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1. The 2000s robots Dextre and Canadarm were both pieces of technology developed by what federally-funded Canadian agency?

2. Policybazaar and ZhongAn Insurance are both technology-based insurance companies that have received large amounts of funding through the Vision Fund which is one of the world's largest venture capital funds and is associated with what Japanese telecom giant?

3. Internet mogul Richard Barton founded the online travel companyExpedia, the employment search engine and company review website Glassdoor, and what internet-based real estate company?

4. The man who replaced Travis Kalanick as CEO of Uber in 2017 was previously CEO of what U.S.-based travel company with a name mean to evoke speed and convenience?

5. Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio built a robot in 2018 designed to be small enough to help fight cancer and serve other surgical methods. The device was entered into the Guinness World Records as the 'smallest medical robot' as it has a spherical radius of only 120 ______. What very-small unit fills the blank?

6. What fast-casual cafe-bakery chain was founded with a location in Faneuil Hall Market in Boston in 1977? The company shared ownership with Panera for many years before the companies were split in 1999. However, in November 2017, the companies joined forces again when Panera announced it was acquiring this chain.

7. What mechanical device can be described as a method of applying pressure to an inked surface onto a medium, thereby transferring the ink? This two word device has St. Brigit as its patron saint.

8. In a bid to challenge Microsoft's dominance of enterprise laptops, Google announced a partnership with what long-time Microsoft partner in 2019 focused on the Latitude line of laptops?

9. An IT security company co-founded in 1993 by Gil Shwed and based in Israel is ______ Point Software Technologies. Fill in the one word blank, also an announcement made in chess when the King is in initial danger.

10. Paul Allen, an American billionaire who passed away in 2018, was the owner of the Portland Trailblazers (NBA), Seattle Seahawks (NFL), and a part owner of the Seattle Sounders (MLS). Before entering the world of sports ownership, Allen was best known for co-founding what company?

11. The first FDA-approved telemedicine robot that uses autonomous movement technology is the RP-VITA, from the Roomba-making firm that shares what name with a Will Smith movie?

12. What is the 6-letter term for a group of computers that is networked together and used by hackers to steal information?

13. While working at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center during the 1970s, computer scientist Larry Tesler coined what three common computer commands first used to edit documents on a word processor he co-created called Gypsy?

14. Featuring vocals from Justin Timberlake, 'Ayo Technology' is a 2007 song that hit the Top Ten in both the UK and the US from what rapper whose name is also a sum of money?

15. In 1999 Shigetaka Kurita invented what keyboard additions for cell phones that would eventually replace emoticons and even get their own movie?

16. What Google software, debuting in 2016, offers vocal help to Google mobile and smart home device owners? This virtual helper's name implies that its job is to help you reach your goals.

17. A dude named Chip Morningstar received the first JSON message, a format derived from what core language repped by the 'JS'?

18. The character simply named 'Baby' had many famous commercials; in 2008's Super Bowl XLII the protagonist interrupted himself with a burp-up after saying 'Check it, click, I just bought a stock. You just saw me buy a stock.' What financial technology company was behind this famous campaign?

19. What is the 'R' name for DNA created by combining fragments from different sources? These are occasionally referred to as 'chimeric' DNA and are considered a key feature in much of DNA biotechnology applications.

20. Known in the U.S. as the Intolerable Acts and in the U.K. as the Coercive Acts, this series of restrictive laws was passed in response to what iconic, rebellious American event that occurred on December 16, 1773?

21. In manufacturing, what 'M' term is used to describe a production technology that necessitates orders be brought to the machine to wait in queue? It is a term used for a structure erected to commemorate a person or event, such as the Washington one in the United States.

22. The microphone, the receiver, and the battery are three of the four major components typically found in hearing aids which are one of the most common types of bionic device. What is the fourth major category?

23. Dolly the Ewe's birth in 1996 and subsequent life helped prove the viability of what scientific and technological process?

24. Managed by the California Institute of Technology, JPL is a federally funded research and development center in Pasadena. What does JPL stand for?

25. Founded by Russian brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov, what social media app has become central to the Ukrainian war effort, helping information to circulate despite Russia's crackdown on other platforms?