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Microsoft President Brad Smith is hosting a six-part video series examining American history to provide insights into modern technology and innovation challenges. The series connects historical milestones, such as early patent laws, to current debates surrounding AI and digital policy.
Cornell professor Eswar Prasad provides a curated reading list regarding the volatile history of decentralized finance. The list offers deep insights into the evolution of blockchain-based financial systems.
A new biography reveals that George Kennan, the 'father of containment,' spent decades criticizing the militarized version of his own policy. The article explores the gap between his original diplomatic intent and the resulting Cold War reality.
The vocoder was developed a century ago by Homer Dudley at Bell Labs to simplify voice transmission over telephone lines. It captured and synthesized human speech efficiently. Crucial for WWII secret communications, it later became a musical phenomenon.