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Just as we singled out yesterday’s epitome of jerky behavior (The Daily Douchebag), today we’d like to introduce our appreciation of individual daring -- people who step out and take positions against the grain, saying or doing unpopular things that need to be said or done.
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Ted Cruz
OPINION － JULY 21, 2016
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CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA
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Whether you like Ted Cruz or not -- and clearly many people don’t -- we feel compelled to recognize him as our Badass of the Day for standing up to the Republican Party in his Wednesday night convention speech and declining to endorse Donald Trump for president. “Vote your conscience,” he told the assembled delegates and party bigwigs, an injunction that we at Newscenter.io can endorse wholeheartedly.
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BY: STAFF WRITER － JULY 21, 2016
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CREDIT: FLICKR
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After a week that has already seen “PlagiarGate” and Cruz’s onstage diss of the official Republican nominee, tonight’s appearance by Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, and overlord Peter Thiel at the Republican National Convention could end up being yet another story that won’t die. Given Thiel’s recent public notoriety, ranging from his role in the Gawker lawsuit to his likening of university administrators to subprime mortgage brokers, it’s difficult not to wonder if Thiel’s speech could end up upstaging Trump’s. Who knows what might emerge from the tech provocateur’s mouth? Read more →
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BY: STAFF WRITER － JULY 21, 2016
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CREDIT: BRANDCAST.COM
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Brandcast, a SasS platform for building mobile-friendly websites without coding, announced this week that it has raised $13.9 million in Series A financing. The funding round was led by [...] Read more →
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BY: STAFF WRITER － JULY 21, 2016
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CREDIT: TINDER BLOG
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Tinder announced today the release of Tinder Social, a new feature that helps users find old and new friends for nights out. Read more →
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BY: STAFF WRITER － JULY 21, 2016
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CREDIT: GOGEMIO.COM
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Gemio is the latest wearable tech startup for hipster techies. The company has created a glowing wristband that uses light, motion, sound and proximity to indicate mood or state of mind. Read more →
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