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The cord-cutters have scored another victory.

Total U.S. cable subscribers among the top nine companies (which make up about 95% of the total market) declined year-over-year in the first quarter of 2016, while broadband customers rose, according to new data from Leichtman Research.

These top nine companies added just over 50,000 subscribers in Q1 2016... Читать дальше...

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The Harlem Shake. The Dress. Damn Daniel.

We like to think viral stories are a product of the internet age, but people have been doing weird stuff forever. Before teenagers slipped on banana peels on purpose, they stuffed themselves into phone booths and swallowed goldfish for fun. The only difference is that they couldn't share those shenanigans with the rest of the world at the time.

Here are some of our favorite historical events that would totally break the internet if they happened today. Читать дальше...

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I am a huge advocate for reading.

I think it is a lost art, and yet when we find a book we love, we advocate for it and tell everyone about it because of the impact it has had on our lives.

The truth is, we don't read enough anymore.

No matter what your goals are in life, or what you are striving to achieve, it's important to remember that the true beauty of it all is already happening right here, right now.

And sometimes the best way to remember that is to sit down... Читать дальше...

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One of the suppliers that manufactures Apple's iPhone screens is reportedly making a new type of iPhone screen that's expected to be released in 2017, according to Bloomberg.

Applied Materials, the iPhone screen supplier, made a large equipment order to retool its production line, which indicates it'll be making the new display for Apple's iPhones.

The new screens are said to be of the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) variety, which offers a brighter... Читать дальше...

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It's clichéd because it's true: You don't get a second chance to make a first impression.

Or at least scientists thought it was true for years. Specifically, they thought that while you could change someone's explicit evaluation, you'd have a hard time changing their implicit evaluation of you.

In other words, you could get someone to say, "Sure, I like you," and even believe that they did. But you couldn't really alter their deep-seated negative beliefs about you... Читать дальше...

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Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones."

HBO's "Game of Thrones" gave fans a lot to talk about during Sunday's episode, "The Door."

The emotional and action-packed hour saw the fall of a much-loved character, and the setup of several showdowns to come.

But which moments had fans talking the most?

Social-media monitoring platform Brandwatch found more than 66,000 "Thrones"-related mentions on Twitter during the one-hour... Читать дальше...

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After collapsing to start 2016, oil prices have climbed back in recent weeks to nearly $50 a barrel. This has some observers hoping that continued strengthening in prices can help shore up the economic futures of oil-producing areas.

Goldman Sachs, however, has a chart that shows why that optimism may not be warranted.

Essentially, the global industry is trapped in a vicious circle of production at lower and lower costs that will continue to feed... Читать дальше...

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — General Electric Co. said Monday it made a series of deals with Saudi Arabia worth more than $1.4 billion as part of the kingdom's ambitious plan to wean itself off crude oil.

GE said $1 billion worth of projects would be implemented by 2017 with the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Co., which formed in 2014 by royal order to boost the country's manufacturing industry. GE said its agreement with the organization would... Читать дальше...

Forget earnings — stock market returns have been all about dividends lately. 

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It's becoming even more clear that streaming is becoming the dominant way in which people consume music.

Two weeks after streaming helped propel Drake's album "VIEWS" into the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, streaming music has reached another milestone. 

"Coloring Book," the new album by Chicago native Chance The Rapper, has debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard top 200, despite being a streaming exclusive. 

In its first week, tracks from "Coloring Book" were streamed 57.3 million times... Читать дальше...

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Napster founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker looks to be following Sarah Jessica Parker’s lead, combining a pair of Greenwich Village townhouses into a single mansion.

The tech mogul shelled out $16.5 million for a five-story, 8,200-square-foot townhouse at 38 West 10th Street, next door to the 6,136-square-foot converted carriage house he already owns at 40 West 10th Street, according to public records filed with the city Wednesday and a source with knowledge of the deal. Читать дальше...

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The German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has made a $62 billion bid for the US seed company Monsanto — and five banks stand to make nearly $400 million from the deal.

Morgan Stanley, Ducera Partners, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Rothschild are advising on the deal, which would be the largest takeover by a German company on record.

It would also create the world's largest farm supplier.

Morgan Stanley and the boutique bank Ducera are advising Monsanto... Читать дальше...

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Children are getting their first smartphones, on average, at just over 10 years of age in the U.S., according to a new study from Influence Central.

This young age not only demonstrates just how much mobile technology permeates our lives, but it affects the way American children access the Internet and interact with social media. According ot the study... Читать дальше...

There are certain traits that extremely successful people share. Here are five traits that high achievers tend to demonstrate in daily life. 

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A study from credit repair company CreditRepair.com looked at the median income of Americans over the past 60 years.

Findings revealed that the highest median income is held by 35- to 44-year-olds, followed by 45- to 54-year-olds.

However, the study also found that age isn't the only thing that affects how much you earn in the US. Turns out race and gender play a role, as well.

The data shows that the greatest disparity between... Читать дальше...

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion of illegal squid fishing, officials said on Monday.

The ships were spotted on Friday having entered South Africa's 200 nautical mile economic exclusion zone without permits. When South African officials asked the ships to sail to port they attempted to flee but were eventually captured.

"We cannot tolerate the plundering of our marine resources... Читать дальше...

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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is to join the London School of Economics (LSE) as a visiting professor on a new masters course on women, peace and security, the school announced on Monday.

The LSE said the course, which starts next year, is the first of its kind globally and will be run by the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security which was launched last year by Jolie and Britain's former foreign secretary, William Hague.

The rise of wearables has to led to an increasing demand for flexible electronics. Scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering designed a solution that looks like magic: printing microscopic metallic wires in midair.

In an interview on Meet The Press, Hillary Clinton said she would be open to vetting Mark Cuban as her running mate.

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Nashville hot chicken is one of the best things that has happened at KFC in decades — and the chain's top chef agrees.

KFC's head chef, Bob Das, told Business Insider that the spicy dish was his favorite new menu item in his 16 years working at the chain.

The dish is based on the eponymous Nashville, Tennessee, specialty that much of the country didn't know existed until it debuted on KFC's menu in January.

"The whole idea of Nashville hot was, unless you lived in Nashville and had an hour to wait in line... Читать дальше...

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China and Japan are redefining the nature and purpose of the Coast Guard. Americans still think in terms of air-sea rescue or chasing drug smugglers when they think about their Coast Guard. China and Japan think about their Coast Guards in terms of realpolitik.

The two nominally civilian services are on the front lines of territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. Both countries are adding to their coast guard fleets at a breakneck pace. Читать дальше...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook toured China and India last week, and judging from the photos taken of him, it seems like he made some long-lasting memories.

But there was one episode outside New Delhi last Friday he'd likely rather forget: According to the Economic Times, Cook had a moment at a store in Gurgaon where he pointed to what was apparently an Apple-branded iPhone case and wondered out loud if it was "counterfeit."

Turns out, the case was real. Читать дальше...

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Jim Chanos, the founder of Kynikos Associates, has spent years telling the world that the Chinese economy is a "treadmill to hell" running on debt.

Now, with a few big market scares coming from China over the past year — a currency devaluation, a few stock market crashes, and economic indicators flashing red — he is looking pretty prescient.

So during an interview for our "Hard Pass" podcast, my colleague Josh Barro and I asked Chanos what's happening in China right at this moment. Читать дальше...

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Sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic things humans do. Without it, we'd die.

Many find it extremely challenging to not only get an adequate and consistent amount of sleep every night, but to sleep soundly.

Sleep scientist Patrick Fuller, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, gave us some tips on how best to ensure a good night's sleep every single night.

While some of these strategies may not be feasible for everyone's lifestyle and schedule... Читать дальше...