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Cyber park key to Israel’s economy: PM Netanyahu – The Straits Times

Cyber park key to Israel’s economy: PM Netanyahu  The Straits Times

A decision to allow graduates of its military intelligence unit to create companies and make money has turned Israel into a cyber-security powerhouse, and the …

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GM wants alternative to fuel economy standards from Obama, rollback from Trump

Here's an official Bolt press picture from Chevy.

Here’s an official Bolt press picture from Chevy.

On Friday, General Motors wrote to the Trump Administration in support of a national zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) program, which would require seven percent of automakers’ sales to be zero-emissions by 2021. That percentage would increase by two percent per year until reaching 25 percent in 2030.

The proposal came in the form of a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has put forth its own set of rules to rollback auto efficiency standards signed into law by the Obama Administration.

GM is a member of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which has been a proponent of Trump’s changes to the fuel efficiency standards designed by Obama’s EPA.

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Biz & IT – Ars Technica

The black market economy behind ransomware is flourishing – Gears Of Biz


Gears Of Biz

The black market economy behind ransomware is flourishing
Gears Of Biz
Based on the research, the products available on the market are diverse, ranging from lockscreen ransomware targeting Android devices (for just $ 1.00), to custom ransomware including source code (for $ 1,000+). For software developers, the appeal of …

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