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Fulton County takes aim at data center tax breaks

Fulton County leaders are urging local boards that recruit businesses to stop granting tax breaks and other incentives for data centers.

Mini-computers may have let hackers into a Georgia water system

Georgia water systems were hacked. Were minicomputers the way in?

A type of minicomputer used by water utilities called a programmable logic controller could explain how hackers infiltrated two Georgia water systems.

Black Girls Code class
AJC HER+STORY

At Black Girls Code camp in Atlanta, girls learn to see themselves in tech

Founded in 2011, Black Girls Code has spent more than a decade trying to change who gets a seat at the table in tech.

Georgia Media and Entertainment News

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‘Bert Show’ alum Kristin Klingshirn let go from Q99.7 amid broader cuts

Kristin Klingshirn had been given her own afternoon show on Q99.7 just six months ago.

Black Girls Code class
AJC HER+STORY

At Black Girls Code camp in Atlanta, girls learn to see themselves in tech

Founded in 2011, Black Girls Code has spent more than a decade trying to change who gets a seat at the table in tech.

Mr. & Mrs. Ambien

Paramount murder mystery ‘Diarra from Detroit’ shoots Season 2 in Atlanta

It was a long wait but "Diarra from Detroit" has returned for Season 2 and on Paramount+ instead of BET+. Plus, it moved production from New Jersey to Atlanta.

Airport News

Fuel spill at Atlanta airport goes  into the Flint river

Environmental groups threaten to sue Atlanta airport over spills into river

The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Flint Riverkeeper threaten to sue the Atlanta aiport over spills of fuel, sewage and other substances into the Flint River.

Delta SkyPicks

Delta adds sports prediction offering to in-flight entertainment

The feature is launching with Major League Baseball contests.

Delta DASH

2 Delta planes have close call at Atlanta airport

A Delta flight departing from the Atlanta airport to Rochester, New York, crossed in front of a flight arriving from Pittsburgh.

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FDA advisers back unproven peptides despite safety warnings

Rivian HQ tour

What’s taking place at Rivian’s Georgia factory site? A lot.

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The lawyers behind Atlanta’s biggest stars

Costco is opening a new store in Stone Mountain

Costco prepares to open next metro Atlanta store

Carl Lewis wins the long jump

Looking back: 30 years since the Olympics in Atlanta

The Rufus M. Rose House, built circa 1901, is one of the last remaining Victorian mansions on Peachtree Street. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Wanted: Buyer for long-vacant historic downtown mansion

City council directs Atlanta to craft extreme heat safety plan

Under fire, City Council tells mayor’s office to craft extreme heat plan

A view of the Terry R. Hicks Water Production Plant in Jonesboro on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Clayton County officials said Monday they experienced a temporary water service disruption last week, which could be part of a string of suspected cyberattacks that have struck municipal water systems across the country. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Metro Atlanta water system hit by cyberattack possibly linked to Iran

Fairlife Cyberattack Coca-Cola

Hackers hit Coca-Cola and Chick-fil-A. Now come the data breach lawsuits.

Digital Payments Check

Georgia is a digital payments hub. Is anyone still using checks?

021925 production road closures

Georgia film and TV production spending slips to $2B, a 10-year low