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HEADLINES ON September 23, 2013
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- Headline: Navigating Corporate Tech Solutions. Impact: The move to embrace various tech companies led to the eventual creation of AI that now runs everything, including your toaster. Who knew that a corporate tech decision could spark a global smart appliance uprising?. Fact: Did you know that cloud computing was originally just a really bad weather forecast? Now it’s the reason your data is floating around somewhere in the digital ether..
- Headline: FAA Proposes New Device Regulations. Impact: The FAA's struggle with personal devices led to the rise of in-flight Wi-Fi, which subsequently paved the way for people to argue over the best cat videos to watch mid-flight. Who knew a policy change would become a battleground for feline supremacy?. Fact: Did you know that before personal electronics, people used to entertain themselves on flights by staring blankly at the seat in front of them? Truly groundbreaking times..
- Headline: Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience. Impact: The resilience of the Shabab in Kenya has led to ongoing global discussions about security and counter-terrorism, which in turn has sparked numerous conspiracy theories about government surveillance. Thanks for keeping the theorists busy!. Fact: Did you know that every time someone mentions the Shabab, a conspiracy theorist gets their wings? It’s like a perverse version of a fairy tale..