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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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Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of 3D-printed personal protection equipment

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We see additive manufacturing as an essential part of the response to the COVID-19 global epidemic. The strengths of 3D printing—be anywhere, print virtually anything, adapt on the fly—make it a capability for helping address shortages of parts related to shields, masks, and ventilators, among other things.

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Tesla solar roof at Giga Texas to be world’s largest when complete

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Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. What are your thoughts?

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Move Over, Tractor—the Farmer Wants a Crop-Spraying Drone

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Arthur Erickson Occupation: Aerospace engineer and founder, Hylio Location: Houston Education: Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, specializing in aeronautics, from the University of Texas at Austin Erickson founded Hylio with classmates while they were attending the University of Texas at Austin.

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Tesla seemingly does the most Elon Musk thing ever by drawing a giant “doge” in the Giga Texas site

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Musk, for his part, has focused his cryptocurrency-related tweets on Bitcoin’s more meme-worthy sibling—Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency initially created as a joke. . — Tesla Owners of Austin (@AustinTeslaClub) April 1, 2021. — Tesla Owners of Austin (@AustinTeslaClub) April 2, 2021. billion in the cryptocurrency.

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Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin has hired 60 deaf employees

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To date, 60 deaf employees are part of the Giga Berlin team—a large portion being Ukrainians who fled the war. → [link] pic.twitter.com/GD0oe4WxP1 — Tesla Recruiting (@TeslaRecruiting) September 24, 2023 The video also includes excerpts from some of the non-deaf employees about their experiences having deaf coworkers on the team.

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Tesla has started sending invites to its 2022 annual shareholder’s meeting

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Tesla is allowing both virtual and limited in-person attendance at the meeting. Last month, Tesla announced a random drawing for in-person invites to the shareholder meeting. She kindly hosted me in Austin. “It’s super exciting to drive past Tesla Giga Texas in Austin. . My friend, Gail Alfar, was one of them.

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