Archive of entries posted on March 2012

Patent Office plans first-ever satellite office – in Detroit

I think that this news has flown too far under the radar: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is planning to open its first satellite office in Detroit this July. According to AnnArbor.com, the agency expects employ 100 people in its first year; they will operate out of a 31,000 sq-ft building east of downtown. …

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2012 TED Prize Winner “City 2.0″ announces its “wish”

TED awarded its annual prize this year to an idea rather than a person, and that idea is “City 2.0.” Now, they’ve announced the winner’s “wish.” Here it is, in all its lofty-worded glory: I am the crucible of the future. I am where humanity will either flourish or fade. I am being built and …

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