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From punched cards to autonomous collaborators: the ideas, people, languages and systems that taught machines to follow—and increasingly interpret—human intent.

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Microsoft Buys Hotmail: The Bet That Made Webmail a Mass-Market Service

Microsoft bought Hotmail to acquire a fast-growing, browser-based consumer identity and messaging network whose viral distribution was difficult to reproduce.

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