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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs , a tireless tech visionary, an extraordinary innovator, and the cofounder of Apple. Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. IEEE Spectrum article. Most tech companies specialized in either hardware or software, but Jobs pursued both. Pixar Animation Studios.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative , a US $100 million research effort announced by President Barack Obama in 2013. In an article published in the journal Horizons , Herrmann, Yuste, and Perseus Strategies director Jared Genser argue that the U.N. IEEE Spectrum.

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Tesla + Toyota

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From the article: After being sucker-punched first by the recession and then by the closure earlier this year of the NUMMI plant with its nearly 5,000 auto-worker jobs, the Bay Area’s fourth-largest city is suddenly coming to — buoyed by last week’s news that electric-car maker Tesla will jump-start NUMMI. Hub of green tech.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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How General Magic both failed and succeeded Although the Envoy’s interface is what captured my interest and made me select it for this month’s column, that is not why the Envoy is beloved of computer historians and retro-tech enthusiasts. An abridged version of this article appears in the January 202 2 print issue as “Ode to the Envoy.”.

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U.S. Battery Makers Power Up

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As this article explains, we now have movement toward a domestic supply. See the LA Times article: U.S. Here is the complete text of the article - in case the link goes bad: [link]. Greenberger said he had been working to inform aides to President- elect Barack Obama as well. Battery Makers Work to Power Up.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format. Manage Email preferences Companies within this Article General Motors Corp.( Obama Tilts to CIA on Memos 1.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

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News Heard on the Street Obamas First 100 Days Weekend Europe WSJ. Fuel for Thought: BP talks down electric vehicles April 27, 2009, 10:28 AM ET GM’s New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt Article Comments (21) Environmental Capital HOME PAGE » Email Printer Friendly Permalink Share: Yahoo! automakers bid for survival.

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