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Jul 17

Peter Thiel to Eric Schmidt: “Google Is Out of Good Ideas”

At Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference taking place this week in Aspen, the fireworks went off between Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and now executive chairman, and Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and outspoken libertarian. They both started out addressing whether or not technology has improved humanity in the past 30 years but soon ended …

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May 24

Provocateur Peter Thiel: Parents Are Very Irresponsible and Kids Should Drop Out of School

Where next will we see Peter Thiel, billionaire, founder of PayPal and early investor in Facebook? As NBC’s or CNN’s policy wonk on technology and all things digital? Or perhaps in public office, the Libertarian who actually gets elected? More and more Thiel’s wild ideas and incendiary comments are just the thing to grab the …

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May 23

Churchill Club: Standout Trends, Disrupting Education and Reviving Electric Cars

Last night we watched the developments unfold at the Churchill Club’s 14th Annual Top 10 Tech Trends. Today, we bring you some of the highlights: Bruce Upbin and Eric Savitz of Forbes selected their choices for the most fascinating tech trends that we might see emerge within the next year. Among them– integrating tablets and …

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Mar 22

The Ideas Economy: Innovation Summit Webcast on FORA.tv

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On March 23 -24, The Economist will convene the second-annual Ideas Economy: Innovation event, this year focusing on entrepreneurship in a disruptive world. This summit will attract executives who believe in the power of innovation to transform our businesses, our lives and our planet. FORA.tv invites you to enjoy the full program live webcast, and 60 days …

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