Новости за 01.05.2019

• Hollywood exec Jeffrey Katzenberg's yet-to-be-launched mobile streaming video service, Quibi, is courting several big name advertisers to secure upfront ad deals.
• The company's executives are in conversations with at least four big brands, including consumer packaged goods giant Proctor & Gamble and beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev, multiple sources confirmed to Business Insider.
• While Quibi was first asking for an upfront ad commitment of $25 million, that figure has now whittled down to the $8-$10 million range... Читать дальше...

• Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd says smaller "underfunded" players in the software-as-a-service market will "go away" amid a trend of consolidation in the industry. 
• Some analysts agreed with Hurd's view, saying the SaaS market will go through a period of consolidation.
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Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd on Wednesday said the tech giant has a "long list of underfunded competitors" in the software-as-a-service market that he predicted "will go away" in a couple of years. Читать дальше...

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• Tesla Model 3's are now eligible for a Canadian government tax credit.
• The company lowered prices in order for the cars to be eligible.
• The cheapest Model 3 in Canada now runs just over $55,000 inclusive of fees.

Tesla has lowered the price of its Model 3 sedan for Canadian customers in order for the vehicle to be eligible for a government tax credit in the country.

• Happy Armed Forces Day!
• Established in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman, Armed Forces Day celebrates and gives thanks to the military for their service. It's celebrated on the third Saturday in May.
• So in honor of the holiday, we rounded up 33 of the best pictures taken by military photographers.
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The Patriots Jet Team performs aerial acrobatics as pyrotechnics provided by the Tora Bomb Squad of the Commemorative Air Force explode... Читать дальше...

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• On the quarterly conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook outlined Apple's master plan to sell more devices and services to a massive market.
• He was talking about the enterprise market, which buys $4 trillion worth of IT every year.
• Success with this market was one reason for Apple's killer iPad sales.
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Apple has returned to the hallowed ground of a $1 trillion valuation, and one of the high points was its spectacular iPad sales

• Google employees in offices around the world staged a May Day "sit-in" on Wednesday to protest what they say are instances of workplace retaliation at the tech giant. 
• The sit-in was prompted by the case of two employees who said they were demoted and forced to give up some of their duties after they helped organize November walkouts to call attention to sexual harassment at the company.
• In New York, organizers estimated there were between 300 and 400 employees who took part in the demonstration... Читать дальше...

• Curaleaf announced on Monday it is acquiring Cura Partners, which operates the popular Select brand, in an all-stock transaction valued at $949 million.
• It's the largest US marijuana transaction to date.
• Curaleaf CEO Joe Lusardi told Business Insider in an interview that he expects the consolidation trend to continue in the cannabis industry. 

The US marijuana industry is in an unprecedented consolidation wave, and it's showing no signs of slowing down.

• The US Navy is sending the USS America, a new type of amphibious assault ship, to the Pacific to increase the firepower in the region, the service said in a statement.
• The USS America has the ability to be outfitted with a heavy configuration of F-35B stealth fighters and repurposed to function as a so-called "Lightning Carrier."
• The Navy stressed that the security situation in the region demands that the Navy shift its most capable ships forward to bring the greatest amount of striking power into the area. Читать дальше...

• The Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced on Wednesday it raised $2 billion for its first late-stage venture fund.
• The firm's newest general partner, David George, will run the fund, which will specialize in providing funding for companies in the series C to series G range.
• The firm also announced Fund VI, a $750 million early-stage fund for enterprise, consumer, and fintech investments.
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Die britische Premierministerin Theresa May hat Verteidigungsminister Gavin Williamson entlassen. Mays Büro teilte am Mittwoch mit, dass die Premierministerin das Vertrauen in Williamson verloren habe. Die Entscheidung hängt mit einer mutmaßlichen Weitergabe geheimer Informationen zur Beteiligung des chinesischen Technologiekonzerns Huawei am 5G-Netzausbau im Vereinigten Königreich zusammen. 

• The median Tesla employee made $56,163 in 2018, the electric-car maker said in a proxy statement.
• That's 81% more than the median American, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
• In 2016, the last year for which data is available, the median American made $31,099.
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The median Tesla employee made $56,163 in 2018, the electric-car maker said in a proxy statement. That figure includes salary or wages... Читать дальше...

• Facebook is making changes to Messenger to get marketers to make more chatbots and spend more on advertising across all its apps.
• Facebook is pitching Messenger as a "powerful channel for the entire customer relationship."
• Building chatbots requires significant resources for marketers, and advertisers are leery about flooding messaging apps with ads, however.
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Facebook is pivoting to privacy, and rather than leaning away from advertising... Читать дальше...

• Lyft has lost its lawsuit challenging New York City's minimum wage for ride-hailing drivers.
• The company, along with competitor Juno, originally filed a lawsuit against how the $17.22 per hour minimum wage is calculated in January. 
• Lyft argued that the "utilization rate" used to calculate pay gave Uber an unfair advantage. 
• The company has always maintained it supports paying drivers a minimum wage. 

A judge has upheld New York City's minimum wage rule for ride-hailing drivers... Читать дальше...

• Facebook threw a glitzy party for hundreds of employees at a luxury hotel on Tuesday night.
• The entertainment on offer included casino tables, karaoke, free massages, an open bar, and a magician.
• It was to celebrate the launch of Facebook's redesign, one of the social network's biggest facelifts ever.
• And it comes as Facebook tries to move past two years of constant scandals.
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Facebook unveiled its biggest facelift in years ... Читать дальше...

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• Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is getting a dedicated legal advisor.
• Boeing has promoted general counsel and former federal judge J. Michael Luttig to the newly-created role of counselor and senior advisor to Muilenburg on Wednesday. 
• Luttig will be responsible for managing the legal issues stemming from the two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is getting a dedicated legal advisor. Читать дальше...

• As the CEO of Restaurant Brands International, Daniel Schwartz oversees Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes.
• Schwartz started as CFO at Burger King in his late 20s before becoming CEO at 32.
• He said the most important management lesson he learned was to realize that in business, bad execution is the result of either the wrong owner, the wrong people in roles, or the wrong strategy.

When he was 29 years old, Daniel Schwartz went from managing a single person... Читать дальше...

• At 4:06 p.m. on May 1, 2011 (12:36 a.m., May 2, in Pakistan), the White House's official photographer, Pete Souza, took an iconic image of President Barack Obama and his national security team.
• "I need to watch this," Obama is said to have remarked.
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"Geronimo ... Geronimo. E.K.I.A. Enemy Killed in Action."

• On Monday, VMware's CEO Pat Gelsinger stood on stage with Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella to announce a new partnership.
• The two companies have been bitter rivals for most of their existence.
• Behind the scenes, Gelsinger explained at a Q&A session that, despite the news, VMware still viewed Amazon as its main ally in the cloud wars. 
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On Monday, it was a when-pigs-fly moment as VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger... Читать дальше...

• According to Panetta, this is what happened once the Navy SEALs entered Bin Laden's home on May 2, 2011.
• "Our team members saw the bearded man and shot him twice, once above the left eye and once in the chest," Panetta wrote.
• The time in Pakistan was approximately 1 a.m. local time (3:51 p.m. EST) when Admiral McRaven relayed word to the remote security team that there was a preliminary call of "Geronimo,"  — the code word for the killing or capture of Bin Laden.
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• Venture capital firm Greylock Partners has hired Holly Rose Faith as executive talent partner.
• When she interviews candidates for positions at startups, Faith said she looks for evidence of a growth mindset.
• She wants candidates who hope to be challenged in their new roles.
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On Wednesday, Greylock Partners announced a new hire: Holly Rose Faith, who will join the storied venture-capital firm as executive talent partner.

• Intel's disappointing first-quarter report last week featured weaker-than-expected results in the data center business.
• The chip giant said it was hurt by "a more cautious IT spending environment."
• Some analysts point to unexpected soft demand in the cloud data center market, which remains uncertain.
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Intel's data center business was expected to propel the chip giant to a new era of growth. But in... Читать дальше...

• A new lawsuit alleges that a Norwegian Cruise Line employee sexually assaulted an 11-year-old passenger.
• In 2018, a steward on Norwegian's Spirit cruise ship entered a passenger's cabin with a master key after being told not to do so, touching and ultimately sexually assaulting an 11-year-old female passenger, the lawsuit alleges.
• The passenger was then subjected to questioning conducted exclusively by male employees for around three-and-a-half hours in the ship's infirmary, according to the lawsuit. Читать дальше...