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It"s the Values |
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In recent years, Americans have been battered by Bill Clinton¡¯s sex scandal, the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the corporate excesses of Enron, Disney, and WorldCom. |
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Gamers of the World |
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A new book numbers the new generation that follows the older Xers and the Baby Boomers at 90 million. They represent what we¡¯ve called the Millennial generation, plus a large proportion of the younger Xers. |
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Robots that Feel Our |
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According to the International Federation of Robots, industrial robots are now a $6 billion a year market, and another $12 billion is spent annually on software and support systems for them.1 |
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China Is Going on a |
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Earlier this summer, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, known as CNOOC, made a cash offer of $18.5 billion to buy Unocal. It was a friendly offer, and since 70 percent of Unocal¡¯s reserves are near Asian markets where CNOOC operates, it seemed to make sense to the company, which is owned by the Chinese government. |
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Multi-Core Processor |
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The race for computer power and speed has been underway since World War II. It accelerated tremendously in 1971, with Intel¡¯s introduction of the first microprocessor. Soon afterward, one of Intel¡¯s founders, Gordon Moore, observed that price-performance was doubling every 18 months, and that trend became known as Moore¡¯s Law. |
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