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Selma Was Not Just History, It Was a Warning

Opinion: Sixty-one years after "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, we are once again watching the machinery of state violence turn toward Black and Brown communities.

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Melyssa Ford Reveals the Unexpected Remedy That Helped Her Cope With Her Mother’s Death

Melyssa Ford is pulling back the curtain on her mental health journey, proving that sometimes, unconventional healing can help with unimaginable grief.

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Another Steve Jobs Quote on Lower-Priced Macs

Steve Jobs, on Apple’s quarterly results call back in October 2008:

There are some customers which we choose not to serve. We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that.

Harry McCracken, writing at the time:

With that out of the way, the question that folks have been asking lately about whether Apple will or should release a netbook-like Mac is fascinating. Regardless of whether the company ever does unveil a small, cheap, simple Mac notebook, it’s fun to think about the prospect of one. And I’ve come to the conclusion that such a machine could be in the works, in a manner that’s consistent with the Apple way and the company’s product line as it stands today. I’m not calling this a prediction. But it is a scenario.

Apple made many $500 “computers” in the years between then and now. But they were iPads, not Macs. I think part of the impetus behind the MacBook Neo is an acknowledgement that as popular as iPads are, and for as many people who use them as their primary larger-than-a-phone computing device, there are a lot of other people, and a lot of use cases, that demand a PC. And from Apple, that means a Mac.

Hayden AI, which raised $180M for its traffic management system, sues its ex-CEO Chris Carson Jr. for allegedly using its data to start a competitor and more (William Hicks/San Francisco Business ...)

William Hicks / San Francisco Business Times:
Hayden AI, which raised $180M for its traffic management system, sues its ex-CEO Chris Carson Jr. for allegedly using its data to start a competitor and more  —  A San Francisco AI startup best known for giving drivers tickets for bus lane infractions has filed an explosive lawsuit …

Black Desert, previous game from Crimson Desert devs, is free to play this weekend

Black Desert, an expansive MMO, is free to play this weekend to help you wait for the launch of Crimson Desert.