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After copying Snapchat in Instagram, WhatsApp, and the main Facebook app, Facebook is turning to Messenger.

On Thursday the company announced Messenger Day, which works like Snapchat Stories by letting you post photos and videos to your profile that disappear after 24 hours. A new row of thumbnails at the top of the Messenger app will show the latest posts from your friends.

Facebook started testing this Messenger feature in a handful of countries shortly after Instagram copied Snapchat last August... Читать дальше...

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On Tuesday, anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks dumped a cache of files claiming to expose a war chest of tools the CIA used to hack devices running operating systems (OS) like iOS, Android, and Windows.

The CIA allegedly exploited “zero-day” flaws — vulnerabilities in software that are unknown to the vendor — to gain access to a multitude of functions on phones, connected TVs, and routers. Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks expected to focus on the situation in Syria.

Greeting Netanyahu at the start of their talks, Putin emphasized a high level of trust between them.

Netanyahu hailed Russia's role in fighting the Islamic State group and other radical militants in Syria. At the same time, he warned of the danger posed by radical Shiite groups, an apparent reference to the Hezbollah movement. Читать дальше...

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The United States' roads, bridges, and levees are in need of massive restoration.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) said the US will need to invest $4.59 trillion by 2025 to improve the nation's infrastructure in its Infrastructure Report Card, an assessment of the nation's infrastructure that comes out every 4 years. The ASCE gave the US' infrastructure an overall grade of D+, the same score it received in 2013.

The ASCE said the government... Читать дальше...

Kairos

After they arrive in New York City on April 20, the 200 young fellows of Kairos Society will board helicopters bound for the Rockefeller Estate north of Manhattan.

There they will attend a dinner, dine with world leaders, and set the agenda for the next two days of discussions aimed at using entrepreneurship to solve the world's biggest problems.

That, after all, is what Kairos does — gathers together the brightest young minds and connects them with leaders who are grappling global issues. Читать дальше...

Sir Martin Sorrell

Sir Martin Sorrell, the FTSE 100’s best-paid chief executive, raked in £42m from WPP’s long-term incentive scheme last year, it emerged today.

The £41.56 million ($50.6 million) is a reduction on £63 million ($76.6 million) Sorrell made from the LEAP share scheme last year, meaning his overall package for the year is likely to reduce from 2015’s £70 million to around £50 million.

The chief executive’s total pay will be announced when the advertising giant... Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says the WikiLeaks dump of purported U.S. intelligence has highlighted the CIA's reported capability to imitate an electronic trace usually left behind by hackers from other nations.

Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that while Russia has been accused of leaving its "fingerprints" after hacks on the U.S., documents released by WikiLeaks show that "the CIA could get access to such 'fingerprints' and then use them."

The... Читать дальше...

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have arrested a woman suspected of helping people who planned to launch an attack somewhere in Europe.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that the 24-year-old woman, identified as Molly B., was picked up during a police raid overnight on March 7.

A statement said a probe shows "indications of assistance being provided by the woman to persons with the intention to commit an attack in Europe."

She is charged... Читать дальше...

American International Group Inc said on Thursday Chief Executive Peter Hancock plans to step down, a move that comes more than a year after billionaire investor Carl Icahn called for a breakup of the company.

Why are most taxicabs yellow? A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a telling advantage.

Hollis Johnson

Traders are paying "extortionate fees" of 15% to 20% to borrow shares of Snap in order to short them, according to figures reported by Simon Colvin, a research analyst at IHS Markit.

Snap shares surged 44% in their March 2 debut and hit a high of $28.84 the following day before short sellers emerged, driving the price below $21 on Tuesday. Snap recovered a bit on Wednesday, settling at $22.81.

While the fees are "extortionate," they're still well below the 45%... Читать дальше...

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The insurance industry isn't convinced that the GOP's replacement for Obamacare will be a good thing.

America's Health Insurance Plans, a leading trade group of health insurers, critiqued elements of the Republican plan in a letter to House GOP leaders.

The AHIP, which represents insurers including Cigna, Allstate, Anthem, Aflac, and Humana, took time to praise some of the elements of the bill, the American Health Care Act, but had two major issues:

1. The tax-credit structure... Читать дальше...

Hotel President Wilson

When a single night's stay in a hotel suite costs more than the average American's annual income, lavish ain't even the start of it. Here, we delve into 9 residence-style pads where 24/7 butler service, ultra-refined design, and courtesy rides in the back of a sleek Bentley aren't even the coolest things on offer.

The Mark Hotel

1. Grand Penthouse at The Mark, NYC

Starting rate: $75,000 per night

For just the price of a measly four-year college education... Читать дальше...

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• Acadian Asset Management, a $77 billion investment firm, has signed a partnership with Microsoft to use the tech company's Bing Predicts macroeconomic indicators
• The deal is the latest example of Wall Street firms using so-called alternative data to get an edge

Investors are in the business of making predictions.

When an investor's prediction is correct, the investor will deliver outsize returns. On the flip side, if an investor's hunch is wrong, money will be lost. Читать дальше...

Porsche

On Tuesday, Porsche rounded out the 911 family with the introduction of its latest track-bred GT3 variant at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.

At the heart of the new Porsche 911 GT3 is a 4.0 liter, naturally aspirated flat-six-cylinder engine producing 500 horsepower and 339 lb.-ft. of torque. As a result, the GT3 becomes the first of the 991.2 generation 911s to eschew turbocharging. 

Customers can option the GT3 with either a traditional six-speed manual transmission or a seven-speed twin-clutch PDK unit. Читать дальше...

Michael Jordan is the highest-paid athlete of all time. Considering he hasn't played professionally in over a decade, that's a pretty remarkable feat. His most lucrative endorsement deal is with Nike, which he garners approximately $100 million annually.

Thomson Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last week, President Donald J. Trump chose the deck of the newest U.S. aircraft carrier, the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, for a speech extolling his planned boost in military spending.

Trump vowed that the newest generation of “Ford Class” carriers - the most expensive warships ever built - will remain the centerpiece of projecting American power abroad.

“We're going to soon have more coming,” Trump told an enthusiastic audience of sailors... Читать дальше...

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Societe Generale strategist Albert Edwards says higher interest rates will trigger a 1994-style "bloodbath" in the bond market.

Markets are pricing in a 100% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark rate when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fed's most recent projection for the fed funds rate, which will be updated at the meeting, showed that it could hike as many as three times this year.

In a note Thursday, Edwards recalled that before... Читать дальше...

WoCinTech

In the tech industry, as in life, change is the only constant. 

Whether you're just starting out, you're angling for a better gig, or you're just trying to thrive right where you are, it's important that you're up-to-date with the latest technologies — or else you may already be behind the curve, as the hot new tech du jour replaces the old and busted.

"We see technologies being replaced by new technologies," says Julia Silge, a data scientist with Stack Overflow... Читать дальше...

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Sen. Tom Cotton, the influential Arkansas Republican, used Twitter on Thursday morning to express his displeasure with House Republicans' new healthcare legislation and the speed at which it was advancing through Congress.

"House health-care bill can't pass Senate w/o major changes," Cotton tweeted. "To my friends in House: pause, start over. Get it right, don't get it fast."

Numerous senators have expressed misgivings about the Republican replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act... Читать дальше...

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Initial jobless claims jumped more than expected.

Claims, which count the number of people who applied for unemployment insurance for the first time in the past week, rose by 20,000 to 243,000.

Economists had forecast claims would rise to 238,000 from the prior week's reading of 223,000, which was the lowest count since March 1973.

Moreover, the four-week moving average came in at 236,500, an uptick of 2,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 234,250. Читать дальше...

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Zurich (AFP) - France's Marine Le Pen is the biggest risk to European stability, Credit Suisse said in a guide launched Thursday to help investors navigate the upcoming "defining" months facing the continent.

Analysing possible outcomes in the Dutch, French and German elections as well as Britain's triggering of Article 50 to kick-start Brexit and Greece's debt negotiations, Credit Suisse strategists offered three scenarios for Europe's immediate future. 

Scenario one... Читать дальше...

There are an estimated 1,810 people who have achieved the status of being a billionaire. Here's how many billionaires live in each country.

REUTERS/Jim Young

Bond investor Bill Gross on Thursday warned that investors should not be tempted into buying high-flying equities and corporate bonds, given the possibility that US President Donald Trump might fail to enact policies that fuel economic growth.

Wall Street's main indexes have rallied since Trump was elected president and remain close to all-time highs, driven by optimism that his policies may stimulate growth in various industries and push share prices even higher. Читать дальше...

Investing.com

The Russian ruble is plunging on Thursday.

The petro-currency is down by 2.1% at 59.3843 per dollar as of 7:49 a.m. ET.

This move follows the earlier drop in oil prices. Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, is down by 2.0% at $52.02 per barrel as of 7:51 a.m. ET.

Meanwhile, WTI Crude oil, the US benchmark, has fallen below the $50 mark: it is down by 2.3% at $49.15 per barrel. The last time WTI crude was below $50 was on December 15 of last year. Читать дальше...