AI-powered scheduler startup Konolabs wins the TechCrunch Pitch-Off in Seoul

 Artificial intelligence was the big winner from the TechCrunch Pitch-Off in Seoul, Korea, last week. Konolabs, a company that uses AI and big data to power a virtual assistant that handles your calendar, took the top prize after winning a 10-company pitch competition at the event. Read More

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Clinton Allies Go After Comey as New Probe Scrambles Campaign

Hillary Clinton's allies dramatically escalated attacks on FBI Director James Comey in a bid to stem political damage from his disclosure that the agency is reviewing a new batch of files that may be related to an investigation of the former secretary of state's e-mail practices.

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Hillary Clinton photo illustrates pathological lying in Google results

Why would anyone want to associate "pathological lying" and "Hillary Clinton"?

As of approximately 10;45 p.m. Sunday, a Google search for the terms "pathological lying" will produce a picture of Mrs. Clinton.

The picture appears as the illustration for what Google calls a special "featured snippet block" at the top ...

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Hillary's Two Official Favors To Morocco Resulted In $28 Million For Clinton Foundation

'Hillary Clinton sold her soul'

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Is Anthony Weiner Behind the Email Crisis?

(John Hinderaker) The Wall Street Journal has up to date reporting on the mysteries surrounding Huma Abedin's newly-discovered emails. The Journal's account answers some questions, while raising others. First, the "device" in question reportedly is a laptop that Huma Abedin considered to be Anthony Weiner's. This makes sense: people like Abedin and Weiner don't share laptops, any more than they share cell phones. They each have their own. Thus, when Huma testified

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Trump's unpopularity saps support for Virginia Republicans

Rep. Barbara Comstock romped to an easy election in 2014, but the freshman Republican is having a much tougher time in her Northern Virginia district this year, in what analysts say is clear evidence of the Trump effect on down-ballot races.

Republicans say Democrats are being overly optimistic, predicting the ...

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Facebook Co-Founder And Former CTO Concerned About Major Internet Attack On Election Day

'Many groups have the ability and incentive'

Via: The Daily Caller

WTF is the dark web?

 Maybe you heard your LinkedIn, Tumblr or Dropbox password was floating around there. Or maybe you read a news story about that guy who got busted for running Silk Road, that site that sold drugs and other illicit goods. Chances are, you've seen the words "dark web" splashed in a headline or heard them mentioned by a friend. But WTF is the dark web? How do you get there? And… Read More

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Democrats turn against FBI director, accused of meddling in election

Months after they declared James B. Comey an honest arbiter, Democrats are now mounting a full assault on the FBI director, accusing him of inappropriate meddling in the presidential election after he notified Congress last week that he has renewed an investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's secret ...

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Hillary Clinton Knew She Was Helping Islamists Move Into Power In Libya

'The real power lies with the Libyan Brotherhood'

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Republicans hope Obamacare complications will flip key states

Republicans are weaponizing Obamacare's latest struggles in the final days of the 2016 campaign, hoping outsize rate hikes and dwindling choices will tilt the balance in key states even if only a small percentage of voters actually use the program.

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump argues battleground states will be ...

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NYU Professor Says He Was Suspended For Bashing PC Culture

Denounced safe spaces, bias hotlines as 'insane'

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Why Hillary Can't Govern

(Steven Hayward) John, following Glenn Reynolds, argues below that as president Hillary would be out of control, because she's a Clinton, and sleaze is what Clintons do. Younger voters may not know and the rest of us may have forgotten that the 1996 election tightened at the end when news came out about illegal foreign contributions to the Clinton campaign, brokered by such sterling figures as Charlie Trie, Pauline Kanchanalak, and Johnny

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Need for Warrant May Delay Resolution to Clinton Email Case

FBI Director James Comey came under pressure on Sunday to quickly disclose details of the newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server, but the bureau must obtain a search warrant before agents can even examine the emails.

Sources familiar with the matter said the FBI had concluded it could not thoroughly explore the material without additional legal authorization in the form of a search warrant, which would normally require approval from a judge or magistrate.

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Inside the Beltway: Reagan 'alumni' unite for Trump

An interesting Gipper moment: Donald Trump himself has announced the support of the 240-member "Reagan Alumni Advisory Council for Trump-Pence." All the members are former advisers to Ronald Reagan or worked in a senior capacity within his administration. They now see a historic parallel emerging eight days from the election ...

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FBI Granted Warrant To Investigate New Emails Related To Clinton Probe

'The process has begun'

Via: The Daily Caller

Reid Says Comey May Have Broken the Law by Disclosing Probe

In a blistering letter, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said FBI Director James Comey may have violated the law by disclosing a revived investigation into Hillary Clinton e-mail practices as millions of Americans are already casting ballots in the presidential election.

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FBI gets warrant to start probe of emails on laptop used by Huma Abedin

The FBI has reportedly obtained a warrant to start reviewing emails on a computer used by one of Hillary Clinton's closest confidantes.

ABC News reported Sunday that the warrant applies to a computer used by longtime aide Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner, her now estranged husband who was chased from public ...

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Reporters Turn Into Harry Reid Fangirls For Halloween

Celebrating the man who brags about lying

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Clinton Presses FBI on Email Probe

Hillary Clinton has attacked FBI Director James Comey saying that the timing of his actions were "unprecedented and deeply troubling." Sources say Comey defied general policy at the Department of Justice when he informed Congress of new evidence that revived the probe of Clinton's use of private emails. Bloomberg's Margaret Talev reports on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Election poll accuracy in doubt with disparity, outdated methodology

At this time four years ago when President Obama was running for re-election, there were no polling outliers.

Run down the list of 15 top pollsters, and their results in late October 2012 on Real Clear Politics. No matter the firm, the national numbers were within a few points of ...

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New Poll: 34 Percent 'Less Likely' To Vote For Clinton After New Email Revelations

46 percent like Clinton's 'strong moral character'

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Clinton Holds Democrats in Immediate Aftermath of FBI E-mail Bombshell

Despite the jolt, Donald Trump remains the underdog nine days before Election Day.

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The Stretch Drive (3)

(Steven Hayward) What's going to happen this week? Maybe Donald Trump's tax returns will be leaked. It is a strange thing that to date none of the Wikileaks dumps of John Podesta's emails have included any emails to or from Hillary. Is it possible that Podesta, Hillary's campaign chair, never communicated with Hillary by email? I suppose it is possible, but it seems unlikely. This is the week we'll find out. And

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Democrats Sure Used to Love FBI Director James Comey

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FBI to Scour 650,000 E-Mails on Anthony Weiner's Laptop: WSJ

Data on the laptop suggest thousands may have been sent to or from the private server Hilary Clinton used while she was secretary of state, WSJ reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Will take weeks to determine details, including if there were work-related messages between State Department officials and Clinton aide Huma Abedin, Weiner's estranged wife Related: Polls Show Clinton Support Slipped After FBI Letter

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Migrant family rescued in Arizona desert

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Tucson border agents say a family of migrants, including a 5-year-old boy, was rescued after being stranded in the desert for several days.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say a man left his wife and son to find help Wednesday.

Agents at the Ajo Station ...

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Guns & Politics: The Betrayal Of Those Who Served

Recalled bonuses and budget cuts for the troops - Unlimited funds for illegal aliens - What is our nation's priority?

Via: The Daily Caller

With All Due Respect: Best of the Week (10/30/16)

Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin and John Heilemann present some of the biggest moments from the political week that was on "With All Due Respect."

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Australia Considering Lifetime Ban On Attempting To Immigrate Illegally

'Australia is not an option for you'

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FBI Agents Knew of Clinton-Related E-Mails for Weeks: Wash Post

Agents investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private server waited weeks before briefing FBI Director James Comey on e-mails that might be relevant to their case, the Washington Post reports, citing people familiar. They had known of the e-mails since early Oct., soon after New York FBI agents seized a computer in an investigation into Anthony Weiner It's unclear why they delayed the briefing, the Post says An FBI spokesman declined to immediately provide a statement: Post Related: Latest Pol

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Podesta pirouettes

(Scott Johnson) John Podesta holds the position of chairman of the Clinton presidential campaign. He appeared this morning on CNN's State of the Union for an interview by Jake Tapper regarding James Comey's announcement that the FBI has obtained additional emails bearing on the Clinton email investigation (video below). CNN reports on the interview here. Podesta talks like he can run out the clock with his gums flapping until November 8. Summarizing

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Leaked Email Reveals Google Chairman Wanted To Be Clinton Campaign's 'Head Outside Advisor'

Also donated a plane for Bill Clinton to travel to Africa

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CORRECT: Clinton Leads in Pennsylvania, North Carolina: CBS News

(Corrects 3rd bullet to say voters overall, corrects next-to-last bullet to state margin of error in percentage points.) CBS says its "Battleground Tracker" polling of 13 states was done before Friday's news of further e-mails. Democrat Hillary Clinton up 48-40% in Pennsylvania among likely voters, up 48%-45% in N.C., up 42%-39% in Colorado Republican Donald Trump up 44%-42% in Arizona Separate polling done after news of e-mails found 71% of voters overall saying it wouldn't change their thinkin

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Clinton camp pushes back after Trump calls email scandal 'biggest since Watergate'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump came under fire Sunday from the Clinton campaign after he denounced the ongoing Hillary Clinton email controversy as "the biggest political scandal since Watergate."

Mr. Trump hammered the Democratic nominee on the campaign trail Saturday after the FBI announced it would review newly discovered emails ...

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Gillmor Gang: October Surprise

 The Gillmor Gang — Doc Searls, Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Frank Radice, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, October 29, 2016. 10 days to go to the election, as Twitter cuts and runs from Vine and its passionate fan base. Makes one wonder whether this is how Twitter itself melts down. @stevegillmor, @dsearls, @scobleizer, @fradice, @kteare Produced and directed by @tinagillmor Read More

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DOJ, FBI in Discussions W/ Abedin Lawyers for E-Mail Search: CNN

The Justice Department and the FBI are in discussions with lawyers for Huma Abedin to conduct a full search of the new e-mails, CNN says in a Twitter post. Lawyer Miguel Rodriguez did not immediately respond to a Bloomberg News request for confirmation by e-mail Related: Clinton's Attacking Strategy to Blunt Comey Damage Has Risks

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Mook: Clinton Hasn't Asked Abedin What's on Emails on Weiner's Computer, Emails in Question Could Be From 'Anybody'

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Presidential race tightens, Hillary Clinton's support falls after FBI reopens email probe

Polls showed the presidential race tightening after the FBI announced Friday that it had reopened its investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's emails.

At least two daily tracking polls — the ABC News/Washington Post and IBD/TIPP surveys — found Republican Donald Trump surging to within one or two percentage ...

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Obama May Be The Most Pro-Oil President In US History

Oil production is up 90 percent

Via: The Daily Caller

Accordion Guy Joey DeVilla talks the future of culture and IoT

 Joey DeVilla is my blogging hero. He's run his blog for most of two decades and he's worked at Microsoft, Shopify, and Tucows. Most recently he's taken on the mantle of evangelist for SMARTRAC, an NFC/RFID company. In this episode of Technotopia we talk about the cyclical nature of culture – how, for example, Nine Inch Nails sounds pretty tame to us now – and… Read More

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He Was Warned, Damn It!

(John Hinderaker) The Democrats' hysteria over the latest twist in the Hillary Clinton mishandling of classified information scandal is entertaining to watch. One of their themes is that former hero James Comey was warned not to let Congress know that the FBI's investigation had been reopened. Today's Minneapolis Star Tribune headline made me laugh out loud: He was warned not to meddle–by Loretta Lynch! When Comey let Hillary skate, despite overwhelming evidence

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Andrea Mitchell Calls FBI Probe Into Clinton 'the Worst Possible Situation' For The Country

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4 states to weigh tougher gun control in Nov. 8 election

Voters in four states will decide Nov. 8 whether to enact tougher gun laws. In a change from past elections, there are no statewide initiatives seeking to expand gun rights.

The gun-control measures are on the ballot in California, Nevada, Washington and Maine.

The last time Maine voters were asked ...

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NYC First Graders Say Hillary Clinton 'Lies A Lot' [VIDEO]

'A president also has to be truthful, smart, and really really nice'

Via: The Daily Caller

The ethics of colonizing Mars

 Should we take ourselves to other planets? Human rationality and values have woven dark, damaged, all-powerful systems into the tapestry of civilization. Most notably: capitalism and consumerism. Do we see ourselves moving planet to planet, sucking life out of each one for our own survival? If we are to impress ourselves onto this universe, we must solemnly inquire about our impact on it. Read More

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Clinton Leads 45% Vs Trump at 44% in 4-Way FL NBC News/WSJ Poll

In North Carolina, Hillary Clinton leads by 47% to 41% for Donald Trump among likely voters, an NBC News/WSJ poll shows. Poll was conducted before Comey's FBI letter to Congress released on Oct. 28. Among 36% of likely voters in Florida who say they've already voted, Democrat Clinton is at 54% vs. 37% for Trump; among those who haven't voted Trump, the Republican candidate, is up at 51% to 42% for Clinton Clinton leads by a 61%-to-33% margin among 29% of North Carolinians who say they've already

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Tapper Grills Podesta over New Clinton FBI Investigation

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Mother Jones, Project Veritas spar over source of Romney 47 percent video

Mother Jones locked horns with Project Veritas Action after the release of undercover footage last week in which a Democratic insider credits fellow operatives for one of the liberal magazine's biggest scoops.

In the two-minute Project Veritas clip, Americans United for Change national field director Scott Foval said a ...

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How Advanced Technology Can Save Us From Future Internet Shutdowns

Very relevant following recent attacks on the Internet

Via: The Daily Caller

An emerging technology that could end the mass grinding of newly hatched chicks

 Billions of male chicks are killed every year by the poultry industry. It's a common industry practice known as culling, destroy the day-old chickens through asphyxiation, or, more gruesomely, maceration, a process involving a conveyor belt and a giant blender. I'll spare you the videos, but they're readily available online, if you're so inclined. The reason behind… Read More

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Election to determine party control of NY state Senate

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - This year's presidential race could have big implications for New York state government if voters recoiling from Donald Trump hand the state Senate to Democrats.

That's the scenario envisioned by top Democrats who say the GOP nominee's unpopularity could boost down-ballot Democrats. If the party wins ...

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Former FBI Official: FBI Has An 'Intensive Investigation' Ongoing Into Clinton Foundation [VIDEO]

Previous reports that probe was not opened are 'not true'

Via: The Daily Caller

Starbreeze buys a visual effects studio to improve its VR experience

 While the future of VR is undoubtedly wide open at the moment, the majority of contenders clearly see the battle playing out on gaming computers and home consoles. Starbreeze, for its part, is making its play on a high-end headset, destined for amusement parks and IMAX theaters. While it feels like a bit of a step back (or at the very least retro) after a few decades dominated by home… Read More

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Clinton Leads Trump by 1ppt in ABC/WaPo News Tracking Poll

The race stands at 46% for Clinton, 45% for Trump, according to an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll. About third of likely voters say they're less likely to support Clinton given FBI Director James Comey's disclosure on Friday, 63% say it makes no difference 7% of Clinton supporters say the e-mail matter makes them less likely to support her 60% of likely voters still expect Clinton to win 54% of likely voters see Clinton as more qualified to serve as president; 36% for Trump; Clinton also

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The Professionals

Twilight Warriors explains how the U.S. national security apparatus has adapted to fight post-9/11 terrorism. The book begins in 2002 with an examination of interrogation strategies employed against al Qaeda officers captured in Afghanistan. There were two conflicting approaches. The author, journalist James Kitfield, asserts that, while FBI teams built relationships with their detainees and then carefully broke down their resistance to interrogation to gather valuable intelligence, the CIA took a more aggressive and, he argues, unproductive approach.

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Clinton's Attacking Strategy to Blunt Comey Damage Carries Risks

Hillary Clinton's campaign hopes its unusually swift response to revelations about a fresh FBI investigation into messages in connection with a past probe of her private e-mail server will blunt the political damage amid concern about the fate of close Senate races as well as the presidential election.

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The future of Paul Ryan's speakership

(Paul Mirengoff) The Washington Post claims that Speaker Paul Ryan "is on the verge of a reckoning with House conservatives that threatens to end his speakership and extinguish his future as a national political leader." Post reporters Kelsey Snell and Mike DeBonis say that, given the likelihood of an enhanced presence of Democrats in the new House, it might take less than one-third of the 40-member House Freedom Caucus to end Ryan's

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Clinton Takes on FBI Director in Latest Email Flap

Hillary Clinton on Saturday challenged FBI Director James Comey to provide a fuller explanation of investigative steps he is taking related to her use of a private email server, as the Democratic presidential candidate accused him of "deeply troubling" behavior 10 days before the U.S. elections.

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