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Saving ‘The Onion’: An extremely brief oral history

Fast Company Tech

I had helped a friend run a cheese shopI was the chief technology officer of New Yorks best cheese shop. I remember seeing The Onion on newsstands in New York right after 9/11, and I was like, Wow, The Onion is here. 8 to director of product] to just work on fun projects. When Ben called, I was immediately interested.

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Micron is spending up to $100 billion to build a megafab in New York

TechSpot

Micron said the project represents the largest private investment in the history of New York state.

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The history of self-driving cars

Digital Trends

From New York City's so-called phantom cars to Waymo's prototypes, the self-driving car has come a long way.

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The New York Times has changed Wordle’s solutions

The Verge

Wordle’s acquisition by The New York Times has already stirred up controversy, from broken streaks to accusations the game has become harder. As of today, February 15th (game number 241), the New York Times version of Wordle and the original version hosted at powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle

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A 75-year-old ship will be sunk off Florida’s coast to make the world’s largest artificial reef

Fast Company Tech

To start, federal and state regulations determine how conservationists can construct, design, and regulate new artificial reefs in order to ensure that they dont inadvertently harm the surrounding environment.

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“Largest data breach in US history”: Three more lawsuits try to stop DOGE

Ars Technica

The US DOGE Service, Elon Musk, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell were named as defendants in one suit filed yesterday in US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Read full article Comments

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An astronomer gave us tips for watching the imminent total lunar eclipse

Mashable Tech

See it with your own eyes," Emily Rice, an astronomer at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York, told Mashable. The good thing about all types of lunar eclipse is that, unlike a solar eclipse, they are safe to view with the naked eye," the Natural History Museum in London explains.

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