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

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telephone companies. He began his career at Ferranti , an electrical engineering and equipment company in Manchester, England. Fraser held several leadership positions at the company during his 30 years there. In 1994 he became associate vice president for the company’s information science research department.

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Facebook Steps Toward Cryptocurrencies

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The company has launched its Novi digital wallet, but without the Diem cryptocurrency, which was supposed to be the cornerstone of the enterprise. The limited pilot will be restricted to 200,000 users in the US and Guatemala. The company says it still plans to transition to Diem once it receives regulatory approval.

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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. We knew about accent-reduction therapy and being taught to emulate the way someone else speaks in order to connect with them. And they filed the paperwork to incorporate as a company— Sanas.

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