To promote his 1995 album <i>HIStory</i>, Michael Jackson commissioned several 32-ft. statues of himself to be displayed around the world, including one that floated down the Thames River in London and another down the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Next slide, please: A brief history of the corporate presentation PowerPoint is everywhere. It’s used in religious sermons; by schoolchildren preparing book reports; at funerals and weddings. In 2010, Microsoft announced that PowerPoint…