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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. The thumb drive was all that—and more. Tan did give Toshiba its music player.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. They’re investing in more efficient energy sources and nuclear power. Such a commitment would resolve many of today’s political challenges. Scenario No.