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A stunning and rare Apple-1 prototype up for auction could fetch more than $500,000 as part of a major haul of Apple goods going under the hammer in August.The crown jewel of this auction is a historic early prototype of the Apple-1 computer, the first ever product created by Apple when the company was still just Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working in Jobs' family garage. This prototype was used to demo the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop, a Mountain View, CA computer store that agreed to carry sales of…

Confidence among builders in the nation's single-family housing market fell in July to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic.The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a survey designed to gauge market conditions, found builder sentiment dropped 12 points to 55. That marked the largest single-month drop in the survey's 37-year history with the exception of April 2020, when the reading plummeted 42 points to 30 after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.Any rating above 50 on the…

People visit the General Electric stand during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on November 7, 2018 in Shanghai, China.VCG | Getty ImagesGeneral Electric on Monday revealed the names of the three distinct companies that will result from the conglomerate's historic split: GE HealthCare, GE Aerospace and GE Vernova.GE HealthCare will encompass the company's health-services branch and will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "GEHC," the company said…

The Parker Solar Probe, one of the most ambitious missions launched by NASA, has become the first spacecraft ever to pass through the Sun's atmosphere, venturing briefly into a region known as the corona. The historic feat was achieved in April but analysis of the data has confirmed the achievement only now. During its journey inside the atmosphere of our star, the solar probe had to withstand extreme heat and radiation. However, it is likely to help scientists understand better how the Sun actually works.On April 28,…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early July, that number was well over 2 million acres, more than twice the acreage of a typical Alaska fire season. Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, explains why Alaska is seeing so…

Summer is the season for movies, so it’s great to see some classic San Jose theaters get their due in the latest sets of enamel pins from the Preservation Action Council. This collection of eight pins includes historic gems like the Century 21 dome, the Garden Theatre in Willow Glen, the Towne on The Alameda and the Mexico on East Santa Clara Street. Two of them — the California and the Jose — are still used as live performance spaces. PACSJ Executive Director Ben Leech, who designs the pins, said this is the first set…

Toshiba shareholders voted in two board directors from activist hedge fund investors at its annual general meeting on Tuesday - an inclusion that is expected to add momentum to its exploration of potential buyout deals.Nabeel Bhanji, a senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management, and Eijiro Imai, managing director at Farallon Capital Management were elected, as was Akihiro Watanabe, an executive from boutique US investment bank Houlihan Lokey, who becomes chairman of its board.To date only a few large Japanese…

Apple will reportedly not challenge the at its Towson Town Center retail location in Maryland to unionize. Citing a “person familiar with the company’s plans,” the tech giant will participate in the bargaining process “in good faith.” Apple declined to comment on the report. On June 19th, workers at the Towson Town Center Apple Store voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Of the approximately 110 employees who were eligible to participate in the…

By Sara E. Pratt, NASA Earth Observatory June 24, 2022Yellowstone National Park has experienced historic flooding, with rivers cresting at heights not seen in 100 years.Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water in Yellowstone National Park that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park’s gateway communities.This year has been historic for Yellowstone National Park in more ways than one. Founded in 1872, America’s first national park is commemorating its 150th anniversary. It…