As the country grew, each census required greater effort than the last. That problem led to the invention of the punched card – and the birth of an industry.
House lawmakers grilled these four CEOs on July 29.
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As the government considers antitrust action against big US technology companies, a global business scholar identifies four myths that need busting first.
Wind turbines and solar panels in Southern California.
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Generating energy usually means wasted heat. Semiconductors let the electrons flow with zero waste – but so far scientists only know how to get them to work at ultra-low temperatures.
Every employee needs to embrace a company’s sustainability mission if it hopes to succeed.
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A paper published by researchers at Google claimed that they had achieved computing quantum supremacy, but leaks and counter-claims have created a stir.
Will quantum computers ever reliably best classical computers?
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Google claims quantum supremacy – IBM says not so fast. One researcher explains why he doesn’t see quantum computers outpacing classical computers any time soon … and maybe not ever.
Silicon Valley brought together natural surroundings, suburban homes and futuristic high-tech work. But industrial pollution betrayed the California dream.