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IBM's Watson believes electronics will replace moving parts
At an IBM sales meeting, Thomas J. Watson Jr. predicts that all moving parts in machines would be replaced by electronics within 10 years. Watson's visionary ideals of where the fledgling computer industry might go helped lead…
Globalization of Knowledge-Intensive Professional Services
Does the trend toward standardization and modularization of professional services make outsourcing inevitable?
Are We Losing Our Ability to Think Critically?
Computer technology has enhanced lives in countless ways, but some experts believe it might be affecting people's ability to think deeply.
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