Новости за 20.04.2018

"When you or I were kids, we would pull out the Sharpie and try to get celebrities to sign something," Cameo CEO Steven Galanis said. "Today everyone wants to take a selfie with them."

In 2016 the Democrat National Committee claimed their websites were hacked by Russia and the information was given to Wikileaks. Wikileaks has always maintained their source for the Podesta-DNC emails was not Russia. Julian Assange : Russia is not the source of the DNC email leak. The Obama faction of the CIA has been discredited. […]

Pivotal Software Inc. stock gained 4.9% Friday to close at $15.73. Friday was the first day the cloud software maker's stock traded on public exchanges, after pricing its IPO at $15, the mid point of the $14 to $16 range. That $15 price values the software company at $3.75 billion based on shares outstanding as of the offering, and has raised at least $555 million from the offering. Pivotal offered 33,117,000 shares of Class A stock, and selling-shareholder Generic Electric Co. offered 3,883,000 shares of Pivotal's Class A stock... Читать дальше...

Salesforce.com Inc. Chief Executive Marc Benioff made 30 times the median Salesforce employee's salary in the most recent fiscal year, the company disclosed Friday afternoon, though it would have been much higher if it were not for a quirk of the calendar. Salesforce said Benioff made about $4.7 million in fiscal 2018, with $1.5 million in salary and a $3 million bonus, while the median employee compensation was $155,284. The company said both figures would have been much higher if stock bonuses were counted... Читать дальше...

Arsenal host West Ham United in Sunday’s early Premier League kick-off at the Emirates Stadium. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has recently announced his decision to step down from his managerial role in the summer and the players are likely to put up a strong performance against their London rivals. Team News: Speaking in Thursday’s press conference, Wenger confirmed that the likes of Aaron Ramsey and David Ospina are back in contention after recovering from cut and a knee issue respectively. Читать дальше...

It’s always the right time to listen to the unique voice of Bomani Jones, but now the ESPN host is airing his frank opinions on sports and social issues on a podcast instead of his long-running radio show. “I think the biggest difference is that it’s more concentrated,” Jones told TheWrap of the podcast that airs Tuesdays and Thursdays. “What we really want to do is take the best of what we were doing before and just kind of trim the fat, give people the best concentrated version of what I have to offer,” he said. Читать дальше...

Matt Harvey is fighting for his spot in the Mets’ rotation after three straight lackluster starts, as Jason Vargas nears a potential return from the disabled list. The former Mets ace was roughed up for six runs in the first three innings against the Braves on Thursday before pitching three scoreless frames. Even so, Harvey...

The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into AT&T , Verizon Communications and a telecommunications standards organization, the GSMA, over whether they hindered consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, The New York Times reported, citing six people with knowledge of the inquiry. The report said the government was looking into whether they thwarted a new technology that would allow people to switch providers without having to insert a new SIM card into a device. Читать дальше...

Even if you think his national anthem protests are objectionable, surely you can see a sliver of valor in his perseverance. Don't close your eyes.

DAYTON, Tenn. - Michael Briggs, (SR/Memphis, Tenn.), has been a leader and groundbreaker for the Bryan Lions Track & Field/XC.  Since 2016, Briggs has been a key runner for the Lions and this year especially, has proven himself to be a fantastic runner.  In February, Briggs ran in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Indoor T&F Championships and ended up placing second in the 600m with a time of 1:25:82.

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In 1907, pharmacist and photography buff Dr. Julius Neubronner invented the "pigeon camera." Neubronner attached his cameras, with a built-in shutter timer, to his own homing pigeons and let them fly. For most people, the birds' photos provided a previously unseen view on the world. The images are collected in a new book, The Pigeon Photographer. From the New Yorker:

(Neubronner) showed his camera at international expositions, where he also sold postcards taken by the birds. Additionally, he developed a portable... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic Party lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign (all times local): 4:30 p.m. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is slamming a lawsuit filed by the national Democratic Party as "frivolous" and a "last-ditch effort to substantiate" what it says are "baseless" allegations of Russian collusion. The Democratic National Committee's suit accuses Trump's 2016 campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks of a conspiracy to undercut Democrats in the 2016 election.

Un vent d'optimisme souffle sur le Rwanda, où la nouvelle génération voit dans les nouvelles technologies la clé de sa réussite. Propulsé par les politiques novatrices du président Paul Kagame, ce petit pays d'Afrique de l'Est est même à l'épicentre de la révolution numérique du continent. Portrait.

WASHINGTON — Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, is “very upset and disappointed” by comments made by his former boss James Comey that contradict his account of a disclosure to the news media, McCabe’s lawyer said Friday. “Andy has at all times attempted to, and believes he’s been successful in, playing it straight with Jim,” Michael Bromwich told reporters as he again attacked an internal investigation process that led to McCabe’s firing from the FBI last month and a […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's unemployment rate for March remains unchanged from February, at 2.8 percent. The unemployment rate for Vermont's 17 labor market ranged from a low of 2.3 percent in Burlington-South Burlington and White River Junction to 6.1 percent in Derby. The national rate in March was 4.1 percent. Vermont Labor Commissioner Lindsay Kurrle says the current numbers hint at the annual transition from winter to summer business activities, with leisure and hospitality industries starting to report some seasonal job declines.

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents says a vice president at the University of South Dakota is among four finalists to become the school's president. Sheila Gestring is vice president of finance and chief financial officer at the Vermillion college. She and the other three finalists will be on campus next week to meet with faculty, students, staff, alumni and regents. The other finalists are Kellie McCormack Brown, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Georgia... Читать дальше...

Once again, they filed out of class. In a new wave of school walkouts, they raised their voices against gun violence. But this time, they were looking to turn outrage into action. Many of the students who joined demonstrations across the country Friday turned their attention to upcoming elections as they pressed for tougher gun laws and politicians who will enact them. Scores of rallies turned into voter registration drives. Students took the stage to issue an ultimatum to their lawmakers. "We want to show that we're not scared. Читать дальше...

The Mighty LFC Reds take on the battling Baggies at the Hawthorns West Brom vs Liverpool | Saturday, April 21st | Premier League | The Hawthorns 12:30 PM GMT/7:30 AM EST While Liverpool have the option to use tomorrow’s Premier League fixture as a warm-up in preparation for the first leg of their Champion’s League semi-final match on Tuesday, West Brom find themselves on the brink of relegation. The Baggies have to win tomorrow, or they will be the first of the bottom three to officially be relegated but... Читать дальше...

Responding to a lawsuit filed by three Sandy Hook families for defamation against Alex Jones, who for years has called the Sandy Hook massacre fake, Jones has now backtracked and admitted the massacre actually happened.

The DNC filed a lawsuit against the Russian government, WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign, and its associates, arguing the parties conspired to influence the 2016 presidential campaign.

If you spend any time at all in Techdirt's comments, you should be familiar with That Anonymous Coward. He's a prolific and regular commenter (with strong opinions). He also spends a lot of time on Twitter. Well, at least until a week or so ago when Twitter suspended his account. It's no secret that Twitter has been getting a lot of pressure from people to be more proactive in shutting down and cutting off certain accounts. There are even a bunch of people who claim that Twitter should suspend... Читать дальше...