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Talk to Me: The Future of Voice

Ron KaplanThe Future Of... | Forget the GUI: It’s Time for a Conversational User Interface10:32 am The GUI has served us well for a long time, but it's beginning to fray around the edges.…
LENGTH: 2 minutes (699 words)

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A platoon awaits end of Afghan war

JAGHATU, Afghanistan — The platoon sergeant poses a simple question to the men of 3rd Platoon: “What do you consider success on a mission?” There is an uneasy silence in the dark…
AUTHOR:Greg Jaffe
PUBLISHED: Oct. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (531 words)

The CIA Burglar Who Went Rogue

The six CIA officers were sweating. It was almost noon on a June day in the Middle Eastern capital, already in the 90s outside and even hotter inside the black sedan where the five men and one woman…
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6072 words)

Hidden History: America's Secret Drone War in Africa

An MQ-9 Reaper in Iraq in 2008. Photo: Air Force More secret bases. More and better unmanned warplanes. More frequent and deadly robotic attacks. Some five years after a U.S. Predator Unmanned Aerial…
AUTHOR:David Axe
PUBLISHED: Aug. 13, 2012
LENGTH: 1 minutes (354 words)

The Many Sides of Jack Dorsey

Photo: Art Streiber Conversations with Jack Dorsey frequently veer into obscure subject matter. Job interviews pivot into 30-minute disquisitions on the New York Yankees. Press briefings transform…
PUBLISHED: June 22, 2012
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4527 words)

A California Accountant’s Coup

On the evening of February 12, 1999, a man made his way through the potholed streets near Phnom Penh’s sprawling Russian Market, a ramshackle conglomeration of tin-and-plastic-sheeted stalls,…
AUTHOR:Adam Piore
PUBLISHED: May 2, 2012
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1160 words)

Way More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Animaniacs

When I started researching the history of Animaniacs, I contacted creator Tom Ruegger to see if he could fill in some gaps. I expected a few sentences in response to my questions, but Mr. Ruegger…
AUTHOR:Rob Lammle
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3056 words)

With The Avengers, Joss Whedon Masters the Marvel Universe

Marvel Studios brass needed somebody smart to keep superhero team-up The Avengers from turning into a muddled mess. They rolled the dice on Joss Whedon.Photo: Joe Pugliese You know you’ve…
PUBLISHED: April 30, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (971 words)
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