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Google Invests in Robots and The Internet of Things
Over the last year alone Google has acquired more than a dozen tech hardware outfits working on projects that might seem crazy today, but could be part of our not-too-distant future.
Nick Bilton | The New York Times
Boston Dynamics
The future will look different when we have “sensor networks that can evolve, all interacting with these learning patterns.”
It Creates New Demand, New Jobs
The Chief Economist at General Electric, Marco Annunziata, examines the impact of the Industrial Internet on Jobs and the Economy
Marco Annunziata | TED | YouTube
Human creativity and innovation have always propelled us forward.
Innovation has created jobs.
Innovation has raised living standards.
Innovation has made our lives healthier and more rewarding.
Will Change the World for the Better
The Next Evolution of the Internet
Cisco | YouTube
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Robin Young & Jeremy Hobson|Here and Now / NPR
There’s no economic law that says that when technology advances, that everybody necessarily benefits: some people, even a majority of people, could be made worse off. – Erik Brynjolfsson
The Second Machine Age: Fewer People ... More Technology
Our generation will have more power to improve (or destroy) the world than any before, relying on fewer people and more technology.
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Something very, very big happened over the last decade. It is being felt in every job, factory and school. We are at the start of the Second Machine Age.
Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times
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