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SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un cut short their second summit Thursday without reaching an agreement. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the leaders had a "very good and constructive meeting" and discussed ways to advance "denuclearization and economic driven concepts." She said their teams looked forward to meeting "in the future," but offered no specific time frame. The breakdown came just hours after Trump and Kim appeared to inch toward normalizing relations between their still technically-warring nations as the American leader tamped down expectations that their talks would yield an agreement by the reclusive country to take concrete steps toward ending its nuclear program. HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un cut short their second summit Thursday without reaching an agreement, a stunning collapse of talks that caused both leaders to leave...

In the last 18 months, jaw-dropping deals for show creators like Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy, and many more are practically commonplace. Earlier this month, when Sam Esmail, the showrunner behind the critically-acclaimed television shows Mr. Robot and Homecoming , signed an overall deal with Universal Content Productions that will pay him $100 million over four years, the news was dutifully reported by the trades. But it was in no way the kind of headline news that sent shock waves through the entertainment industry.   Read Full Story

The transportation and logistics industry is undergoing a massive shift as a result of surging deliveries. Daily parcel volumes are higher than ever before — but so are customers’ expectations for cheap and fast fulfillment.  BI Intelligence To keep up with mounting demand, retailers and their logistics partners have been racing to develop more efficient processes with experimental supply chain models like crowdsourced delivery — the Uber model in which customers use mobile apps to connect directly with local couriers for on-demand or same-day fulfillment. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: BMW and Daimler are forming a mobility powerhouse Alibaba-backed Hello could take on ride-hailing giant Didi Eats and Freight could be behind Uber's gross bookings growth

Could Apple’s upcoming News subscription service come to the rescue? Apple is a company known for protecting its users’ privacy fiercely, but it turns out Apple’s strict privacy and data collection policies may be hurting the revenue the company and publishers can collect via its Apple News platform. That’s according to a report from Digiday : Read Full Story

  After a shaky start, wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers have gained traction in healthcare, with US consumer use jumping from 9% in 2014 to 33% in 2018. More than 80% of consumers are willing to wear tech that measures health data — and penetration should continue to climb. The maturation of the wearable market will put more wearables in the hands of consumers and US businesses. The US healthcare industry as it exists today is not sustainable. An aging patient population and rising burden of chronic disease have caused healthcare costs to skyrocket and left providers struggling to keep up with demand for care.  Business Insider Intelligence See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: Xnor's new solar-powered cameras present a telecom opportunity Apple's PullString acquisition is a benefit to Siri services A new RFID tracking system from MIT could make robotics cheaper and easier

@NBAonTNT / Twitter Duke superstar Zion Williamson was forced to leave Wednesday night's game after his shoe blew out in the opening seconds. The injury prompted many in the NBA world to call on Williamson to hold off returning to the court until he was drafted. On the other side of the debate was NBA legend Charles Barkley, who insisted that basketball is more than money. Duke superstar Zion Williamson was forced off the court with an injury just seconds into the Blue Devils' game on Wednesday night after his foot busted right through his shoe . With Williamson projected as the top overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the injury scare led to many in the basketball world to suggest that he sit the remainder of the season out, regardless of the severity of his injury. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have a combined net worth of $580 million. Here's how the power couple makes and spends their money. See Also: Charle...

One of the few tech logos that hasn’t changed over the years, the little blue bird has an unlikely origin story. Company logos change all the time. Especially in tech, you see companies from  Slack  to  Airbnb  to giants like Facebook and Google  subtly and not-so-subtly tweaking their designs over the years. In many ways, these rebrands are a function of necessity: They make it easier for a single logo to look both legible and distinctive at different sizes and across a variety of platforms (even if the internet loves to get mad about any little update ). But Twitter is one of the few hold-outs: It has had the same blue bird logo and brand identity since 2012. Whether you call it dated or classic, there’s no arguing that it resonates with many users.  Fast Company recently sat down with designer and artist Martin Grasser , who designed the company’s blue bird logo, to learn about the secrets behind the enduring design. Read ...

You can’t change their knuckle-cracking, loud-sneezing ways, but you can change the way you think about them. Here’s how. There are plenty of things to worry about at the workplace. Are your customers or clients satisfied? Are you meeting the critical expectations of your job? Will changes in the economy affect your business? Read Full Story

The Analog Research Lab has evolved its messaging, from “Be the nerd” to “What matters is what you do next.” Yet it remains a mirror reflection of Facebook’s broken culture. In 2010, when Facebook was riding high with more than 500 million users , two Facebook employees took over an unused warehouse space in one of the company’s new buildings.  Guerrilla-style, they began making posters with slogans like “Stay Focused and Keep Shipping” and “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” They codified company culture–then best described by the now-famous slogan “Move Fast and Break Things”–in ink. Read Full Story

Entrepreneur 3 Business Lessons That the Worst Year of My Life Taught Me Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:30:00 GMT Going 'all in' on cryptocurrency as a business was a huge mistake, this contributor now acknowledges. more info...