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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., as a software engineer.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. “DUSST”: NREL’s Low Maintenance Soiling Station, $50,000 Atonometrics Inc., Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. Montgomery Center, Vt.

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

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These appliances are part of the broader concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), where everyday objects are connected to the internet, enabling them to collect and exchange data for improved functionality and user convenience. Nest products integrate with HEMS for comprehensive home automation.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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In this way, the app makes it possible to have third parties unload the car, for instance, or perform maintenance without having to have the real car key in their hands. The Golf R Touch development team pursued the goal of producing an interior and infotainment concept that would fulfill seemingly contradictory requirements.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures. Getaround Getaround is free to join, similar in concept to Turo. RelayRides/Now Turo RelayRides pioneered peer-to-peer car sharing is part of an emerging trend of the sharing economy. Trust is natural for people who work together. Convenient hourly and daily rentals.

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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The update of the Golf is most readily visible inside, because the 2017 model year offers a new and increasingly digital display and control concept. The highlights include services such as “Automatic Accident Notification”, “Breakdown Call” and “Service Scheduling” (for making maintenance appointments with your garage).

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

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Narrower lanes ultimately minimize construction and road maintenance and also reduce environmental impacts.”[/p][p][br][/p][p]These p][p][br][/p][p]The smattering of sound concepts are likewise undermined with this technocratic bend that would have policing and the cars themselves become automated.