October 28, 2015

This Week On Bullish: Making Sense Of Cybersecurity

BullishLogoSample1 Hello friends, and welcome back to Bullish, TechCrunch's first talk show, and thing that I have run out of opening jokes for. This week we dug into an issue that is near to us all: Cyerbsecurity. As you might have heard from recent news coverage, even our Congress is working on the matter. You can handicap if that is something good, or not. Here's our own Cat Zakrzewski on a… Read More

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NBC: Obama 'Has Long Struggled to Explain' Islamic State Strategy and is 'Struggling Again'

The post NBC: Obama 'Has Long Struggled to Explain' Islamic State Strategy and is 'Struggling Again' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Nov. 10 GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee will include 'undercard' forum

Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal have announced the format of the Nov. 10 GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, which will include another "undercard" forum for candidates who fail to register an average of at least 2.5 percent in recent polling leading up to the debate.

The prime-time ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Pardon This Interruption: Save Tony Kornheiser!

A couple years ago, I wrote a fairly extensive piece on how the Left is taking over sports. Once the last remaining bastion for the patriotic gun rack crowd, liberalism and political correctness about things ranging from overt patriotism (how dare we support the troops!) to the Washington Redskins (gasp!) are running amok. … Which is exactly […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Stunned Greta Van Susteren 'Hardly Knows What to Say' After Hearing MSNBC Host's 'Hard Worker' Rebuke: 'That's Really Out There'

"If she's suggesting that the description hard worker might be racist?" 

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Stephen Colbert Grills Hillary Clinton on Her 'Young Republican' Past and Vow to Let the Big Banks 'Fail'

 "I need to think about this some more."

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Call For Robust Privacy Legislation In Wake Of EU Safe Harbor Strike-Down

shutterstock_146383358 A group of U.S. and EU digital rights organizations and consumer NGOs — including the EFF, the U.S. Center for Digital Democracy, the European Consumer Organization and Privacy International — have issued a statement calling for a "meaningful legal framework" to protect fundamental privacy rights in the digital era. Read More

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'Let Me Win Iowa,' Trump Asks Sioux City Crowd

http://www.c-span.org/video/?329010-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-sioux-city-iowa

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Cloakroom Confidential: Tiberi–A Solid Choice for Ways and Means Chair

c3a38a69-78dc-426f-ba14-d62be8cf906a  Now that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is on the verge of becoming the new Speaker of the House, the Chairman slot at House Ways and Means is up for grabs. There are three candidates vying for the job as top tax writer in the House: representatives Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio), Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Devin ...More

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Live from Sioux City, it's Donald Trump

(Scott Johnson) Nebraska attorney David Begley continues his series of reports on appearances of the presidential candidates in Iowa for us. Yesterday Dave attended the appearance of Donald Trump in Sioux City, Iowa. The Omaha World-Herald's report is here; Dave's is below. If there was any doubt, Donald Trump is in it to win it. Other than the Ted Cruz rally for religious liberty in Des Moines, Trump had the largest and

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Ben Carson is the best-liked GOP candidate heading into debate: Gallup poll

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is easily the best-liked Republican presidential candidate heading into Wednesday evening's debate in Colorado, according to new Gallup polling.

Sixty-eight percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents have a favorable impression of Mr. Carson, compared to 8 percent who have an unfavorable one, for a net favorable ...

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'Captain Underpants' Book With Gay Character Booted From Grade School Book Fair

'I support the decision of the parent group and the principal for handling it this way'

Via: The Daily Caller

Homeowner Hears 'Kaboom' — and Is Flabbergasted When She Discovers the Cause on Her Roof

"I was just watching TV inside. I had it up pretty loud – but this was much louder." 

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Wedding Venue Was Forced to Close After Furor Over Refusal to Host Gay Ceremony — but Here's What Has Left Former Owners Feeling 'Pretty Tickled'

"Ain't [God] awesome?"

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Singpost Is Developing A Futuristic Shopping Mall To House Online Retailers

Artist impression Weeks after revealing plans to use drones to deliver the mail, Singpost — Singapore's postal service provider — has unveiled another futuristic e-commerce concept, a mall that marries online and offline shopping together under one roof. Read More

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Including Platini, FIFA accepts 7 in presidential race

GENEVA (AP) - Seven men are in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, with Michel Platini's candidature pending because of his suspension from soccer.

FIFA published the list of valid applications "proposed in due time and form" on Wednesday. It did not include former Trinidad and Tobago ...

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'A Boom and Sparks': Drone Crash Downs Electrical Line in California, Hundreds Lost Power

"All the sudden you just see a flash."

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Poll: Americans Slightly More Inclined to Favor Stricter Gun Control

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Now You Can Design Your Own Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Hardware startups building atop the Raspberry Pi microprocessor — of which there are plenty already — can now order custom tweaks to the hardware to better tailor the Pi to fit the needs of their business. Read More

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The Sanders Brain Trust Insists He Can Beat Clinton

Top aides Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver lay out his path to victory. Step one: take the gloves off.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

HP Launches Version 2.0 Of Its Helion OpenStack Platform

8736800084_7bdf993ae3_o It's no secret that HP is about to sunset its public cloud business and that it has conceded that side of its business to the likes of AWS, Microsoft and Google. Instead, the company is now focusing on its private and hybrid cloud business. When it comes to private clouds, OpenStack is currently the only real option and with Helion OpenStack, HP has offered its own OpenStack platform… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Donald Trump Has a Ben Carson Problem in Tonight's Debate

In the six weeks since the last debate, the friendly relationship between Donald Trump and Ben Carson has soured.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Obama Anti-Islamic State War Strategy Failing

The Obama administration's strategy for Iraq and Syria came under harsh criticism from senators on Tuesday as key defense leaders outlined the latest shift in strategy from earlier failed policies and programs.

The post Obama Anti-Islamic State War Strategy Failing appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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GOP debate No. 3: A guide to candidates on the big stage

WASHINGTON (AP) - There's an angry young man who matured into an eternally mellow surgeon and politician. A Hispanic firebrand who is most at home in English, and an Anglo who speaks fluent Spanish at home. And that given-to-preening reality show guy.

Some birds of a different feather will flock ...

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Household Expenses App Splittable Raises $1.2M Funding

Splittable_AllSquaredMeter_NoLogo Splittable, the London-based startup that makes an app to help manage and share household expenses, has raised raised $1.2 million in new funding to further build out the software and increase marketing. Read More

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Prosecutor to decide on charges soon in Norfolk mayor probe

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A special prosecutor says he'll decide by the end of next week whether to bring misdemeanor charges against Virginia Beach's mayor.

Michael Doucette, a commonwealth's attorney in Lynchburg, was appointed last year to review votes cast by Mayor Will Sessoms involving clients of a bank ...

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When You See Green Room Assigned to Rand Paul for Debate, You Might Understand Why Campaign Is Upset

Look at Trump's green room, then look at Paul's.

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From kung fu to California cops: Nunchucks make comeback

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient martial arts weapon made famous in 1970s Bruce Lee movies could be used to subdue unruly suspects.

But it only took a few days ...

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Middle School Texas Student 'Shocked' By Demand She Says Her Teacher Made Over Question on God

"It was really confusing to me at first…"

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Kansas City Royals Defeat New York Mets 5-4 to Take Game One of World Series in 14-Inning Thriller

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Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet, To Speak At TechCrunch China Beijing

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - SEPT. 28, 2010: Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2010 Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Photo by Dave Getzschman We're excited to announce that Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google), will open the TechCrunch China event in Beijing, which takes place November 2-3. Read More

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Caitlyn Jenner Transitions Again [SLIDESHOW]

This time into a 66-year-old

Via: The Daily Caller