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Tesla Cybertruck designs were in no shortage as Musk combatted ‘boring’ pickups

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A new image shared by author Walter Isaacson, who is writing a new book about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, shows the Cybertruck had no shortage of designs as Musk pledged to combat “boring” pickup designs that flooded the U.S. ” When Musk rolled out the Cybertruck on stage, people were stunned at the design.

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Self-Destructing Circuits and More Security Schemes

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In comparison to… always-on protection, the detection-driven protection incurs less delay and less energy overhead,” he said. And attackers may exploit these side-channels to gain access to sensitive information,” said Sirish Oruganti a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Tesla China Model 3 rival BYD Seal exceeds presale expectations with 22,637 orders

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Its design and price range make the Seal a notable competitor against Tesla’s popular sedan. For comparison, Tesla China’s base Model 3 RWD costs RMB 279,900 ($42,066.81) and the Dual Motor Model 3 Performance starts at RMB 367,900 ($55,292.54) before options and discounts. The BYD Seal will compete against the Tesla Model 3.

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Tesla’s streamlining efforts are a secret weapon against rival automakers

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Tesla production workers install seats to the structural battery pack at Gigafactory Texas. This became possible through an aggressive streamlining of parts and its vehicles’ assembly process. In comparison, Toyota logged 16.7%, while Volkswagen posted 18.7%. Credit: Tesla Inc. ). for its automobiles in fiscal 2021.

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Sustainable Weather Balloon Wins Student a $10,000 Scholarship

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The balloons aren’t environmentally friendly, though, in part because they’re made out of nonrecyclable materials such as latex. The weather balloon he designed can stay in the air longer than traditional models as well. Also, there’s a lot of waste. Lynn Bowlby Schumann built a coin-size, solar-powered radiosonde that weighs 4.8

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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This article was first published as “Design case history: Apple’s Macintosh.” The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. It appeared in the December 1984 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Steradian’s 4D Imaging Radar Aims to Make Self-Driving Cars Smarter

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Before launching the fabless semiconductor startup in 2016, the founders were working at well-known technology companies designing chipsets for mass-market radio technologies including Bluetooth, GPS, LTE cellular, and wireless LAN. We take care of the entire product architecture.” For the first three years, the company was self-funded.

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