Authored by Ilya Levtov via Priceonomics.com,
For many companies, the biggest cost is talent. This is especially true of Silicon Valley, where companies sell clicks and digital goods that do not have any material cost. So which companies' workforces are able to generate the most revenue?
Submitted by Adam Dick via AntiWar.com,
It all started so “harmless.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted to access the information of a person being investigated for mass murder so, the FBI said, it could try to prevent more terrorist attacks.
The most valuable company on the planet is set to square off against the FBI on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee in a highly publicized dispute regarding the iPhone that belonged to Syed Farook who, along with his wife, murdered more than a dozen people in December at a San Bernardino county holiday party.
The director of the FBI will appear, as will Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, who will argue that “technology companies should not be able to dictate who can access key evidence in criminal investigations.”