"One Day Soon, The Sun Will Not Rise"
Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog,
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Meet The Israeli Cyber-Weapons Dealer Paid Millions By Governments To Hack Our Phones
A seven-year-old Israeli firm founded by three veterans of Israel's military intelligence unit is raking in millions selling CIA-tier hacking software to governments around the world. With over 200 employees, a sales arm in Bethesda, Maryland, and a long list of clients identified by watchdogs which have dubious civil rights records, the NSO Group - owned by U.S.-based Francisco Partners, charges $500,000 plus $65K per phone to completely hack and infiltrate a device with their flagship "Pegasus" software suite.
Omar Lavie, co-founder of NSO group
Meth Crisis In West Virginia - Overdose Deaths Soar To Record High
According to a new study from the Health Statistic Center of West Virginia, overdose deaths related to methamphetamine have increased by 500 percent in just four short years.
In fact, a record-number 129 people have passed from overdoses in 2017 - and that number is expected to climb through the holiday season.
As the late American-German poet, Charles Bukowski once said, “My dear, Find what you love and let it kill you.” It seems as some West Virginians have taken it to heart...
Europe's Migrant Crisis: Millions More Still To Come
Authored by Soren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,
Who Will Win The Self-Driving Taxi Race?
Authored by Jon Lesage via OilPrice.com,
Ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft have become transportation platforms for automakers and tech giants to someday bring automated, electrified mobility to the mass market. It’s still years in the making, but both companies are gaining significant support during a year when it looked like Uber could be coming to an end.