Source: Bloomberg Politics
March 3, 2016
Romney takes on Trump
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee is set to lash out at the party's current front-runner in a bid to dislodge him.
Mobile publishing startup Wrap Media raises $4M to target Japanese brands
Wrap Media has raised $4 million it will use to grow its business in Japan. The new funding comes from returning investor Dream Incubator, a Tokyo-based consulting and private equity firm that has also signed a strategic partnership with Wrap Media. The San Francisco-based startup lets its users create interactive media for mobile browsing that are easier to navigate than responsive mobile… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
This Guy Helped Make Trump Possible
Republicans love a liberal's campaign technology.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Rocket Internet's Africa Internet Group raises $326M from Goldman Sachs and others
Fresh from pulling in $83 million from European insurance giant AXA last month, Africa Internet Group (AIG) — the Rocket Internet-backed company behind e-commerce site Jumia — has announced that it has raised €300 million ($326 million) in fresh funding. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
The Best-Laid Free Media Plan of Marco Rubio
His campaign used data to try to put the candidate in front of the right voters. He realized too late that he couldn't get there without hurling insults.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
USDA Spends $642,776 to Turn College Students Into 'Internationally Minded Citizens'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $600,000 to teach college students how to be "internationally minded citizens" when learning about climate change, through a new curriculum called the "Global Thinking Academy."
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Source: Washington Free Beacon
RNTS buys Inneractive for up to $72M as ad tech consolidation continues
RNTS, the Dutch parent company of Fyber (formerly known as SponsorPay) and Heyzap, continues its run of ad tech acquisitions. Today the company announced that it has acquired Inneractive, an Israeli-based real-time bidding and mobile ad exchange, for $46 million in cash, plus up to $26 million in earn-outs and retention payments, with the deal expected to complete in Q2. This is a good… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Hearing set on Hubbard's request to dismiss ethics case
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor's conversations with a political operative will take center stage in House Speaker Mike Hubbard's ethics case.
Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker scheduled a Thursday morning hearing in Hubbard's request to dismiss the case because of what he called "gross misconduct" by prosecutors.
Political ...
Egyptian student may be deported after Trump threat
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - A flight student from Egypt is facing deportation from the United States after being investigated by federal agents for posting on his Facebook page that he was willing to kill Donald Trump and the world would thank him.
While U.S. prosecutors have not charged 23-year-old Emadeldin ...
Google adds Zika info to search and partners with UNICEF to map outbreak
The Zika virus continues to spread across South America and beyond, but unlike with other pandemics, identifying and mapping the outbreak has proven hard. Google today announced that it is now working with UNICEF to build a platform that aims to bring together data from different sources to map (and predict) potential outbreaks. In addition, Google is now prominently surfacing information… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
ACLU Files Brief Supporting Apple In San Bernardino Case
'Law enforcement may not commandeer innocent third parties into becoming its undercover agents, its spies, or its hackers'
Via: The Daily Caller
Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio
"What I'm watching here is the kitchen sink, scorched Earth, MMA bare-knuckle brawl, thermo-nuclear attacks."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Dwolla fined $100,000 for misrepresenting its data-security practices
Online payment processing startup Dwolla has been hit with a $100,000 penalty by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB, a government agency, said in a consent order that Dwolla misrepresented the safety of its data-security practices. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
March 2, 2016
Prominent Mississippi civil rights activist James Figgs dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - James Figgs, a longtime community organizer in the Mississippi Delta who was known for playing crucial supporting roles in the 1960s civil rights movement and beyond, has died. He was 72.
Figgs died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, according to Lafayette County Coroner Rocky ...
Carmelo Anthony Tries To Throw Down Powerful Dunk, Fails Spectacularly [VIDEO]
That's embarrassing
Via: The Daily Caller
Harry Reid on Senate Floor: Obama Will Soon Unveil His Supreme Court Nominee
Republican leadership hasn't budged, however.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Archaeologists 'Astonished' to Find Artifacts Possibly Dating to Jesus' Time Under Historic Jerusalem Orphanage and Army Base
"This is the magic of Jerusalem. Everything is layers upon layers in one place."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
"No More Voicemail" is an app that kills voicemail so callers have to text you instead
Voice mail is so last century. The idea of phoning someone then leaving a rambling message when they don't pick up seems decidedly antiquated in the age of instant connectivity, where friends, family, colleagues and others can be easily reached with a text. Voicemail is so over, in fact, that large corporations like JP Morgan and Coca-Cola have ditched the service entirely. If only… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Defense Department Enlists Hackers to Target Pentagon
The Defense Department announced on Tuesday the start of its "Hack the Pentagon" initiative, in which hackers will be given the chance to penetrate the compound's cyber defenses, according to an announcement.
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Source: Washington Free Beacon
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