by Peter Farwell | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Invention of the SmartphoneIn 2004, a Canadian company, Research-in -Motion invented the Smartphone, named BlackBerry. This novel portable communication device was built by Mike Lazaridis and marketed by Jim Balsillie, the co CEO’s of Research-in-Motion. It was a...
by Peter Farwell | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Microsoft was formed in Seattle by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. They had created a version of the Basic operating system for use on the Altair, a successful Personal Computer kit. Later, in 1981, they were selected by IBM to develop the Operating System for the...
by Peter Farwell | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Wealth Tax The Wealth Tax. The article on a possible Wealth Tax in the April 13, 2021 Opinion Section of the Toronto Star, argues that a Wealth Tax would be the simplest, fairest and most effective way to collect billions of dollars of extra revenue a year....
by Peter Farwell | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a relatively new and revolutionary economic theory. It states that a government that can print its own currency does not have to worry about budgeting large deficits since it can print the money to pay for it. Instead it states that...
by Peter Farwell | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
When we last wrote on this subject, in Artificial Intelligence and the Job Market, Amazon had recently announced its Amazon Go Convenience Stores that automated the checkout process letting shoppers select their goods and walk out without having to wait in line for a...
by Peter Farwell | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Book title or subtitle The Toronto Star recently published an article dealing with advances in home robotics. When we last wrote on this subject in Artificial Intelligence and the Job Market, we reported the development of the Roomba, a floor vacuum cleaner....
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