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Boxed

• Boxed is an online wholesale club.
• It's announcing three new features: AR capabilities for select products, a chatbot, and group ordering.
• The new features are meant to make bulk shopping easier online. 

Boxed, the "Costco for millennials," wants to give you options. The online store — which bills itself as the digital version of a buy-in-bulk wholesale club, without the membership fees — is launching a set of new features it hopes will make shopping easier for customers. Читать дальше...

Roy Moore was defeated in his quest to become a U.S. senator on Tuesday, but he wasn’t the only loser: Steve Bannon was a major Moore backer, as many delighted in pointing out.

It is hardly going out on a limb to suggest for example that Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool may see a clearer path to the shiny stuff in the Champions League this season than at home where they are already miles off the paceWhen Antonio Conte said at the start of the week that English clubs had a great chance of Champions League success this season he was possibly trying to gloss over a less than favourable draw that left Chelsea with the unenviable task of advancing past Barcelona. The draw was generally kind to English clubs... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After announcing increased containment on one of the biggest wildfires in California history, officials warned that communities remain at risk and the threat could increase as unpredictable winds whip up again. Red Flag warnings for fire danger due to Santa Ana winds and a critical lack of moisture were extended, with a possible increase in gusts into the end of the week. Evacuations continued Wednesday for the seaside enclaves of Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria and the inland agricultural town of Fillmore. Читать дальше...

Overspending on Christmas lunches, donations exceeding the threshold and payment of full allowance to councillors who did not attend all meetings are among the compliance issues flagged in the 2016 Local Government Workings report. Published annually by the National Audit Office, the report comprises an analysis of the audited accounts of all 68 local councils in Malta and Gozo, whose total allocation from the central government last year was €33 million. Apart from giving the full picture on the financial situation of every council... Читать дальше...

24/7 Wall St. created an index of over three dozen socioeconomic measures to identify the 50 best American cities to live in.

YouTube / Ripple

Ripple, a cryptocurrency designed for banks and global money transfers, has more than doubled in price since Monday, overtaking Litecoin as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency. It now has a market cap of $18.64 billion.

The boom has largely coincided with gains in bitcoin and other smaller cryptocurrencies, which have been on a tear since the launch of Bitcoin futures trading by Cboe Global Markets on Sunday. 

“I think a lot of this is simply the market better... Читать дальше...

Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday night, becoming the first Democrat to win an upper-chamber seat in the Yellowhammer State in 25 years. Jones' triumph came as a shocker in the solidly red state, where the national Democratic Party deployed a massive turnout operation to squeeze out the diverse voters necessary to propel the former prosecutor to office.

Im ersten Training für die Weltcup-Abfahrt der alpinen Ski-Herren in Gröden hat der US-Amerikaner Jared Goldberg die Bestzeit markiert. Hinter seinem Landsmann Wiley Maple (+0,47 Sekunden) landeten am Mittwoch die beiden Deutschen Thomas Dreßen (0,51) und Andreas Sander (0,67). Bester Österreicher war Matthias Mayer (1,15), der den 13. Rang belegte.

Für ihre Verdienste um den jungen deutschsprachigen Film wird die Regisseurin und Autorin Doris Dörrie (62) vom Filmfestival "Max Ophüls Preis" 2018 mit einem Ehrenpreis ausgezeichnet. Mit Dörrie werde "eine der erfolgreichsten und vielseitigsten Erzählerinnen des deutschen Kinos" geehrt, teilte die Festivalleitung am Mittwoch in Saarbücken mit.

Regisseur und Produzent Werner Herzog (75) erhält den Ehrenpreis des Ministerpräsidenten beim Bayerischen Filmpreis 2017. "Werner Herzog ist eine Film-Legende 'made in Bavaria'", erklärte Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer am Mittwoch. Der gebürtige Münchner mit Wohnsitz in Los Angeles sei einer der bekanntesten deutschen Regisseure und habe nicht nur in den USA Kultstatus erreicht.

Wegen eines tödlichen Sturzes eines Alkoholisierten in eine Baugrube im November 2016 im Pinzgau ist am Mittwoch ein Polier bei einem fortgesetzten Prozess in Zell am See zu einer Freiheitsstrafe von drei Monaten auf Bewährung verurteilt worden.

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar's Rakhine state and other communities in the violence-racked region are so terrified of each other that life has basically ground to a halt, the Red Cross said Wednesday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The 90-year charter of a fraternity at Washington State University has been revoked over concerns about hazing. The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday that the charter of Alpha Kappa Lambda was revoked. University officials declined to disclose specifics about what occurred that prompted the decision to shut down the fraternity. WSU Dean of Students Dan Welter says the joint decision by the university and the national chapter of Alpha Kappa Lambda to withdraw recognition, which... Читать дальше...

Prinz Harry (33) und seine Verlobte Meghan Markle (36) werden zu Weihnachten bei der Queen auf ihrem Landsitz in Sandringham sein. Das hat der Kensington-Palast am Mittwoch in London bestätigt.

Nigeria's court of appeal on Tuesday dismissed 15 charges against the Senate president related to an alleged false declaration of assets, but it upheld three other charges against him. Bukola Saraki's three-year tenure as president of the upper house has been marred by numerous accusations of misconduct and investigations, though none have led to convictions. The original charges are related to allegations that Saraki falsely declared his assets when he was a state governor from 2003 to 2011, to which he pleaded not guilty. Читать дальше...

Val Thorens (dpa) - Die deutschen Snowboardcrosser haben im dritten Weltcup des Olympia-Winters mit einem bärenstarken Auftritt ihre Ambitionen für die Winterspiele unterstrichen. Paul Berg gelang am Mittwoch in Val Thorens der zweite Weltcup-Sieg seiner Karriere. Konstantin Schad kam auf Rang vier, Martin Nörl wurde Achter. Alle drei erfüllten damit die nationalen Qualifikations-Kriterien für den Saison-Höhepunkt im Februar.Bei den Damen war Jana Fischer die erfolgreichste Vertreterin von Snowboard Germany. Читать дальше...

Managing the explosive growth in SaaS and Cloud applications is largely uncharted territory. While some principles of traditional software asset management can be applied to managing cloud and SaaS applications, the way software is purchased has fundamentally changed and the management and governance of software is evolving.

Peñalver et al., 2017

• A new study of a fossil from Burma reveals a tick grasping a dinosaur feather, providing our first evidence that ticks preyed on dinosaurs.
• Scientists also found a new species of tick — Deinocroton draculi, or "Dracula's terrible tick" — that fed on dinosaur blood.
• Unfortunately, the "Jurassic Park"-style extraction of dinosaur DNA from the ticks is still impossible.

Mosquitoes weren't the only creatures to feed off the blood... Читать дальше...

The song started playing just seconds after Doug Jones gave his victory speech.

Markets Insider

• 21st Century Fox is reportedly in the final stages of selling its entertainment and TV business to Disney.
• Fox shareholders are expected to hold 25% of Disney's shares after the deal, according to CNBC's David Faber.
• Fox is down 1.61% to $33.55 after the news.
• Disney is trading 0.92% higher.
• A deal is expected to be announced later this week, though it likely won't include announcements about how management of the new companies will be settled, CNBC reports. Читать дальше...

As grocery stores scramble to figure out online delivery strategies, Target is placing a $550 million bet on Shipt, according to Bloomberg. The Birmingham, Alabama, startup provides same-day delivery of groceries using an on-demand workforce. Earlier this year, when Amazon bought natural grocer Whole Foods, grocery retailers made pre-emptive moves to set up competitive delivery …

Flamengo Independiente 1 1 FT Leg 2Aggregate: 2 - 3 Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Independiente celebrate their Copa Sudamericana title. Independiente defeated Flamengo 3-2 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana... Читать дальше...

Flamengo Independiente 1 1 FT Leg 2Aggregate: 2 - 3 Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Independiente celebrate their Copa Sudamerica title. Independiente defeated Flamengo 3-2 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamerica... Читать дальше...