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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.
