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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

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East Austin | Wine bar Birdie’s is not just another wine bar. PRIYA KRISHNA 2944 East 12th Street, Unit A; no phone; birdiesaustin.com The chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph made a name for himself in Austin with the pastries at Emmer & Rye and Hestia , which he co-owns. As always, we pay for all of our meals and don’t accept free items.

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Austin study teases out changes in behavior in wake of suspension of Uber and Lyft service

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Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Columbia University surveyed more than 1,200 people in Austin, Texas, to examine how their habits changed after Uber and Lyft pulled drivers out of the city due to a local law change. 2977969.

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Audi’s Autonomous Intelligent Driving teams up with Luminar for advanced LiDAR

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Since launching in March 2017, AID has been scouting the best complementary LiDAR solutions in the market that can support the depth sensing demands of the autonomous driving test fleet currently driving in the city of Munich. —Luminar founder and chief executive officer, Austin Russell. to deploy its LiDAR technology.

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Neuralink continues hiring ramp following co-founder Max Hodak’s departure

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Some personal news: I am no longer at Neuralink (as of a few weeks ago). Hodak was the President of Neuralink from 2017 until his departure. Some Neuralink jobs based in Austin include an Animal Care Specialist, Registered Veterinary Technician, Veterinarian, and an MEP Engineer. Onward to new things.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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Remote sensing technologies to tackle earth science problems In 1980 Crawford joined the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin, staying for 25 years. She died in 2017. They reinforced the perception that Dresselhaus was a truly amazing person as well as a trailblazer.”

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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As a child, Zadeh was surrounded by governesses and tutors, while as a young adult, he had a personal servant. Austin, Texas. Editor’s note: Lotfi Zadeh died in 2017 at the age of 96. His parents—his father a businessman and newspaper correspondent, his mother a doctor—were comfortably well off.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. University of Texas at Austin. potential longer-term innovations including evolution up to 350 kilowatt (kW) fast charging. Municipal fleet electrification. University of California, San Diego.

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