше...

Microsoft just unveiled the Surface Laptop, a $999 laptop designed to compete with the MacBook Air and Google Chromebooks. The laptop has a 13.5-inch screen and the keyboard is covered in Alcantara fabric, the same material used on Surface Pro covers. 

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China single-handedly made 2016 a record-breaking year for skyscrapers — more than 80 cloud-piercing buildings, all of them over 650 feet tall, went up in the country.

But perhaps even more impressive, at least from a design perspective, have been the mega-statues erected around the Chinese landscape — many over the last decade.

Colossal replicas of ancient religious figures and recent political leaders, such as Chairman Mao and the Buddha, reinforce the values China has kept for thousands of years. Читать дальше...

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YouTube's website is getting a big makeover.

Starting Tuesday, you'll be able to preview the video site's new design by signing up here. It'll eventually roll out to everyone. Neal Mohan, YouTube's product boss, announced the change at the Collision tech conference in New Orleans.

The update is based on Material Design, Google's home-grown design language in Android, Chrome, and some other products. Google also says the revamp will allow the company to add new features faster in the future. Читать дальше...

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A female FBI translator who had been assigned to scanning communications from an Islamic State operative in 2014 fell in love with the U.S. enemy and secretly married him in Syria, according to a new report.

Daniela Greene, 38, was a top secret agent who was hired as a contract linguist in 2011, CNN reported Monday. In January 2014, she was assigned to work in an "investigative capacity" looking at a German terrorist, Denis Cuspert, a rapper-turned-ISIS spokesman.... Читать дальше...

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Healthcare reform isn't the only major legislative accomplishment under President Barack Obama that Donald Trump promised to immediately undo.

Trump also vowed to undo the postcrisis financial reforms, known as Dodd-Frank, aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial meltdown.

A hearing on Tuesday to address the Financial Choice Act, the Republican proposal to repeal the 2010 reform law, quickly descended into an aggressive argument between members of the House Financial Services Committee... Читать дальше...

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The INSIDER Summary:

• Selfies aren't allowed at the Met Gala.
• Not all celebrities followed the rules.
• Kylie Jenner, Kerry Washington, and Blake Lively, among others, posed for photos shared on Instagram.
• Meanwhile, celebs like Katy Perry and Gisele Bundchen had their makeup and dance moves filmed by other Met Gala attendees.

Selfies are famously banned at the Met Gala, one of the most fashionable and star-studded events of the year. Читать дальше...

A recent federal report has found that a Washington, DC school voucher program had no positive effect on student performance and potentially even negatively impacted it. But Congress is poised to continue the program anyway, the Washington Post reports.

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Daniel Giusti, a former chef at Noma — a Copenhagen restaurant consistently deemed the "world's best" — has left the world of fine dining. Now he's taken on an even more daunting task: redesigning the public school lunch.

In January 2016, Giusti launched Brigaid, a startup that aims to put professional chefs in public school cafeterias to improve their lunches.

"We’re constantly asking ourselves: 'What can be better tomorrow?' Just like you would do at a... Читать дальше...

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Research about productivity teaches us one clear lesson: Multitasking doesn't work.

So what are busybodies of the 21st century to do?

According to users in a recent Quora thread, there are a range of daily behaviors people can tweak — even just slightly — to free up lots of extra time during the week.

Get ready to be your most efficient self.

Automate as many of your daily tasks as possible, so you can focus on bigger things.

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Business Insider is hiring an editorial partnerships to manage and grow its editorial partnerships for syndicated content.

BI currently has partnerships with over 400 publications and contributors. The syndication editor will be in charge of developing and managing these content-sharing partnerships. The role involves identifying potential partners, building relationships, framing stories for BI readers, and making sure those stories reach our diverse audience. Читать дальше...

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A year and a half ago, the idea of buying the virtual currency bitcoin was laughable. After a rapid rise in value in 2013, the cryptocurrency's value more than halved by mid-2015.

At its lowest point, one bitcoin was equal to about $230.

But now Bitcoin is at an all-time high, and rising. Within the last month, the price of one bitcoin has climbed from $1,280 to around $1,480.

Given the currency's covert nature, the average person still may not understand how buying and selling actually works. Читать дальше...

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There have been many high-profile bank breaches in the news of late, and much of the blame has been laid on these institutions' legacy operating systems, and their inability to cope with new forms of cyberattacks, including breaches. However, a bigger security flaw may in fact come from another source, new data from IBM's X-Force Research team indicates. Читать дальше...

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Weddings are supposed to be fun — for the hosts, the hosts' family, and the guests.

Unfortunately, the celebrations can easily go awry.

Melissa McNeeley, a New York City-based wedding planner who's worked with Steve Martin and Jim Parsons, told us about the worst wedding faux pas she's encountered — and only some of them involve too much champagne.

Below, find five breaches of etiquette that will quickly land you on the wedding-guest blacklist.

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