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  Tim Hayden

  

  Tesla Is Still the Car Company to Beat. Just Ask Mercedes.

  Barron's - Al Root

  Earlier this week the Daimler Mercedes brandannounced a partnership with graphics-chip giant Nvidia to build the world’s first “software defined …

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  Tim Hayden

  

  Little Richard: 'I Am the Architect of Rock & Roll'

  Rolling Stone - Parke Puterbaugh

  This story originally appeared in the April 19th, 1990 issue of Rolling Stone dedicated to the 1950s. More than any performer, Little Richard blew the …

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  Tim Hayden

  

  The US Army wants to turn tanks into AI-powered killing machines

  Quartz - Justin Rohrlich

  A human being will still make the final decision to fire, the Pentagon says, even with autonomous targeting capability. Critics fear that won't last forever.

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  Tim Hayden

  

  'Don't call me before you text': The new rules of communicating in the digital era

  USA TODAY - Dalvin Brown

  One of the best ways to commemorate World Emoji Day on Wednesday is to look at all the ways digital shorthand is impacting our communication. As Emoji continue to replace sentences and acronyms replace words, remotely connecting with people far away has never been faster. Tasks that once required an …

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  Tim Hayden

  

  Britain is going cashless without a plan for what happens next

  Quartz - John Detrixhe

  The elderly, poor, and people with handicaps can be especially unprepared—and therefore vulnerable—when cash isn't accepted.

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  Tim Hayden

  

  

  Oscar in the Age of Entertainment Overload

  The Wall Street Journal. - Erich Schwartzel

  Hollywood studio Warner Bros. launched a research project last year, aiming to better understand where it fit in a chaotic entertainment landscape. The studio, which plans to roll out its own video streaming service this year, wanted to know just what the influx of entertainment options was doing …