Новости за 15.10.2018

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• Meghan Markle is pregnant, Kensington Palace announced on Monday, and will give birth next year.
• Here is how her baby with Prince Harry will fit into the royal family.

Meghan Markle is pregnant and due to give birth in spring 2019, Kensington Palace announced on Monday.

The royal baby will be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first child, and a great-grandchild to Queen Elizabeth II.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Brock Osweiler had to jump into the starting role on short notice after Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill was a late scratch due to a shoulder injury.
• Osweiler played one of the best games of his career, leading the Dolphins to an overtime victory over the Chicago Bears.
• After the game, head coach Adam Gase became irritated and defensive when reporters asked him about Tannehill's injury.

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• Apple has bought music analytics firm Asaii for under $100 million, Axios reports.
• Apple declined to comment or confirm the Axios report.
• Asaii's website says it can "find the next Justin Bieber, before anyone else."
• Apple is investing in companies with unique music data to improve its Apple Music product, which has fewer subscribers than Spotify. 

Apple has bought a music analytics firm, Asaii, for under $100 million, Axios reported on Sunday.

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• The posthumous writings of Stephen Hawking warn of 'superhumans' threatening the end of humanity.
• The world-famous physicist argued that gene-editing technologies could lead to genetic augmentation.
• Hawking warned that this genetic augmentation could create a race of 'superhumans' — causing natural humans to die out or become unimportant.

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With the recent explosion of podcasts, it seems like there's something out there for everyone, whether you're interested in true crime or want to learn more about science or the world's religions. But sometimes, you just want to hear more from your favorite celebrities, and if that's what you're into, there are a lot of options out there.

Tons of stars have their own podcasts now, where they interview their famous friends, tell behind-the-scenes stories... Читать дальше...

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• As China puts increased pressure on Taiwan, the self-ruled island is pursuing greater defensive capabilities.
• At the top of the US weapons wish list are submarine technology, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, and the M1A2 Abrams tank.

A senior official Pentagon official’s comments last week that the United States is moving towards a “more normal foreign military sales relationship” with Taiwan could signal that the self-ruled... Читать дальше...

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With six weeks of football now in the books, we have reached the point of the fantasy football season where roster depth becomes a huge factor.

For the next five weeks of the NFL season, at least four teams will be on bye. If your fantasy football roster is likely to be down a player, or two, or three, you'll likely have to make some tough choices with regard to which boom-or-bust receiver to slot in or which backup quarterback you trust to get the job done. Читать дальше...

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• Sears has filed for bankruptcy and said it is closing 142 stores before the end of the year. 
• GlobalData Retail's Neil Saunders says it is wise for these stores to stay open for the holiday shopping season in order to clear out inventory, but he warns that customers may be turned off of the deals because of the uncertainty around warranties. 
• Sears has long been a top seller of appliances in the United States, and many of those items come with warranties. Читать дальше...

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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were married for 10 years and had three children before eventually filing for divorce in 2017.

From the moment they met in 2000 to their official divorce in 2018, below is a complete timeline of the duo's relationship. 

Summer 2000: Affleck and Garner met on the set of "Pearl Harbor."

In the summer of 2000, Affleck and Garner met while filming the movie "Pearl Harbor." 

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• Goldman Sachs has cut its Netflix price target to $430 from $470, saying it expects lowered guidance from the company when it reports earnings on Tuesday.
• The bank says content spending is expected to pick up in the fourth quarter, which could lead to lower guidance from the company.
• Still, Goldman's analyst Heath Terry remains markedly bullish, and is well above Wall Street's average $380 target.
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• Warren Buffett's Laguna Beach, California, home has sold for $7.5 million.
• He first listed the beach house for $11 million in early 2017. In August, he reduced the price by more than $3 million to $7.9 million.
• Buffett purchased the home for just $150,000 in 1971, which is less than $1 million in today's dollars.

Warren Buffett's Laguna Beach, California, home has finally sold for about $7.5 million, according to representatives of Villa Real Estate. Читать дальше...

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• Veterinarians at Newark Veterinary Hospital in Ohio treated a tarantula named Spidey.
• Spidey got tangled in duct tape, and his owner was worried that they would pull off his legs by removing it.
• The vets used tape-remover spray to safely detach the tape.
• A video of Spidey's rescue is going viral, and even arachnophobes think he's adorable.

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• PlayStation 4 owners encountered a system vulnerability over the weekend, where a message with a particular string of characters could brick your game console, rendering it useless.
• Many PlayStation 4 owners had to "factory reset" their consoles, which caused them to lose any data not stored in the cloud or elsewhere.
• Sony said it is aware of the issue and will deploy a fix in a future software update.
• In the meantime, there... Читать дальше...

Lust auf selbstgemachten, ofenwarmen Kuchen — aber nicht darauf, stundenlang in der Küche zu stehen?

Polarlichter wirken wie Magie. Die grünen Leuchtbänder schweben verschlungen in der Erdatmosphäre. Wer sie erblickt, wird innerlich ruhig.

Wenn wir neue Menschen kennenlernen, bilden wir uns innerhalb weniger Sekunden eine Meinung über sie. Und andersherum werden wir geanauso schnell eingeschätzt.

Bei einem Bewerbungsgespräch und auch als fester Angestellter ist es wichtig, sich in einem guten Licht zu präsentieren. Aber Vorsicht: Es gibt ein paar Sätze, mit denen Menschen gerne im Gespräch mit dem Chef prahlen — diese Aussagen lassen sie aber in Wirklichkeit ziemlich schlecht dastehen. 

Tesla hat einen kometenhaften Aufstieg hinter sich — und will zu einem der weltweit führenden Automarken im Bereich der Elektromobilität werden.

Keine Frage, Online-Shopping hat unser Leben einfacher gemacht. Doch es gibt auch Experten, die die Datensammelwut der Handelsriesen im Netz kritisch sehen. Große Shops werten etwa nicht nur das Klickverhalten der Nutzer aus, sondern verfolgen auch, mit welcher Hardware ihre Kunden die Seiten ansteuern — um dann die Preise anzupassen. 

Die Herkunft von Obst und Gemüse ist für Kunden von Discountern wie Lidl oder auch Supermärkten eine wichtige Entscheidungshilfe: Kommen die Erdbeeren bereits aus Deutschland oder noch aus Südeuropa? Doch wie der SWR in seiner Sendung „Marktcheck“ jetzt berichtet, gibt es gerade in Discountern oft Verwirrung was die Herkunft anbelangt.

Google hat ein 580 Milliarden US-Dollar-Unternehmen gegründet, indem es die Innovationsmaschine am Laufen hielt und der Konkurrenz immer einen Schritt voraus war. Vergangenen Mittwoch hat das Unternehmen geschickt und auf eindrucksvolle Weise überzeugt: Es begeisterte die Öffentlichkeit mit einer acht Jahre alten Idee.

Gute Mitarbeiter sind die wichtigste Ressource eines jeden Unternehmens. Darin sollten sich wohl die meisten Chefs einig sein. Und dennoch wird viel zu wenig Zeit (und oft auch Engagement) in die Suche neuer Mitarbeiter gesteckt.