July 11, 2015

The Billion Dollar Food Delivery Wars

Print Over the past 12 months, food and grocery delivery has been one of the hottest VC sectors. More than $1 billion was invested in 2014 – an almost fourfold increase year-on-year – with a further half a billion dollars invested in Q1 2015, according to CB Insights. Read More

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Media Alert: Bill Bennett Show Monday

(Steven Hayward) Here's an early warning: I'll be guest hosting Bill Bennett's radio show Monday morning from his Washington DC studios, from 6 – 9 am eastern time. My guests will include Kristin Soltis Anderson at 6:30 am, author of the new book The Selfie Vote; at 7:30 am Jim Piereson, whose next book, Shattered Consensus, will be released by Encounter Books on Tuesday, and at 8:30 am, Mona Charen, one of

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HIllary Clinton Campaign Previews Economic Policy Proposals

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Walker blames GOP lawmakers for abortive open records plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has blamed Republican lawmakers for an unsuccessful proposal to roll back Wisconsin's open records law.

"I think the whole thing was a huge mistake," the Republican governor said in a radio interview. He told conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes on WTMJ-AM on Friday ...

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The Challenges of Teaching When Silicon Valley Doesn't Care

8482327596_7b22b32288_o I have been on a bit of an EdTech binge writing spree the past few weeks. Part of the reason is that I feel the vast majority of educators and entrepreneurs are finally realizing that Silicon Valley didn't get it right the first time with our approach to technology and the classroom. Certainly, some content is more freely available than before, an absolutely wonderful improvement for… Read More

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Volunteer Civilians Mobilize to Monitor Federal Troops During 'Operation Jade Helm'

"We're going to be watching what they do in the public."

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Producers Plan Rock Opera Based on Exorcism Bobby Jindal Witnessed in College

The show will explore the relationship between a young woman and the future Louisiana governor.

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Prof Who Called Amy Schumer Racist Never Watched Her Comedy

'Nope. Not at all.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Gillmor Gang: WonderLust

Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, July 10, 2015. To my horror, the entire Gang agrees with The Robert and his passion for All Shiny Things VR. If the Watch is dead, long live the Watch. Plus, G3 with Halley Suitt Tucker, Rebecca Woodcock, Rosanna Y de la Cruz, Elisa Camahort Page, and Tina… Read More

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Goodnight Vienna (9)

(Scott Johnson) Omri Ceren reports by email from Vienna: Happy Saturday from Vienna, where we continue to slouch towards a deal. The Iranians went into meetings this morning talking about progress and predicting breakthroughs. Kerry came out of his meetings later and tweeted "Met with @FedericaMog and @JZarif this AM. Still have difficult issues to resolve" [1]. That language was read by some journalists as evidence that the talks remain stalled. Other

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Cuomo: Internet sales ban not part of gun control law change

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office says a moratorium on Internet sales of ammunition won't be lifted under a deal with state Senate Republicans that modifies gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi says Saturday that Republican Sen. James ...

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Former PayPal CEO: If I Was Still Running Company Guns Would Still Be Allowed To Be Bought And Sold

'They wouldn't be doing that if I was still running it.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Invi's SMS Replacement App For Android Exits Beta, Still Dreaming Big

Invi U.S. startup Invi reckons there's space for one more messaging app play. Not a little one either. Co-founder Iddo Tal sees a gaping hole in the market for a North America-focused messaging platform giant to flourish — and, he hopes, become a global marketplace for content distribution. Such stuff startup dreams are made on. Read More

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Fast Food Restaurant Responds to Minimum Wage Hike

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Left-Wing Magazine Plans Posh Trip To Castro's Cuba

Spend $5k to debunk 'worn-out fallacies' about an oppressive dictatorship!

Via: The Daily Caller

Serena Williams Wins Her Sixth Wimbledon Championship

At 33, Williams is also the oldest women to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era.

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In Los Angeles, Voting Is Getting the Silicon Valley Treatment

Los Angeles County has designers looking at the voter experience and upgrading election technology accordingly. But in a tightly regulated business dominated by just four companies, could it happen nationwide?

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Celebrating Peter W. Schramm

(Scott Johnson) In "Peter the Great for our time" Steve wrote about the event celebrating the life and career of Peter Schramm after the event held in his honor at Ashland College's Ashbrook Center earlier this week. Peter is engaged in a death struggle with cancer that has elicited the prayers of his many friends and admirers. The Ashbrook Center has now posted the summary and video of the event here. The

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Watch the Dramatic Video That Police Call Some of the Most Reckless Driving They Have Ever Seen

"It definitely was a shocker for me."

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All Hail The Mega-Processor!

Mega2013oficial Once upon a time, long ago, there were computers, and they were very large. Warehouse large. Multi-story large. Tractor-trailer large. So large that in those mythical days of yore, now lost in the mists of time, men were real men(1), women were real women(2), and bugs were actual physical bugs(3), to paraphrase Douglas Adams. Read More

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Why the Serbian Prime Minister Had Shoes and Bottles Thrown at Him During Memorial Ceremony

"Masses broke the fences and turned against us."

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A New User's Guide To Understanding Snapchat

snapchat-ghost Snapchat was the first social network I was too old to understand. Read More

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The Week in Pictures: Greeced Skids Edition

(Steven Hayward) Well it looks like we're in overtime for both the Iran nuclear talks and the Greek bailout comic opera. I think there's secretly a race between the twin foreign policy establishments—ours from Foggy Bottom and the foggy-headed Eurocrat Brussel Spouts—to see who can make the worst possible deal. Prediction: the talks will be merged, and Iran will bail out Greece after sanctions are lifted, with a rocket base thrown in.

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US Rep. Guinta hosting 1st town hall since finance scandal

ALTON, N.H. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta (GIHN'-tuh) is holding his first town hall meeting since the Federal Election Commission concluded that he took $355,000 in illegal campaign donations from his parents.

The meeting is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Gilman Library in Alton.

In a settlement made ...

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After Series of Parking Tickets, This College Student Decided to Protest State Mandate in Big Way

"I was really nice about it."

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The meaning of Obama's silence

(Scott Johnson) Megyn Kelly asks a great question regarding the tragic murder of Kathryn Steinle in the presence of her father at the hands of five-time deportee, seven-time felon Francisco Sanchez in the sanctuary city of San Francisco (RCP has posted transcript and video at the link): Kate's murder has..exploded into a national debate on illegal immigrants, sanctuary cities and crime. With the White House ducking the issue of its own acquiescence

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The Six Things The Most Productive People Do Every Day

eatatdesk I admit I stole this title. Part of being productive is to piggyback on the shoulders of greatness. So I decided to write down what six things I do every day that help me with productivity. They make work for you. Or not. They work for me, although I always need to improve. Read More

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