The dry hills, brilliant sea, and neat rows of gated suburban communities made me wonder whether I had left San Francisco at all. Looking down on the suburbs of Istanbul that hug the Bosporus during my flight’s approach was unreal—not just because months…

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Read writing from Donald G. McNeil Jr. on Medium. New York Times, 1976–2021. Last beat: lead Covid reporter. 2020 Chancellor Award; 2021 NYT team Pulitzer donaldgmcneiljr1954@gmail.com.

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The ancient Minoan language known as "Linear A," long untranslated, may finally be deciphered with the help of the internet.

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Uber claimed a $4.5 billion global operating loss in 2019 for tax purposes, despite bringing in $5.8 billion, an Australian research group found.

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Open source retro ISA video card. Contribute to schlae/graphics-gremlin development by creating an account on GitHub.