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Giant telescope will be built on sacred Native Hawaiian peak

After years of protests and legal battles, Hawaii officials announced Thursday that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into the most distant reaches of our early universe will be built on a volcano that some consider sacred. The state has issued a “notice to proceed” for the Thirty Meter Telescope project, Gov.

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Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company’s Public Value at $23.1 Billion

Shortly after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Stewart Butterfield, chief executive and co-founder of Slack, said going public had benefits. It opens the company up to a degree of scrutiny that large customers will find helpful, he said. When Slack was private, some customers asked to see its financials to

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The Latest: Slack becomes latest tech company to go public

The Latest on Slack’s IPO (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Shares of work messaging platform Slack have begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “WORK.” The San Francisco company’s shares opened trading at $38.50 and rose 4.4% in midday trading. Slack’s initial public offering is using an unusual approach known as

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