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Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida

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Tesla and other companies selling vehicles directly to consumers are under threat in Florida, where two bills may disrupt how the automakers sell their vehicles. Now, Tesla is again facing threats from legislatures as two new bills could derail the company’s sales system in Florida. What do you think of the article?

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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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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. He then moved to the United States and earned two master’s degrees from the University of Florida , in Gainesville: one in EE in 1959 and the other in nuclear engineering in 1960.

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From Intel Intern to Inventor of the Year

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by Intel. He grew up in the Bahamas, then moved to Florida for high school and college. Intel scooped up Kavalieros as he completed his doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Florida. This can't be real," Jack Kavalieros recalls saying to himself.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla 2023 Cyber Roundup (Annual Shareholder Meeting)

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I will be updating this article in real-time, so please keep refreshing the page every minute or two to view the latest updates on this story. 16:24 CT – A shareholder asks about Tesla insurance on more states like Florida. Zachary Kirkhorn confirms off camera that Tesla Insurance in Florida is coming this year.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

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In the past, some Taycan battery fires, such as the one in a garage in the US state of Florida in early 2020 that occurred during nighttime charging, were never fully resolved after investigations began. Many more details were revealed, but they are not included in this article to protect the source.

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How Robots Helped Out After the Surfside Condo Collapse

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Editor's Note: A long with Robin Murphy, the authors of this article include David Merrick, Justin Adams, Jarrett Broder, Austin Bush, Laura Hart, and Rayne Hawkins. This article summarizes what is known about the use of robots at Champlain Towers South, and offers insights into challenges for unmanned systems.

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