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Maryland data center developers offer residents biggest-ever US community benefits package as big tech seeks to quell fears — $110 million deal includes $30 million elementary school, water reclamation system, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get Apple AirPods Pro 2 → | tags: maryland, amazon, ai data centers

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More schools are banning cell phones. The academic benefits haven’t materialized (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-03 | get phone lock pouch magnetic locking case → | tags: school cell phone bans, maryland, test scores

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The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Rhett A. Butler | get National Geographic Atlas of the World → | tags: nature, satellite data, university of maryland

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Grocery Outlet store closures: See a list of locations that have shuttered across 6 states in 2026 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: grocery outlet, california, maryland

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Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: wildfire smoke, clean air act, university of maryland

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Can you actually do a nine-to-five PhD? <i>Nature</i> readers weigh in (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-02 | by Woodrow | get PhD Productivity Planner → | tags: quantum computing, optical approaches, particle physics

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US energy regulator to order grid operators to expedite AI data center applications — says projects should bring their own power or cut usage during high demand (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Management Plug → | tags: ferc, ai data centers, pjm interconnection

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U.S. science is in chaos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adam Rogers | get Science Chaos Poster → | tags: nasa, axiss, space telescope

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U.S. Science Is in Chaos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adam Rogers | get Science News Magazine Subscription → | tags: nasa, axisspace telescope, black holes

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I Wore a Smart Fart Wearable for Three Days. Here’s What I Learned (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-03 | get Smart Fart Wearable → | tags: smart fart, university of maryland, wearable device

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Maryland citizens hit with $2B power grid upgrade for out-of-state AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, federal energy regulatory commission, data centers

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Will Maryland's Utility Bills Increase $1.6B to Support Other States' Datacenters? (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | by Posted | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, data centers, maryland utility bills

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Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: pjm interconnection, maryland, data centers

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Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-06 | get Vitamin K Baby Shot → | tags: vitamin k, newborns, maryland

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Infants are bleeding to death after parents shun routine vitamin K shots (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-06 | tags: vitamin k, newborn screening, maryland

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A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress (wired.com)

2026-05-04 | by Makena Kelly | get Dogecoin T-Shirt → | tags: doge, consumer financial protection bureau, elon musk

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Maryland to ban A.I.-driven price increases in grocery stores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get AI Price Monitoring Tool → | tags: maryland, grocery stores, price increases

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Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get AI Price Monitoring Tool → | tags: maryland, grocery stores, price increases

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Maryland Just Banned Surveillance Pricing on Groceries. Critics Say It’s Basically Toothless (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: maryland, surveillance pricing, groceries

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Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Sanya Mansoor | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: surveillance pricing, maryland, grocery stores

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Maryland Becomes First State To Pass Bill Banning 'Surveillance Pricing' (slashdot.org)

2026-04-21 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: maryland, surveillance pricing, bill

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Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence? (theverge.com)

2026-04-11 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Solid State Battery Pack → | tags: solid-state batteries, donut lab, verge motorcycles

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Baltimore is pushing back against AI’s worst excesses. What happens next could reshape American tech (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | get AI Ethics and Safety Book → | tags: baltimore, maryland, medicine

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Woman allegedly called ICE on workers she hired (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-31 | tags: ice, maryland, facebook

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A second US Sphere could come to Maryland (theverge.com)

2026-01-19 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Satellite → | tags: build, las vegas, maryland

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Fox News Instructs Viewers to Buy Plastic Christmas Trees So the Real Ones Can Be Sacrificed to Feed the Insatiable Hunger of AI Data Centers (futurism.com)

2025-12-15 | by Frank Landymore | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: farm, maryland, mcdowell

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People Are Already Dropping Dead as Extreme Heat Scorches the US (futurism.com)

2025-10-31 | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: degrees, extreme, heat

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Best Internet Providers in Maryland (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Amanda Kooser | get Meta Quest → | tags: fiber, internet, maryland