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Processing our technological angst through humor
July 09, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:

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Processing our technological angst through humor

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The first time Steve Jobs held a public demo of the Apple Macintosh, in early 1984, scripted jokes were part of the rollout. First, Jobs pulled the machine out of a bag. Then, using speech technology from Samsung, the Macintosh made a quip about rival IBM's mainframes: "Never . . .

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