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Tektronix Planted the Silicon Forest. Tami Newcombe Plans to Keep the Trees Growing.

“I think business is a sport,” Newcombe says. “We have a scorecard.”

How Alyssa McKay Built Her TikTok Brand

McKay writes, films, and uploads two to three videos a day—each taking up to two hours to create.

Kevin Rose Built an App That Tracks His 16-Hour Fasts and Wears a Ring That Tracks His Sleep

Someday, he says, you will too.

Your Phone Knows You Too Well. Tom Gruber Knows Why.

Those algorithms learn by doing, so the more searches they do, the smarter they get.

Like Other Evils, Social Media Should Be Banned, Roger McNamee Says

“The country is going to have to decide what it values: democracy and self-determination on the one hand, or the ability to look at cat videos on the other.”

Stephanie Lampkin Says Software Can Beat Bias in Hiring

Study after study show that people with non-white sounding names don’t get as many calls for interviews.

TechfestNW Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns

TechfestNW, Portland’s annual festival celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit and latest trends in the world of tech, has announced that it is postponing the 2020 event, scheduled for April 2 and 3, because of health concerns over the spread of coronavirus.

The Tiny Chef Is an Instagram Sensation, But According to His Producer, He’s Really a “Hot Mess”

In 2018, Adam Reid, along with former Laika animator Rachel Larsen and Ozlem Akturk, launched The Tiny Chef Show web series, whose star is a moss-colored fuzzball of unknown origin with a childlike sense of wonder about the world. He sings, plays the banjo and, most of all, cooks, whipping up thimble-sized pies, pizzas and pancakes—all of it veggie-friendly—from his home inside a tree stump.

Monica Enand Built a Successful Artificial Intelligence Company. Now She’s Worried About AI Aiding Bigotry.

Enand insists she has no interest in running for governor.

The Father of Siri Has Grown Wary of the Artificial Intelligence He Helped Create

Tom Gruber speaks at TechFestNW in Portland this April.

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