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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cabinet Secretaries and other Administration officials as they cooled their heels waiting for the ever tardy Clinton. In a tense atmosphere, where any information about the President's mood is vital, she was a great early-warning system. "She would never say, 'He's in a bad mood,'" says Chip Blacker, a National Security Council official, "but if things weren't going well, she'd open her eyes dramatically and pronounce, 'Well, it has been an interesting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Currie Riddle | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...have tiny embedded microchips that can store not only electronic dollars but also five other types of currency, an abbreviated medical history and even a personalized electronic "key" that can open everything from your apartment to your office. Says Henry Mundt, MasterCard executive vice president for global access: "The chip that we are putting on the card now will form the platform for the ultimate in remote access for consumers to their funds, anytime, anywhere. What we really see happening in the future is consumers being able to design their cards to meet their individual needs. We refer to that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Bank Theory | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...gives you the option of transferring the money from wherever you want: mutual fund, money market, even an old-fashioned checking account. Your daughter can store the money any way she wants--on her laptop, on a debit card, even (in the not too distant future) on a chip implanted under her skin. And, perhaps best of all, you can program the money to be spent only in specific ways. You might instruct some of the digits to go for books, some for food and some for movies. Unless you pass along a few digits that can be cashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Bank Theory | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

Just as the computer chip brought about a computer revolution and the creation of an entire region devoted to its research and promotion--Silicon Valley--novel research in genetics has established Cambridge as a type of genetic playground...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Biotech Thrives in Cambridge | 4/14/1998 | See Source »

...Intel is at a crossroads right now,? says TIME Business correspondent Daniel Kadlec. ?Their stock is down; their margins are down and competition from cheaper chip manufacturers is up. It?s not a bad time to turn over the reins, because the company is having to adapt itself to new business environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grove Quits as Intel CEO | 3/26/1998 | See Source »

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