Illustration by Melvin Galapon for FortuneOn a bucolic hillside in Hudson, Mass., about 30 miles west of Boston, on an early spring day last year, the semiconductor giant threw a party for more than 30 of its designers, engineers, and other employees.It was a pretty mature group, by tech industry standards—lots of polo shirts, cardigans and button-downs, very few hoodies. Indeed, virtually everyone in the crowd had been in tech since the mid-1990s or earlier. Before their Intel days, the partygoers had worked for Digital Equipment Corp., or DEC—a pioneering but long-gone tech giant that had...…Illustration by Melvin Galapon for FortuneOn a bucolic hillside in Hudson, Mass., about 30 miles west of Boston, on an early spring day last year, the semiconductor giant threw a party for more than 30 of its designers, engineers, and other employees.It was a pretty mature group, by tech industry standards—lots of polo shirts, cardigans and button-downs, very few hoodies. Indeed, virtually everyone in the crowd had been in tech since the mid-1990s or earlier. Before their Intel days, the partygoers had worked for Digital Equipment Corp., or DEC—a pioneering but long-gone tech giant that had...WW…

·May 5, 2020, 1:03 PM UTCThis is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, .A pandemic has a way of making urgent topics less urgent. That in turn gives cover to entrepreneurs to work stealthily and somewhat less frantically on their products.Autonomous driving an example. The field has gone in recent years from tomorrow to right around the corner to some time in the future to maybe one day.I spoke last week to Dan Ammann, the former president who now runs Cruise, the majority-GM-owned self-driving car...…·May 5, 2020, 1:03 PM UTCThis is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, .A pandemic has a way of making urgent topics less urgent. That in turn gives cover to entrepreneurs to work stealthily and somewhat less frantically on their products.Autonomous driving an example. The field has gone in recent years from tomorrow to right around the corner to some time in the future to maybe one day.I spoke last week to Dan Ammann, the former president who now runs Cruise, the majority-GM-owned self-driving car...WW…

July 19, 2020, 8:00 PM UTCDr. Eric Topol has an plan for an early warning system that detects small COVID-19 outbreaks before they spread out of control.Instead of requiring people to take frequent coronavirus tests, which have proven costly and slow in being processed, the Scripps Research professor’s system works by relying on anonymized data collected from thousands of volunteers who wear smartwatches and fitness trackers. During a trial that started in March, the system has been able to provide an early warning of small regional outbreaks by looking for a telltale symptom of infection...…July 19, 2020, 8:00 PM UTCDr. Eric Topol has an plan for an early warning system that detects small COVID-19 outbreaks before they spread out of control.Instead of requiring people to take frequent coronavirus tests, which have proven costly and slow in being processed, the Scripps Research professor’s system works by relying on anonymized data collected from thousands of volunteers who wear smartwatches and fitness trackers. During a trial that started in March, the system has been able to provide an early warning of small regional outbreaks by looking for a telltale symptom of infection...WW…

·August 7, 2020, 2:33 PM UTCFormer Richard Nixon sounds pained as he delivers the speech that he probably dreaded ever giving. In somber tones, Nixon reveals that the Apollo 11 moon landing mission has failed and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have been lost.“In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood,” Nixon . “Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost...…·August 7, 2020, 2:33 PM UTCFormer Richard Nixon sounds pained as he delivers the speech that he probably dreaded ever giving. In somber tones, Nixon reveals that the Apollo 11 moon landing mission has failed and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have been lost.“In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood,” Nixon . “Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost...WW…

·July 28, 2020, 2:19 PM UTCTwitter temporarily limited the account of Donald Trump Jr. after the President’s son retweeted a video alleging a conspiracy to suppress the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.Trump Jr.’s previous tweets were still visible on the website. But Republican strategist Andrew Surabian a picture of Trump Jr.’s account as suspended. “We’ve temporarily limited some of your account features,” the suspension notice said, noting that Trump Jr. had violated “the policy on spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.”Twitter spokesman...…·July 28, 2020, 2:19 PM UTCTwitter temporarily limited the account of Donald Trump Jr. after the President’s son retweeted a video alleging a conspiracy to suppress the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.Trump Jr.’s previous tweets were still visible on the website. But Republican strategist Andrew Surabian a picture of Trump Jr.’s account as suspended. “We’ve temporarily limited some of your account features,” the suspension notice said, noting that Trump Jr. had violated “the policy on spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.”Twitter spokesman...WW…

·June 26, 2020, 1:49 PM UTCThis is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, .When you read about A.I. in this newsletter, you usually don’t bat an eye. A.I. is “artificial intelligence,” that decades-old discipline in the field of computer science that’s (finally) showing some real promise lately.But there’s another A.I. out there, one that’s been in development for centuries, or even millennia. It’s the shorthand for the “active ingredient” in agricultural herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides.Which,...…·June 26, 2020, 1:49 PM UTCThis is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, .When you read about A.I. in this newsletter, you usually don’t bat an eye. A.I. is “artificial intelligence,” that decades-old discipline in the field of computer science that’s (finally) showing some real promise lately.But there’s another A.I. out there, one that’s been in development for centuries, or even millennia. It’s the shorthand for the “active ingredient” in agricultural herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides.Which,...WW…

·April 20, 2021, 3:00 PM UTC, a daily brief on the business of tech, delivered free to your inbox.Since many offices shut down last year and meetings went online via videoconferencing, a growing body of research has found the trend damaging to workers’ mental health.The “Zoom gloom” phenomenon reflects the added stress and lack of human contact inherent in virtual meetings, whether on the app or one of its many rivals. But new neurological research from released on Tuesday offers advice for reducing the negative effects of virtual meetings.A team of researchers at Microsoft’s “human factors...…·April 20, 2021, 3:00 PM UTC, a daily brief on the business of tech, delivered free to your inbox.Since many offices shut down last year and meetings went online via videoconferencing, a growing body of research has found the trend damaging to workers’ mental health.The “Zoom gloom” phenomenon reflects the added stress and lack of human contact inherent in virtual meetings, whether on the app or one of its many rivals. But new neurological research from released on Tuesday offers advice for reducing the negative effects of virtual meetings.A team of researchers at Microsoft’s “human factors...WW…

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·March 2, 2021, 5:01 AM UTCOur mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, .Georgetown University computer science professor may be better known as a writer than as a teacher. For the past several years, starting with his blog and subsequently in books and articles, he has focused on the concept of “deep work.” That’s work that requires focus to make connections and creatively solve problems, like writing a paper, coding software, or analyzing lab results. As Newport has noted, it can be hard to focus in a modern workplace...…·March 2, 2021, 5:01 AM UTCOur mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, .Georgetown University computer science professor may be better known as a writer than as a teacher. For the past several years, starting with his blog and subsequently in books and articles, he has focused on the concept of “deep work.” That’s work that requires focus to make connections and creatively solve problems, like writing a paper, coding software, or analyzing lab results. As Newport has noted, it can be hard to focus in a modern workplace...WW…

·September 15, 2020, 11:00 AM UTCVeteran tech executive Frank Slootman was retired and racing sailboats last year when an old friend reached out. Mike Speiser, managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures, had a huge problem and a huge opportunity to offer him at Snowflake, a startup hoping to revolutionize how businesses store, analyze, and share data. Seven years after its founding, Snowflake had perfected an amazing new way to run databases on cloud servers, but it was struggling to attract enough big corporate customers.Slootman, seeing the potential, signed on as CEO, selling some of...…·September 15, 2020, 11:00 AM UTCVeteran tech executive Frank Slootman was retired and racing sailboats last year when an old friend reached out. Mike Speiser, managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures, had a huge problem and a huge opportunity to offer him at Snowflake, a startup hoping to revolutionize how businesses store, analyze, and share data. Seven years after its founding, Snowflake had perfected an amazing new way to run databases on cloud servers, but it was struggling to attract enough big corporate customers.Slootman, seeing the potential, signed on as CEO, selling some of...WW…