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Book Review: Mail Rail – The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson
This book tells the history of transporting mail by train, including travelling post offices, dedicated mail trains, and its ...
DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way
A new phase of the president and the Department of Government Efficiency’s attempts to downsize and remake the civil service ...
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The First Volumes of the BCI 100 Celebration Series Are Now Available Online
To celebrate a century of scientific research in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a series of volumes will provide a ...
Oracle misses third quarter revenue estimates
Oracle missed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue on Monday, weighed down by softer enterprise spending on its ...
‘70 not rarity’: Long-lived society is becoming a reality in China
Ancient Chinese people used to say, "It is rare for a person to live to 70." But today, 70 is no longer an exceptional ...
This wunderkind’s first startup went bankrupt, leaving $200 million in customer assets frozen. Yet VCs are still throwing money at him
For the past six months, Allie Garfinkle and I have been reporting a story about a startup collapse that eerily echoes FTX, ...