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Alice Brock, Who Helped Inspire 'Alice's Restaurant,' Dead at 83
Alice Brock, the woman who helped inspired Alro Guthrie's 1967 song 'Alice's Restaurant' died in November 2024.
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OpenTofu Denies Hashicorp's Code-Stealing Accusations
The legal battle between the faux-open-source HashiCorp and the open source OpenTofu heats up.
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Apple's worst ad ever?
For a marketing company that doubles as a tech company, Apple's latest iPad Pro is incredibly tone-deaf.
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The hyper-clouds are open source's friends
No, really. Look at the evidence
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Is AI driving tech layoffs?
Tech stocks go ever higher, but how much of that is due to real gains and how much is because of layoffs done in the foolish hope that generative AI tools can replace workers?
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The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be
With Google dropping support for the oldest of social networks, Usenet is now left without another major entry gate.
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Cryptocurrencies use massive amounts of power – but eco-friendly alternatives come with their own risks
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin can use more power than countries such as Finland. The emergence of eco-friendly alternatives provides hope, and a few concerns, for crypto users.
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IBM Confirms: It's Buying HashiCorp
Everyone knew HashiCorp was attempting to find a buyer. Few suspected it would be IBM.
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Why do companies do holiday layoffs?
For employees laid off when companies downsize in November and December, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year. Enough already!
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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?
What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.
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End of an Era: Weaveworks Closes Shop Amid Cloud Native Turbulence
Alexis Richardson, CEO and co-founder of Weaveworks, took to LinkedIn to share the somber news of the company's closing.
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With Offices Sitting Empty, Landlords Are ‘Handing Back the Keys’
Office landlords, hit hard by the work-from-home revolution, are resorting to a desperate measure in the real estate world: “handing back the keys.” When this happens, the landlord stops paying the mortgage on the office building or declines to refinance it.
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Apple refuses to relax its iron grip on iPhones in Europe
As its walled garden crumbles, Apple grudgingly allows EU users to sideload applications. Will regulators take stiffer action, and what about the US?
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Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions
Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis published June 7 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Researchers suggest that charging carbon emitters with an emission tax could help fund such basic income program while reducing environmental degradation.
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Nearly 80% of Americans now consider fast food a 'luxury' due to high prices
Americans say they are scaling back on their fast food intake, and the vast majority considers those on-the-go meals as a luxury due to high prices, a new survey reveals.
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Return-to-office initiatives or stealth layoffs? Why not both?
Dell has recently been accused of forcing people to quit by requiring them to return to the office unnecessarily. It’s far from the only company to use this tactic.
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I tested the best Mint alternatives, and this is my new favorite money app
With Mint shutting down, I needed a new budgeting program for tracking my finances. The app I found - and have been using for four months now - is better than Mint ever was.
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You'd better be ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises
Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your AI chatbot makes a commitment, your company will be on the hook for it
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Want a handsomely paid job in tech? Here's what you do
At KubeCon, the need to bridge the skills gap was clearer than ever
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The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge
The platform was a news accelerator, a tool of mass harassment, and an infinite joke machine.