Company profile: Corning

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The picturesque town of Corning in upstate New York doesn’t look like the site of bleeding-edge innovation. But inventions by a 174-year-old glass company there have changed the modern world, thanks in part to some blunt advice from Steve Jobs.

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0:00.0	Here we are. Another train delay, not a problem for Claire.
0:06.1	Phone in hand, ready to play the free coral rewards grabber.
0:09.7	Loose wrist, firm grip.
0:11.8	Textbook. Oh, look at this.
0:14.2	She's won herself 50 coral coins for free.
0:17.3	But now what to spend them on?
0:19.0	Free spins or a casino bonus. And oh, she's gone with free spins.
0:25.7	Lovely choice, Claire. Cash in Coral coins for free to choose rewards you actually want. Coral, we're here for it.
0:34.1	18 plus UK. Participate in selected promos to get coral coins.
0:38.1	Coins expire.
0:39.0	Tees and Cs apply.
0:39.9	Take time to think.
0:45.0	Over 1,800 international businesses,
0:48.5	including 14 of the top 15 US technology companies,
0:50.4	have established operations in Ireland,
0:53.4	creating one of the world's leading innovation hubs.
0:59.1	These businesses have invested in Ireland because it delivers skills, support, stability, and significant returns.
1:01.1	IDA Ireland, the National Investment Development Agency, can help you tap into the same talent
1:06.4	pool and support system and hit the ground running.
1:09.3	Learn more at IDA Ireland.com.
1:16.5	The Economist.
1:20.4	So I'm going to start us in the past.
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