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Friday, July 29, 2016

The Daily Douchebag: 
It's hard to top this one. Last night, during Muslim American citizen Khizr Khan’s moving DNC speech about the loss of his son in Iraq and his family’s devotion to American ideals, conservative pundit Ann Coulter tweeted, “You know what this convention really needed? An angry Muslim with a thick accent like Fareed Zacaria.”

This in response to a bereaved father’s expression of loyalty to the U.S., complete with holding up his personal copy of the U.S. Constitution for Republican candidate Donald Trump to read. Even conservatives were appalled. “What a terrible thing to say about a man whose son died for this country,” tweeted conservative writer Erick Erickson.  

TODAY'S TOP STORY

Ed-Tech Pioneer Wonder Workshop Closes $20M Series B To Go International

BY: RAN XU - JULY 29, 2016

CREDIT: MAKEWONDER.COM

Wonder Workshop, Inc., makers of toy robots that kids can program using mobile apps, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B financing. The funding round was led jointly by WI Harper Group and Idea Bulb Ventures, both venture capital firms that specialize in cross-border investments across U.S. and Asia. Read more →

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Tonight’s the Night: Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 Launch Party

BY: STAFF WRITER - JULY 29, 2016

CREDIT: TESLA.COM

Tonight Tesla Motors will unveil its two-years-in-the-making, larger-than-life, 10-million-square-feet Gigafactory at a grand opening party. While the exclusive guest list is limited to Tesla employees, important shareholders, and local government officials, the rest of the world can get a glimpse of the giga-sized spectacle via a live broadcast on tesla.com. Read more →
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