Tesla's best-laid plans will have a challenge in convergence

 Driverless cars and ridesharing are poised to bring about the next big tectonic movement that technology provides for the human experience. In much the same way that the mobile phone has transformed the way we live, autonomous vehicles and transportation sharing promise to change the way we move. Read More

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Rio Welcomes Chinese Olympic Reporters With Huge Gunfight In The Street, Six Dead

Not quite the greeting they were expecting

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Trump Campaign Memo: Primary Strategy Was To Provide 'SAFE SPACE' For Voters Called 'Bigots'

'This lets them know they're in a 'safe space'

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Stand up against the stand-up

 It's custom; it's tradition; it's dogma; it's a cargo cult. It is well-intentioned, but all too often, ill-advised. It's done because it is the thing one does. It wastes your time, shackles your mind, kills your productivity. It is the ritual that so many software developers suffer silently through, every day It is the daily stand-up. I say to you: no more! Before… Read More

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Ms. Clinton regrets (again)

(Scott Johnson) This past Sunday FOX News played Chris Wallace's interview with Hillary Clinton. In the video I posted here, Clinton claimed at 16:35 she had admitted her mistake in connection with the email scandal; her "mistake" was "not using two different email addresses." That's what she said. Really. Taking questions at a gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists yesterday, Clinton purported to acknowledge

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A Failure of Intelligence

The Angel by Uri Bar-Joseph is a book that should be required reading—as a terrible warning—for everyone involved in intelligence. It is the tale of how an intelligence agency, despite having the best information imaginable, can still get it wrong. Bar-Joseph recounts how, prior to the Yom Kippur War of 1973 when Israel suffered a near-fatal blow, Israel had been given detailed knowledge of Egypt's plans thanks "to an exceptionally rare situation in the history of espionage: the direct assistant to the leader of a country preparing to launch an attack on its enemy was a secret agent on behalf of that enemy."

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Airbnb raising a reported $850M at a $30B valuation

 Tech unicorn and sharing economy darling Airbnb has informed the State of Delaware that it's raising another heap of cash. TechCrunch independently verified that Airbnb indicated in a 28 page filing on July 28th that it has plans to bring in additional late-stage capital. Almost a year after its last raise of $1.6 billion, the company is said to be adding $850 million to its… Read More

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Poll: Young adults support new efforts to curb gun violence

CHICAGO (AP) - LaShun Roy supports a ban on semi-automatic weapons and more comprehensive background checks. But the 21-year-old gun owner from rural Texas doesn't consider gun-control measures a top priority in this year's elections.

For Keionna Cottrell, a 24-year-old who lives on Chicago's South Side and whose brother was ...

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Wisconsin GOP Kicks Out Paul Ryan's Challenger From Trump Rally

'I was then told by the staffers that I was going to have to exit the building'

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Trump endorses Paul Ryan, pleases party leaders but infuriates anti-establishment activists

Donald Trump on Friday endorsed House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, ending days of hesitation by the Republican presidential nominee to get behind the party's most powerful elected leader.

"In our shared mission to make American great again, I support and endorse our speaker of the House, Paul Ryan. He's a ...

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Pokémon Go is now live in 15 more countries in Asia, but not India or China

 The wait is over for many Pokémon Go fans in Asia, after the smash hit game went live in 15 new countries in the continent. Read More

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Black Lives Matter expresses solidarity with slave traders

(Paul Mirengoff) I wrote here about the scores of demands made by a multitude of organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. The demands combined the cant of the old "Black Power" movement and worldwide "liberationist" ideology with that of Bernie Sanders. It confirmed that Black Lives Matter isn't about reforming the police in order to reduce shootings by cops, but rather about transforming America across-the-board in the interests of Black-centric

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Trump Endorses Ryan, McCain, Ayotte

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Crunch Report | Spotify Launches Release Radar

Spotify launches Release Radar, Deliveroo raises $275 million in a series E, Facebook tests opening camera at top of the news feed and MSQRD filters, Amazon launches Prime Air – its own cargo planes for making deliveries faster, Nike releases a $1,200 pair of glasses, and the Olympics started today. All this on Crunch Report Read More

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11 military members become citizens at ceremony in NY

NEW YORK (AP) - Eleven current and former members of the U.S. military, hailing from countries from the Caribbean to Europe to southeast Asia, have newly become citizens at a shipboard ceremony in New York.

The Coast Guard hosted Friday's ceremony aboard its historic tall ship Eagle. One of the ...

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Donald Trump Endorses Paul Ryan at Event in Wisconsin

"So, in our shared mission to make America great again I support and endorse our Speaker of the House Paul Ryan," Donald Trump said at a campaign event in Green Bay. Ryan in primary contest in Wisconsin next week NOTE: Earlier, Ryan Said to Have No Knowledge of Any Trump Plan to Endorse Him Link

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Black Lives Matter Comes to Great Britain

(John Hinderaker) The Black Lives Matter movement has jumped the Atlantic, and British activists are duplicating the tactics that have made BLM unpopular in the U.S.: Black Lives Matter protesters intent on causing chaos in London blocked in a Waitrose lorry as they chanted 'hands up, don't shoot' at police officers – who were not carrying guns. The group of so-far peaceful demonstrators marched through east London and stopped traffic in Whitechapel

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The Latest: Bach applauds and waves as Germans enter stadium

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games opening ceremony (all times local):

9 p.m.

Germany was one of the first teams to enter the opening ceremony, much to the delight of one fan in particular.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach - a ...

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Report: Over 1000 Spies Sent to Rio Games

"human intelligence, spy satellites, electronic eavesdropping, and cyber and social media monitoring"

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New rules fuel the growth of the commercial drone industry

 There are new regulations that will lower the barriers to entry for the commercial operation of drones. The challenge for the Federal Aviation Administration has been to establish a framework of rules to regulate how small unmanned aircraft systems (small UAS, or drones) can be used safely in the U.S. air space without undermining the growth of innovative drone-based technology solutions. Read More

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Hillary Clinton Makes National Ad Buy as She Surges in Polls

On "With All Due Respect," Bloomberg Politics' Ken Goldstein discusses the Clinton campaign's advertising during the Olympics and the Democratic nominee's surge in the polls.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Hit Back At Eastwood 'P***y' Comment

'Hey Clint Eastwood'

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The 'McDonald's of the future' features touchscreens and free fries

 Previously known as the starting point of the Pony Express and the place where Jesse James died and Eminem was born, St. Joseph, Missouri now has a new claim to fame, as the home the future of fast food. It's a future that apparently includes lots of touchscreens and, for a limited time, unlimited fries. The self-stylized "McDonald's of the Future" joins a recently… Read More

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Donald Trump Walks Back His Iran Plane Video Claim

On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and Jennifer Jacobs discuss Donald Trump's admission that he did not see footage of a plane carrying $400 million in cash to Iran and what it might indicate about the Republican nominee's temperament.

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Tapper Shuts Down Clinton Surrogate on Clinton's Email Talking Points

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The Latest: Trump says if you don't like him, vote Pence

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):

5:30 p.m.

Republican Donald Trump has a message for reluctant voters:

"If you don't like me. That's OK," he tells a rally crowd in Des Moines, Iowa. "Vote for Pence because it's the same thing."

Trump was ...

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Poll Indicates Paul Ryan Is Beating Primary Opponent By A Landslide

Despite Nehlen's constant praise of Trump's policies, just 16 percent said they had a favorable opinion of the candidate

Via: The Daily Caller