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How Apple Pushes Entire Industries Forward

Harvard Business Review

But Apple’s most impressive achievement on display at yesterday’s announcement was not a technological feat — although the technology on display was certainly impressive. When the President says, you need to come to Washington to discuss something like rolling out a smart-grid technologies nationally, you come.

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How Blockchain Applications Will Move Beyond Finance

Harvard Business Review

To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin. How technology is transforming transactions. As cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and distributed ledgers continue to mature, where might they be applied next?