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The floppy may be the save icon on your device, but might make an appearance in your home again soon for data storage.

Floppy disks, mainstays in the 1990s are growing in popularity again. One California-based company is keeping up with the demand.

Gen Zs are probably scratching their heads about what they are but a surprising number of industries still rely on floppy disks.

'Floppy disks are very reliable, very stable, a very well understood way to get information in and out of a machine'

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming.... | October 20, 2022

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming.

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is...

The self-described "last man standing" of the floppy disc world admits he sees the market tapering off soon.

How long should an article be? “Parasitic signage.” The floppy disk is, improbably, still in great demand. Graphene-based waxes and polishes for car detailing. A hand-crafted book about embroidery that was itself embroidered. Solving the problem of disposable chopsticks. New sneakers made from carbon emissions. A non-Pantone Color of the Year: Apricot Crush. An alternative to the skyscraper. An extensive online catalog of manhole covers from around the world. The Webb Telescope takes new pic...

Daniel Snyder, Austin Hankwitz, and Mike Saul dive into a beaten-up stock that has been a staple of the American economy for over a century. Peloton, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.