In 1996, Intel, Ericsson, and Nokia needed a name for their wireless standard. Jim Kardach suggested "Bluetooth" — a Viking king who united warring tribes — as a placeholder. Nobody expected it to stick. But by launch, it was embedded in every document, meeting, and press release. Alternatives failed trademark checks. The placeholder won by becoming operationally irreplaceable first. Tech naming rarely follows a clean path. Codenames leak, marketing runs ahead of legal, and adoption happens before formal definition. The name that wins is usually the one that becomes necessary earliest — not the one that was planned. At @TechnextInc , we've defined tens of thousands of technologies to bring clarity to what they actually are and how they evolve over time.

We are building better models for future technological capabilities at @TechnextInc using our research at @MIT. Biggest challenges: - vaguely defined technologies (e.g. LLM, RL or AI?) - poor measurements of current state - connecting technology advancement to firm performance

This is a big reason why we started @TechnextInc I knew we had invented something cool but I wanted to see if it would be useful in the real world. Staying in academia (or in my previous job in industry) would've been infinitely easier but boring. Grateful I got to do this.

We rarely talk about our work due to layers of NDAs, secrecy etc., but we are excited to share more details on one of the most interesting projects we have been working on. @TechnextInc is announcing a year-long contract with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub.

Good riddance. We have almost completely replaced slide decks with memos and notebooks internally @TechnextInc. Also slowly replacing external presentations with custom tools or just oral presentations. Much higher information density and clarity of communication.

We repeat this incantation almost weekly at @TechnextInc. Most research is very humbling and the small successes keep you going.

A warm welcome to our exhibitors @NOAA, @TechnextInc, @ElliottSchoolGW, Donnybrook Games, and @bespinaf showcasing inspiring technologies and research at the AI Expo in Washington, D.C. Apply to become an exhibitor today: bit.ly/49SsSS1 #SCSPAIExpo2024 #SCSP #AI

Here’s a closer look at how 10 startups use artificial intelligence to accelerate digital transformation across a variety of industries. @mit_ilp @CleanlabAI @EinblickAI @Hopara_Data @serviceMob_Inc @TechnextInc @goWiseSystems @ZapataComputing mitsloan.co/4aiCmXO

Here’s a closer look at how 10 startups use artificial intelligence to accelerate digital transformation across a variety of industries. @mit_ilp @CleanlabAI @EinblickAI @Hopara_Data @serviceMob_Inc @TechnextInc @goWiseSystems @ZapataComputing mitsloan.co/4aiCmXO

Here are 10 startups harnessing the power of AI. @mit_ilp @CleanlabAI @EinblickAI @Hopara_Data @serviceMob_Inc @TechnextInc @goWiseSystems @ZapataComputing mitsloan.co/4aiCmXO

It was a full house today at our @mit_ilp 2023 Japan Conference! Participating @MITSTEX startups presented their innovative solutions @VEIR_Grid @amogyinc @FoundationAlloy Irradiant Tech. @getzingdata @TechnextInc @mobiluslabs Decoy Therapeutics @EinblickAI Tramglobal

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Re: Last update: We won and are honored to be part of such a distinguished cohort. falling-walls.com/science-su… @Falling_Walls @TechnextInc

Quick Update: We have been nominated as Finalists by the @Falling_Walls Foundation for our research on systematic understanding of technology and it's evolution. 🤞 Link to paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.202… @TechnextInc #Science #Innovation #Technology

To these interested in #tech #progress #technologyprogress, we are #Hiring at @TechnextInc. Check out the roles at angel.co/l/2wKi6z and angel.co/l/2wLrs7

We are hiring a Full-Stack Developer at @TechnextInc angel.co/l/2wLrs7

We are #hiring a Director of Engineering at @TechnextInc. angel.co/l/2wKi6z

A good functional decomposition is necessary for defining a good technology taxonomy. Without these it is hard to define and separate technologies from each other.

See - sciencedirect.com/science/ar… or sciencedirect.com/science/ar…