Mad About the Mandolin

Mad About the Mandolin

Calace, I discovered, was a Neapolitan workshop that had been making mandolins since 1825, and Raffaele Calace, the grandson of the founder, had been the greatest composer for mandolin in the late nineteenth century. But his music was quite different from the pieces that Paolo introduced me to over the next year, all of which…

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Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California

Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California

Tech behemoths, including Oracle and Meta Platforms, are laying off hundreds of California workers as they invest heavily in artificial intelligence. Some of the top companies in tech that already had announced big plans to lay off thousands have revealed more details about where they are cutting in recent government filings. Software giant Oracle has…

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It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

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