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Exclusive: A ‘Magic’ iPhone Hacking Startup Bites Back At Apple Lawyers — And Demands $300,000

In mid-August, Amanda Gorton and Chris Wade sat dumbfounded in their Boynton Beach, Florida, offices. They had just been sent a lawsuit that might yet kill their startup

31 октября 2019 6 мин. 7346

Brexit Won’t Happen This Thursday As EU Grants U.K. 3-Month ‘Flextension’

Johnson has repeatedly said that he wanted the U.K. to leave the EU on October 31 “do or die,” but that certainly will not happen now

30 октября 2019 2 мин. 7332

At Least 20 Billionaires Behind ‘Dark Money’ Group That Opposed Obama

A nonprofit group with a bland name, Americans for Job Security, spent $5 million supporting Republicans in the 2010 midterms and $15 million denouncing former President Obama in the 2012 election, but until this week, the group never had to file disclosures showing where its money was coming from

29 октября 2019 3 мин. 10942

Bogeyman And Gentleman: The Real-Life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Deacon Brodie was a wealthy artisan who unleashed terror on 18th-century Edinburgh—and inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's horror classic 100 years later

28 октября 2019 8 мин. 11250

Truth vs. Trump on Immigration

WASHINGTON, DC – Webster’s Dictionary defines “emergency” as “a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action.” By that standard, US President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States faces an immigration emergency is simply not credible. Immigrants have been coming to the US since its inception, and since 2007 their net numbers have actually been falling. Because this issue is so often framed in a misleading way, it is important to get the facts straight

25 октября 2019 5 мин. 11229

Honest Bread: How is it baked, and for whom?

A new company called Honest Bread, aiming to be at the forefront of Kazakhstan's healthy foods revolution, has recently started baking their bread in Almaty. The company distributes its products through a widespread network of restaurants, cafes and grocery stores owned by Parmigiano Group

24 октября 2019 6 мин. 9686

JPMorgan Chase Hired 2,100 People With Criminal Records In 2018 (And Will Hire More)

The U.S. loses up to $87 billion annually in GDP by excluding people with criminal backgrounds from the workforce, said the bank

23 октября 2019 2 мин. 9134

The IMF After Argentina

CAMBRIDGE – In case you blinked, the Argentine government built up a pile of debt out of almost nothing with surprising speed, and then proceeded to default on it almost as quickly. Compared to the country’s slow-motion 2002 default, the latest crisis feels like 60-second Shakespeare. But in both cases, default was inevitable, because the country’s mix of debt, deficits, and monetary policy was unsustainable, and the political class was unable to make the necessary adjustments in time