In my 20-plus years in tech, and now in Silicon Valley as part of a tech foundation that supports innovations, I've had the opportunity to partner with many entrepreneurs and help foster the growth of dozens of startups for social good. As a woman, the fact that I'm still working in tech, and in a leadership position, is not lost on me. Read More
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) - The Latest on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's appearance at a fundraising gala on Long Island: (all times local):
6:30 p.m.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attended a fundraising gala on Long Island in New York as about 100 people protested outside.
The event Thursday was ...
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If you're a fan of Shuddle's uber-style driving service for getting your kids to school/playdates/etc, bad news: they're shutting (shudding?) the doors tomorrow. Shuddles main pitch point was their focus on safety: they did intense background checks on drivers, monitored drivers to ensure they stayed on route and didn't speed or text while driving, and offered… Read More 
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The controversial J Street PAC has become one of the most generous contributors throughout Russ Feingold's political career.
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ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Because, apparently, one high-tech lynching wasn't enough.
Twenty-five years later, HBO this week debuts a movie called "Confirmation," a drama rehashing all the lurid — yet entirely unsubstantiated — smears used in the great effort to destroy the character of one of America's first black Supreme Court justices. All ...
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A British startup is using the unique abilities of convolutional neural networks to do a sort of scaled-up version of Adobe's content-aware fill — but instead of filling in the gaps in a picture, it's imagining a whole new picture, larger and more detailed than the original. Kind of hard to believe without seeing it, right? That's why they call their company Magic Pony. Read More 
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Seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist Gary Vaynerchuk sat down with TechCrunch to talk about his new book, #AskGaryVee. An investor in Facebook, Twitter, Uber and Tumblr, Vaynerchuk also advises Fortune 500 companies on their social media ad spend with his company, Vaynermedia. Read More 
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A senior U.S. official has warned Congress that a massive U.S. aid package to Israel that has long been in the works may not be completed before the Obama administration comes to a close at the end of this year.
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A new application called Sorted launches today to offer a better, faster and more efficient way to manage your tasks via your mobile phone. Yes, it's another To Do list application. Do we really need such a thing? The answer to that question may be subjective, but a small team of developers in Hong Kong believes there's room for another app in this space to carve out its… Read More 
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Average payments by enrollees for deductibles and coinsurance have grown faster than the average payments for copayments from 2004 to 2014, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An emergency room doctor with a vision to reform health care and secure more water in the Central Valley is beginning a seven-month term in the California Assembly.
Joaquin Arambula of Kingsburg took office on Thursday to begin what could be among the shortest tenures in ...
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GoPro on Thursday very quietly took the wraps off its new developer program, by which it hopes to get its action cameras hooked into as many third-party devices, vehicles, and service as possible. Read More 
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The White House said Thursday that President Obama isn't ready to give up on the possibility of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland receiving a confirmation hearing from Senate Republicans.
"I would not acknowledge that at this stage," presidential spokesman Josh Earnest said when asked if the White House is conceding ...
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There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras in the U.S. today, of which only 5 percent are monitored by a human at any given time. Instead, the majority of them are simply recording footage, providing little value other than evidence long after any kind of crime or accident has occurred. Ninety-five percent of all security cameras offer no real-time benefits — there just… Read More 
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A six-month waiting period before Missouri lawmakers could lobby is a few steps away from a final vote.
House members voted 131-19 Thursday to limit when lawmakers can lobby after the end of their terms.
Legislators can now immediately lobby their former colleagues after leaving ...
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