Ride-sharing app platform company Uber announced on Tuesday the appointment of David Plouffe as its new Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy. Plouffe is a political strategist best known as Barack Obama’s campaign manager in 2008. He also served the White House as Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor from 2011-2013.
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Obama tech policy maven moves to Silicon Valley role
Todd Park, President Barack Obama's chief technology officer who played a role in fixing the flawed Healthcare.gov website, is moving to a new job recruiting top Silicon Valley talent to government, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Class action against Facebook attracts 60,000 users
An Austrian law student said his class action challenging Facebook (FB.O) for alleged privacy violations had gathered support from 60,000 users and passed its first legal review.Max Schrems, who already has a case involving the social network pending at the European Court of Justice, is claiming damages of 500 euros ($663) per user from U.S.-listed Facebook. The $195 billion company has 1.32 billion active users.
Jeep CEO talks 2015 Jeep Renegade, targets first time buyers; Will the smallest SUV dominate the market and get sales off Kia Soul and other competitors?
The 2015 Jeep Renegade will come in December, and is promised to be the smallest SUV in the market that's loaded with plentiful features.
Critics say Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' video is 'lame,' 'predictable'; Lap dance makes Drake speechless? [Video] [NSFW]
Nicki Minaj's "predictable" "Anaconda" music video is nothing new, showing a lot of twerking and sexual innuendos all too common in hip hop videos, according to critics.
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When she started her child-support tracking business SupportPay, Sheri Atwood expected all kinds of suggestions - but not the tip she got from a female investor who suggested she dye her blonde hair darker to be taken more seriously by venture capitalists.
Adrianne Palicki has just been introduced as super agent Bobbi Morse aka Mockingbird. So far she is slated for an appearance in season 5, but it's possible she could make a reappearance.
"Game of Thrones'" The Mountain wins as Europe's Strongest Man, declares, "I am King of the Stones!"
Hafthor Bjornsson, who plays Gregor Clegane or The Mountain in HBO's "Game of Thrones" is the titleholder of this year's Europe's Strongest Man, qualifying him for World's Strongest Man, which he won second place last year.
Kate Middleton has been reported by several people to check out discount clothes at Bicester Village sans Prince William and Prince George. The Duchess of Cambridge seemed discreet and focused on shopping, eyewitnesses say.
Khloe Kardashian has posted an Instagram post that got people thinking. Could she still be thinking about Lamar even when she seems happy dating rapper French Montana?
Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards are forced to be separated while the One Direction member tours America and the Little Mix crooner talks about upcoming album with bandmates, but what got websites talking is Malik's friend apparently calling Edwards a "gold digger."
TMZ reported in late July that the couple had been filming for almost a month, and trying to shoot as many scenes as possible before Nida starts serving his sentence in prison. This means that there might be a dramatic scene of Apollo going to prison to begin his sentence.
Irish rockers U2 have announced that there will be no U2 album or tour until 2015. Irish rockers U2 have announced that there will be no U2 album or tour until 2015.
The new couple were photographed in August 2 holding hands while hiking in Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles. According to Daily Mail, Paetz is a "love and dating coach" and is allegedly a former gigolo.
