At many institutions, video systems have replaced face-to-face interactions between the incarcerated and their loved ones. Source: NYT > Business – Wendy MacNaughton
Sorry, You Won’t Be Hovering Over Paris Anytime Soon
Though the sky is ripe for disruption with jetpacks and flying cars, we are stuck on the ground partly because we want to be. Source: NYT > Business – Heather Murphy
Tech We’re Using: Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits
Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, decided to downgrade her tech two years ago. It has worked out, with paper and DVDs instead of the latest apps and gizmos. Source: NYT > Business – PAMELA PAUL
Jerry Merryman, Co-Inventor of the Pocket Calculator, Dies at 86
A self-taught electrical engineer, he joined with two others at Texas Instruments to revolutionize the way people handled everyday mathematics. Source: NYT > Business – CADE METZ
When Women Control the Money, Female Founders Get Funded
At a pitch night in SoHo, female entrepreneurs pitch female venture capitalists. Source: NYT > Business – SHEILA MARIKAR