Source: Bloomberg Politics
May 12, 2016
Is Trump's U.S. Debt Solution Trillion-Dollar Haircuts?
In today's "Morning Must Read," Bloomberg's Tom Keene highlights comments from Bloomberg View columnist Timothy L. Brien linking Donald Trump's history of handling debt to potential solutions for the U.S. national debt. He speaks with Robert Hormats, vice chairman at Kissinger Associates, on "Bloomberg 'GO'." (Source: Bloomberg)
Cameron's anti-corruption summit faces uphill struggle
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday called corruption a "cancer" at the heart of the world's problems, while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it was as great a threat as extremism.
Opening a one-day summit on the issue in London, Kerry said that in ...
European online travel marketplace Evaneos picks up $21M funding
Evaneos, the European travel marketplace, has beefed up its coffers once again. The French startup has raised a further $21 million in funding, money it will use to continue developing the product and for international expansion, including a planned U.S. launch. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Theranos' COO retires as the troubled bio-tech startup overhauls its organizational structure
The chief operating officer of Theranos, the beleaguered medical diagnostics startup currently under federal investigation for making misleading claims about its blood analysis technology, is stepping down as the company reorganizes its structure. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Wall Street Bets on a Democrat for the First Time Since '08
Contributions from bankers to Republican presidential candidates dried up in the first three months of the year.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Safety in Name Only
American businesses are up in arms about a new labor rule that will allow the federal government to publish sensitive safety data on a public database, potentially fueling union organizing and frivolous lawsuits.
The post Safety in Name Only appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Collier Co. Sheriff: Man arrested after firing gun at deputy
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of firing a gun at a Collier County sheriff's deputy during a vehicle pursuit.
The Naples Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1QZKrzc) that 31-year-old Brione Lamar Joiner was arrested Tuesday on several charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on ...
TechCrunch Pitch-Off Stockholm! June 7! Apply to Pitch!
Our world-famous TechCrunch Pitch-Off is coming to Stockholm! We'll invite a panel of investors to judge 10, 2 minute pitches (no demos). If you want to pitch, make sure to apply here. We will select 8-10 companies to compete. If you don't want to pitch but just want to come along and hang out, get a ticket here. Afterwards, the startups, the investors, the TechCrunch writers, and… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
DHS released nearly 20,000 criminal immigrants last year
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. tried repeatedly to deport Jean Jacques, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, but his native Haiti wouldn't take him back after he served more than a decade in a state prison for attempted murder and committed multiple parole violations.
Each time Jacques was arrested ...
Indian online lending platform Capital Float picks up $25M Series B
Capital Float, an online lending platform for small businesses in India, announced today that it has closed a $25 million Series B. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Transit officials closes committee meetings to public
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Transit Authority is no longer allowing the public to attend committee meetings about issues affecting public transportation users, a move some say violates state open meeting laws.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1WruB8o) that UTA spokesman Remi Barron said in an email the ...
Opera adds power-saving mode to its browser
Opera is on a roll lately. Over the last few weeks, the company added a built-in ad blocker and VPN service to its desktop browser, for example. Today, the company is launching a new early release developer version for its Windows and OS X users that includes a power-saving mode. Opera argues that this new mode will ensure that laptop batteries will last significantly longer than without it.… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
People link arms around Statehouse to protest gun violence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - People who want lawmakers to pass laws to help stop gun violence plan to link arms around the South Carolina Statehouse.
The Hands Around the Statehouse Rally will start with speeches at 11 a.m. Thursday and end with supporters linking arms around the capitol building at ...
Ex-NY Senate leader, son face sentencing in corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) - For the second time in less than two weeks, a once-powerful New York politician is facing sentencing in a spate of corruption cases that have roiled Albany.
Former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, 68, and his son, Adam, 33, are scheduled to appear in federal court ...
May 11, 2016
University of Texas regents set to approve gun rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - University of Texas System regents are expected Thursday to approve rules allowing concealed handguns in campus classrooms and buildings.
The rules are mandated by a state law that takes effect Aug. 1.
The most controversial rules have been at the flagship Austin campus, which would allow ...
E-Cigarette Company Sues FDA To Save Industry From Prohibition
'For the future of the entire vaping industry'
Via: The Daily Caller
Beyond Siri: The AI revolution coming from the web
From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to Samantha in Spike Jonze's Her, for decades we have been obsessed with the idea that artificial intelligence powered-computers will one day be able to interact with people, follow spoken instructions and make decisions independently, like a human would. But while each new generation brings its lot of interesting new features or use cases, they are… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Donald Trump Is Considering Newt Gingrich for Vice Presidential Role
Trump has sought advice from confidants about selecting the former House Speaker as a running mate.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
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