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Businessweek Interviewed Pfizer CEO Regarding Covid

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Businessweek Interviewed Pfizer CEO Regarding Covid

U.S. underperformed responding to COVID but efforts of private industry & cross-collaboration with agencies and academia saved us from worse

Neighborhood/Building Power Issues-MicroGrid Networks to the Rescue

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Feb 1, 20211 min read

Neighborhood/Building Power Issues-MicroGrid Networks to the Rescue

Batteries to stabilize electric delivery will become common in buildings and neighborhoods. A small cube unit is made by Fluenceenergy.com

Mega-Batteries Siphon Excess Grid Power & Redistribute at Peak Demand-Mighty Moss Gets a New Life !

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Jan 30, 20211 min read

Mega-Batteries Siphon Excess Grid Power & Redistribute at Peak Demand-Mighty Moss Gets a New Life !

Everything that is old is new might be the 2021 anthem for the Mighty Moss electric generating plant. New life from surging battery tech !

Mirai an AI Algorithm that Successfully Identified Breast Cancer Early in Test Data Sets

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Jan 28, 20212 min read

Mirai an AI Algorithm that Successfully Identified Breast Cancer Early in Test Data Sets

At MGH, one physician worked with a team to develop an AI model to identify early-on patients at higher risk for developing breast cancer.

Bacteria Killing Phages Ride In Search Of Susceptible Disease-Causing Bacteria

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Jan 24, 20211 min read

Bacteria Killing Phages Ride In Search Of Susceptible Disease-Causing Bacteria

Disease caused by bacteria resolve naturally or are treated by antibiotic drugs. Viruses kill bacteria too and now targeting may improve.

Carbon Dioxide Capture to Make Oil Extraction and Use Carbon Neutral

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Jan 23, 20212 min read

Carbon Dioxide Capture to Make Oil Extraction and Use Carbon Neutral

Sucking CO2 from air may save the planet. OXY envisions a future that removes CO2 using it to extract oil & making its use carbon neutral.

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Jan 22, 20213 min read

Progress in Human Molecular Genetics

Molecular Genetics is yielding new therapies but gene banks are mostly from european ancestry thereby limiting understanding of all diseases

Apple Enters Fiercely Competitive EV Market

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Jan 17, 20211 min read

Apple Enters Fiercely Competitive EV Market

Electric Vehicle makers include Tesla, traditional automakers, Rivian&Others and new entrants Alibaba, Baidu, Foxconn and now Apple.

Wikipedia "Where every single human can share all knowledge" turned 20 January 15, 2021

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Jan 16, 20212 min read

Wikipedia "Where every single human can share all knowledge" turned 20 January 15, 2021

Wikipedia "Where every single human can share all knowledge" turned 20 YO yesterday. Now it looks to diversify its user and contributors.

Work From Home, Back To Office or Mix-Reinvigorating Corporate Culture 2021

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Jan 12, 20212 min read

Work From Home, Back To Office or Mix-Reinvigorating Corporate Culture 2021

COVID-19 restrictions in early 2020 forced many to Work-From-Home and now in 2021 what adjustments will be made as the pandemic eases?

Automakers Not Chipping Away-Demand for PCs, 5G & Gaming in Pandemic has left Auto-Chips Lagging

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Jan 9, 20211 min read

Automakers Not Chipping Away-Demand for PCs, 5G & Gaming in Pandemic has left Auto-Chips Lagging

Carmarkers somewhat stalled by lower auto-chip production as industry tries to adjust to changing demand brought on by the pandemic fallout.

2020 Tech Review-Emerging from COVID What Will Persist Later in 2021?

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Jan 6, 20211 min read

2020 Tech Review-Emerging from COVID What Will Persist Later in 2021?

2020 investing winners and losers how will the trends change as the pandemic declines later in 2021?

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Jan 5, 20211 min read

Battlesbridge

Around Europe-"Battlesbridge water mill just before sunrise. Essex, England" by Jeff Sawkins.

Online Banking Fraudsters Drain Millions

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Dec 22, 20202 min read

Online Banking Fraudsters Drain Millions

Be alert online banking fraud is sophisticated & fast. Monitor your accounts, use strong passwords, don't bite on phish & expunge malware.

Next Gen DNA Sequencing-Promise in Crime Fighting & Other Non-Medical Uses

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Dec 17, 20203 min read

Next Gen DNA Sequencing-Promise in Crime Fighting & Other Non-Medical Uses

New DNA technology can make individual identification from minute quantities of low quality DNA & linking sequences to a genealogy database.

Big Tech Push Back by China, India, EU, UK & America

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Dec 16, 20203 min read

Big Tech Push Back by China, India, EU, UK & America

Big Tech has tipped the balance too much & now faces governmental actions WW to protect citizens, workers & small business.

Solid State EV Batteries Game-Changing Technology will Prototype in 2021

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Dec 15, 20202 min read

Solid State EV Batteries Game-Changing Technology will Prototype in 2021

Exciting times as Toyota announces plans to demonstrate a prototype EV using a solid-state battery doubling range & cutting charge time 66%

Salesforce Adds Capability Spending >$50B On Tableau, MuleSoft, Slack & Others

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Dec 11, 20201 min read

Salesforce Adds Capability Spending >$50B On Tableau, MuleSoft, Slack & Others

Salesforce adds Slack on the heals of many other acquisitions including Tableau and Mulesoft. Synergies may fuel the race to reach MSFT.

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Dec 10, 20203 min read

Digital Medicine A Growth Industry?

COVID pushed patients & health groups to digital & online systems faster than ever. Can incumbents & tech effectively meld old with new?

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Dec 5, 20202 min read

Being on Board

Being asked on a board of a firm or cultural organization can be lucrative or prestigious. Being effective can be hard yet political.

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