interviews
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Steve Jobs Imagined A National Broadband Network In A 1985 Interview
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Steve Jobs was once quite a visionary. His legacy has arguably been tarnished by stories of his need for total control, the bizarre antics at the end of his life, not to mention a shitty biopic starring Ashton Kutcher which hopefully won’t be the last word on the man.…
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US Job Applicants Admit More To A Computer Avatar, Says Government Study
Researchers at the National Center for Credibility Advancement, the US military’s “premiere educational centre for polygraph and other credibility assessment technologies and techniques,” studied whether potential government job applicants would admit more to a computer-generated avatar versus self-reporting on a paper or computer questionnaire. They created a talking head avatar and gave it an automated…
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It Takes A Small Artistic Army To Bring A Pixar Film To Life
Monsters Inc blew more than a few minds when it premiered in 2001. Sully’s coat comprised a million rendered hairs, and Boo’s oversized pink shirt moved with such a natural flow it appeared nearly life-like to audiences. And while advances in technology during the 12 years between the original film and the prequel — premiering…
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Google CEO Talks Apple Spats, Google+ And The Future Of Search
CNN Money has managed to get a rare, long interview with Google head honcho Larry Page. In fact, it’s only Page’s second big interview with a print publication since he became CEO back in 2011. Here are some choice cuts.