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From Shipping to IoT Farm Containers
Today’s Wall Street Journal dubbed moringa as one of the next hot trends in food. Fortunately, at VERGE16, we caught up with Sonia Lo, CEO of CropOne Holdings, who gave us a heads-up about this high-protein African shrub and its potential to be the next super green. In the above interview, Lo explains that moringa…
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From Linear to Circular at VERGE 2016
The focus on the circular economy at the Verge 2016 was really uplifting to Jason S. Trager Ph.D., Managing Partner of Sustainabilist. The circular economy is about considering how an output of one process can be an input to another with the goal of eliminating waste. In a sense, the circular economy is about going back…
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More than Pong – Atari’s Impact on Silicon Valley Culture
Atari and its meteoric rise as a household name in the 70s might seem like ancient history, but for many young people of that era, Pong was the definition of video game. More than that seminal game, the work led by Nolan Bushnell gave birth to consumer electronics in Silicon Valley. As seen in the above video,…
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Passing the Fiber Baton
The above video pays tribute to the vision and persistence of Max Huffman, retiring CEO of INDATEL Services, LLC, and his ability to work with other industry leaders to form a nationwide Ethernet network, built and staffed at the local and regional level. Although INDATEL’s network is the tangible result of his efforts, the comments from his peers and colleagues…
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Augmented & Virtual Reality Making Actual Reality More Accurate
Anyone in the construction industry knows the challenges of matching the plans of architects and engineers to “as-built”. The reality doesn’t always match what had been carefully crafted on paper or computer. The resulting mismatch can lead to serious problems, impacting budget and schedule. Bruce Naylor, CTO of Streaming Curiosity, describes how they are adapting…
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When the Skinny Bundle Goes Off a Diet
ACA’s Ross Lieberman points out that at this morning’s FCC Open Commission meeting, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn referenced INSP in the discussion of independent video programming and ensuring viewers have choice. At TIS16, we caught up with INSP’s Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Distribution, Mark Kang, where he spoke to the new world of content that…
