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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

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Bestavros and his colleagues wrote that: Secure multi-party computation (MPC) can possess substantial social value: it enables companies, government agencies, and other organizations to benefit from collective data aggregation and analysis in contexts where the raw data are encumbered by legal and corporate policy restrictions on data sharing.

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BMW problems ‘don’t pressure’ form for 90,000 getting older automobiles over faulty Takata airbags

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BMW, in a commentary , stated type levels with driving force’s airbags from Takata are affected: the 2000-2006 BMW 3 Sequence (E46) together with M3, the 2000-2003 5 Sequence (E39) together with M5, and the 2000-2004 X5s (E53). No less than 25 deaths and greater than 400 accidents within the U.S. website online.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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California Air Resources Board readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard, adopts regulation on alternative diesel fuels

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1 ] The average carbon intensity requirements for years 2011 and 2012 reflect reductions from base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (95.85) calculated using the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2006. [ The decline in the LCFS carbon intensity targets was frozen due to a legal challenge. 95.61 [ 1 ]. 94.47 [ 4 ].

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims. Henn Tan holds up a ThumbDrive during an interview in Singapore in January 2006. Henn Tan: From truant to entrepreneur. Trek’s struggles and Tan’s fall.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Market launch is scheduled to begin in 2017. The company hopes to launch AWC in 2017. The actual bursting pressure is much higher still and far exceeds the legal requirements. The next expansion stage is planned for 2017 when the mild hybrid will be rolled out on the basis of 48 volts. There will also be wireless options.

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