February 16, 2016

Apple Pay Is Launching In China In Two Days

Screen Shot 2016-02-16 at 2.56.56 PM Apple Pay is about to launch in China. An ICBC representative said that it was launching on February 18 on WeChat. But you don't have to look that far as Apple itself details Apple Pay's launch on its Chinese website. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

George W. Bush Takes a Veiled Shot at Donald Trump

Former President George W. Bush joined his brother Jeb on the campaign trail in South Carolina on Monday. Speaking at a rally, he took a subtle shot at Donald Trump, saying, "Americans are angry and frustrated, but we don't need someone in the Oval Office who mirrors and inflames our frustration."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Before Presenting Award, Actor Gary Sinise Puts Grammys on Hold to Deliver an Important Message

"Thank you very much." 

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Zillow Adds Video Walkthroughs To Its For-Sale Listings

2016-02-15_1604 Online real estate listings have undoubtedly changed how people search for houses. Never before, after all, did buyers have this much information available. But while most real estate agents are now savvy enough to ensure that they have beautiful images for their listings, most of these glamour shots don't reveal all that much about a home's layout (and occasionally do their best… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Hedge-Fund Magnate Mercer Backs Group Attacking IRS

The IRS is in a long-running tax dispute with Renaissance Technologies, Mercer's hedge fund.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

'I Love Bushes'

Charleston, S.C. — The man who is speaking on stage in Exhibit Hall A of the Charleston Convention Center right now could win the South Carolina primary and, probably, the Republican nomination and the White House too. He is the most fluid and engaging retail politician I have ever heard. He does not rattle off a list of his qualifications or accomplishments, the names of bills he sponsored or economic growth statistics from the years he was governor. Instead he talks about helping our children and giving the poor what they need and reaching out to the disenfranchised and keeping America safe.

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LG Outs Its Next Phablet, The Slender LG Stylus 2

LG-Stylus-2-B1 There's less than a week to go until LG's pre-MWC press conference, where the company is expected to lift the veil on a new flagship smartphone, the LG G5. But the South Korean mobile maker has another handset to show off in Barcelona — which it's just announced today. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

George W. Bush Tries to Give Jeb What $100 Million Couldn't

The former president headlines a rally as donors knock on doors in an attempt to lift the former Florida governor's candidacy.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Rule Change Dashes Hope for Afghan Military Allies Seeking Refuge in U.S.

Afghan translators who worked for the United States military could find themselves ineligible for U.S. visas due to a recent State Department decision that retroactively changed the requirements for applicants.

The rule change, which increased the minimum employment requirement for interpreters from one year of U.S. government service to two years of service, was passed by Congress in September 2015.

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Kanye West Says His New Album Won't Be On iTunes Or Apple Music

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Kanye West appears at the Brother Vellies Spring 2016 collection presentation during Fashion Week, in New York. West's presentation during New York Fashion Week, Wednesday, Sept. 16, showed off his baggy and rural collection in a militant style as Anna Wintour, Lorde and Kim Kardashian _ holding baby North West _ sat front row. West debuted Yeezy Season 2 on Wednesday at the Skylight Modern in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) It's hard to know what's up with Kanye West right now. Perhaps the value of Twitter just clicked with him, maybe he's upped his self-importance in the universe further, or perhaps this is clever marketing around his latest album. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Blaze TV Host Faces Off With Popular Radio Host After He Names Her 'Donkey of the Day' Over Race — Things Get Heated Almost Immediately

"You and I can disagree about this all day long."

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Hillary Clinton Literally Starts Barking Like a Dog During Campaign Rally

"We need to get that dog and follow them around."

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IBM Launches Quarks Open Source Development Tool To Build Efficient IoT Apps

Binary code floating in streams. IBM introduced a new open source development tool today called Quarks, which is supposed to help manufacturers and programmers develop efficient applications based on Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data. Quarks is actually based on the IBM Streams product, a proprietary enterprise tool for processing large amounts of live data, but it's been designed from the ground up to… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

FEEL GOOD STORY: Brit Sniper Takes Out ISIS Leader Teaching Beheading Class

Sgt. Jay Ritonya of the Marines 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment 4th Marine Division Sniper Platoon based in Pennsylvania takes aim at a long range target at the live fire range on Base Camp Adazi, Latvia on June 15, 2012. Sgt. Ritonya is training with fellow marines in order to better his skills as a sniper. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Edward Bates.Sorry...was that your head?

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The Supreme Court Controversy In One Sentence

(Steven Hayward) The controversy over the Supreme Court vacancy is entirely predictable and playing out in predictable ways, but as of yet I haven't seen anyone state the common sense of the subject directly. I am sure when Democrats tanked Robert Bork in 1987 someone among them—probably even Biden—must have known that what goes around comes around. Republicans have been waiting 30 years for payback for the shameful rejection of Bork; that

Source: Power Line

This Year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Was A Lot Of Bottoms And No Tops

These photos can prove it

Via: The Daily Caller

Taylor Swift Becomes First Woman to Win Album of Year Grammy Twice — and She KOs Kanye West With Line in Her Acceptance Speech

"And that will be the greatest feeling in the world."

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar's Politically Charged Performance Is What Everyone Is Going to Be Talking About Day After Grammys

The song references the death of Trayvon Martin.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Well-Funded Fundrise Fires CFO, Citing Extortion Attempt

Screen Shot 2016-02-15 at 6.46.36 PM It's strange days for Fundrise, a 3.5-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based real estate crowdfunding platform that allows a range of investors to fund commercial real estate projects. Earlier today, The Real Deal, an outlet that covers New York real estate news, turned up an SEC filing which states that Fundrise has fired its mortgage REIT's chief financial officer and treasurer… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Obama to visit Vietnam in May

President Obama will visit Vietnam for the first time in May, the White House said late Monday.

Mr. Obama told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that he'll visit the communist-ruled country when he travels to Japan for the annual G-7 summit this spring. The two leaders conferred Monday during ...

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Decision Time: The Pros And Cons Of Obama's Top Supreme Court Options

What does Obama value most: diversity, liberalism or a confirmation?

Via: The Daily Caller

'Who Would I Want Killing My Snake?': Embattled Televangelist Endorses Donald Trump at South Carolina Rally

"He gives us a voice." 

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

IBM Launches New Mainframe With Focus On Security And Hybrid Cloud

24896350216_7db0b77717_k Mainframes aren't dead yet. IBM is launching a new version of its z13 mainframe for mid-sized enterprises today that introduces a number of new security features. With up to 4 TB of RAM, the z13s also supports 8x as much memory as IBM's previous single-frame mainframes. IBM also says  that the z13s offers faster processing speeds than some of its previous mainframes in this… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

AWESOME! Lt. Dan Actor Gary Sinise Interrupts Hollywood To Give A Shout Out To The Troops At The Grammy's

Gary SinisePure Class!

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