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Expect a boom in the business of supersonic flight

by Molly Wood
Feb 12, 2019
Companies are working on ways to bring back supersonic travel for commercial flights.
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In AI race, it's sometimes hard to say who’s winning

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 11, 2019
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this afternoon to create a program to boost U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. No new funding per se, that’s up to Congress. But the White House is directing federal agencies to prioritize AI investments, develop training programs, and collaborate with international allies. The American AI Initiative — that’s what […]
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From movies to graphic design, the origin of Photoshop

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Feb 11, 2019
How one program created for cinematic special effects changed design.
A screenshot from Adobe's "Adobe Innovation" b-roll.
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And the Oscar goes to ... innovations in movie tech

by Molly Wood
Feb 11, 2019
A committee of techies dives deep to choose each year's winners.
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Was this the week Fortnite went from video game to social network of the future?

by Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2019
An in-game concert had a reported 10 million players watching - and dancing - at the same time.
10 million players watched Fortnite's in-game concert with electronic music DJ Marshmello.
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Reporter's notebook: The first driverless spin

by Scott Tong
Feb 7, 2019
One man's autonomous adventure includes scary left turns, robot rule-followers and teen snark.
Waymo self-driving vehicles are displayed in Mountain View, California, in 2018.
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Behind every great cloud is a whole bunch of expensive computers

by Molly Wood
Feb 7, 2019
And the business of data centers for cloud computing is only growing.
"Essentially, data centers are very sophisticated systems for moving air around to bring it as close as possible to the [computer] servers and keep them cool," says Rich Miller, the founder and editor of Data Center Frontier, a news site that covers cloud computing.
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Wisconsin may not get the high-tech jobs it expected

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 6, 2019
Foxconn changed its plans for a plant in Wisconsin, then changed them again.
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn has been planning to build an enormous factory in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
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How a startup got caught between the FBI and Huawei

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Feb 5, 2019
Reporter Erik Schatzker, who witnessed the sting operation, wrote about it for Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Make Me Smart | Episode 99

When memes are moneymakers

Feb 5, 2019
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