Новости за 07.05.2019

• Lyft shares fell by as much as 4.4% late Tuesday after the ride-hailing company reported earnings for the first time as a public company.
• Lyft's first-quarter revenue and revenue outlook both topped analysts' expectations.
• Its adjusted net loss narrowed from a year ago.
  
• The report comes days before rival Uber is expected to debut on the public market.
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Lyft shares traded in a volatile fashion late Tuesday, falling... Читать дальше...

Ein rasanter Anstieg der riskanten Unternehmensschulden sorgt dafür, dass mit den USA die größte Volkswirtschaft der Welt verletzbar ist. Das Volumen von Hochrisiko-Krediten ist 2018 in den USA um ein Fünftel auf 1,1 Billionen US-Dollar angestiegen. Damit liegt es über den Höchstständen in der Finanzkrise, warnt die US-Notenbank Federal Reserve in ihrem aktuellen Report.

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• On Tuesday, during Google's big I/O tech conference, Sundar Pichai explained what Google is doing to make its AI less racist and sexist.
• He promised to share what Google is doing with the world.
• But he also explained how easy it is, even for well-intentioned computer scientists, to get it wrong and create biased AI tech.
• And he noticeably fell short of using the "r" word — a.k.a. regulation — or even hinting that it was needed.
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• Google is adding parental control features to Android, the company announced at its I/O developer conference Tuesday.
• The company previously offered such features as a standalone app called Family Link.
• Android Q, the next version of the operating system, will ship with the Family Link features built into its settings app.
• Google will also add a new feature that will allow parents to set limits on their kids' use of particular apps.
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Google ist ein Durchbruch bei der Spracherkennung gelungen, dank dem Assistenzsoftware lokal auf dem Smartphone laufen kann. Bisher müssen Sprachassistenten wie der Google Assistant — oder Amazons Alexa und Apples Siri — Aufnahmen zur Spracherkennung ins Netz schicken. Google sichert sich damit einen Vorsprung gegenüber der Konkurrenz und kann auch einen Vorteil beim Datenschutz für sich reklamieren.

• Sixty-five percent of Hulu Live viewers go on to watch Hulu's library or on-demand content, said Hulu exec who spoke at an event in New York on Tuesday.
• That benefits Hulu because it keeps all revenue from the advertising sold on on-demand content, but only 15% of the ad revenue it gets from the live service.
• The news is noteworthy as streaming services like it struggle to find an economic model that works.

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• Google's Pixel 3a is a less expensive version of Google's Pixel 3 smartphone. It costs $399 while the larger model starts at $479.
• I switched to the $479 Google Pixel 3a XL from Apple's most expensive iPhone, and found that it on important characteristics like battery life and camera performance.
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When Apple debuted theiPhone X in 2017, it set a few new precedents. Yes, it introduced technologies like facial recognition to the masses... Читать дальше...

Befreiungsschlag im kriselnden Kraftwerkgeschäft? Einen Tag bevor Siemens seinen Analysten auf dem Kapitalmarkttag Rede und Antwort steht, verkündete der Konzern eine weitere wesentliche Veränderung im Kerngeschäft: Siemens-Chef Joe Kaeser will die Sparte ausgliedern und bis September kommenden Jahres an die Börse bringen. Fortan konzentrieren sich die Münchner im Kern auf die beiden Sparten Digital Industries und Smart Infrastructure. An dem neu entstehenden Energieunternehmen will Siemens etwas weniger als 50 Prozent halten. Читать дальше...

• Google plans to bring its Incognito feature to its Maps and search apps, company CEO Sundar Pichai said Tuesday.
• The feature will allow Maps users to block Google from associating the places they search or travel to with their accounts.
• Pichai made the announcement at the company's annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday.
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You'll soon be able to keep your activity on Google's Maps app a bit more private from the company.

• "Hey, Google, turn off the alarm!" is one of the most common — and, annoying — Assistant commands out there. 
• On Tuesday at Google's annual developer's conference, I/O, the company announced an Assistant update that lets users turn off alarms and timers by simply saying, "Stop." 
• The update will be available in English on Assistant starting Tuesday. 
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• Warning: Spoilers ahead for HBO's "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode four, "The Last of the Starks."
• People can't stop talking about an anachronistic coffee cup that turned up in a new "Game of Thrones" feast scene.
• HBO said that the coffee was from the set's own craft services but that didn't stop everyone referring to it as a "Starbucks cup."
• Stacy Jones, the CEO of the marketing agency Hollywood Branded, told INSIDER that the blunder is worth "tens of... Читать дальше...

• The founders of Kitu Life appeared on "Shark Tank" after concocting a nutritious energy drink in a dorm room.
• The episode aired in February 2018. Today, Kitu Life is valued at $50 million.
• Check out the pitch deck they used.
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Kitu Life was born just over three years ago, in Jordan DeCicco's college dorm room.

• Amazon opened its 12th Amazon Go store on Tuesday.
• In addition to being the first Go store in New York City — and on the entire East Coast — it's also the first that accepts cash.
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Amazon's newest Go store is open for business.

Erdogan hat gewonnen. So scheint es zumindest. Die Kommunalwahl in Istanbul, bei der Ekrem Imamoglu von der größten türkischen Oppositionspartei CHP zum Sieger erklärt wurde, soll am 23. Juni wiederholt werden. Das teilte die türkische Wahlbehörde YSK mit. Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan konnte seinen Willen also durchsetzen. Doch die Annulierung der Wahl könnte für den türkischen Präsidenten noch zum Problem werden. 

• Lyft on Tuesday afternoon will release its first quarterly earnings report as a public company.
• While analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on the stock, questions linger over the ride-hailing company's path to profitability and the competitive threat from Uber.
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Lyft's moment of truth has arrived.

• The Israel Defense Forces said its Iron Dome antimissile system was 86% effective during a Hamas bombardment of 690 rockets on Saturday.
• The 39 rockets that did get through killed four people in Israel. Hamas claimed to have overwhelmed the aerial defense system by the sheer number of rockets fired.
• But the 86% success rate is not far below its recent average of 90%, suggesting that Hamas' tactics had a relatively minor effect.
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Ohne die Deutsche Bank wäre Donald Trump nie US-Präsident geworden. Das glauben zumindest Experten und Journalisten, die sich seit Jahren mit der Beziehung zwischen dem Unternehmer und dem Finanzinstitut beschäftigen. Was für die Deutsche Bank eine nüchterne Geschäftsbeziehung war, entpuppte sich im Nachhinein als maßgeblicher Erfolgsfaktor für Trump. Jetzt rächt sich diese Beziehung offenbar für die Deutsche Bank. Dem Institut droht ein immenser Reputationsschaden.

• TV ad campaigns rely on solid data, but that's been hard to come by in the past.
• Through Xandr, WarnerMedia is able to offer advertisers more sophisticated analytics that can inform more targeted marketing efforts.

Data has always been a key part of great advertising campaigns because of its ability to offer invaluable insights, expose growth opportunities, and — when used judiciously — entice customers.

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 Amazon has announced its intention to turn its Prime free two-day shipping into free one-day shipping in the US, and it's earmarked $800 million to invest in this initiative in Q2.

• The share of older workers in the US labor force is increasing rapidly, causing new discussions on how to train a 55-plus population for highly skilled jobs.
• Much of the jobs older workers take come from low-wage industries. One solution to get older workers high-paying jobs is to train them in skills these industries need.
• Still, activists say that without addressing ageism, older workers will not find high-paying work at the same rate younger workers do.
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• A satellite image captured by San Francisco-based research company Planet Labs reveals striking evidence of North Korea's latest missile launch. 
• North Korea launched several projectiles on Saturday, its first confirmed missile test since November 2017. 
• The image, one of the many taken by Planet Labs' satellites orbiting the Earth, revealed the exact moment and location of the launch.
• Planet Labs Co-Founder and CEO Will Marshall posted the image online, saying... Читать дальше...

Von mysteriösen Eisbeben bei Nacht über heiße Quellen bis hin zu blutroten Wasserfällen wartet die Antarktis immer wieder mit neuen, unerforschten Naturspektakeln auf, die Wissenschaftler vor Rätsel stellen.

• GM's Cruise business has secured new funding, bringing the company's value to $19 billion.
• The new round is $1.15 billion, and it comes from a group of institutional investors: GM, Japan's SoftBank Vision Fund, and Honda.
• Investment in Cruise now totals $7.25 billion.

Cruise, General Motors' autonomous mobility business, keeps raking in the funding.