June 19, 2016

The next wave in software is open adoption software

app construction There's a big shift happening in how enterprises buy and deploy software. In the last few years, open technology — software that is open to change and free to adopt — has gone from the exception to the rule for most enterprises. We've seen the IT stack redrawn atop powerful open-source projects, with developers opting for an "open-first" approach to… Read More

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House Republicans send climate change attorneys general a First Amendment warning

The 17 attorneys general pursuing climate change dissenters for accusations of "fraud" want House Republicans to mind their own business. That's not going to happen.

Seventeen Republicans on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee reasserted their right in a Friday letter to conduct oversight on ...

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Inside the Beltway: Post-Orlando: Stark numbers, divided Americans

Republicans and Democrats only agree on a single issue following the terrorist attack in Orlando, according to two major pollsters.

"An overwhelming majority of Americans would support a law that prevents people on the federal government's terrorism watch list from buying guns," says a new YouGov.com survey. "In all, 86 ...

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Orlando Shooter's Words to Get Airing as U.S. Probes Motive

The U.S. government will release partial transcripts of Orlando, Florida, shooter Omar Mateen's talks with police negotiators as he killed 49 people in a gay nightclub, the worst massacre in modern U.S. history, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.

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Will Speaker Ryan defend the power of the purse?

(Paul Mirengoff) Earlier this month, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued a statement praising a determination by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NITA) that paves the way for completing the privatization of the Internet's domain name system. Such privatization seems like a highly questionable move as a matter of policy, but the overriding issue here isn't internet governance; rather it is Article I of the Constitution. Here's why. NITA, located within

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Lynch: Transcripts of Orlando Killer's Talks With Negotiators Will Omit References to Islamic Terrorism

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National Park Service under fire for mismanagement, climate of sexual harassment

President Obama took his family to two national parks over Father's Day weekend, in part to highlight the threat of global warming, while the National Park Service is drawing attention to a different kind of climate — an atmosphere of sexual harassment and mismanagement.

The Obamas visited Carlsbad Caverns in ...

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In defense of the Uber-ization of everything

uber-everywhere I recently posted on Facebook a short rant about digital transformation for established enterprises. The skinny is that there are endless amounts of why and barely no opining on the what or how when it comes to executing any kind of digital transformation of your business or industry. Not surprisingly, Uber got caught in the crossfire and became the subject of the comments. Folks declared how… Read More

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Paul Ryan, House speaker, says he will be like an umpire during GOP convention on Trump votes

House Speaker Paul Ryan, who will serve as chairman of the Republican National Convention, said he's taking a hands-off approach if delegates move to block Donald Trump from getting the presidential nomination.

"It is not my job to tell delegates what to do, what not to do or to weigh ...

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Ryan: It's Up to the Delegates Whether or Not to Support Trump

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Blue Origin launches, lands the same rocket for the fourth time

Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle / Image courtesy of Blue Origin Blue Origin has successfully completed the fourth launch and landing of their New Shepard rocket and crew capsule. With another nominal flight test, Jeff Bezos' rocket company is marching toward their goal of becoming the first private company to send tourists into space. And along the way, they're perfecting the ability to reuse suborbital rockets over and over again – a… Read More

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Trump: We Have to Think About Profiling Muslims, It's Common Sense

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Trump: Authorities, Muslim community missed too many 'red flags' before Orlando massacre

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Sunday that too many "red flags" were missed that could have stopped the Orlando massacre, and called for more vigilance from members of Muslim communities.

"People have to report when they see somebody. This man was pretty much unhinged," Mr. Trump said of ...

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London-based Thriva offers a home finger-prick blood test to quantify your bad self

thriva When the 'quantified self' involves stabbing your little finger with a sharp object and collecting the resulting blood, it feels like the real deal. Enter Seedcamp-backed Thriva, a new London-startup that offers a home finger-prick blood test that lets you track a range of internal blood markers associated with good or bad health. Read More

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Donald Trump on CBS: 'We Really Have to Look at Profiling'

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that the U.S. has to "look at profiling" in efforts to combat terrorism. "I hate the concept of profiling, but we have to start using common sense": Trump 'Profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country'' When asked if Muslims should face extra scrutiny when buying large quantities of ammunition, says, "I don't know" Also says prominent Republican elected official

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Is Europe doomed by migrants?

(Scott Johnson) Douglas Murray is the author of the excellent NR article "Exit Britain?" and an associate editor of the Spectator (UK). In the NR article on Brexit Murray comments on Europe's current immigration crisis: A migrant flow had persisted across the Mediterranean for years, but it now became a flood. By the German government's own private figures, in 2015 alone around 1.5 million migrants, in addition to those visiting workers who

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Chris Murphy Pressed on Whether Dem Gun Proposals Would've Stopped Any Recent Shootings

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No conflict in Obama's endorsement of Clinton amid email scandal, says AG Loretta Lynch

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday that President Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president does not create a conflict of interest in the FBI's ongoing investigation of her State Department email.

Ms. Lynch insisted that the federal probe of Mrs. Clinton's unusual email setup at the State Department, which ...

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Startup spending guide: When freebies will do

Red neon sign, part of a duty free sign. This is the second installment in the Startup Spending Guide series, where we are exploring how early-stage startups should spend their non-payroll money. In the first installment we enumerated areas where early-stage startups need to spend money. In this installment we're going to cover areas where free tools are not only available, but preferred. In the final installment we'll… Read More

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Some Orlando Gunman Transcripts to Be Released Monday: Lynch

Authorities will release partial transcripts of conversations with Orlando gunman Omar Mateen on Monday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says on CNN U.S. plans to release "substance" of conversations, including some between Mateen and police during killing spree at Pulse nightclub Lynch declines to comment on whether gunman's wife will be charged, says that's up to a grand jury Lynch appears on five U.S. networks Sunday

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Lynch: No Conflict of Interest in Clinton Email Investigation, Despite Obama's Endorsement

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Ryan Stands by Trump Despite Reservations, Citing Need for Unity

Paul Ryan said he has a responsibility as U.S. House speaker to back Donald Trump and prevent a Democratic win in November, promising to challenge the presumptive Republican nominee if he doesn't abide by conservative principles.

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India sure of China's support for nuclear group's membership

NEW DELHI (AP) - India said Sunday that it was confident of winning China's support for U.S.-backed efforts for its membership in a group of 48 nations controlling access to sensitive nuclear technology.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told reporters that China was not opposing India's entry into the Nuclear ...

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No man is an island, which is why London's tech community needs Europe

uk-eu-referendum The EU is not the problem. The EU has shown that it can stand up to corporate giants like Google and Microsoft much better than our own government. They've stood up to big TelCo's, prevented giant mergers (that our government wanted to wave through) and forced down tariffs. Let's hope they keep at it. Read More

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When Did Masculinity Die?

The best line in this breathy, gossipy, here-we go-again-with-the-Lost-Generation exposé of the antics of the real people on whom Ernest Hemingway based his first big success, The Sun Also Rises, belongs to Zelda Fitzgerald. She called Ernest—not yet the white-bearded Cuban fisherman "Papa," but a hungry-for-success unknown reporter and literary wannabe in Paris—"a pansy with hair on his chest" and "a phony he-man." Ernest responded flatly that "Zelda is crazy," and history proved him right. History hasn't been as certain about Zelda's claims, though scholars exploded with speculation after the publication in heavily edited form in 1986 of his novel The Garden of Eden, where some gender blurring seems to be going on between the husband and wife characters and both are interested in the same woman.

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Announcing the agenda for the TechCrunch Meetup in Tel Aviv

telavivmeetup800x266 It's happening. The TechCrunch team landed in Tel Aviv and we're in the starting blocks for the TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off in Tel Aviv on Wednesday June 22. And it's going to be an awesome event. Read More

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