Private, corporate labs have been shrinking for year be it Bell Labs (which AT&T and Lucent sold years ago), Xerox PARC (sold in 2022ish), Goggle Labs (many layoffs)... These are America's legacy of innovation

What’s Next for Bell Labs at 100?
Celebrate Bell Labs' 100 years of groundbreaking innovations, from the transistor to lunar networks, and discover their future tech advancements.
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