Every tech CEO and founder dreams of building a company founded on principles partially informed by childhood readings of Dumas: All for one, one for all — and, by the way, let's change the world. This team-focused, ideal-driven mantra flies in the face of everything corporate culture stands for, and that's exactly how storybook Silicon Valley/Silicon Alley like it. If… Read More
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BUENOS AIRES — Mauricio Macri will be Argentina's next president as voters on Sunday picked the center-right Buenos Aires mayor to succeed populist Cristina Fernandez, the winner's longtime political nemesis.
With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Macri pocketed 52 percent in the country's first-ever presidential runoff. ...
"All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive …"
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Startups are re-imagining daily objects and inventing new devices. Supported by maker spaces incubators and accelerators, a fraction of this explosion of startups moves on to later stage financing. Investment in IOT startups is likely to hit a record height of $2B this year according to CBInsights. Read More 
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The Southwest border has broken open in recent weeks, with non-Mexicans — and illegal immigrant children in particular — crossing at a record rate in October, according to Border Patrol statistics that suggest the administration's victory lap earlier this year was premature.
Nearly 5,000 unaccompanied children were caught in October, ...
The great-great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt will speak Monday evening at the Georgetown based Harvard Club about his new historical novel and legal thriller, which examines the constitutionality of Japanese internment during World War II, and the balance between liberty and security in a free ...
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"We fear an attack like in Paris, with several individuals, perhaps in several places."
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"If this offends you, you are welcome to leave."
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Enormous tech M&A deals have been announced recently: EMC/Dell, WDC/SanDisk, Lam-Research/KLC-Tencor. These follow a very busy year of large tech M&A, with Avago/Broadcom, Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent and Intel/Altera. This year is shaping up to be a record one for M&A activity across all industries. However, with the large number of multi-billion dollar mergers, there is a nagging… Read More 
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President Obama vowed Sunday that the U.S. and its allies "will not relent" in the fight against the Islamic State, as he returned to Washington from a nine-day trip marked by his embarrassment on the world stage to opposition at home for his plan to resettle Syrian refugees.
"We will ...
They were family of three and two other men.
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The administration, seeking to boost confidence in Obamacare after a top insurer said it might exit the program within two years, is highlighting health plans that say they're "doing fine" in the emerging marketplace.
It also said it will do what it can to make up an early shortfall in ...
The official said it's likely all six will be put on a flight back to Switzerland on Monday.
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"It was on television. I saw it."
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"Even after keeping Jason in prison 488 days so far, Iran has produced no evidence of wrongdoing. His trial and sentence are a sham, and he should be released immediately."
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I'm not much of a designer. In fact, I'm awful at it. I am, however, interested in how it's done. I read and write plenty about customer success; along the way, (somehow) I found Samuel Hulick's site UserOnboard. His detailed descriptions of the user onboarding process in popular apps give designers an idea about how some of the most successful apps in the world keep… Read More 
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Momentum is growing in the Wisconsin Legislature to require that data about crimes committed on school grounds be more readily available for parents and others to view alongside test scores and graduation rates.
The push for such a law comes on the heels of the voucher ...
"We want an apology from Donald Trump himself."
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Welcome back to People Of Color In Tech. Earlier this year, the White House hosted its second-ever LGBTQ Tech and Innovation Summit. Though, this year was the first time the White House made the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer event public and made it available to watch on a video livestream. With intersectionality in mind, as well as a desire to keep LGBTQ people at top of… Read More 
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"Your options are run, hide or fight."
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"We fear an attack like in Paris, with several individuals, perhaps in several places."
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"These aren't disgruntled or disempowered people."
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that the only way to defeat the Islamic State is to deploy a ground force of Sunni Arabs aided by a limited number of U.S. special operators.
"It's the only way to do it. They have to be defeated by a ground force and ...
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"There's no chance of me coming back next year."
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GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump hinted Sunday that he is willing to retreat from a pledge he signed in September to support the Republican nominee and forgo an independent run if he fails to grab the 2016 nomination.
The pledge had been welcome news for the Republican National Committee, which ...
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"Do Jewish lives matter to the U.S. government?"
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"I am thankful that our governor is not going to let those refugees in here."
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Over the past several months, a handful of on-demand startups reclassified their independent contractors as employees. Others have publicly acknowledged they're considering the same move, and have been hailed as the "next generation" of the sharing economy: one that takes care of its workers. Meanwhile, established companies like Uber, Upwork (Elance-Odesk), LiveOps and even… Read More 
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In a swipe at Republican presidential candidates, President Obama said Sunday that U.S. actions to discriminate against Muslims would give the Islamic State a victory over America by dividing the country.
"We will not give in to fear, or start turning on each other, or treating some people differently because ...
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"In about a month, you will receive the ink. It is sealed and sterile, and comes with all the analysis and a certificate."
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"All Fridays matter."
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SportPursuit, the flash sales site for 'premium' outdoor and sports gear, has raised £9.5 million in Series C funding. Investors this time around are Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Grafton Capital, and existing backer Draper Esprit, bringing total funding for the London-based company to just shy of £16 million since launching in 2012. SportPursuit, which currently ships to over… Read More 
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