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Taking a holiday break
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Taking a holiday break

I'm taking a short break from posting this week. I expect to post again on Sunday, January 6.
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Drones for Christmas
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Drones for Christmas

I'm beginning to think that unmanned aerial vehicles—usually referred to as drones—are going to be next year's must-have Christmas g...
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Artificial intelligence and the limits of the machine model
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Artificial intelligence and the limits of the machine model

In his bestselling book, Up the Organization , former Avis president Robert Townsend captured the problem of automation precisely. Writing a...
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Uber, Moore's Law and the limits of the technofix
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Uber, Moore's Law and the limits of the technofix

Uber remains a darling of the tech world. It is regarded as a disruptive upstart that recognized the unused capacity of privately-owned auto...
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Bayer suffering buyer's remorse for Monsanto acquisition
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Bayer suffering buyer's remorse for Monsanto acquisition

If only Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and agricultural seed and chemical giant, had bothered to ask around before acquiring the American-...
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