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The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly as companies around the world connect thousands of devices every day. But behind those devices, there’s a sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars supporting the IoT. 

Platforms are the glue that holds the IoT together, allowing users to take full advantage... Читать дальше...

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• Snap is now letting advertisers pay to place their own stories on Discover for a day at a time.
• The idea behind "Promoted Stories" is for advertisers to produce a custom collection of Snapchat-like content, and give it prime real estate on the app.
• HBO is the first sponsor, promoting shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Insecure."

Advertisers can now buy out their own branded slots on Snapchat Discover for a single day.

Starting on Black Friday... Читать дальше...

South African paralyimpian gold medalist Oscar Pistorius had his murder sentence more than doubled by South Africa's Supreme Court on Friday. Pistorius previously had been sentenced to just 5 years in prison, with the judge saying Pistorius's career had been damaged by the case. The sentence got bumped up to 15 years, minus time served. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Supreme Court more than doubled Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence on Friday after the state argued the original jail... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump will speak to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan about peace in the Middle East on Friday.
• Erdogan has taken steps to distance Turkey from Europe and NATO and increase ties with Russia.
• Turkey backs a Russian-led peace initiative in Syria that favors Iran, and Trump may be going along with it.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday morning that he will "will get it all done" in regard to establishing peace... Читать дальше...

• The iPhone X is beautiful and exciting.
• The phone has one crucial flaw, however — it's nearly impossible to use with just one hand.
• The difficulty has changed the way I use my phone for the worse, so I'm selling mine.

I still remember the feeling of excitement I had peeling back the protective plastic from the my shiny new iPhone X. What a gorgeous piece of technology.

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• Russia's foreign minister complained that the North Korea crisis is causing Japan and South Korea to more heavily arm themselves.
• South Korea and Japan have expressed interest in getting more US missile defenses.
• Russia fears that with a global network of missile defenses, the US could one day launch a nuclear attack on Russia that Russia could not retaliate against.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is concerned that Japan is allowing... Читать дальше...

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What is eSports? History & Rise of Video Game Tournaments

Years ago, eSports was a community of video gamers who would gather at conventions to play Counter Strike, Call of Duty, or League of Legends.

These multiplayer video game competitions would determine League of Legends champions, the greatest shooters in Call of Duty... Читать дальше...

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• The pilot flying a US Navy C-2 Greyhound somehow managed to save the lives of 8 of 11 passengers with a heroic landing at sea.
• The plane had no ejection seats or parachutes, so chancing a landing on the water was the only option.
• The US Navy's swift pace of operations in the Pacific may have contributed to this crash, as it has to other crashes that left 17 sailors dead in late 2017.

The US Navy has called off its search for three missing... Читать дальше...

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• UBS' Lori Feinsilver co-created Project Entrepreneur to help women start high-growth, high-impact companies. 
• She told Business Insider women need to have more confidence in the companies they start and stand for something meaningful. 

When you think of the largest companies in the world — Apple, Google, Amazon, etc. — they were all founded by men. 

Lori Feinsilver, UBS' Head of Community Affairs & Corporate Responsibility in the Americas, wants to change that. Читать дальше...

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Nearly every global bank is experimenting with blockchain technology as they try to unleash the cost savings and operational efficiencies it promises to deliver. 

Banks are exploring the technology in a number of ways, including through partnerships with fintechs, membership in global consortia, and via the building of their own in-house solutions. Читать дальше...

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• Every year, PNC calculates the real-world prices of all the gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" carol. 
• Their so-called Christmas Price Index rose 0.6% this year, driven by higher costs of pear trees, more demand for gold rings, and higher wages for Lords-a-leaping.  
• While it's frivolous, PNC's index mirrors some of the underlying trends in the US economy. 

A partridge in a pear tree and all the other 11 gifts would set you back... Читать дальше...

Police in Beijing are investigating claims of molestation and needlemarks on children at a kindergarten. China's childcare industry is booming as the middle class rises. The story is huge in China, with 76 million mentions of the pre-school's operator on Chinese social media platform WeChat. BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten, the latest case in a booming childcare industry to spark outrage among parents. Читать дальше...

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• Russian President Vladimir Putin lost an election in western Moscow, but has reverted to using physical violence to maintain power.
• A councilor from the opposition party tried to sit at a meeting, but had his microphone cut and was body checked.
• Putin faces a larger question of if he will run for president again, as Russia's constitution bars him from doing so.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 10 weeks after losing a local council election in western Moscow... Читать дальше...

The Philippines have struggled with communist rebels for almost half a century, and President Rodrigo Duterte just decided to scrap peace talks with them. Duterte will consider the rebels terrorists because hostilities continued during negotiations. The Philippines is also fighting an Islamist insurgency and a drug war that has resulted in thousands of deaths.

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Fintechs have found a way to serve small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) while still making a profit, and now incumbents want in on the action. 

SMBs have been historically underserved by financial services providers, but that's starting to change as both fintechs and incumbents continue to roll out SMB-targeted services. Читать дальше...

The US is set for its strongest Black Friday in years, with more than $1.52 billion already spent on Thursday night. Retailers around the country need consumers to spend big around the holidays. Deep discounts in shops around the country hope to attract a crowd that can reverse the trend of shrinking sales on the biggest shopping day of the year. (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers had splurged more than $1.52 billion online by Thanksgiving evening, and more bargain hunters turned up at stores this year... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Al Franken has issued an explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately.

The Minnesota-born former comedian says he is sorry that he's made some women "feel badly." He says he is a warm person who hugs people and that he's learned from recent stories that he crossed the line for some women. He adds that he recognizes that he needs to be "much more careful and sensitive in these situations."

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Not that long ago, many home-appliance and consumer-electronics makers were gearing up for what they thought would soon be a rapidly growing market for smart home devices.

The instant popularity of the Nest thermostat, introduced in 2011, seemed to confirm their hopes. But those expectations were dashed... Читать дальше...

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Open banking is the democratization of access to data previously exclusively owned by legacy financial institutions. 

The open banking trend is being driven by a number of factors and will ultimately become the norm. That means retail banks need to rethink their business and operational models if they want... Читать дальше...

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The TV ad industry is one of the largest ad segments in the US — and it's ripe for digital disruption. The first TV commercial aired in the US in 1941, and it featured an ad for Bulova watches during a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game.

While there have been advancements in TV ad buying since Bulova’s commercial... Читать дальше...

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• China has created a website for vigilante citizens to report distorted headlines and harmful information about its military. 
• The website also invites the public to report military leaks. 
• China previously created software that automatically reports if a soldier leaks secret information or uses "sensitive words" online.
• Strict cyber-security laws are growing in China, where citizens' online activity is closely monitored. 

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Among the many ways that drones can transform business operations, few have received as much attention as delivering packages to consumers’ homes. Drones could allow companies to bypass the many challenges involved with the "last mile" of delivery — the last leg of the journey when a package arrives at the customer’s doorstep. Читать дальше...

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Startups with robo-advisor products are failing to live up to their initial promise.

As solutions proliferate and consumer adoption remains slower than expected, many firms are re-examining and updating their strategies to survive. 

In a new report, BI Intelligence scopes the current market for robo-advisors... Читать дальше...

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Live sports — traditional TV's flagship bulwark against digital disruption — appears to be in trouble.

Viewership across major sports programming like the NFL and English Premier League has underwhelmed in the 2016-17 TV season. Meanwhile, subscriptions for pay-TV and, in turn, for sports networks like ESPN, are in free fall. Читать дальше...