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Tencent buys 5% stake in Tesla for $1.8 billion

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Tencent acquired the shares through Tesla’s latest registered offering of common stock (17 March 2017, earlier post ) and through open market purchases. In 2015, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., Tencent and China Harmony Auto Holding began a partnership to develop connected, electric cars.

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IHS forecasts 11% rise in China automotive semiconductor market in 2014 due to safety and navigation features

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By 2017, revenue will reach $6.2 Key navigation-processor suppliers included CSR of Wales, MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor of Taiwan, Samsung of South Korea and Freescale Semiconductor from Texas. million by 2017. China Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Forecasts' million units. million units, up 15%.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. 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.

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Gogoro introduces VIVA ultralight electric smartscooter; battery swapping

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VIVA leverages Gogoro’s Smartscooter electric powertrain, smartphone connectivity and battery swapping in a lightweight urban design for shorter, quicker trips. VIVA is optimized with Gogoro’s iQ System that provides smart connectivity and intelligence that continues to evolve with the rider so VIVA keeps getting better.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions. To stabilize the first floating wind farm , completed in 2017 about 50 kilometers northeast of the Aberdeen project, Norwegian energy giant Equinor used a steel column that extends 78 meters into the water.

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The FCC's Ban on AI in Robocalls Won't Be Enough

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Recent elections in Indonesia and Taiwan have been marred by AI-generated misinformation, too. Burger, who was the FCC’s chief technology officer from 2017 to 2019, says that the agency’s vote will ultimately only have an impact if it starts enforcing the ban on robocalls more generally.