This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Gonzalez. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve lost nearly 350 pounds and kept the weight off. As a kid, I was never small. I was a bigger kid through my teenage years.When I was 21, I weighed 470…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Neuhoff, 65, a homeowner in Portland, Oregon, who rents out his indoor pool using Swimply. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Before COVID got bad, I was doing marketing for law firms. COVID had pretty much killed my business, because the lawyers didn’t want to expand their portfolio because the courts were closed.So I was at home, and I was stuck.For a little…
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The mayor of San Francisco is tired of his city serving as an autonomous vehicle test track.In a letter sent to California transportation regulators on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie called for new statewide standards governing how autonomous vehicles respond during major disruptions, saying that stricter measures will strengthen the AV industry.”California’s…
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Apple is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging its “Hide My Email” feature failed to conceal users’ real email addresses from websites and apps. The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court, also claimed Apple was aware the feature, introduced in 2019, was not working as early as last summer…
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A major produce supplier is pulling lettuce linked to the Cyclospora outbreak from shelves and kitchens.Taylor Farms said in a statement onFriday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico that was for sale in the US. The company said it was pulling the lettuce from the region…
