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Back to topAward-winning humorist Lore Sjöberg is the author of The Book of Ratings, a founder of The Brunching Shuttlecocks, and the creator of The Cyborg Name Decoder. His work has appeared in Wired magazine, Adbusters, and has appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered. ... Read More
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An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.
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The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics
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The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night
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The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
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