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487
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361
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306
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125
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268
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252
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234
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225
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207
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.09511
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128
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184
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Apple is now an antifragile company
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175
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174
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103
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167
147
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160
31
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158
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How Google quietly funds Europe’s leading tech policy institutes
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142
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MacType: Better Font Rendering for Windows
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135
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134
44
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126
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Ancient Roman ship laden with wine jars discovered off Sicily
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121
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A wiper attack paralyzed the Iranian train system
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119
FBI Seized $900K from Safe Deposit Box on 'Pure Conjecture,' Federal Judge Says
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114
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Google Cloud reported an operating loss of $5.6B in 2020
https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/18/google_cloud_confirm_departure_of/
110
33
Show HN: Python Source Code Refactoring Toolkit via AST
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100
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90
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Sky News Australia has been suspended from YouTube after a review of old videos
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81
19
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7
Clusterboard A64 Insidious Reset Problem: Solved
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89
Turkey has unveiled a stealth carrier-based unmanned aircraft program
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80
14
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79
25
Kodak deletes Xinjiang photo from Instagram, vows to 'respect Chinese gov't'
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/21/kodak-deletes-xinjiang-photo-from-instagram-vows-to-respect-chinese-govt/
73
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120
U.S. Sees Ongoing Spike in Gun, Ammo Sales: 'I've Never Seen Anything Like It'
https://www.newsweek.com/us-sees-ongoing-spike-gun-ammo-sales-ive-never-seen-anything-like-it-1614952
83
Microsoft Office 2010: Can’t be activated anymore?
https://borncity.com/win/2021/07/29/microsoft-office-2010-keine-aktivierung-mehr/
70
30
Libraries can start processes too
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FBI Seized $900K from Safe Deposit Box on 'Pure Conjecture,' Federal Judge Says