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Microsoft's Nonprofit License Cuts Wipe Out Data for Over 170,000 Small Organizations

Microsoft ended free premium Office licenses for smaller nonprofits worldwide, and many organizations discovered their stored data—including Word, Excel, and OneDrive files—had been permanently deleted without adequate warning. Ronald Khosla, who runs the environmental venture fund Canopy, says he was told by Microsoft support that his data could be recovered, only to later learn it was gone for good.

slate.com · 2026-08-23

Report finds remote work's fiscal fallout uneven across U.S. cities, not just NY and SF

A new analysis revisits the 2022 'doom loop' theory that predicted falling office values would trigger a self-reinforcing cycle of shrinking tax revenue and service cuts in major cities. Researchers now argue that New York and San Francisco, initially seen as most vulnerable, have shown surprising resilience—New York's office market has rebounded and San Francisco has benefited from AI-driven growth—while other cities face greater hidden fiscal risk.

pew.org · 2026-08-23