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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Best Tesla Cybertruck accessories for your upcoming pickup

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With the Tesla Cybertruck finally coming to market next year, some customers are already looking for accessories to personalize their upcoming vehicle. According to the company’s website, they offer a wide variety of wrap colors, including my personal favorite, Matt Metallic Mars Red. What do you think of the article?

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Elon Musk’s detractors need to stop the character assassination

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The WSJ article, to me, seems like character assassination . The recent article published in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Elon Musk had an “alleged affair” with the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, is what I think is one example of a character assassination attempt. . And these attempts influence the average person.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

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Digging into the concept resulted in a lot of angry and confused comments and a recent article from Autocar stipulating that commercial trucks doubling as normal transportation are about to become prohibitively expensive as most are poised for a “near-fivefold increase in personal tax bills" after July 1st, 2024.

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

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First, some background from the New York Times : The rule increasingly limits the amount of pollution allowed from tailpipes over time so that, by 2032, more than half the new cars sold in the United States would most likely be zero-emissions vehicles in order for carmakers to meet the standards. The future is electric,” he said.

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The Chain Reaction That Propels Civilization

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Fast-forward roughly 250 years, to the 1980s, in the United States. We have various electronic communication networks (the autocatalytic system) and some early personal computers (the catalyst). At last, people had a compelling reason to buy a computer. It would be a revolution on a grand scale.

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How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

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They are not only used for personal commuting, but they are also being used in agriculture, public transportation, last-mile operation and even in firefighting. For example, in 2021 residents of California welcomed the United state’s first electric fire truck. With Formula-E they are getting into the racing arena as well. 

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