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(ANTIMEDIA) — A consulting firm hired to elect Donald Trump in the 2016 election is responsible for the leak of data belonging to nearly 200 million Americans, according to UpGuard, a cyber-risk consulting firm.

While the focus now appears to be on Islamic extremism, it may soon include groups and individuals deemed extremist by the SPLC.
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“This is extreme consolidation of the food system in action, which will lead to higher prices, fewer choices for consumers, and bigger profits for billionaires like its owner, Jeff Bezos,” says Wenonah Hauter of Food & Water Watch.

(ANTIMEDIA) Fresno, CA  —A Fresno, California, man is facing prison after allegedly uploading the movie Deadpool to his Facebook account. Twenty-one-year-old Trevon Maurice Franklin was arrested and charged with copyright infringement Tuesday morning following a federal investigation that accused him of uploading the Hollywood blockbuster eight days after its release in theaters in February 2016.

(ANTIMEDIA) — President Donald Trump, who fancies himself a champion of the coal industry, may want to start thinking about changing his tune. A new report from Bloomberg, released Thursday, says the renewable energy sector is gaining ground at a far quicker pace than previously predicted.

(ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — On the heels of comments made by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis regarding the United States’ diminishing industrial dominance on the world stage, Reuters reported Wednesday that the U.S. appears ready to heavily increase scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley.

(ANTIMEDIA) As the age of cannabis prohibition slowly comes to an end — despite the best efforts of drug warriors like Attorney General Jeff Sessions — there is an increasing degree of accountability and transparency in the emerging industry.

Netflix has had some stumbles, but overall, their move from DVD-by-mail to online streaming leader to enabling force of amazing content has been nothing short of breathtaking. It’s one of the most impressive core business pivots the world has ever seen. Hollywood is afraid of it, and it's coming for Amazon. Can this continue forever though?

People speak about great innovations. Internal combustion. Moving pictures. Sound recordings. The microchip. Fracking. These are all amazing. But let us not forget about the small innovations that require as much creativity, inspiration, and also serve humanity in our daily lives.

(ANTIMEDIA)  — U.K. police recently made their first arrest using facial recognition software following a series of trials at large-scale public events.