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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958 from the University of Bristol , in England. He worked at the university at the time of his death. where he continued his networking work.

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This 6-Million-Dollar AI Changes Accents as You Speak

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Stanford University prides itself on its international diversity, touting that today's undergraduates hail from 70 countries. So a friend-group that included a computer science major from China, an AI-focused management science and engineering (MSE) major from Russia, and a business-oriented MSE major from Venezuela isn't an anomaly.

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Facebook Steps Toward Cryptocurrencies

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The limited pilot will be restricted to 200,000 users in the US and Guatemala. But Novi seems unlikely to be able to capitalize on that value, as it has committed to charging zero fees for international transfers. And remittances are an obvious starting point, she adds.

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