March 1, 2016

Sign Up To Volunteer At Disrupt NY

Disrupt London volunteers Do you love getting your hands dirty and want to be a part of the best startup show in tech? If so, you should definitely sign up to be a TechCrunch Work Exchange Volunteer at Disrupt NY 2016. TechCrunch is happy to announce that we are now accepting applications to the Work Exchange at this year's show. Read More

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Chelsea Clinton Concerned 'That Not Enough People Are Getting Involved' In Democratic Party

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Donald Trump on off-the-record comments to The New York Times: 'Everything's negotiable'

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he's willing to negotiate to a certain extent on immigration, amid a story about off-the-record comments he reportedly made about the subject during a recent meeting with the New York Times.

"We had a board meeting, it was off the record — all of ...

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Fancypants $61,456-Per-Year College Bans Red Bull Sales To Reduce 'HIGH-RISK SEX'

'I learned in my psychology class that energy drinks are linked to high-risk sex and drug use'

Via: The Daily Caller

Burqa-Wearing Nanny Accused of Beheading Young Child Leads Police Back to Apartment: 'I Came Here…'

"A voice told me to wear so."

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Experiment Tests Kids Raised Around Guns and Those Shielded From Them — One Side of Gun Debate Will Likely Be Shocked by Results

"Those two children are the ones who have guns in their homes …"

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New Egnyte product puts customers in control of encryption keys

Old fashioned keys in bank safe deposit box. Egnyte announced a new product today that lets customers control their encryption keys with either a customer-managed offering or a cloud service that requires less heavy lifting and management. While Egnyte (and all reputable cloud vendors) offer end-to-end encryption, some customers require a greater degree of control of their content. Letting customers manage the encryption keys can give… Read More

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Sanders Says His Campaign Is Going to July Convention

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says "the goal for today is to end up with as many delegates as possible" and emphasized that those delegates are awarded proportionally. "This is a campaign that is going to the Philadelphia convention in July," he says after casting a vote in Vermont

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Donald Trump: 'Of course,' I renounce all white supremacist support

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Tuesday that he disavows all support from white supremacists, amid criticism that he didn't sufficiently reject the backing of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke on Sunday.

"David Duke and all were disavowed," Mr. Trump said on ABC's "Good Morning America," pointing out ...

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Announcing The First Speakers for Disrupt NY 2016

2115763275_1ba00dc90a_b This year's Disrupt NY will take place across the river from Manhattan in Red Hook, at the Brooklyn Cruise Ship terminal. TechCrunch Disrupt, with approximately 5,000 in-person attendees, will spend four days (including our hackathon) discussing the most exciting and innovative things in the startup world. Read More

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Please NO! Introducing "The MacBook Selfie Stick"

selfie sticksYou know you want one.

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Trump, Obama and the Frustration Felt by U.S. Voters

Former New Hampshire Governor Judd Gregg talks about voter frustration in the United States and Donald Trump's impact on the Republican Party. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

Source: Bloomberg Politics

I confess

(Scott Johnson) I could support any of the remaining GOP presidential contenders, but I am opposed to the nomination of Donald Trump. I think he is deepening the rancor within the Republican Party and contributing to its defeat if not destruction. I fear that his testament will be President Hillary Clinton, a Democratic Congress and a leftist Supreme Court for the foreseeable future. I take it that my opposition to Trump requires

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Obama to meet with GOP leaders on court fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is due to meet face-to-face Tuesday with the Senate Republican leaders vowing to block his Supreme Court nominee — no matter who it is — with the hope of keeping the seat open for a Republican president to fill next year.

Senate Majority Leader ...

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An Interview with General Keith Alexander on cybersecurity, Snowden, and IronNet

4840536494_fd2f33d8b7_b In this episode of Ventured, my partner Brook Byers and General Keith Alexander engage in a wide-ranging discussion on terrorism, Apple, cyber threats, Edward Snowden and network security. Read More

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Trump, Clinton Hope Super Tuesday Tightens Grip on Nominations

The two front-runners are expected to begin pulling away from their rivals when Tuesday's results are tallied.

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On This Day in History: March 1, 2008

Paper Magazine praised Philip Seymour Hoffman for the "worst nude scene of all time."

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Videogram closes new funding led by Asahi Broadcasting's ABC Dream Ventures

film reel Videogram, the Japan-US company that helps publishers and creators get more out of online video content, has closed a bridge round of funding ahead of planned Series B later this year. Read More

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Melania Trump Reveals One of 'Many Things' She Disagrees With Her Husband On

"So he heard from you about that?"

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Trump Rips Select Fox News Personalities to Hannity's Face — Watch How He Responds

"Look, you have some bad people at Fox."

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11 Times Emily Ratajkowski Was Practically Naked [SLIDESHOW]

She comes close a lot

Via: The Daily Caller

NY Times Reveals the Clintons' Plan to Defeat Trump — and What They View As Their Greatest Weapon

"Hope and change, not so much. More like hate and castrate."

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San Bernardino survivor's husband backs Apple in battle with FBI

apple-fbi-feature A recent poll suggested that the majority of Americans support the FBI and its order to open the iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. While some of those voices may be less aware of the specifics of the situation, Apple has the backing of the husband of one of the survivors of the terrorist attack, who admitted he has changed his mind over the case. Read More

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New email release brings final total of classified Clinton emails to 2,079

(Paul Mirengoff) Today the State Department released the last batch of emails from Hillary Clinton's private server. Of the mails released today, 261 contain information deemed to be classified. Within this subset, 23 contain "secret information," according to the Washington Times. (The numbers vary slightly from source to source). The 261 classified emails bring the final tally to 2,079. The total of "secret" emails stands at 45. 20 emails were previously deemed

Source: Power Line

Ambassador Joked About State Dept. 'Incompetent Nincompoops' After Mystery Hostage Release

'Probably we should be replaced. Start with me'

Via: The Daily Caller

Tinggal, a budget hotel network in Indonesia, lands $1M from backers of India's Wudstay

Screenshot 2016-03-01 12.23.46 Indonesia-based Tinggal is less than one month old, but today the company announced that it has raised $1 million in funding. Particularly of interest is the fact that this financing has come from the investors and members of the executive team behind India-based Wudstay, a budget hotel network that launched in July 2015. Read More

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