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Launching to Learn was the takeaway from last week’s final class in the tenth batch of the remarkable Stanford Launchpad college accelerator. Success was in the air. The talented student teams led by Stanford adjuncts Perry Klebahn and Jeremy Utley…
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What do you get when you mix together a European Space Agency astronaut, a French senator, an officer of the Gendarmerie nationale, add a select cadre of entrepreneurs, bankers and intellectuals from around the world, and spice up the room…
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This is the hopeful AI narrative, the one where the emergent technology rescues humanity. Reducing food waste, improving the supply chain, bringing personalized menus that meet your individual tastes and optimize your microbiome. Forget about apps to order your lunch….
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This was meant to be Uber’s week in the sun, the long-awaited mega IPO for the reigning king of the sharing economy. But then came the strike. Tens of thousands of grossly underpaid drivers, many of whom earn less than…
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