“Dad, what happened to all the big companies?”
Ralph looked down at his 3rd grade son, Dan. They were waiting on a subway platform and had 103 seconds before the F train pulled in. They were perfectly positioned to board the third car, where the temperature was a perfect 70 degrees and plenty of seats [...]
keep reading →Two miles into her hike, Jessica could finally see the ridge line up ahead. From there, she would have an amazing view of the valley below.
She heard her two dogs barking. A few strides later, she had her first glimpse of the clearing at the top of the ridge, and was surprised [...]
keep reading →This photo of the Milky Way as seen from Nepal stopped me in my tracks, making me forget about the iPad I was holding. I looked right through the device to the world that exists far beyond the reach of Apple, Google, or any other human creation.
We live in a strange time. If you [...]
keep reading →If you want sensors to drive innovation and revenue growth, become obsessive about diversity. Involve a broad range of people with diverse backgrounds, skills and motivations. That’s the lesson from two highly successful firms, Intel and Apple, who have taken different approaches to driving innovation with sensors. Each firm has harnessed diversity in startlingly effective [...]
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