Technology
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If you are reading this newsletter in the US, I hope you have a fabulous Labor Day long weekend. Travel safely. Cogito is an artificial intelligence program designed to help customer service workers communicate more clearly, empathize with frustrated callers, and improve their overall performance. Cogito was 45 people a year ago and has 150 now.…
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Tonite…the Rolling Stones in LA! The marijuana, heroin and LSD has been replaced by Statins, arthritis drugs and Viagra…. Can’t wait for 8pm. How often have you had a discussion about something, even if it is obscure, and 5 minutes later you receive ads for it on your laptop or your phone. Maybe I’m paranoid but it seems…
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About three years ago I was urging all my listeners and readers to buy CRISPR Therapeutics. Those who followed my advice have done very well. It’s only been a few years since scientists first learned how to precisely and reliably splice the human genome using a tool called CRISPR, making it possible to think about…
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Wow, only two more sleeps till the Rolling Stones concert, I love the Stones; Barney, Fred, Wilma, Pebbles and Bam Bam…can’t wait. The interview on tonight’s Bob Pritchard Business radio Show is Brian Marcel who took a chance on assisting Eastern Europe bosses run their own businesses when the wall came down . It paid off…
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I remember a time when a refrigerator was an appliance that preserved food, kept drinks cold and made ice. That was so last decade! Today, the humble fridge can avert absolute disaster, save a teenager from god knows what, save the career of a mega star and prevent tens of thousands of teenagers from going apoplectic. Wow, fridges…