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A town of 7,000 planned so many data centers, it’s like adding 51 Walmarts

Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back.

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New York Times technologyworld
A Rural Missouri Town Fights Big Tech, and Itself (Published 2024)
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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Why China’s Affordable AI Is a Worry for Silicon Valley

Chinese AI models are cheaper and more adaptable than the preeminent US platforms, and studies suggest they’re now almost as proficient. How did that happen?

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New York Times technologybusinessopinion
Altman, Musk and the A.I. Spectacle Come to ‘The Town’
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New York Times businesssportstechnology
Louisiana Tech, Conference USA reach agreement allowing Bulldogs to join Sun Belt

The agreement ends a lengthy dispute between Louisiana Tech and CUSA over the terms of the school's departure.

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New York Times legalsciencetechnology
Fearing Chaos of Climate Change, Some Seek Answers in Virtual Classroom
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New York Times businessculturetechnology
A. I. High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash
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San Francisco Chronicle technology
This S.F. neighborhood was left for dead. Now a new wave of entrepreneurs is betting on its comeback

This San Francisco neighborhood has been plagued by empty storefronts and boarded-up buildings since the pandemic hit and tech tenants left the area.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Apple, Google Crushed California Bill That Helped Smaller Rivals

Some of the world’s largest technology companies swiftly quashed a California legislative measure that pitted giants like Apple Inc. and Google against smaller rivals, a display of their immense polit...

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New York Times businessworldtechnology
Have a Canadian Great-Great Grandparent? It Could Make You Canadian.
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New York Times technologybusiness
Seat 11A: The Windowless Inside Joke at 30,000 Feet
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New York Times technologypoliticsscience
Congress May Finally Recognize That Mobile Homes Aren’t Really That Mobile
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Medium technologyculturebusiness
The Brief & Confounding Life of TikTok’s AI Remix Feature

TikTok deployed an AI remix feature without telling creators. The response was hardly favorable.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Carney to Create Canadian Sovereign Wealth Fund to Back Projects

Canada will create its first sovereign wealth fund to provide financing for large infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

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New York Times legaltechnologybusiness
China Orders the Unwinding of Meta’s Acquisition of an A.I. Start-Up
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New York Times businesstechnology
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It - The New York Times

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.

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The Atlantic businesspoliticstechnology
What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies

The administration could exert much greater control over the industry—but just how far would it go?

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The Atlantic technology
The Books That Take Revenge, Centuries Later

A new history of the Red Scare prompts the question: Does literature still have enough influence to bring down the powerful?

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Medium technologyculture
Don’t Let AI Run Your Life

Stay ethical and productive — before convenience becomes risk

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National Observer businessworldtechnology
Feds reverse plans to close key food allergen lab

Canada's food inspection agency is walking back plans to close one of two Canadian laboratories this spring that test for illicit allergens in food. The agency had announced plans to shutter the lab a...

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National Observer technologypoliticsbusiness
A fossil fuel reckoning, within earshot of a coal port

Profound tensions are nothing new for Santa Marta. It is the oldest colonial city in South America, founded by conquistadors in the early 1500s to secure control over the rumoured gold wealth of the I...

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Medium travelculturetechnology
Visiting the Doctor

Life in the Japanese Countryside

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Medium entertainmenttechnology
[1988] Pixel dreams: how the Nintendo NES brought video games back from the brink

Nintendo and the 1980s rebirth of console gaming.

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Medium culturetechnology
Here’s An Interview I Did About AI 10 Years Ago — All These Things Are Still True

The AI hype is only getting louder and sillier

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New York Times culturehealthtechnology
The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.
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New York Times sportstechnology
The Arsenal corner routine that riled fans, surprised Newcastle and sent them top of the league (Gift Article)

Arsenal's short-corner routine against Newcastle was well planned and executed - this is how they created their winning goal

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NRC healthpoliticstechnology
Gevolgen van de Russische dreiging in Europa worden steeds duidelijker zichtbaar: militaire uitgaven stijgen met 14 procent

Wapenuitgaven: De wereldwijde uitgaven aan wapensystemen blijven fors toenemen. In 2025 gaf de wereld bijna 3.000 miljard dollar uit aan wapentuig, het hoogste bedrag ooit. Vooral in Europa stijgen de...

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New York Times technologyculture
After Correspondents Dinner Shooting, Rumors and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Online

Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday.

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The Atlantic businesstechnology
If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now

Electronics are getting more expensive and worse. Blame the AI boom.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Apple’s Cook Gives Ternus a Pipeline of 10 Major New Product Categories

Also: John Ternus talks AI and services with employees.

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Medium technology
Absolutely Not: We Don’t Get to Live Among the People Who Tried to Overthrow Our Government

Thirty-three of them have already been rearrested. Six on child sex crimes. One was plotting to bomb the FBI. One’s running for U.S…

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New York Times culturelegaltechnology
Social Media Captures Chaos and the Mundane After Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner
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New York Times technology
For a Crawl Through Hollywood’s Underside, Let Him Be Your Guide
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Medium technology
‘News Tower’: Build a Media Empire Against All Odds

Becoming the best isn’t free and buying favor isn’t cheap.

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Medium businesstechnologysports
The Ragnarok Convergence

In 2022, gaming went all-in on chasing Skyrim

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New York Times sportstechnology
Kentucky Derby 2026 post positions, early betting odds: Favorite Renegade on the rail (Gift Article)

The lineup of horses competing in the first leg of the Triple Crown will enter the gates Saturday. Here are the post positions and odds.

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Medium culturetechnologyhealth
From Pandemic Burnout to Portable Arcade: Building My Dream Retro Gaming Machine

How a Raspberry Pi, a waterproof case, and several winters of tinkering became my favorite escape from the stresses of public health work.

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The Atlantic politicstechnologyculture
Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Requiring schools to endorse biblical laws is both unconstitutional and counterproductive.

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New York Times culturesciencetechnology
40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl
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New York Times businesstechnologyhealth
These Couples Wanted to Have Children. Rising Costs Are Stopping Them.
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The Times (UK) culturetechnology
My synagogue is seen as too dangerous for kids

I was horrified to learn that our school concert had been moved for safety

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New York Times culturetechnology
The Most Adaptable One-Bowl Cornmeal Poundcake (Published 2020)
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New York Times culturetechnology
Platypuses Glow Under Blacklight. We Have No Idea Why. (Published 2020)
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New York Times opinionpoliticstechnology
Opinion | This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies

The short answer: not really. The long answer: maybe with a little help.

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New York Times cultureentertainmenttechnology
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
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Medium technology
AI isn’t just changing work: it’s rewriting who benefits

We’ve known all along that AI was going to transform the world of work. This week we’ve seen that translate into the harsh reality of mass…

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The Times (UK) technologyculture
Recycling rules mean some stations get 28 bins, some get zero

Residents are finding dirty nappies and coffee cups in their recycling after unstaffed Govia Thameslink stations lost their own

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New York Times culturehealthtechnology
A New Manifesto for Children’s Literature
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Medium culturetechnology
The White City’s Archives: Building a ‘Knowledge Sanctuary’ in a World of Digital Noise

“” is published by Nazli Aydin (Misselbereth) in ILLUMINATION Scholar.

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The Atlantic technologyworldhealth
The FBI Director Is MIA

Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

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