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NYC forms tech team; Trump admin cancels wind farms

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New York City's mayor has formed a technology team composed of veterans from Silicon Valley and the United States Digital Service. This team aims to improve city services through enhanced software implementation. Separately, the Trump administration has spent approximately $4 billion to cancel 12 offshore wind leases, a move that will cost taxpayers an additional $1.2 billion. AI

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NYC forms tech team; Trump admin cancels wind farms

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been The mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service

    Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been The mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city services with better software. https://www. wired.com/story/mamdani-assemb les-his-nyc-tech-t…

    LINKS wired.com/…/mamdani-assembles-his-nyc-tec…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases

    Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/trum p-administration-has-spent-nearly…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/trump-administration-has…

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