Category: Lifestyle

Allianz Global Wealth Report: Financial assets fall for the first time since the financial crisis
18. 9. 2019 No Responses

Allianz Global Wealth Report: Financial assets fall for the first time since the financial crisis

For the first time since the financial crisis of 2008, global private wealth shrank last year. This was determined by the insurance group Allianz in its Global Wealth Report 2018. Accordingly, global gross financial assets decreased by 0.1 percent year-on-year...
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100 Years Ago, This Was The World’s Most Disruptive Technology
8. 9. 2019 No Responses

100 Years Ago, This Was The World’s Most Disruptive Technology

The history of US consumerism starts with the Sears Roebuck mail order catalog. Yes, the very same Sears that is struggling to emerge from bankruptcy today. But 125 years ago the company was every bit the disruptive innovator. A brief summary...
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America’s Wealth Hinges on Its Ability to Borrow Big – or Else
2. 9. 2019 No Responses

America’s Wealth Hinges on Its Ability to Borrow Big – or Else

The U.S. economy is consistently ranked among the world’s strongest. But cut off its addiction to debt and exhaust its gold and currency reserves, and a very different picture would emerge. The nation’s health as measured by gross domestic product...
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This Year at Pebble Beach
14. 8. 2019 No Responses

This Year at Pebble Beach

More than $380 million worth of wheels are slated to hit the auction block at six auction houses at Monterey Car Week. The fortunes fueling this year’s sales are coming in large part from collectors who recently made their money selling...
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Elixxir: Privacy Preserving Technology vs. Legislation
5. 8. 2019 No Responses

Elixxir: Privacy Preserving Technology vs. Legislation

Dr. David Chaum – inventor of eCash and founder of DigiCash in 90’s and now CEO of project Elixxir, blogged about Privacy Preserving Technology vs. Legislation. After last spying Apple’s faux pas and spending decades focused on the intersect...
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Apple Suspends Program That Records Users Having Sex And Buying Drugs
2. 8. 2019 No Responses

Apple Suspends Program That Records Users Having Sex And Buying Drugs

Users will soon be presented with the option to “opt in” to what looks to us like a blackmailer’s dream come true. Suspicions about personal assistants being used to inadvertently surveil their users first surfaced. Last spring, Amazon acknow...
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Humanity Needs 5 Planets Earth
30. 7. 2019 No Responses

Humanity Needs 5 Planets Earth

The World Is Not Enough. Earth Overshoot Day is the day which marks the time at which humanity has used up its allotment of natural planetary resources for the year, occurred in the month of July. It had occurred in August...
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The UN’s Free Speech Problem
28. 7. 2019 No Responses

The UN’s Free Speech Problem

Anyone willing to consult the international law book on the subject of free speech will find it heavy with protections for free speech.  The UN Declaration of Human Rights features, in its preamble, the ideal that “human beings shall enjoy freedom...
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Lee Iacocca, ‘father of Ford Mustang’ & savior of Chrysler, dies aged 94
3. 7. 2019 No Responses

Lee Iacocca, ‘father of Ford Mustang’ & savior of Chrysler, dies aged 94

Titan of the US automotive industry Lico ‘Lee’ Iacocca, who once led Ford and later Chrysler, died of natural causes Tuesday aged 94. He is survived by two daughters and eight grandchildren. Iacocca was widely credited with saving Chrysler from...
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Australia Fashion Week 2019
21. 5. 2019 No Responses

Australia Fashion Week 2019

Australia, a land of golden sands, high ocean waves, hot sun and vibrant beach culture, has stunned everyone with the splendid creations showing colourful and fashionable swimwear during Australia Fashion Week. Models Show Swimwear Trends  
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Facebook shuts down 265 Israeli Hasbara linked smear campaigns accounts
20. 5. 2019 No Responses

Facebook shuts down 265 Israeli Hasbara linked smear campaigns accounts

Facebook has uncovered an extensive Israeli-run political influence campaign that has been ‘changing reality according to clients’ wishes’ targeting elections in African, Latin America and Asian nations for years. The social media platform has shut d...
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Ronaldo donates $1.5 million to help feed starving Palestinian people in the Gaza Ghetto
18. 5. 2019 No Responses

Ronaldo donates $1.5 million to help feed starving Palestinian people in the Gaza Ghetto

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has donated $1.5 million to help feed fasting Palestinian (i.e. Semitic) people in the Gaza Ghetto during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Gaza Ghetto is biggest open air prison in the world where brutal...
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The 30 Billion Supplements Sector Has a Problem: Food Supplements Don’t Work
15. 4. 2019 No Responses

The 30 Billion Supplements Sector Has a Problem: Food Supplements Don’t Work

A 10-year observation study of over 30,000 people has found that some vitamins and minerals can help you avoid cardiovascular disease, but only if your body gets your beneficial nutrients from food, not from food supplements. The study, published this...
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Large-size panel global output to grow 12% in 2019
14. 3. 2019 No Responses

Large-size panel global output to grow 12% in 2019

The availability of new LCD and OLED fabs and capacity ramps at existing lines are likely to result in an annual growth about 12% in large-size panels sector in 2019, according to industry sources. A total of four fabs dedicated...
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Carneval in Rio de Janeiro: União da Ilha and Portela
7. 3. 2019 No Responses

Carneval in Rio de Janeiro: União da Ilha and Portela

Photos from Carneval: Grupo Especial in Rio: União da Ilha and Portela Samba school União da Ilha First flag-bearer duo at União da Ilha: Philipe Lemos and Dandara Ventapane Dandara Ventapane has been a flag-bearer at União da Ilha since 2013   &nb...
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