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Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is one of the five worst carriers in the world, according to The National Interest.

In October 2016, the Kuznetsov was sailing to Syria through the English Channel on a combat deployment when it was spotted belching thick clouds of black smoke.

"The main problem with the ship is that is has a very problematic propulsion system," Dmitry Gorenburg, a senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, previously told Business Insider. Читать дальше...

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• Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill criminalizing the sharing or threat of "revenge porn" Friday before he resigned amid allegations he used a nude photo to blackmail a woman.
• Greitens has been facing pressure to resign since a bombshell report detailed an allegedly violent encounter he had with a woman in a 2015 extramarital affair.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill on Friday that criminalized the sharing or threat of revenge... Читать дальше...

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Amazon is now in the process of launching its own supermarket, Amazon Go, which has many wondering if the company will transform the grocery business the way it did ecommerce. 
• Amazon has tried the market with Amazon Fresh, tweaked the pricing model several times, then late last year announced that it was shutting down in five markets.
• The company's latest effort to revolutionize the grocery industry is to leverage the Whole Foods platform and offer Prime members free two-hour... Читать дальше...

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Among gamers, the hip way to chat with friends is not via Skype, Slack or TeamSpeak, but Discord, a relatively new messaging app that's starting to surge in popularity.

Discord was specifically designed to serve the gaming community. The app, which offers text messaging and voice and video calling, allows gamers to communicate and strategize with friends mid-game. But it's lightweight and streamlined, so it won't fill up their computers' hard drives or bog down their processors. Читать дальше...

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Artificial intelligence (AI), often used as an umbrella term to describe types of technology that can simulate human intelligence, is one of today’s hottest topics across a number of business sectors. AI techniques teach computers to parse data in a contextual manner to provide requested information... Читать дальше...

The US Defense Department has made a slight name change — and it's part of a bigger effort to counter China

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• Apple is considering launching a new mobile ad network, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• The company has already talked with Pinterest and Snap about the effort, The Journal reported.
• The ad network would allow developers to promote their apps in other apps.
• Apple shuttered iAd, its first attempt at a mobile ad network, in 2016.

Apple may be getting back into the mobile advertising business. Читать дальше...

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• White House press briefings are getting shorter, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
• The sessions have lost three minutes every month since January, a rate that means they would disappear by November.

White House press briefings are getting shorter every month, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.

The sessions have lost three minutes every month since January, when the average was 30 minutes. At this rate... Читать дальше...

'Truly just devastating stories': The bleak outlook from inside Venezuela's deepening crises

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• Bank of America Merrill Lynch has poached the US head of flow trading from JPMorgan.
• The move is part of an ongoing war for top equities talent.
• Competition for equities talent has intensified in 2018 amid a rebound in volatility that has revived banks' stock-trading businesses, with some reporting record revenue in the first quarter.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has poached a top trader from JPMorgan Chase, the latest in an ongoing war for top equities traders. Читать дальше...

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• The royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has spurred many interpretations of its political and social significance. 
• Markle's veil was embroidered with flowers from each of the 53 countries in the Commonwealth.
• This political gesture was meant to revive interest from the Commonwealth, part of the UK's larger effort to reestablish its international identity in the wake of Brexit.

What does Meghan Markle mean for multilateralism? Читать дальше...

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• The US and Russia are currently in talks to arrange a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Experts say the US has nothing to gain and everything to lose from a meeting between Trump and Putin given current US-Russia relations and Trump's personal affinity for Putin.
• "But that seems to be the pattern of Trump's dealmaking," said one former State Department official. "We move the US embassy to Jerusalem and get nothing in exchange. Читать дальше...

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Cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers — better known as remittances — are an integral part of societies around the world, especially in developing markets where receiving funds could mean the difference between life and death for families and community who remain behind. This has resulted in a massive global remittance market... Читать дальше...

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• Time is a precious commodity, but too many of us waste hours of it every day.
• In her new book, "Off the Clock," time-management expert Laura Vanderkam shows readers how to make time for what fulfills them — and eliminate what doesn't.
• For example, Vanderkam encourages readers to challenge their assumptions about why they need to hold onto an annoying freelance gig, or pack their workday with multiple meetings.

Consider the plane ride. Читать дальше...

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• Citigroup is dedicating roughly 20% of its expense budget to technology, according to CEO Michael Corbat.
• That works out to about $8 billion in 2018.
• "We're spending more this year than last year in an effort to spend less next year," Corbat said.

Citigroup is spending about $8 billion to bolster its technology capabilities in 2018.

About 20% of the bank's expense budget is now dedicated to technology spend, CEO Michael... Читать дальше...

US Marine Corps

The US Marine Corps started issuing the Glock 19M pistol to marines, which they call the M007, in May 2017.

“The M007 has a smaller frame and is easier to conceal, making it a natural selection to meet the Marine Corps' conceal carry weapon requirement,” Gunnery Sgt. Brian Nelson said in a November 2017 Marines Corps Systems Command press release. 

And since the Corps continually upgrades and adds new weapons to its arsenal, we reached out to the Marines Corps Systems Command... Читать дальше...

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• Billionaires' vacations don't exactly look like your everyday vacation.
• Amir Benesh, CEO of luxury home rental service LVH Global, provided a glimpse of what a 7-day, $1 million vacation for 14 people looks like in Mykonos, Greece.
• It involves a private jet, helicopter ride, and charter yacht, plus gourmet food and VIP treatment at clubs.
• It's equal parts luxurious and adventurous.

Billionaires know how to upgrade their bucket lists. Читать дальше...

Nordkorea sagte kürzlich, seine einzige Atomteststelle zerstört zu haben. Dabei ließ das Regime internationale Journalisten den vermeintlichen Zerstörungsprozess aufzeichnen. Geheimdienstauswertungen deuten jedoch darauf hin, dass der Prozess möglicherweise nur eine Show für die Kameras gewesen sei.

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• Cushman and Wakefield has been speaking with bankers and advisors to go public for a few years. 
• An initial public offering could be slated for third-quarter 2018.

Cushman & Wakefield is gearing up to file for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sometime in June, sources told The Real Deal.

The global commercial brokerage has seriously considered going public for at least the past two years. Читать дальше...

• With 1.3 billion people and 56 ethnic groups, China has one of the most complex and diverse cuisines in the world.
• Dozens of different regional cuisines are drastically different from one another with different flavor profiles, ingredients, and cooking methods.
• On a recent six-week trip to China, I tried to eat as many different dishes in the country as possible, tasting everything from Peking Duck to Shaanxi fried squid.

I'm not ashamed to call myself a foodie. Читать дальше...

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When it comes to building a company, choosing the appropriate location to launch is an important decision, but also a daunting one. While entrepreneurs have traditionally swarmed to Silicon Valley to kick off their companies, more and more founders are thinking beyond California's borders .

Among their top choices is New York, where the city is leading the way when in terms of both venture capital spending and female entrepreneurship.

If you're considering launching a company... Читать дальше...

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There's a ton of television and, thankfully, an outrageous amount of it is available to stream on Netflix without ads.

But with so many options available on Netflix, from its originals to the classics, we thought you might need help figuring out your next binge-watch.

Every month, we'll select three TV shows that you should fit into your free time, to save you some time.

This month, we selected two Netflix originals that have second seasons making their debut in June... Читать дальше...