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  • Business
  • Episode 605
  • 11 May 2026
  • 17 min

250 years of US innovation: the smartphone 

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  • The Bulletin with UBS
  • Business
  • Episode 605
  • 17 min

UBS is counting down to July’s US semiquincentennial with a series of reports exploring 250 years of uniquely American innovation. This week, UBS’s Kevin Dennean discusses the rise and impact of the smartphone.

Host
  • Tom Edwards
Contributor
  • Mariella Bevan

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