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Panasonic to resume work at Tesla?s New York solar factory this week

The Verge

Panasonic is restarting production at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York solar panel factory this week after some businesses in the Western New York region have been given the green light to reopen, The Verge has learned. Image: Tesla. The factory has been idle for roughly two months. “I

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Tesla worker tests positive for COVID-19 after New York factory reopens

The Verge

A Tesla employee has tested positive for COVID-19 at the company’s solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York, according to an employee at the factory who spoke to The Verge on the condition of anonymity. Panasonic told workers in New York they could take jobs at the Gigafactory in Nevada.

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Exploding e-bikes caused significantly more fires in New York City this year

TechSpot

The New York City Fire Department reports that as of last week, it has investigated significantly more fires caused by e-bike batteries than in all of 2021. City authorities have proposed multiple solutions, including regulations and partial bans.

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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

Northern lights were forecast in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Parts of northern Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania may also get a view.

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SpaceX Has a Major Problem: New Versions of Starship Are Performing Worse Than Older Ones

Futurism

Starship, the SpaceX megarocket that's slated to bring astronauts to the Moon and perhaps one day Mars, is hitting a major snag in its development : the latest version of the spacecraft, known as Block 2, is performing worse than its predecessor, in the New York Time's analysis.

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How America gives: Who funds what causes and where?

Candid

What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Who gives to what causes? There are marked differences, however, in the causes individual donors and institutional grantmakers prioritize. Cause area determined by recipient NTEE. Source: Data from Candid.

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How one of Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods became home base for the creative class

Fast Company Tech

When international architecture firm Snhetta found its New York City lease was coming up last year, a search kicked off for a new workspace. Its currently marketing new spaces under 10,000 square feet with private terraces to attract smaller companies and firms, and is chasing a formal design district designation from the city.

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