Cabs Crushed: Ridesharing Is Worth More Than 3x Entire Taxi Market
In just a few years, a handful of Silicon Valley ridesharing companies have created a new market that’s worth multiple times the entire U.S. Taxi industry.
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Krauthammer: FCC Net Rules ‘Full Employment Act of Telecom Lawyers’
Columnist Charles Krauthammer dubbed the FCC’s newly released Internet rules “the Full Employment Act of Telecom Lawyers and Lobbyists” on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “The heart of the regulation is that the Internet providers have to
Illegal Immigrants Using Thousands of Social Security Numbers of Deceased to Apply for Work
An audit conducted by the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) inspector general finds that thousands of social security numbers of people who are long deceased were used by illegal immigrants to apply for work, and some numbers were also used to open bank accounts.
‘Evil’ in New York: Ideology Drives Murder and Welfare Up in NYC
In 1993, Rudy Giuliani defeated incumbent Mayor David Dinkins on a tough crime-fighting and welfare-to-work platform. The life-long New York intellectual Norman Podhoretz, reflecting on this moment in 1999, wrote that “neither I nor anyone else ever dreamed that the new mayor — or any other person occupying that office — would be able to turn the city around, let alone that he would do so almost overnight. How wrong we were!”
Apple’s Watch Will Save Thousands of Lives, But Privacy Is An Issue
Apple unveiled its highly anticipated health-tracking Watch today, along with a breakthrough initiative to vastly increase the research resources of the global medical community. With a new app, ResearchKit, millions of Apple users can now offer crucial data on their daily habits to approved medical researchers.
Wait Time for Hillary Clinton’s Emails: FOIA Requests Can Take Years
If history is any indication, we could be finally reading Hillary Clinton’s secretive personal emails sometime after the 2016 election. The law responsible for permitting the public to demand access to undisclosed information, the Freedom of Information Act, is a notorious bureaucratic snail.
Google Trends: Common Core Tops Charts in 2014 Election Year
Analysis of big issues in the 2014 mid-term elections reveals that Common Core was at the top of the search charts, according to Google Trends data.
Inherited Super Wealth Is On the Decline
Forbes released it’s annual list of the world’s billionaires and it shows that America is increasingly becoming a nation of self-made elite. Since Forbes started keeping track in 1984, the number of completely self-made billionaires (who grew from little wealth)
‘House of Cards’ Caused a Massive Hole In Total Internet Bandwidth
Netflix usually takes up about 30% of all Internet bandwidth in the U.S. Yes, a single Internet company is responsible for nearly a 1/3rd of all the Internet’s resources. So, the total resources available to all Internet users is heavily dependent on Netflix, alone.
FCC Commish: New Regs Will Have ‘Severe’ Tax Impacts
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai (R) said that new FCC regulations will make “state, property, and other taxes go up” on providers and the “immediate effects in some of the taxation are going to be severe” on Friday’s “Bloomberg West.” “Decisions
Obama-Appointed FCC Commish: Regs ‘Far Exceed’ Net Neutrality
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (R), who was nominated to serve on the FCC by President Obama said that new FCC regulations “far [exceed] any type of situation that would be present under the net neutrality debate. We have given the power
FCC Approves ‘Net Neutrality’ Plan to Control Internet Access
Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile now must act in the “public interest” when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone, under rules approved Thursday by a divided Federal Communications Commission.
Cuban: FCC Net Regs Will Spill Over, ‘TV As You Know It Is Over’
Dallas Mavericks owner and investor Mark Cuban predicted that proposed FCC Internet regulations will end up impacting TV and “your TV as you know it is over” on Thursday’s “Squawk Alley” on CNBC. Cuban began by predicting “the courts will
Conservative Group Urges Congress to Oppose ‘Social and Emotional’ Student Data Collection Bill
The conservative Washington, D.C.-based American Principles in Action (APIA) is urging Congress to oppose the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA), which the group states would extend federal psychological profiling of children through increased research on “social and emotional learning.”
California Polls Set Tough Challenge for Republicans
Despite the presence of Republican presidential contenders in the Golden State this weekend, a pair of Field Polls released late last week look grim for the GOP. One shows President Barack Obama’s approval rating among likely voters in the Golden State rising to 57%, “the best appraisal of Obama in over two years by Californians.” The other shows that fewer than one in five Californians approve of Congress, and a near-majority say Republican control of both houses of Congress is a bad thing.
Sen Johnson: US Must Address Cybersecurity Threats
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) emphasized the importance of passing information-sharing legislation designed to enhance cybersecurity during the GOP Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript (via ABC News Radio) as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator Ron Johnson, from the great state of Wisconsin.
FCC Commissioner: Proposed FCC, FEC Regs ‘Pretty Dangerous’
Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai declared that President Obama’s plan to regulate the Internet, coupled with potential FEC regulations would be “pretty dangerous” on Monday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” When asked how a website like the Drudge Report would be impacted,
Cruz: Don’t Believe ‘If You Like Your Internet, You Can Keep Your Internet’
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) urged members of the public not to believe promises of “if you like your Internet, you can keep your Internet” in a speech on Thursday. Cruz declared “don’t mess with the Internet.” And asked “which has
FCC Commissioner: Proposed Internet Regulation ‘Mimics Obamacare’
Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said that proposed Internet regulation “mimics Obamacare” both in process and substance, was “adopting a solution that won’t work to a problem that doesn’t exist using legal authority we don’t have,” and would lead to
Gallup: Connecticut Dead Last in Job Creation in 2014
According to a new Gallup survey, Connecticut dropped below every other state in the nation in job creation in 2014, with workers there reporting the worst climate for hiring.
Prop. 47 Blamed for Sudden Rise in Crime Over 2014
A controversial referendum that reduced prison sentences for several categories of minor criminal offense is being blamed for a sharp rise in crime in parts of California, according to Seattle-based Fox News correspondent Dan Springer.
Another Hacking in Hollywood?
A number of Hollywood guilds have reached out to members to notify them that their personal information may have been stolen in the recent data breach attack on Anthem.
Krauthammer: ‘Go Biblical’ If China Behind Healthcare Hack
Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued the US should “go Biblical” if China is behind the recent hacking of health insurer Anthem on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “If it is the Chinese [who are behind the hacking], as
Gallup CEO Calls Unemployment Numbers ‘A Big Lie’
Jim Clifton, the Chairman and CEO at Gallup, has acknowledged the dirty little secret that the Obama administration and their media lapdogs assiduously attempt to hide: the official unemployment rate reported by the U.S. Department of Labor does not accurately reflect the grim reality of American unemployment.
Gallup: Time favors GOP
According to a Gallup poll released on Thursday, demographic shifts in age may favor Republicans over time.
