Новости за 01.07.2019

Last week, Facebook announced a brand new cryptocurrency of its own called Libra — an initiative that has already drawn the attention of Silicon Valley, government officials, and even astrologists. 

Die frühere Bundesjustizministerin Katarina Barley will Vizepräsidentin des EU-Parlaments werden. Das sagte die SPD-Politikerin im Gespräch mit Business Insider. „Ich möchte mich als Vize-Präsidentin des Europaparlaments bewerben“, so Barley.

Bundesverkehrsminister Andreas Scheuer hat das Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) gegen den Vorwurf zu laschen Vorgehens im Diesel-Skandal von Audi verteidigt. Nach Berichten von Bayerischem Rundfunk und „Handelsblatt“ soll ein Münchner Staatsanwalt dem KBA-Präsidenten 2017 sogar mit Ermittlungen wegen Behinderung der Justiz gedroht haben. Das Verkehrsministerium erklärte, der Vorwurf der Strafvereitelung gegen das KBA sei „abwegig“. Scheuer sagte am Montag in Rosenheim: „Wir haben nie etwas Illegales... Читать дальше...

Wall-Street-Analysten und Ökonomen zeigen sich skeptisch, dass der beim G20-Gipfel verkündete Waffenstillstand im Handelskrieg zwischen den USA und China für eine nachhaltige Entspannung sorgen wird. 

• Semiconductor giant Broadcom grabbed headlines last year during its $117 billion hostile takeover bid for Qualcomm. Now the company is turning away from semiconductor acquisitions.
• In a conversation with Morgan Stanley, Broadcom Chief Financial Officer Tom Krause said that the remaining independent semiconductor companies are too expensive, which makes it unlikely that any deals will get done.
• Krause told Morgan Stanley that Broadcom management has its eyes on the infrastructure software space... Читать дальше...

• The deadly poison sarin has been detected in a mail facility at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters, prompting FBI involvement and reported evacuations.
• It's possible that the detection is a false positive, according to a fire official. 
• Workers at the facility are now being monitored, but none have so far shown any symptoms of exposure, officials said. It's unknown how many people may have been exposed.
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• A 14-year-old boy traveling as an unaccompanied minor was placed on the wrong flight on Sunday night.
• He was supposed to travel to Stockholm but was placed on a plane heading to Düsseldorf, Germany.
• He was allowed off the aircraft but missed his correct flight and was rerouted through Copenhagen, Denmark.
• The boy's mother said the issue began when United asked her to pay extra to register her son as an unaccompanied minor, meaning her son was escorted by United staff onto the wrong plane. Читать дальше...

Lange Zeit hatte sich McDonald's einem Lieferdienst in Deutschland verweigert. Die Qualität könne auf Grund der Fahrt nicht gewährleistet werden, hieß es stets. Im Herbst 2016 erfolgte dann doch der Start — zunächst aber nur in zwei Städten: Köln und München. Heute gibt es den Lieferdienst bereits in vielen Regionen.

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Connectivity is central to doing business today — enterprises rely on telecoms to connect the various sprawling parts of their businesses as they engage in digital transformation and modernize practices. It will become even more important as telecoms roll out their blazing-fast 5G networks... Читать дальше...

• The rental market is increasing as a growing number of younger customers look to rent versus own items.
• Amazon, the US' largest online shopping destination, does not yet offer much for rental, with the exception of textbooks.
• Two job listings on the retailer's website means that could change soon, however.
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When thinking of renting items like clothing, furnishings, and tools, Amazon is not the first place that comes to mind. Читать дальше...

• Home Depot is the largest home-improvement retailer by net sales.
• Business Insider reviewed the company's filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to get a better sense of its scale.
• From the size of its workforce to the number of its stores, here are several mind-blowing facts about Home Depot.
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Home Depot is big. 

• If you don't respond to emails, your coworkers may perceive you as lazy or disinterested, argues Frost & Sullivan CEO Richard Moran.
• Psychologists say the way you clean (or don't clean) your inbox actually does say something about your personality. 
• Those who delete quickly and efficiently might be control freaks, while those with 1,000 unread emails may not be as unorganized as you'd think.
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• The environmental-advocacy group Friends of the Earth graded 16 cruise lines on how well they limit pollution from their ships.
• The cruise lines were evaluated on how they treat their sewage, the steps they've taken to limit air pollution at ports, whether they follow water-pollution rules in Alaska, and the quality of information they provided about their environmental practices to Friends of the Earth.
• Disney Cruise Line was the only cruise line to receive an overall grade above C-. Читать дальше...

Apple will Berichten zufolge nicht mehr in China produzieren. Der Schritt wird zwar auch mit dem Handelskonflikt zwischen China und den USA in Verbindung gebracht, trotzdem haben Apple und auch andere Unternehmen noch weitere Gründe für diesen Schritt.

• President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, in May 2018. 
• The Iran deal was one of the crowning diplomatic achievement's of former President Barack Obama's tenure, but has continued to be a divisive issue in Washington since it came to fruition in 2015. 
• Withdrawing the US from the deal was one of the biggest and most controversial foreign policy decisions Trump has made yet. 
• Since Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA... Читать дальше...

Die Raumfahrtmission der Apollo 11 wird zu Recht als außerordentlicher Erfolg für die USA gefeiert. Immerhin hatte die US-Raumfahrtorganisation Nasa zum ersten Mal Menschen auf den Mond und lebendig wieder nach Hause gebracht. Während der historischen Mission gab es jedoch eine ganze Reihe von heiklen Situationen, die sie in eine Tragödie hätten verwandeln können.

Die US-Investorenlegende Warren Buffett spendet Aktien seiner Anlagegesellschaft Berkshire Hathaway im Wert von 3,6 Milliarden US-Dollar (3,2 Milliarden Euro) an mehrere Familienstiftungen.

• The 2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4Matic Cabrio is a stylish, somewhat practical drop-top with a peppy, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine.
• My test car was extremely well-optioned, adding thousands to the price tag and including some Mercedes AMG goodies that enhanced performance.
• At the end of the day, however, the C 300 Cabrio is best at leisurely, top-down drives on sunsplashed back roads.
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It's convertible season here at Business Insider! Читать дальше...

• Nearly two thirds of Americans drink coffee every day, but many don't know where the coffee beans come from.
• If you sip your morning joe from major brands like Starbucks, Dunkin', or McDonald's, chances are it comes from one of several countries in Latin America.
• Companies source from different regions to reduce risk, maintain a steady supply of beans in different seasons, and serve different flavors to their customers (different countries tend to produce beans with different flavors). Читать дальше...

• US Central Command said it carried out a strike against Al Qaeda in northwest Syria on Sunday.
• US forces were previously concentrated around Manbij, east of Aleppo Governorate in northwest Syria, and were involved in heavy fighting to drive ISIS out of the nearby city of Raqqa.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against Al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a "safe haven" for the group to plot attacks overseas. Читать дальше...

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Toyota will bolster its electric efforts by investing 28.3 trillion rupiahs ($2 billion) to develop electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia over the next four years, according to Reuters. The investment will initially focus on developing hybrid vehicles and eventually transition to developing full EVs... Читать дальше...

• My iPhone XR is way too big for my hands, creating endless struggles and annoyances in my daily life.
• All I wanted was a phone with portrait mode, and now I'm miserable.
• My difficulties speak to Apple's larger issues designing phones that are functional for women.
• With the departure of Jony Ive, Apple's chief design officer, one can hope that Apple will enter a more inclusive era of innovation.

My iPhone is too big.

Der Schwarzmarkt für Cannabis organisiert sich hinsichtlich der Produktpalette und -qualität zunehmend professioneller — doch damit gehen auch Risiken für die Konsumenten einher. Das geht aus Polizeidaten der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten hervor, die die europäische Drogenbehörde EMCDDA in einer neuen Studie ausgewertet hat. 

Noch immer rätseln Forscher darüber, wie genau Leben auf unserem Planeten entstanden ist. Nun haben Wissenschaftler in Meteoriten eine chemische Verbindung entdeckt, die mit für das Leben auf der Erde verantwortlich sein könnte.

• Police in Hong Kong have been clashing with protesters on Monday, the 22nd anniversary of the territory's handover from Britain to China. 
• Police say several protesters attacked officers earlier in the day, throwing "objects containing unknown liquid" at around 9:30 a.m. local time.
• Police responded by firing pepper spray at protesters in an attempt to disperse crowds.
• Later in the day, hundreds of protesters infiltrated the Legislative Council chamber, where they... Читать дальше...