Новости за 28.06.2018

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• Moscow and Washington struck a deal on Wednesday to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
• Moscow and Washington will announce the time and place of the summit on Thursday.
• In Washington, Trump said their meeting likely would take place after a July 11-12 summit of NATO leaders he is due to attend.
• Trump said that Helsinki was a possible site. Other officials said the Russians were... Читать дальше...

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• A recording obtained by Vice News features a seven-year-old boy crying down the phone to his mother.
• He was calling his mom back in Guatemala after being taken from his father at the US border when the two crossed in May.
• The mother asks her, who cries throughout, whether he has a place to play, and tells him to stay strong.
• More than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents under the Trump administration's immigration policies. Читать дальше...

Als ich mir das iPhone X zuerst zugelegt habe, war ich hin und weg. Acht Monate später bin ich ein bisschen weniger euphorisch.

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• Some people daydream more than others.
• But people with maladaptive daydreaming take it to the extreme and can daydream for four hours a day.
• New research has shown this kind of daydreaming may be linked with obsessive compulsions.
• Cognitive beahvioural therapy could help people take control over their daydreaming.
• Although some daydreamers may not want to give up their imaginary tales.

Some people love to daydream. Читать дальше...

Boeing

• Boeing debuted a hypersonic passenger plane concept at the the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) conference this week. 
• It could one day get you from London to New York in two hours, Aviation Week reports. 
• The aircraft could be airborne in 20 to 30 years.

The idea of going from London to New York and back in a day may one day become a reality.

Boeing has debuted a hypersonic passenger plane concept that could get you from London to New York in two hours... Читать дальше...

Es kündigt sich mit einem Kratzen im Hals an. Plötzlich fällt das Schlucken schwer. Ein Blick in den Spiegel, in den weit geöffneten Mund, und man erkennt es sofort: Es ist eine Mandelentzündung. 

YouTiube

• A YouTuber has combined the music of Goldman Sachs President David Solomon with a motivational video from Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio.
• Solomon creates music under the name DJ D-Sol, and has over 425,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
• Check out the video below.

Wall Street's song of the summer is almost certainly going to be a dance remix of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 hit "Don't Stop."

That's because it was produced by David Solomon... Читать дальше...

Drones — also commonly referred to as unmanned aircraft — are no longer a cool, new novelty that companies in only a handful of industries are testing.

Kilian Schoönberger

Deep in the woods of the West Pomerania region of Poland, an entire section of trees bends at sharp angles near their bases, forming an odd and entrancing phenomenon known as "The Crooked Forest." 

Why do the trees bend like this? No one is quite sure. 

Some have theorized that harsh weather conditions made them this way. Others have said that man-made development uprooted the trees. 

Landscape photographer Kilian Schoönberger shared some of his photos of the forest... Читать дальше...

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• Lyft announced it has raised $600 million in funding, and is now worth $15.1 billion.
• It has more than doubled in valuation since April 2017.
• The funding was led by Fidelity Management, with participation from Senator Investment Group LP.
• Lyft is seen as Uber's biggest rival, although it only operates in the US and Canada.

Ride-hailing firm Lyft announced that it raised $600 million (£459 million) in funding and that its valuation has shot up to $15.

Die Deutschen kaufen ihre Mode gerne zum Schnäppchenpreis. Davon profitieren Textil-Discounter wie Primark und Kik, aber auch immer mehr Mode-Outlets, die nicht mehr ganz aktuelle Markenware mit kräftigen Rabatten verramschen. Auch der skandinavische Moderiese H&M will hier künftig mitmischen.

Mit einer aktuellen Anzeigenkampagne steigt die Fast-Food-Kette McDonald’s in die aktuelle politische Debatte ein. „Weil es nur eines gibt, was uns wirklich spalten darf: die Essiggurke“, heißt es in der Anzeige, die am Dienstag in den Tageszeitungen „Bild“, „Welt“ und „Berliner Zeitung“ geschaltet wurde und am Sonntag auch in der „Welt am Sonntag“ erscheinen soll. Der Slogan prangt prominent zwischen zwei grimmig dreinschauenden Politikern: Bundesinnenminister Horst Seehofer (CSU) und Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU). Читать дальше...

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• The UK's chief Brexit negotiator privately told ministers there are only "six weeks left" of negotiating time before both sides are required to sign a final Brexit deal, according to a report.
• One minister present at the meeting was left with the impression that "time is running out."
• Warning came as ministers were briefed ahead of crucial crunch talks with Theresa May next week — where she is expected to try and pave the way to a softer Brexit. Читать дальше...

Klar, das Ergebnis des WM-Spiels gegen Südkorea ist enttäuschend. In den sozialen Medien hagelt es dementsprechend Kritik an den Spielern und an Trainer Jogi Löw.

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• Chinese stocks had another bad day, with major indexes losing more than 1% of their value.
• Markets in the country are struggling with a combination of President Trump's trade war and softening domestic economic data.
• Stocks entered a bear market earlier in the week, dropping 20% from their recent highs.

It’s been another tough day for Chinese stocks, giving up modest early gains to finish deep in the red.

Here’s the closing scoreboard... Читать дальше...

Beim Blick auf die Finanzindustrie fällt ein bekanntes Muster auf: die Firmen werden stark finanziert, aber sie haben keinen Cashflow. Sie haben viele Inhaber und Aktionäre, aber wenige Einnahmen.

Toni Kroos ist der bestbezahlte Spieler der deutschen Mannschaft. Privat hält er sich eher bedeckt.

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• NEW: Members of both Westminster and European Parliaments join the UK energy industry in urging Theresa May to clarify her post-Brexit environmental policy.
• As things stand, over 1,400 industrial sites across the UK participate in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) — the EU's programme for tackling harmful carbon emissions.
• British businesses across a wide range of sectors export carbon-based goods on ETS rules.
• The ETS has also given... Читать дальше...

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• NEW: Members of both Westminster and European Parliaments join the UK energy industry in urging Theresa May to clarify her post-Brexit environmental policy.
• As things stand, over 1,400 industrial sites across the UK participate in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) — the EU's programme for tackling harmful carbon emissions.
• British businesses across a wide range of sectors export carbon-based goods on ETS rules.
• The ETS has also given... Читать дальше...

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• The Indian rupee has hit the lowest level on record against the greenback.
• The latest selloff coincided with a spike in crude oil prices.
• India is a major oil importer, and the third-largest source of demand behind the US and China.
• Emerging markets, including India, have been under pressure in recent months due to higher crude prices, higher global interest rates, and renewed geopolitical tensions.

India is a large and rapidly growing economy... Читать дальше...

Der Job ist unsere große Chance, die Hürden des Anschreibens haben wir umschifft und das Vorstellungsgespräch läuft bisher gut. Und dann kommt sie: Die Frage, bei der vielen Bewerbern kurz vor Schluss die Nerven durchgehen: „Warum sollten wir eigentlich ausgerechnet Sie einstellen?“, fragt der Personaler freundlich und lächelt aufmunternd. Und wir überlegen fieberhaft: „Ja, warum sollte der das eigentlich?“ Gerade die Frage nach dem, was uns besonders macht, fällt vielen von uns schwer. Weil Eigenlob stinkt und wir gelernt haben... Читать дальше...

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• The United States intends to break the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in order to deal with the "multi-trillion dollar problem" that is China and stop it gaining economic supremacy, a former diplomat to the WTO told Business Insider.
• Trump will likely raise $200 billion in fresh tariffs against China before the midterm elections, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama told BI, breaking the WTO and effectively ending an era of free trade that has lasted for 23 years. Читать дальше...

Google

• Diane Greene, Google's cloud chief, was interviewed at the annual "Most Powerful Women Evening" event and covered a lot of ground.
• She said she wouldn't have minded buying Github and cautioned Microsoft from fiddling too much with the platform.
• She also crowed that Google's cloud tech was superior to Amazon's.
• She wasn't questioned directly about the recent controversy within Google about the company's military contracts, but she did offer that today's... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

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

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. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Oh BiBi

• Mobile games studio Oh BiBi has raised $21 million in an investment round led by Atomico, with participation from French VC fund Korelya Capital.
• Oh BiBi will switch focus from racing games to a new one-on-one shooter called "FRAG."
• Oh BiBi's founder Martial Valery thinks "FRAG" will be able to compete with the hugely popular battle-royale game "Fortnite."

Paris-based mobile games studio Oh BiBi has raised $21 million and now hopes to take... Читать дальше...