Новости за 27.01.2018

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• Boats containing dead bodies from North Korea have continued to show up along Japan's west coast.
• North Korea usually tightly controls its borders to prevent defections.
• This suggests that Kim Jong Un is losing his grip over his country's border security and his citizens' economic ventures, experts told BI.

The seemingly endless appearances of "ghost ships" full of dead North Koreans on the shores of Japan is indicative of Kim Jong Un's weakening grip over his citizens... Читать дальше...

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With dreary weather and low moods, planning a holiday can be the perfect January pick-me-up — especially for couples considering a Valentine's Day getaway.

The Post Office Holiday Money Report has revealed the cheapest holiday hotspots in the world in 2018 that make for the perfect holiday for two.

To produce the ranking, the company looked at the cost of the following items in 42 destinations around the world: a three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine... Читать дальше...

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34-year-old Christiaan van Heijst, Dutch senior first officer and cargo pilot, flies the Boeing 747-8 and -400 Freighter — and he's racked up 8,000 hours of flying time.

Van Heijst is also a travel blogger and photographer. He takes photos of the incredible views he enjoys from the cockpit via his Instagram account, then writes about them on his blog.

From blinding sunrises to the Northern Lights — or navigating his way through a violent front of thunderstorms ... Читать дальше...

World Boxing Super Series

• Oleksandr Usyk, Murat Gassiev, Mairis Briedis, and Yunier Dorticos will put their cruiserweight world titles on the line in two semi-finals worth millions of dollars.
• World Boxing Super Series promoter Kalle Sauerland tells Business Insider that all four fighters are "brutal" and "frightening."
• The semi-final winners will contest the tournament final in the summer and the champion could end up challenging Anthony Joshua for the heavyweight belts in the future. Читать дальше...

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• A suicide blast killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 150 on Saturday in the Afghan capital, Kabul. 
• But the death toll could rise since many of the wounded victims are in critical condition. 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban in the Afghan capital Kabul, authorities said. The bombing Saturday came just a week after... Читать дальше...

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• Three teenage boys died after an Audi crashed into a bus stop in Hayes, west London.
• The 28-year-old man inside the car was also taken to hospital.
• The boys were believed to be around 16 years old.

Three teenage boys have died after being hit by a car at a bus stop in west London.

Police said the teenagers all died at the scene after they were hit by a black Audi car near an Esso petrol station in Hayes at about 8.41 p.m. on Friday. Читать дальше...

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• Apple will release its HomePod smart speaker on February 9, to compete with the Google Home Max and the Amazon Echo.
• This leaves only one significant small player in the space, Sonos, which has to take on three tech goliaths who are worth $2.4 trillion collectively.
• Sonos was late to adding voice controls to its speakers and people might not want to pay the higher prices for them.
• Sonos can still compete with Apple if it can... Читать дальше...

Telegeography

• Data from telecom analytics firm Telegeography shows how cables connect the world.
• Military, intelligence, and political figures are warning about its fragility.
• Some claim Russia is willing and able to sever internet access as an act of war.

This map shows how the huge, complicated network of undersea cables which keep the internet running is spread around the world.

The map, by telecom analytics company Telegeography, uses... Читать дальше...

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The world's most expensive cities to live in have been revealed in a major survey of almost 300 population hubs.

The destinations are named in the 14th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2018.

It analysed 293 metropolitan housing markets in nine countries — Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and the US — in the third quarter of 2017.

Using the "median multiple" approach... Читать дальше...

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• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touted the benefits of a weak dollar, causing a commotion in currency markets.
• The president himself was forced to echo the Treasury's long-standing strong-dollar mantra, but the US currency continued to fall.
• Lawrence Summers, former Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that Mnuchin's comments fell flat in both "style and substance."

Treasury Secretary... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

The global insurance industry is worth nearly $5 trillion, and insurance companies are at risk of losing a share of this valuable market to new entrants. That's because these legacy players have been even slower to modernize than their counterparts in other financial services industries. 

This has created an opportunity for a group of firms known as insurtechs. These startups are leveraging new technology and a better understanding of consumer expectations to increase efficiencies in the insurance industry. Читать дальше...

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• Hillary Clinton addressed a report about a former senior adviser who was kept on her 2008 presidential campaign after he was accused of sexual harassment.
• Clinton said she called the accuser and said she was "dismayed" by the incident at the time, but was proud of her for coming forward.

Former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addressed a report about a former senior adviser who was allowed... Читать дальше...

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• Russian and Turkish Baths is a health club in New York City's East Village neighborhood.
• Open since 1892, the bathhouse serves as a meeting place for the city's Russian and Jewish enclaves — and a hotspot for celebrities, millennials, businessmen, and tourists.
• For over 30 years, the Baths have been owned by two Russian émigrés who manage the facilities on alternating weeks.

Step through the tenement door on 10th Street in Manhattan's East Village... Читать дальше...

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• A comprehensive report published by HuffPost on Friday details claims that Tronc, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times, is staffing a "shadow" newsroom in a move that could threaten the jobs of newly unionized journalists at the newspaper.
• According to the report, Tronc could be developing a contributor network within the LA Times. The new group allegedly reports to the company's business division, prompting worries of redundancies with the main newsroom. Читать дальше...

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Improving artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the proliferation of messaging apps — which enable users and businesses to interact through a variety of mediums, including text, voice, image, video, and file sharing — are fueling the popularity of chatbots.

These software programs use messaging as an... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

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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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The media landscape is almost shifting more quickly than consumers can keep up.

But certain trends have emerged that will carry the media industry into the future.

For the past eight years, IGNITION, Business Insider’s flagship conference, has collected the best minds in media and technology to share what they see as the future. Through unscripted interviews, cutting-edge demos, and insights from industry pioneers, attendees learn what key trends to be aware of and what they need to do to stay ahead. Читать дальше...

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• Greg Kidd, an early investor in Coinbase and Twitter, just invested $57.5 million toward Uphold, a currency exchange that also trades in cryptocurrencies.
• Uphold will use part of the money as insurance for its users to guarantee that their deposits to the exchange are protected in the event of a hacking incident.
• Uphold will also use the funds to add integrations with Ripple and beging trading in its cryptocurrency XRP, which is up almost 4000% since it started trading in April. Читать дальше...

Discord

• Discord has shut down a chat group on its service that was being used to share pornographic videos that had been edited using an artificial intelligence technology to include the images of female celebrities without their consent.
• Dozens of people were active on the channel, which Discord said violated its rules on revenge porn.
• People who have doctored videos using the AI technology are also sharing them on Reddit.

Online chat service... Читать дальше...

Discord

• Discord has shut down an area in its chat service that was being used to share pornographic videos that had been edited using an artificial intelligence technology to include the images of female celebrities without their consent.
• Dozens of people were active on the channel, which Discord said violated its rules on revenge porn.
• People who have doctored videos using the AI technology are also sharing them on Reddit.

Online chat provider... Читать дальше...

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This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.

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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• Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained in the kingdom's sweeping crackdown on corruption, says he expects to be cleared of wrongdoing and be released from custody within days.
• He's been detained in Riyadh's opulent Ritz-Carlton hotel for more than two months, along with dozens of other suspects.
• The prince, one of the nation's most prominent tycoons, said he was continuing to maintain his innocence of any corruption in talks with authorities. Читать дальше...

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The future of retail is looking bright.

So bright that BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, expects the industry to top $5.5 trillion by 2020!

While in-store and desktop purchases are certainly helping the retail industry boom, the biggest factor for this incredible growth is in your pocket.

Find out why the smartphone will be crucial for retailers in 2018 and beyond with the first part of a brand new slide deck from BI Intelligence called The Future of Retail 2018. Читать дальше...

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• The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will reportedly fine UBS, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank millions of dollars each for "spoofing" and manipulation in the U.S. futures market.
• For the first time, the CFTC launched a multi-agency investigation with the Justice Department and the FBI.
• Spokesmen for HSBC, Deutsche Bank and UBS declined to comment.

The U.S. derivatives regulator is set to announce it has fined European lenders UBS... Читать дальше...

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• Ken Murphy, the president and CEO of the retailer Mattress Firm, is stepping down, the executive said in a statement released on Friday.
• Murphy will leave the company in March. His resignation follows admissions of accounting irregularities from Mattress Firm's parent company, Steinhoff International, whose CEO resigned in December 2017.
• Mattress Firm's executive chairman Steve Stagner will return as CEO, after having served the company in that capacity from 2010 to 2016. Читать дальше...