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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

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Burlesque artist Ann Corio was among the celebrities targeted by an illegal wiretapping operation in New York City in 1955. New York City private investigator and attorney John G. To quell further public uproar, the New York state legislature in Albany appointed. Bettmann/Getty Images.

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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

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Éric Boquaire, the president of Brier’energie, told pv magazine France that the 8,000-square-meter (86,111-square-foot) canopy will consist of 5,000 solar panels. million) installation. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them. million ($3.6

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Noodoe EV Opens New Headquarters in Houston

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The Irvine office will continue operations, focusing on support and installation of EV charging stations on the West Coast. Noodoe’s new headquarters is located at 9896 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77036. The Irvine office will continue operations, focusing on support and installation of EV charging stations on the West Coast.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. and New York City. Most clever engineers would buy the replacement gear and install it. You’re crazy.” But word went out.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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There was a rivalry in Datamation [magazine] advertisements between Xerox’s SDS and DEC,” recalled Alan Kay, who came to PARC as a researcher from Stanford University ‘s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in late 1970. began buying used copiers from Xerox’s copier division and installing laser heads in them. Mountain View, Calif.—began

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