Новости за 02.01.2018

Apple can bring its massive overseas-held profits back to the U.S. with far less taxation under the new tax code. But let’s not read too much into that.

A new initiative wants to curb veteran suicides by looking at all vets–even those with less-than-honorable discharges that aren’t tracked by the VA–and figuring out where society could have intervened before it was too late.

President Trump appeared to link his administration’s regulations and policies to a study that said 2017 was aviation’s safest year ever.

Following a flurry of criticism a month ago about the lack of female keynote speakers at the 2018 CES, the Consumer Technology Association, which puts on the show, promised that people should “stay tuned” for “more big announcements.” A source told me that CTA was looking for female CEOs to add some diversity to the …

YouTube star Logan Paul is drowning in a sea of backlash today over a video in which he knowingly filmed the dead body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. The 22-year-old prankster has removed the video and apologized multiple times as criticism of the stunt exploded on social media–with everyone from fellow …

California, New York, Washington, and likely more states are challenging both internet providers and the reach of the federal government.

Fantasyland is getting a dose of reality. Guests checking into four Disney World resorts will no longer be able to hang “Do Not Disturb” signs on their room doors as a way to keep hotel staff at bay. Now the properties are offering “Room Occupied” signs. The switch allows hotel staff to enter the room after …

Fungi purported to have healing properties are making their way into drinks & beauty products. Indeed, the mushroom market is expected to hit $50 billion in the coming years.

Through a new coalition, companies like AT&T, IBM, and AB InBev are putting their data analytics and technology capabilities toward helping cities tackle crashes and create safer roads.

Keep the following things in mind in order to raise the odds of increasing your salary.

Want to make 2018 truly memorable? Then go ahead and quit your day job and head to Florida, because Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is looking for new mermaids—and it could be you. On January 13, the park will hold auditions for anyone who wants to join its mermaid squad. Requirements include the ability to tread …

Your tone and word choice may be sending the message that it’s not worth exploring new ideas. Here’s how to change that.

Attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month will be able to ride around town in a self-driving car when they hail a Lyft. The pilot, a collaboration between the ride-hailing startup and the automotive company Aptiv, is part of a larger partnership between the two companies. Interested riders will be able …

Back in March, Iceland introduced legislation that made it illegal to pay men more than women for the same job. With the start of the New Year, the new law has gone into effect, per Al Jazeera. Now, the island Nordic country is the first in the world to legally require all companies with 25 employees or more to …

Emoji prayer hands up that we’re in for some damn good entertainment in 2018—and that it starts right now.

Some people don’t catch social cues, while others are just looking to vent. Here’s how to handle everyone in your office who keeps talking your ear off.

You can gain some job security and maybe even a promotion by taking these actions.

The current wave of protests convulsing Iran, fueled by economic anxiety and outrage at the government’s repressive policies, are taking place in a very different country than the previous round of widespread protests in 2009. Back then, less than a million people had smartphones and most of them were concentrated in Tehran. Today, at least …

Drug approvals in the U.S. more than doubled in the U.S. and also increased in the European Union in 2017, compared to the previous year. The Food and Drug Administration approved 46 new medicines, a 21-year-high, including some that target rare diseases. And that number doesn’t even include promising new cell and gene therapies from …

From saving energy to helping humans help machines, this year’s investments will try to help startups make more progress in areas that already matter.

Michael Allman, running for Congress as a Republican in Southern California, wants to create a platform to let people in his district have a binding say in every decision he makes in Washington.