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innovation

[in-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃən /


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"The inspiration and trends come from the East. There's an incredible intensity of innovation in places like Japan, Korea and China and the markets are growing and expanding in a phenomenal way."

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

This innovation was greeted with awe, if not mystification, by audiences at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

When it comes to innovation, a lot of attention is turning to Asia according to Lewicki.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

If these chips can delay obsolescence long enough for that to be true, the rate of innovation in AI computing must be a lot lower than I had thought.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

However, I shall now argue that the diversity of independent factors behind technological innovation actually makes it easier, not harder, to understand history’s broad pattern.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Plus, see the battlefield innovations reshaping the Russia-Ukraine war, and go behind the scenes of our documentary on North Korea’s secret U.S. workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It reveals a recurring pattern in which evolutionary innovations appeared, disappeared, and later emerged again.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Today, Rivera is the director of special initiatives and innovations at the Center for Community Alternatives in Syracuse, New York.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Fedorov, 35, has been credited for using data to significantly improve the Ukrainian army performance on the front line and other innovations, including his successful Army of Drones initiative.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Why didn’t all those New Guinea innovations spread to Australia, which is separated from New Guinea by only 90 miles of sea at Torres Strait?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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