Articles
August 4, 2016
The Retreat: Uber Leaves China
Uber merged its China business into Didi Chuxing on Monday, ending a subsidy war that cost billions and creating a monopoly.
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July 8, 2016
The Phenomenon: Pokemon Go and Augmented Reality
Pokemon Go launched on Wednesday and became a phenomenon in days, putting augmented reality in the hands of millions.
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June 16, 2016
The Deal: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
Microsoft agreed on Monday to buy LinkedIn for 26.2 billion dollars, the biggest deal in its history, and the professional cloud got a network.
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May 24, 2016
The Assistant: Google's AI at I/O
Google I/O announced the Assistant and a home speaker called Google Home, and the company's shift from mobile first to AI first became official.
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April 27, 2016
The Objection: Europe and Google's Android
The European Commission told Google on Wednesday that Android was used to cement the dominance of its search engine.
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March 17, 2016
The Match: AlphaGo Beats Lee Sedol
AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol four games to one in Seoul, and the last board game that belonged to human intuition fell to a machine.
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February 29, 2016
The Backdoor: Apple and the FBI
Apple is refusing to build the FBI a backdoor into the iPhone, and the fight over encryption has become the leadership case study of the year.
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January 25, 2016
The Fourth Revolution: Davos and the Digital Future
Davos met under the theme of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the leaders of the world confronted a change moving faster than their institutions.
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December 22, 2015
The Landing: SpaceX Comes Home
SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 booster upright on Monday night, the first time an orbital rocket came back, and the economics of space changed.
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November 19, 2015
The Editor: Microsoft's Open Source Pivot
Microsoft open sourced Visual Studio Code at its developer event on Wednesday, and the company's pivot to the developer community passed the point of no return.
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