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Google finally made its Pixel 2 smartphones water-resistant, which was one of the bigger missing features in last year's Pixel smartphones.

• The upstart streaming TV service fuboTV has rolled out a series of ads designed to push people's buttons.
• The character Fubo Chavez has irked some, but also drawn some fans in social media, which the campaign's authors say was the plan.
• Since the start of the NFL season, the ads have helped fuboTV surpass the 100,000 subscriber mark.

Here was the key goal for fuboTV's ad campaign: piss off as many people as possible.

ESPN

• ESPN President John Skipper took personal responsibility for the controversial new show.
• Skipper said he thought the show would be able to distance itself from Barstool Sports.
• The show came under fire when ESPN host Sam Ponder showed how she had been attacked by the website.

ESPN has canceled their new late-night comedy show, "Barstool Van Talk," after just one episode.

ESPN President John Skipper took responsibility for the show in a statement announcing the cancellation... Читать дальше...

Romeo Power

• Romeo Power is a Los-Angeles-based startup that says its battery tech can rival Tesla.
• The startup says it has battery design contracts with five major automakers.
• On Thursday, Romeo Power unveiled its first battery pack for consumers.

Romeo Power says its battery tech is ready for the primetime.

Romeo Power is a Los-Angeles-based startup that has mostly flown under the radar. Launched in 2016, the startup says its claim to fame is... Читать дальше...

Gluten-free diets are probably doing more harm than good to your body. Peter Green, the director of Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, explains the myth surrounding gluten-free diets. Following is a transcript of the video.

Hollis Johnson

When Harvard physician Monique Tello looks at the typical American breakfast, she said, it makes her "want to cry."

"A bowl of cereal, or a bagel, or a piece of toast, or a muffin are all no different than a dessert," Tello wrote in a recent Harvard Health blog post.

Think about it — most blueberry muffins aren't much different from cupcakes, and pancakes are little more than fried dough with liquid sugar poured on top. 

"Eating like this may be okay once in a while... Читать дальше...

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• Ciudad Juarez has seen a persistent increase in deadly violence over the past two years.
• The violence appears in large related to conflict between organized-crime groups.
• The state government has attempted to confront criminals and weed out corruption officials, but crime remains high.

In late 2016, a Mexican cartel boss warned that despite a significant decline in violence in Ciudad Juarez after 2012, the struggle for control of drug trafficking there had never ceased. Читать дальше...

• Baupost's Seth Klarman, one of Wall Street's most respected investors, says investors are asking "Why sell?" when really they should be asking "How can I afford not to?"
• He made the comments in a private letter to clients as the stock market continues to rage on to historic highs.
• Baupost is holding roughly 40% of its assets in cash and is returning $2 billion to investors at year end, according to a person familiar with the firm.
• The firm's funds made almost no money in the third quarter of this year... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook is currently testing a change that would force news publishers to pay to show posts from their Facebook Pages in the News Feed.
• In six countries, posts from Facebook Pages are now shown in a separate Explore tab, while the main News Feed only shows posts from friends, ads, and posts that companies operating Pages have paid to promote.
• Facebook said it has no current plans to roll the change out globally. 

Facebook is testing... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook is currently testing a change that would force news publishers to pay for posts they make to their Facebook Pages to be show in users' News Feed.
• In six countries, posts made on Facebook Pages are now shown in a separate Explore tab, while the main News Feed only shows posts from friends, ads, and posts that companies operating Pages have paid to promote.
• Facebook said it has no current plans to roll the change out globally.

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• A startling number of American employees get paid a lot less than what they are actually worth.
• This pay disparity could be the result of skill-sets out-pacing supply in this job market.
• Many employees accept the initial salary offer without negotiating, which leads them to earning less money.

Have you ever had the sneaking suspicion that you could be making more than what you're earning at your current job? According to new salary data from Glassdoor... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook's ad-targeting engine allows marketers to target people by a number of political triggers.
• They could be used by governments, political parties, or others looking to sway opinions or stir up divisions.
• Moving forward, experts say, Facebook must become more transparent about how its ad categories are generated and how people are grouped into them.
  
  

Ever since Facebook acknowledged that Russian operatives meddled... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook's ad-targeting engine allows marketers to target people by a number of political triggers.
• They could be used by governments, political parties, or others looking to sway opinions or stir up divisions.
• Moving forward, experts say, Facebook must become more transparent about how its ad categories are generated and how people are grouped into them.
  
  

Ever since Facebook acknowledged that Russian operatives meddled... Читать дальше...

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• Darlene Pasquill, the head of Americas equities at Credit Suisse, has left the bank. 
• Her departure follows a series of changes in the Swiss bank's equities business. 

There has been a shake-up at the top of Credit Suisse's US equities business. 

Darlene Pasquill, a Credit Suisse veteran and the head of Americas equities business, will be leaving the bank to pursue external opportunities, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Читать дальше...

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T-Mobile reported solid customer and revenue growth during Q3 2017, adding 1.3 million net subscribers, and growing services revenue 7% year-over-year to reach $7.6 billion.

The company skipped its usual earnings call, opting instead to announce the quarter’s results via a vlog and online statement.

The vlog for the earnings... Читать дальше...

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• Ride-hailing service Lyft is now worth $11 billion.
• But in the early days of Lyft — then called Zimride — the cofounders didn't take a salary and shared an apartment/office.
• They turned the startup around when they thought creatively about how to fulfill their original mission and adapted to current smartphone technology.

There was a time in Lyft cofounder John Zimmer's life when sleeping in a full bed was a "major upgrade."

Zimmer and his cofounder... Читать дальше...

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• The Yankees have gone nearly 60 years without winning a World Series under a Republican president.
• The 'curse' coincides with former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner getting in trouble for making illegal campaign contributions to President Richard Nixon.
• The Yankees have won nine World Series under Democratic presidents during that same GOP losing streak.

The New York Yankees' Saturday loss to the Houston Astros in... Читать дальше...

Hollis Johnson

When Harvard physician Monique Tello looks at the typical American breakfast, she said, it makes her "want to cry."

"A bowl of cereal, or a bagel, or a piece of toast, or a muffin are all no different than a dessert," Tello wrote in a recent Harvard Health blog post.

Think about it — most blueberry muffins aren't much different from cupcakes, and pancakes are little more than fried dough with liquid sugar poured on top. 

"Eating like this may be okay once in a while... Читать дальше...

Micahel Seto/Business Insider

In this golden age of TV, with a ton of original binge-worthy premium video content attracting new audiences far and wide, all that glitters is not gold.

Challenges have emerged for creators and distributors alike. With epic disruption in distribution, prime time schedules don't seem to matter anymore, and appointment television is a thing of the past. Content must be available on demand anytime and everywhere-- on your phone or TV, via broadcast and cable networks as well as Facebook... Читать дальше...

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• Jason Derulo dressed up as the Night King from "Game of Thrones" during a performance at the 2017 Maxim Halloween party on Saturday.
• His costume was extremely realistic.
• The singer shared a time-lapse video on Instagram that revealed how intricate the costume was.

Halloween is coming up, and some people think that Jason Derulo has already worn this year's best costume.

On Saturday night, the "Ridin' Solo" singer dressed... Читать дальше...

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• The S&P 500 on Monday broke its previous record of the number of days without a 3% drawdown.
• As it's continued to make new highs, it has broken records of other percent-move sizes.
• These illustrate the rock-bottom volatility that has characterized stocks this year and is showing few signs of rising anytime soon.

2017 could go down as one of the most boring years ever for the stock market.

Sure, the S&P 500 has closed at record highs 66 times this year... Читать дальше...

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The downfall of US brick-and-mortar commerce is overblown — despite sharp gains in e-commerce, which will nearly double between now and 2021, the lion’s share of purchasing continues to take place in-store. And that’s unlikely to change anytime soon, since the online environment can’t yet compensate for the reasons customers like brick-and-mortar shopping. Читать дальше...

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Monday before sliding into the close at the start of the busiest week of third-quarter earnings. The S&P 500 closed without a 3% drawdown for a 242nd straight day, the longest streak ever. 

Here's the scoreboard: 

• Dow: 23,273.96, -54.67, (-0.23%)
• S&P 500: 2,564.98, -10.23, (-0.40%)
• Nasdaq: 6,586.83, -42.23, (-0.64%)

1. President Donald Trump tweeted to... Читать дальше...

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• The GOP tax reform plan has been sold as a cut for the middle class.
• A new study shows that foreign investors could end up benefitting much more from the tax cuts than America's middle class.

The tax plan proposed by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders is touted as a "middle class tax cut" and Trump has repeatedly framed the policy as designed with the average American in mind.

"The tax cuts and reforms of the 1980s... Читать дальше...