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New York’s latest state budget includes new disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to set different prices for different shoppers — for example, charging you more if you have a ...

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A finite-state machine (FSM), finite-state automaton (FSA), or simply state machine is a mathematical model of computation and an abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of ...

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Step by step tutorial on how to build a giant LEGO candy vending machine using standard LEGO bricks. The video shows the complete build process including the dispenser system and internal mechanism.

The General Security and Order Act (ASOG) “reform” by the Berlin state government, a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD), is part of a frontal assault ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

Step by step tutorial on how to build a LEGO basketball arcade machine using standard bricks. This guide shows the full assembly process including the hoop, scoring area, and ball return system.

A missing $4 million, a $10 million loan installment coming due with no money to pay for it and whether former State Election Commission director Howard Knapp misrepresented the price of buying new ...

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.