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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design

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The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. It pitted established male EDA experts against two young female Google computer scientists, and the underlying argument had already led to the firing of one Google researcher.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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When you raise or take your foot off the accelerator in an EV the regenerative braking will start to slow the car down before you touch the brake pedal, and harvests the energy from doing so, storing it in your electric car’s (or van’s) battery. EVs and the reputation of your business.

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AI Poised to Transform Video Compression Landscape

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Other mathematical operations reduce the amount of data that needs to be transmitted or stored. In one comparison , WaveOne reconstructions of images were five to 10 times more likely to be chosen over conventional codecs by a group of independent users. WaveOne has shown success in neural network compression of still images.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

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This represents an increase of 64% in comparison to the same month of the previous year. moovel group payment and digital wallet options with Google Pay. The Hop Fastpass app for virtual cards is available for download through the Google Play store. This represents an increase of 64% (compared to the previous year).

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

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to Google Play Store to purchase a digital parrot. Though, I think it’s important we differentiate ‘Tesla as a brand’ and ‘EV’s on the whole’ because Tesla’s in comparison, are very expensive! Before we know it, somehow we’ve found ourselves surrendered to a deal to hand over £3.99

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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In October, the Texas attorney general accused Google of violating the state’s biometric privacy law, saying the Nest home-automation device “records—without consent—friends, children, grandparents, and guests who stop by, and then stores their voiceprints indefinitely.” Forensic speaker comparison is primarily investigative.

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Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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Several companies are developing programs for package delivery using drones, including Amazon, Google, UPS and Deutsche Post DHL. Comparison of life-cycle GHG emissions per package delivered for drone and ground vehicle pathways under base case assumptions.

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