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An 8085 Retrocomputer From The Heart

The world of 8-bit retrocomputing splits easily into tribes classified by their choice of processor. There are 6809 enthusiasts, 6502 diehards, and Z80 lovers, each sharing a bond to their particular platform that often threads back through time to whatever was the first microcomputer they worked with. Here it’s the Z80 as found in the

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Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, has raised $20M in Series B funding at a $100M+ pre-money valuation (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, has raised $20M in Series B funding at a $100M+ pre-money valuation  —  Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Hungry, a catering marketplace that

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Sources: Huawei is projecting that its annual smartphone shipments will fall around 20% this year (Juro Osawa/The Information)

Juro Osawa / The Information: Sources: Huawei is projecting that its annual smartphone shipments will fall around 20% this year  —  Huawei is projecting that its annual smartphone shipments will fall around 20% this year, in what would be its first year-on-year decline, as a result of U.S. sanctions on its business. Sources: Huawei is

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Amtrak canceling nonstop Acela between New York and DC after coronavirus concerns reduce demand

Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images Amtrak is canceling its Acela nonstop service between Washington D.C. and New York, because of reduced demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Washington Post reports. “We are closely monitoring the coronavirus and are taking action based on guidance from public health experts,” the company said

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Report: Apple plans a 64MP sensor for iPhone 12 and expanding night mode to front, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras; iOS 14 to be mainly a stability update (Richard Priday/Tom's Guide)

Richard Priday / Tom’s Guide: Report: Apple plans a 64MP sensor for iPhone 12 and expanding night mode to front, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras; iOS 14 to be mainly a stability update  —  The iPhone 12 is rumored to get several big camera upgrades and more to beat its main rival  —  The iPhone 12’s

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A Calculator in 2020?

This week, Al Williams wrote up an article on what might be the last scientific calculator. Back in the day, the fanciest of scientific calculators had not just sin, cos, and tan, but were also programmable so that you could code in frequently used formulae. And the calculator that he reviews is certainly powerful: with

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New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin mining operation, with ~7K crypto miners, using "behind-the-meter" electricity to generate ~5.5 Bitcoins per day (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin mining operation, with ~7K crypto miners, using “behind-the-meter” electricity to generate ~5.5 Bitcoins per day  —  – Atlas Holdings LLC-owned facility starts mining crypto  — Dresden-based natural gas plant installed 7,000 crypto miners New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin

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Facebook temporarily bans ads for medical face masks to prevent coronavirus exploitation

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is temporarily banning ads and commerce listings for medical face masks amid growing concern over coronavirus-related exploitation, CNBC reports. “We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency,” Facebook director of product management

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