--- title: The Curve | An online learning blog for professionals, from MIT | Technology Insider description: Technology Insider | An online learning blog for professionals, from MIT --- [![OL_sub-brand_lockup_two-line_rgb_black-ol](https://curve.mit.edu/hubfs/OL_sub-brand_lockup_two-line_rgb_black-ol.png)](https://openlearning.mit.edu/courses-programs?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=curve-blog&utm_campaign=curve-blog&utm_content=curve-blog-logo) - [The Curve - Home](https://curve.mit.edu) [Courses](https://xpro.mit.edu/catalog/) [Create Account](https://xpro.mit.edu/create-account/) [Sign in](https://xpro.mit.edu/signin/) - Categories - Follow Us [Subscribe](https://learn-xpro.mit.edu/the-curve-subscribe) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [Data Science](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Data-Science) - [Engineering](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/Engineering) - [Entrepreneurship](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Entrepreneurship) - [Technology Insider](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Technology-Insider) - [Leadership](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Leadership) - [Manufacturing](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Manufacturing) - [MIT Bootcamps](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/MIT-Bootcamps) - [MIT Open Learning](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/MIT-Open-Learning) - [MITx MicroMasters Programs](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/MITx-MicroMasters-Programs) - [Online Education](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Online-Education) - [Professional Development](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/Professional-Development) - [Quantum Computing](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Quantum-Computing) - - # Inbound Marketing Blog The Curve – MIT An online learning blog for professionals, from MIT Subscribe - Categories - [Artificial Intelligence](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [Data Science](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Data-Science) - [Engineering](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/Engineering) - [Entrepreneurship](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Entrepreneurship) - [Technology Insider](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Technology-Insider) - [Leadership](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Leadership) - [Manufacturing](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Manufacturing) - [MIT Bootcamps](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/MIT-Bootcamps) - [MIT Open Learning](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/MIT-Open-Learning) - [MITx MicroMasters Programs](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/MITx-MicroMasters-Programs) - [Online Education](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Online-Education) - [Professional Development](https://curve.mit.edu/tag/blog/topic/Professional-Development) - [Quantum Computing](https://curve.mit.edu/blog/topic/Quantum-Computing) - Follow Us - - - [Subscribe](https://learn-xpro.mit.edu/the-curve-subscribe) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://curve.mit.edu/how-asynchronous-learning-corporate-innovation) [Technology Insider](https://curve.mit.edu/topic/technology-insider) | [Online Education](https://curve.mit.edu/topic/online-education) | [Professional Development](https://curve.mit.edu/topic/professional-development) ## [How Asynchronous Learning Helps Drive Corporate Innovation](https://curve.mit.edu/how-asynchronous-learning-corporate-innovation) By: [MIT xPRO](https://curve.mit.edu/author/mit-xpro) | June 7th, 2023 **5 Minute Read** A survey conducted by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company revealed that “during the first 12 months of the pandemic, top-decile economic performers innovated nearly twice as fast as their low-performing peers in generating new products and services.” [Read More](https://curve.mit.edu/how-asynchronous-learning-corporate-innovation) Share - Close - - - - - [mailto:?body=https://curve.mit.edu/how-asynchronous-learning-corporate-innovation](mailto:?body=https://curve.mit.edu/how-asynchronous-learning-corporate-innovation) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://curve.mit.edu/game-changing-technologies-transformed-chess-is-your-business-next) [Technology Insider](https://curve.mit.edu/topic/technology-insider) ## [Game-Changing Technologies Have Transformed Chess — Is Your Business Next?](https://curve.mit.edu/game-changing-technologies-transformed-chess-is-your-business-next) By: [MIT xPRO](https://curve.mit.edu/author/mit-xpro) | April 10th, 2023 **6 Minute Read** An interview with Sebastian Kuhnert, Vice President of Business Development at Chess.com The game of chess as we know it today has captivated players since the 16th century. In the 1940s, as Alan Turing worked to develop the first modern computers, he turned to chess as “an example of what computers could do.” Turing wrote the first computer chess program in 1950, bringing the centuries-old game into the emerging digital age. 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Such technologies offer exciting new ways for learners of all ages to tackle real-world challenges. The Day of AI exposed learners of all age to the key concepts, applications, and implications of these new computational methods. MIT offers a wide variety of online educational resources for learning about AI and machine learning. 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