They’re not just for missing pets or yard sales. Fliers these days are for internet memes, self-promotion and extremely esoteric messages.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Factory Towns Revive as Defense Tech Makers Arrive
Drawn by local talent, cheap labor and state cash incentives, start-ups building the weapons of the future are revitalizing manufacturing in once-vibrant industrial towns.
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Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.
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What’s the Deal With All Those FanDuel Ads?
Peter Jackson, the chief executive of Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s parent company, is fighting for attention as online gambling spreads across the United States.
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Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors
In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.
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Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend
Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
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How ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Built a New Culture of Consumption
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.
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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.
In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.
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OpenAI’s Team of Rivals Now Includes AMD and Nvidia
The artificial intelligence giant just announced a major partnership with AMD — weeks after striking a big deal with the chipmaker’s competitor, Nvidia.
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Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now
The wearables help dairy farmers gather more data so their animals are happier and produce more milk.
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Can Cory Doctorow’s Book ‘Enshittification’ Change the Tech Debate?
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.