Новости за 13.01.2018

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• Mark Wahlberg made $1.5 million to reshoot scenes from 'All the Money in the World,' while his co-star Michelle Williams made less than $1,000.
• They had to re-do the scenes to cut Kevin Spacey out of the film after sexual misconduct accusations against Spacey surfaced.
• Wahlberg said he "100 percent" supports fair pay in Hollywood. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Wahlberg has agreed to donate the $1.5 million he made for reshoots... Читать дальше...

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• A local news anchor from Houston who was in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday posted a screenshot showing several frightened text messages she received after a false emergency alert went out warning of an impending ballistic missile threat to the state.
• The anchor, Sara Donchey, said on Twitter that her family lives in the state. 
• "They were hiding in the garage," Donchey tweeted. "My mom and sister were crying. It was a false alarm, but betting a lot... Читать дальше...

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• A local news anchor in Hawaii posted a screenshot showing several frightened text messages she received after a false emergency alert went out warning of an impending ballistic missile threat to the state.
• The anchor, Sara Donchey, said on Twitter that her family also lived in the state. 
• "They were hiding in the garage," Donchey tweeted. "My mom and sister were crying. It was a false alarm, but betting a lot of people are shaken."

Sara Donchey... Читать дальше...

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• A false alarm was broadcast to Hawaii on Saturday warning of an inbound ballistic missile, causing widespread panic.
• Officials quickly confirmed afterward that the alert was a false alarm and had been sent out by mistake.
• Hawaii Gov. David Ige said the alert was caused by an employee pushing the wrong button by accident.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Saturday that a false alarm warning the entire state of an inbound ballistic missile... Читать дальше...

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• Millennials are known for their trouble saving, but some, at least, are holding onto six-figure retirement accounts.
• The secret to their high balances is consistency: steadily saving over a long period of time.
• To adopt their good habits, automate your savings, and rein in overspending.

If you've read the latest headlines, you know millennials get a mixed financial rap.

Some reports say they're throwing their money away on avocado toast and dining out... Читать дальше...

• An emergency alert went out Saturday morning warning Hawaii of an incoming ballistic missile threat.
• The alert turned out to be a false alarm.
• As state officials quickly worked to address the mistake, the White House released a statement in which it appeared to distance itself from the situation in Hawaii.

The White House appeared to distance itself from a colossal mix-up that resulted in a false alert being sent out in Hawaii warning of an impending ballistic missile threat. 

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Advancements in a bevy of industries are helping intelligent digital voice assistants like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa become more sophisticated and useful pieces of technology. 

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are allowing them to accurately understand more information, while upgrades to mobile... Читать дальше...

Pyeongchang 2018

When a city is chosen to host the Olympics, the country's government usually shells out hundreds of millions to build extravagant venues for the athletes and fans.

The 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea will be no exception.

The Korean central government has taken on half of the $62.6 million in costs for building a new stadium for the winter games' opening and closing ceremonies in Pyeongchang. The country has also spent more than $1.5 billion on the Alpensia ski resort... Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia deployed a new division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Crimea on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, in an escalation of military tensions on the Crimean peninsula.

Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, triggering economic sanctions by the European Union and United States and a tense stand-off in the region.

The US said in December it planned to provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities," which officials said included Javelin anti-tank missiles. Читать дальше...

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• People in Hawaii woke up to a frightening emergency alert Saturday morning which warned of an impending missile targeting the state. It was a false alarm.  
• The alert interrupted radio and TV stations across the state. 
• Watch the harrowing moment when it disrupted a soccer game. 

People in Hawaii were sent into a panic Saturday morning when they received the following emergency alert on their phones: "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Читать дальше...

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• This post from Travis Addair, senior software engineer at Uber, originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question "Which tech jobs are safe from automation until at least 2045?"
• He says the simpler your job is, it's likely easier to automate. 
• It's harder to automate jobs that rely on creativity or interpersonal skills — like software engineering, product management, and research science.
• But, technology could advance significantly in 30 years... Читать дальше...

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It hasn't been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms' subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top (OTT) apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber — and they're losing.

A fierce and... Читать дальше...

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• Climate change poses a major national security threat to the United States, and the national security establishment needs to recognize it.
• Only security establishments and national militaries have the capacity to mobilize resources on the scale required to combat the threat.

The precise extent of human-induced climate change is unclear, but the basic science is unequivocal, as is the danger it poses to the United States. This threat... Читать дальше...

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• People in Hawaii panicked when they got an emergency alert on their phones warning of an incoming ballistic missile threat.
• Officials quickly confirmed afterward that the alert was a false alarm and had been sent out by mistake.

People in Hawaii were sent into a panic Saturday morning when they got an emergency alert on their phones that said, "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill."

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• For the fourth quarter of last year, Wall Street analysts made the smallest cuts to their estimates of any quarter since 2010, according to FactSet.
• Analysts across sectors are counting on a strong earnings season, raising the bar that companies have to clear in the coming weeks.
• Q4 is especially important because it was the last reporting season before the new tax law kicked in.

Wall Street analysts have set the bar... Читать дальше...

PGA Tour

• Jordan Spieth sank a 91-foot putt at the Sony Open in Hawai'i.
• It was the longest putt of his career, and also matches the 91-foot putt Tiger Woods sank in 2014.

Jordan Spieth proved once again that he is the Stephen Curry of the golf world and he was up to his old tricks in Hawai'i.

While Spieth is not as long as other top golfers off the tee, the one area where they can't match him is on long-distance putts. He proved that again during... Читать дальше...

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• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of tax reform, according to Barclays. 
• Analysts estimate that its book value could rise by about $37 billion because of the lower corporate tax rate. 
• The tax cut reduces Berkshire's deferred tax liability, which represents what it would owe the government if it sold its portfolio and took profits. 

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway could be one... Читать дальше...

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• Amazon's ad revenue could reach $4.5 billion in 2018, according to an analyst note by JPMorgan.
• The company is set to emerge as a challenger to Facebook and Google's dominance of online advertising.
• Its scale and data, fast growth, investments into developing advertising channels and reputation among advertisers make it well-positioned to emerge as a big player.

Advertisers are not the only ones betting on Amazon's rise as a... Читать дальше...

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Meetings in the jungle lounge, free massages, and perpetually full refrigerators: In Google's offices, every detail aims to make employees feel at home.

That's because if people feel comfortable at work, they are also more productive, according to the philosophy of Google founder Larry Page.

This special working culture also attracts talent: In 2017, Google made the Forbes list of most popular employers for the sixth time.

The largest... Читать дальше...

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• It took 14 years for Amir Bar-Lev to make the Grateful Dead documentary, "Long Strange Trip," 10 of which was spent just trying to convince the band to let him make it.
• What was intended to be a 90-minute doc that would be released for the band's 50th anniversary in 2015 led to a 4-hour, 6-part doc that's now available on Amazon Prime.

Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev is no stranger to ambitious projects.

He's given us a look inside... Читать дальше...

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Fintech broke onto the scene as a disruptive force following the 2008 crisis, but the industry's influence on the broader financial services system is changing. 

The fintech industry no longer stands clearly apart from financial services proper, and is increasingly growing embedded in mainstream finance. We’re now seeing the initial stages of this transformation. Читать дальше...

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The death toll is rising as mudslides continue to ravage southern California. 

Nineteen people have died as a result of the disaster in the wealthy enclave of Montecito, a community about 90 miles up the coast from Los Angeles.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says finding anyone alive in the muck at this point would be a "miracle," even as rescue workers continue searching for survivors this weekend. The eighteenth victim, an 87-year-old man... Читать дальше...

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The death toll is rising as mudslides continue to ravage southern California. 

Eighteen people have died as a result of the disaster in the wealthy enclave of Montecito, a community about 90 miles up the coast from Los Angeles.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says finding anyone alive in the muck at this point would be a "miracle," even as rescue workers continue searching for survivors this weekend. The eighteenth victim, an 87-year-old man... Читать дальше...

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• After President Donald Trump sent a tweet criticizing a critical national security program that allows the US to monitor foreign agents, House Speaker Paul Ryan had to spend half an hour explaining the difference between domestic and foreign surveillance to Trump.
• The tweet was also at odds with a statement the White House press secretary sent out the night before, which said the administration strongly supported reauthorizing the program. 
• After... Читать дальше...