September 22, 2016

Bumble will soon let users get verified in an effort to squash impersonators

Caucasian men playing with fake mustaches in city For some reason certain people feel the need to create a dating profile using someone else's pictures. Whether it's done to impersonate someone else, bully someone or even just pull a prank, it happens more than you'd think. Luckily Bumble thinks they have found a pretty innovative way to stop it from happening, at least on their platform. The female-led dating app just… Read More

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Ross: U.S. Recession Probably Hits Sooner If Clinton Wins

Wilbur Ross, chairman and chief strategy officer at WL Ross and economic adviser to Donald Trump, examines the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and warns of a U.S. recession in the next 18-24 months. He speaks on "Bloomberg 'GO'." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Triumph of the witless

(Scott Johnson) In the video below (warning: adult language) characters who are advertised as "the world's biggest celebrities" (don't ask me) urge those who take their cues from morons to "save the day" (November 8) to vote against Donald Trump. The death of Leni Riefenstahl has clearly left a great void. The artistry behind this particular video does not exactly incite a passion to join the crowd or celebrate the triumph of

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Clinton: 'No Need' to Take Any Neuro-Cognitive Tests

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The new PAX 3 lets you vape both loose-leaf flower and concentrates

screen-shot-2016-09-22-at-7-53-00-am Pax Labs, makers of some of the world's most popular loose-leaf flower and nicotine vaporizers, has today announced a new flagship vaporizer in the form of the Pax 3. Not only is Pax 3 the third generation of Pax's flagship device, but it also happens to have three ovens for dual-use among both loose-leaf flower and concentrates like oil. "One of the greatest challenges at Pax… Read More

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A Little Blue Dot Is Irritating Nebraska's GOP

Team Clinton is trying to win Omaha's single electoral vote, with a little help from Warren Buffett.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Assad

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The Associated Press sat down with Syrian President Bashar Assad at a palace in downtown Damascus. Here's a full transcript of the interview:

Q: I will start by talking about the ceasefire in Syria. Russia, the US, and several countries say a ceasefire could be revived ...

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Operator harnesses chatbots, humans, and $15M to sell US goods to China

o_mixed_tc With a little personal shopping assistance, Operator thinks Chinese citizens will pounce on American products sold through its conversational shopping app. The promise of becoming the guided commerce layer connecting China with the US has earned the two-year-old a $15 million series B round at a $100 million pre-money valuation. "We're making commerce borderless", Operator… Read More

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Poll Shows Clinton Has Wide Lead Over Trump Among Hispanics: WSJ

Hillary Clinton would win 65% support among Hispanic likely voters, compared to 17% for Donald Trump, Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Telemundo survey finds.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Charlotte Rioters Try To BURN REPORTER ALIVE

Justice via immolation

Via: The Daily Caller

Only two days left to save big on Disrupt London tickets

Pay attention, European startup fans. TechCrunch Disrupt London 2016 is fast approaching, and soon thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and tech enthusiasts will make their way to London's Copper Box Arena for the show. If you want to be among them, you have just two days left to score deeply discounted, extra early-bird tickets to Disrupt, and you can get your tickets for… Read More

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Clinton and Trump Prepare for Bruising, Critical Debate

While Clinton is preparing for an unpredictable rival, Trump is being advised to aggressively go on the attack.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

FBI Training Questioned in Recent Terror Attacks

Recent domestic terror attacks by Islamic extremists are raising questions among officials and security experts whether FBI counterterrorism training is deficient.

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Mike Lynch, Autonomy Founder and now VC, will appear at Disrupt London

dr-mike-lynch-headshot-horiz TechCrunch Disrupt London is coming! From December 5 to 6 in the Olympic Village's Copper Box Arena, you see see incredible speakers and visit the enormous Startup Alley, as well as the famous Startup Battlefield where one startup will take home £30,000. Grab early-bird tickets for Disrupt London here. Read More

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Clinton Tax Plan Grows By $550 Billion in Policy Group's Report

Hillary Clinton wants roughly $550 billion in new taxes and fees over the next decade -- affecting investment partnerships, large estates and banks -- that have received little to no public discussion from her campaign, a report from a Washington-based policy group shows.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Ghostdrone has one-year klutz-insurance and beginner-friendly controls

img_2779 Not one for the self-conscious, Ghostdrone 2.0 VR from Ehang adds a new twist to flying an UAV around. Rather than using a traditional controller, to fly the Ghostdrone VR, the user dons a headset to get a point-of-view perspective of what the drone is seeing. The drone is controlled by gestures, touch commands and tilting of a smartphone, while the camera is controlled by the headset. Read More

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Airware buys Redbird to build a full-stack commercial drone services empire

stylized-blast-planning-analysis "I want to be the global leader. I don't want to build the non-relevant European or French player." That's why Emmanuel de Maistre just sold Redbird, his drone-powered analytics provider for construction and mining companies, to US drone services giant Airware. Together they can sell package of aerial vehicle hardware, flight software, data collection, cloud management,… Read More

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Chicago's mayor to deliver major speech on city crime

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will deliver his new, more comprehensive public safety plan for the nation's third-largest city on Thursday, drawing a spotlight on his leadership amid a troubling spike in street violence and an ongoing Department of Justice investigation of his police department.

The agenda is ...

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