September 29, 2015

Why Snapchat's Only Non-Ephemeral Content, The Profile GIF, Is A Big Deal

Snapchat Profile GIF Not everything on Snapchat disappears. As much as the app wants memories to span just 10 seconds and live for just 24 hours, one piece of content doesn't self destruct. The profile GIF. And through its permanence, Snapchat has found a way solve a major problem with its identity system and social graph. Snapchat quietly added the profile GIFs in July alongside the flashier shift from… Read More

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Where the 2016 GOP and Democratic Contests Stand

Former White House Communications Director Anita Dunn and former RNC Presidential Campaign Counsel Ben Ginsberg discuss the state of the Republican and Democratic primary races on "With All Due Respect."

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Heilemann: Let's Hope Bill Clinton Doesn't Know What Snapchat Is For His Own Sake

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Rafel Castro's speech spotlights divide with U.S.

President Obama hailed a new chapter in the U.S.-Cuba relationship this week at the United Nations, but analysts say realities on the ground on the communist island — and the continued "Cold War rhetoric" of Cuban President Raul Castro — demonstrate that the easy part of mending the bilateral relationship ...

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One Of The World's Most Powerful Bankers Issues Dire Warning On Climate Change

'The far-sighted amongst you are anticipating broader global impacts on property, migration and political stability, as well as food and water security'

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Rand Paul Slams Ted Cruz, Explains Why the Texas Senator 'Can't Get Anything Done Legislatively'

"…it is a problem."

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Rapper Azealia Banks: LGBT Community Are Like The Ku Klux Klan

2CC16F6800000578-3253835-image-a-92_1443553734315                    Rapper Azealia Banks is under fire once again after sending out a series of tweets comparing the gay community to the Ku Klux Klan She also called gays weaklings who are easily offended. "LGBT community (GGGG) are like the gay KKK's. Get them some pink hoods ...More

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Carl Icahn May Form Own Political-Action Committee: WSJ

PAC designed to advance his agenda in Washington, WSJ said, citing an interview with Icahn. Would be funded with $100m-$150m of his own money NOTE: Earlier, Billionaire Icahn Endorses Donald Trump as 'Business' Candidate Link NOTE: Earlier, Icahn Wants to Help Tax Man Cut Some

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House Republicans Consider Suing Obama for Violation of Iran Nuclear Deal

House Republicans are still considering a lawsuit and other measures to prevent the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal and the provision of billions of dollars in sanctions relief to Tehran, according to one of the leading lawmakers opposed to the agreement.

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Agencies to announce closures because of budget cuts

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State agencies will announce Wednesday what state parks, drivers' license offices and National Guard armories will shut down or reduce services because of budget cuts.

Gov. Robert Bentley's office said state agencies will announce plans for dealing with funding reductions in the fiscal year that begins ...

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Hitachi Develops Crime Predicting Tech For Police Testing

Society just got a little bit closer to making the Minority Report a reality. Hitachi has developed a technology dubbed the Visualization Predictive Crime Analytics (PCA) to anticipate crimes before they are committed, Sean Captain of Fast Company reports. The system is based on machine learning, a technique of recognizing patterns or outliers from enormous […]

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PepperTap Lands $36M To Expand Its Grocery Delivery Service To 75 Cities In India

Screenshot 2015-09-29 18.35.10 PepperTap, a nine-month-old grocery delivery service in India, has closed its third round of investment this year after announcing a $36 million raise. Read More

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Hillary Clinton Fixes Sights on Ripe Target: Prescription Drug Prices

It's a calculated risk by the front-runner, who has steered clear of other corporate targets pursued by rival Bernie Sanders.

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Hillary, transparently (2)

(Scott Johnson) I took a look at Hillary Clinton's performance responding to questions put to her by Chuck Todd on Meet the Press this past Sunday here (video and transcript are posted at the link). Todd carefully circumscribed the scope of his questions, avoiding anything that touched on Clinton's exposure of classified information to hostile foreign governments on an insecure private server. Instead, Todd sought Clinton's reassurance that the "drip, drip, drip"

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Artifacts Recovered From Over 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Reveal 'How the 1 Percent Lived in the Time of Caesar'

"Titanic of the ancient world"

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Hispanic Heritage Month event set at Nebraska Capitol

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska is set to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an event at the Capitol.

The Nebraska Latino-American Commission is hosting the 9th annual heritage commemoration on Oct. 9 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Six Nebraska students, two organizations and three community leaders will be honored.

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Despite a Safe, State Dept. Says Classified Content in Hillary Clinton's Emails From Private Server No Longer Secure Enough in Lawyer's Office

"It shows how badly the wires were crossed."

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Report: Government Unions Take from the Poor to Give to the Rich

The government employees who now make up a majority of the nation's union members are a far cry from the blue-collar archetype of old, according to a new report.

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New US immigration office opening its doors in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A new immigration office is opening in South Carolina's Lowcountry.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services dedicates its new office in suburban Charleston on Tuesday with an open house and a naturalization ceremony.

The new center is being dedicated in memory of the late Edward Floyd, ...

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Qualcomm Plans $150 Million Startup Fund For India

Mobile World Congress 2015 Roll up, roll up, there's more funding incoming for startups in India after Qualcomm announced plans to invest up to $150 million in strategic investments in the country. Read More

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New York mayors brainstorm on gun crime prevention

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - The mayors of several cities in new York are brainstorming for ways to curb gun violence.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren organized a discussion Monday following two recent shootings in her city in which multiple victims were struck. One of them, a drive-by outside the Boys and ...

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Planned Parenthood President to Address Congress on Undercover Videos — Read Her Prepared Remarks

"It is clear they acted fraudulently and unethically — and perhaps illegally."

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Apple Blows Up The Concept Of A Privacy Policy

AppleEvent_2015_13 Three years ago, a common human being interested in the privacy policy of a gadget or service it was using was a rare bird. With the revelation that a large amount of the communications and private data of both foreign nationals and native residents of the U.S. were being collected and scrutinized by the government, all of that prototypical fine print came home to roost. Read More

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Watch Hillary's Answer When NBC Anchor Presses Her to Explain How She's Different From Obama: 'Where Do You Differ?'

"But where do you differ with the president?"

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Walmart Doubles Down On Online Grocery Shopping With Curbside Pickup

Walmart Online Grocery Pickup - Reviewing Order Walmart today is announcing an expansion of its online grocery shopping service with launches in eight additional markets, as well as plans for a continued rollout to several more regions in the months ahead. The news comes at a time when a number of startups and larger companies, including Amazon, are vying to become consumers' preferred online grocery delivery service. Read More

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Slack's Revamped Posts Feature Is An Alternative To The Company-Wide Email Blast

slack Slack, the $2.8 billion valued company behind the messaging app that is changing how many businesses communicate internally, just launched an update that might once again spare your inbox. Read More

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Civitas Learning Gets $60 Million Commitment From Warburg Pincus

classroom-large Looking to roll up more technologies into its portfolio, higher education software provider Civitas Learning, has gotten a commitment of up to $60 million to consolidate its position in the field of higher learning. Read More

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Billionaire Icahn Endorses Donald Trump as `Business' Candidate

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump mentioned investor Carl Icahn as a potential Treasury Secretary, should he win. Now, Icahn is endorsing his fellow billionaire as the only campaigner speaking out on crucial business and economic concerns.

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This day in baseball history — Dodgers retake first place

(Paul Mirengoff) On September 28, 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers moved into sole possession of first place in the National League for the first time since September 6. The Dodgers were hot, having won ten straight games. However, the San Francisco Giants had started off the month of September by winning 18 of 21 before finally cooling off to the tune of 2-4 in their most recent games. Diabolically, the schedule-makers had

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Jeb's Gaffe-Ridden Campaign

The former governor's messaging isn't helping him at the polls

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Be Aware: Two Hoaxes Are Flooding Facebook Right Now. Here's What You Need to Know

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Trump Says His Campaign Rhetoric is 'A Little Childish:' CNN

Donald Trump admitted the words he uses to describe his presidential opponents are probably "a little childish" in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett. "But you know what? This is a campaign," the Republican front-runner says Trump touted his tax plan, released Monday, that cuts income tax rates for most Americans -- "the economy's going to just be absolutely like a rocket" he tells CNN On Syria and Islamic militants, Trump says "let Russia fight ISIS if they want to fight them"

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Iraq turns to Russia to fill void left by "unserious" Obama

(Paul Mirengoff) The Washington Post reports that Iraq plans to set up a joint-intelligence-sharing hub with Syria, Iran, and Russia to fight ISIS. The center is expected to be operational within a matter of weeks, according to a spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry. The Post's Loveday Morris explains the meaning of this move: The deal is the latest indication of expanding Russian influence in the region as Moscow embarks on a

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