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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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But extending it to handle multiple networks—whose reliability couldn’t be taken for granted—was a different story. The networks couldn’t be changed and couldn’t know that they were part of the Internet, because they already existed,” Cerf recalls recently in an interview at his office at Google, in Reston, Va. Cerf recalls asking.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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7 billion In 2021, global sales of thumb drives from all manufacturers surpassed $7 billion, a number that is expected to rise to more than $10 billion by 2028. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. With all these advantages, it effectively ended the era of the floppy disk. $7

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Through its Alphabet holding company , Google is also getting into the game with plans for a self-driving car. And while lithium has traditionally been controlled by a handful of major global suppliers, spiking demand is changing this landscape drastically. Within the Lithium Triangle, it’s all about Argentina right now.

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