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The Pace of Innovation From Railroads to AI
Medium· 2025-10-04 16:57
Core Insights - The article discusses the timeline from the first demonstration of various technologies to their widespread usage, highlighting that newer inventions tend to achieve acceptance more quickly than older ones [2][3] Group 1: Railroads - The first railroads in England appeared around 1600, with the Merthyr Tramroad opening in 1802 and the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825, marking significant milestones in the adoption of steam locomotives [7][8] - The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened in 1830, is considered the start of widespread acceptance of railroads, taking 36 years from demonstration to widespread use [9] Group 2: Automobiles - The first gasoline automobile, the Benz Patent Motor Car, was invented in 1885 and went into production in 1886, leading to the introduction of assembly line production by Ford in 1913, which drastically reduced production time [11][12][13] Group 3: Airline Travel - It took 12 years from the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 to the first scheduled airline service in 1913, with significant advancements occurring in the following decades [14][15][16] Group 4: Radio - The first radio broadcast occurred in 1895, but it took 13 years for commercial radio stations to emerge, with widespread usage also occurring in the same year [19][21][22] Group 5: Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876, with commercial use starting in 1878 and widespread adoption achieved by 1880, just four years later [24] Group 6: Television - Electronic television was invented in 1927, with the first regular broadcasts starting in Germany in 1935 and widespread adoption in the US delayed until after WWII [25][28][29] Group 7: Color Television - Color television had a long development period, with CBS starting broadcasts in 1951, but widespread acceptance did not occur until 1961 [30][36] Group 8: Personal Computers - The first personal computer using a microprocessor was the Micral in 1973, with widespread adoption occurring just two years later in 1975 [37][42] Group 9: The Internet - The Internet's precursor, ARPANET, began in 1966, with commercial use starting in 1989 and widespread acceptance achieved by 1990 [44][45] Group 10: World Wide Web - The World Wide Web was developed in 1991, with commercial use and widespread adoption occurring within two years [46][47] Group 11: Artificial Intelligence - The field of artificial intelligence began with the Dartmouth Summer Research Project in 1956, with the first commercial product appearing in 1980 and widespread usage not occurring until 2010 [48][50][51]
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mert | helius.dev· 2025-10-02 12:42
RT Ansem (@blknoiz06)kinda funny prevailing sentiment on CT has been there's little innovation this cycle outside of memes and this team is literally building an entirely new internet ...
AT&T CEO John Stankey on impact of AI, new iPhone demand and future of connectivity
CNBC Television· 2025-09-30 12:08
AI 对行业的影响 - AI 将在更短的时间内对工作方式和业务运营产生深刻而广泛的影响,类似于互联网的影响 [2][3] - 各公司正在积极与员工合作,为迎接 AI 带来的变革做准备,并重组业务以充分利用 AI [4] - 软件正在驱动各个领域的工作,包括需要连接基础设施以访问云和 AI 的数字化工作,从而提高效率 [9][10][11][12] 数据中心与基础设施 - 媒体声明中关于数据中心投资的公告可能超过实际情况,尤其是在电力发展速度方面 [6] - AT&T 计划参与数据中心趋势,以确保能够处理和传输数据,但将采取审慎和有针对性的方法建设网络容量,初期建设少量容量,并在一段时间内保持休眠状态,而无需大量增量资本 [7][8] 与 Ford 的合作 - AT&T 与 Ford 合作,旨在为车辆创建更多的 Wi-Fi 热点,因为汽车正在成为运行软件的平台,需要带宽来提高工作效率 [8][9][12][13] 无线网络服务扩展 - AT&T 的目标是让客户随时随地都能连接到互联网,包括飞机和酒店,并致力于以简单直接的方式整合各种互联网接入方式 [17][18][19] - AT&T 正在与 American Airlines 合作,从 2026 年开始在航班上提供免费 Wi-Fi,以提升客户体验 [17][19] - AT&T 计划通过卫星服务覆盖网络盲区,进一步扩展互联网接入 [20] iPhone 销售情况 - AT&T 对当前业务表现感到满意,但将由 Apple 评估 iPhone 的具体销售情况 [15][16]
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BBC News (World)· 2025-09-30 08:28
The internet was their lifeline - now Afghan women say they've lost their 'last hope' https://t.co/HGxGKIu2Jn ...
New catalysts for emerging markets, suggests EMQQ founder Kevin Carter
CNBC Television· 2025-09-29 22:26
Generally, emerging markets have been outpacing the US, but investors have largely passed over two of the biggest, perhaps to their own detriment. Joining me now is Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of EMQQ, along with Dave Nodk, president and director of research at ETF. com.Nice to see both of you gentlemen today. Kevin, let me kick it off with you. China fell out a favor.You say it's back. Why. Sure.Well, I think that the the first thing is China got really really cheap. I mean, there was so much ne negativi ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-09-29 02:24
Historical Construction Achievements - Medieval societies achieved significant architectural feats without modern technology like AI, internet, computers, lasers, gas-powered engines, or electricity [1] Technological Limitations - The construction was completed without AI, internet, computers, lasers, gas-powered engines, or electricity [1]
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BBC News (World)· 2025-09-25 22:05
China launches campaign to keep killjoys off the internet https://t.co/ptIz2i5cO7 ...
Dan Niles: Main question around AI is if deployers are generating any revenue
CNBC Television· 2025-09-24 19:06
All right, so your next guest thinks that some AI cracks are beginning to form, but he is still bullish on the AI story overall. Here now is Dan Niles, founder and fund manager at Niles Investment Management. Dan, you've been doing this a while.Is there any part of you that worries that all of this, dare I call it, around the AI spend is a little overdone. >> Oh, yeah. It's definitely overdone.And you know, I think Bill Gates a long time ago said it best, which is technology is generally overhyped in the sh ...