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New semiconductor chip digests data and calculates odds
Lyric
Semiconductor, a start-up that emerged from work at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, recently unveiled plans to build a chip that can compute likelihoods. Such
technology may help figure out which book someone will want to buy on Amazon.com or help
create a better gene-sequencing machine. Full Article.
Health Reform Expected to Untether Job-Locked Entrepreneurs
As
the health reforms signed into law this week begin to take effect over the next four
years, one consequence to watch is to what extent would-be entrepreneurs feel comfortable
leaving their jobs to start businesses. The new law won’t unleash a flood of entrepreneurs
immediately, but it is likely to shift how and when people decide to start new businesses
in the years ahead. Full
Article.
