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Ben & Jerry, theSkimm & Apple: The Inspiring Stories of 10 Famous Co-Founders

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Hewlett and Packard became friends in 1934 after they had both graduated from Stanford University with degrees in electrical engineering. B oth ended up as producers at NBC News in New York, and after listening to their friends constantly ask them for the latest headlines, they realized that the news media landscape was shifting.

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PODCAST 145: Lessons Learned From Winning by Design with Jacco van der Kooij

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He holds a BSc in electrical engineering and an executive MBA from the University of Leicester. In those days, MPEG-2 was launched out of satellite earth stations. Since I was testing it, I was flown anywhere from Malaysia to New York, to Latin America where I then had to go to an uplink station.

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The Ultimate Guide to Augmented Reality

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Ivan Sutherland , an electrical engineering professor, created a head-mounted display system, nicknamed “ The Sword of Damocles." After launching that feature, StubHub saw engagement double in a year. AccuVein, a New York-based company, uses AR to help nurses find veins more easily when inserting IVs.