Friday, 08 August 2014 On August 5th, the NY Times published a story titled “Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords ” which was, in fact, a “Native Advertising” venture between this once respected newspaper and a relatively new… Read More ›
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Hey, Glasshole: That cool app? It has turned you into a SPY DRONE
Google Glass spyware can use users as surveillance drones By John Leyden Security researchers have created prototype Google Glass spyware that is capable of snooping on everything the user is looking at without tipping off victims that anything is amiss…. Read More ›
Foreign drug dealer wins human rights case ( U.K.)
A Jamaican man who commuted to London every day to sell crack on a council estate has used human rights laws to stop a deportation order Keno Forbes was convicted of 11 counts of supplying Class A drugs on a… Read More ›
Michael Bloomberg ‘spent $650 million of own money’ as New York mayor
– ” The mayor’s free-spending ways are also being felt in London, where he has been cultivating political leaders and the cultural elite and is expected to spend much of his post-mayoral time “ Outgoing mayor spent vast amounts of personal… Read More ›
Millions in farm subsidies doled out to billionaires between 1995-2012
Millions of American taxpayer dollars were allocated to businesses owned by 50 billionaires between 1995 and 2012, according to a study from the Environmental Working Group. The left-leaning organization points out that the subsidies made their way to the billionaires,… Read More ›
China’s rich get richer despite slowing economy: Forbes
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 AFP SHANGHAI – China’s 400 richest people became US$150 billion (S$186.64 billion) wealthier this year, Forbes magazine said Wednesday, despite a slowdown in the world’s second largest economy. The vast increase – an… Read More ›
The mega rich are mega richer •Total worth of 400 people on the list is $2 trillion, their highest total ever
Bill Gates crowned America’s wealthiest person for the 20th-straight year with $72 BILLION fortune… and elite are now worth a combined $2 TRILLION Microsoft co-founder is once again richest man in U.S. with $72 billion Total worth of 400 people… Read More ›
US government orders Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed to remove blueprint for 3D-printed handgun from the web
Last week Wilson printed and fired the “Liberator” handgun James Legge Friday, 10 May 2013 The US government has demanded the removal of online files which allow users to 3D-print their own unregistered gun at home. The blueprint has so… Read More ›
I’m worth more than a measly $20bn, Saudi prince tells Forbes: ” publicly severed ties with Forbes magazine after a spat”
EEV: Two words – Arab Spring Alwaleed bin Talal says he is worth at least $30bn Nikhil Kumar Tuesday, 5 March 2013 The Prince is not pleased. Alwaleed bin Talal, a grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founder, King Abdulaziz bin Saud,… Read More ›
2013 Forbes Billionaires list: Record number of new entries appear on rich list, but Carlos Slim and Bill Gates still top the charts
An ‘old guard’ remain the richest people on earth John Hall Monday, 4 March 2013 A record number of new entries appear on the 2013 Forbes Billionaires list, but an old guard including Carlos Slim and Bill Gates remain the… Read More ›
Moscow has more Billionaires than any other city
Saturday, 02 March 2013 The Russian capital has more billionaires than any other city in the world, according to a new survey from China. . The study by the Hurun Research Institute says there are over 4000 people who have… Read More ›
Facebook launches investigation after details of one million users sold online for just £3
By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED:11:04 EST, 27 October 2012| UPDATED:11:21 EST, 27 October 2012 A blogger claims to have bought 1.1 million Facebook users information for just $5. The company, which has been recently plagued with accusations that users’ privacy… Read More ›
Billionaires meet behind closed Doors, to discuss how they are going to better society
!!!This is a Link to the First 2009 Meeting of the Billionaires club with Sir Paul Nurse. It is not what you think.!!! https://engineeringevil.com/2012/09/20/notes-from-the-first-billionaire-club-billionaire-club-in-bid-to-curb-overpopulation-2009/ Big hearts but even bigger bank balances: Forbes announces list of America’s richest people… and the… Read More ›
Richest Americans’ net worth jumps to $1.7 trillion: 13% increase last year
By Dan BurnsPosted 2012/09/19 at 3:08 pm EDT NEW YORK, Sep. 19, 2012 (Reuters) — The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday, and a… Read More ›