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Has Apple invented one ring to rule them all?
What does a company that’s already created excellent accessibility solutions and is preparing to introduce a mixed-reality device do when it comes to gesture controls? Make a smart ring to control the experience, apparently. Apple has invented one ring to rule them all We think we know Apple will soon introduce its first take on…
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Q&A: Computer chip start-up CTO: Our business isn’t boring — or a career dead end
Semiconductors are in virtually every electronic device that leaves a factory today, and the US government has planted a flag in the ground as the burgeoning chip industry has become the future of technology manufacturing. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and others have been lobbying the US government to increase domestic chip production, citing problems overseas that have…
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Q&A: Computer chip start-up CTO: Our business isn’t boring — or a career dead end
fiSemiconductors are in virtually every electronic device that leaves a factory today, and the US government has planted a flag in the ground as the burgeoning chip industry has become the future of technology manufacturing. Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and others have been lobbying the US government to increase domestic chip production, citing problems overseas that have…
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Siggraph preview: How Nvidia envisions the omniverse as a powerful productivity tool
Disclosure: Nvidia is a client of the author. Next week at Siggraph, Nvidia will be talking about its Omniverse offering, which contrasts sharply with the much-overhyped metaverse. What makes Nvidia’s effort powerful isn’t just that it’s being wrapped with services from companies like Siemens and used for cutting-edge autonomous factories like BMW’s latest, but its…
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Why it’s time to stop printing and wasting money on paper
I first encountered the term “paperless office” in the 1980s. Nearly 40 years later, it still seems a distant goal. Stationery is about a $150 billion market, depending on whose figures you believe, and it’s expected to grow slowly for the foreseeable future. This isn’t going to be a screed about the environmental impact of…