It’s hard to believe, but with dropping milk production in Europe and an increased demand for butter around the world there is a shortage of butter in France. At the same time, there has been…
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The two economies of the U.S.
I spotted a few articles today that describe the United States as having two economies. Here are the links: Ray Dalio makes a case for viewing the U.S. as two economies (Financial Post) Our Biggest…
Social Media and How It Endangers Knowledge
Wired published an informative piece today entitled, “Wikipedia’s Fate Shows How Social Media Endangers Knowledge”. Wikipedia was formed with the intent to serve as an online encyclopedia and as a repository for human knowledge. Encyclopedias…
The end of AOL Instant Messenger
The New Yorker just published a great piece about AOL Instant Messenger. Can we ever go back to those simpler tech times? Of course not. But there’s more than one way forward. On the same…
Petuum helps businesses start using AI
Who is Petuum? They are a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enterprise startup that just raised $93M in venture funding to make it easy for companies to use AI in their particular line of work. Petuum has created…
GM is going all electric
GM is joining Volvo and Volkswagen as a car company that has committed to going all electric in the future: In recent months, a number of manufacturers have announced plans to “electrify” their product lines….