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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Indeed, hyped-up product announcements at industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (now CES ) and the Game Developers Conference have become regular features of the digital world. Once Kahn found a venue for the demo—at the International Conference on Computer Communications (ICCC), to be held in Washington, D.C.,

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp. Manage Email preferences Companies within this Article General Motors Corp.( The quality of conversations can deteriorate when real identities are not provided. is teaming with Segway Inc., You will receive in your inbox. GM ) 1.86 -0.08

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Thats less than Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) ($7 billion at the beginning of April), but more than General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) ($1.3 Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. BYD, which is traded on the Hong Kong exchange, has a market value of about $3.8 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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