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This App Gauges Your Risk of COVID-19 Exposure in Public Places

Cars That Think

Cheng unveiled his app at the 2021 IEEE/ACM High Performance Computing Conference for Urgent Decision Making , sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society. Cheng’s app uses Google Maps’ popular-times option , which shows how busy a place tends to be at specific times during the day. He is currently piloting the app in Houston and Seattle.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

But extending it to handle multiple networks—whose reliability couldn’t be taken for granted—was a different story. But now, Cerf sat alone in the lobby of San Francisco’s Jack Tar Hotel , on a break from a computing conference. And the problem was on his mind. Cerf pulled out an envelope. “The Hi Eric, would you like some help?”

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. At today’s event, Google teamed with PG&E to demonstrate the bi-directional flow of electricity between plug-ins and the electric grid.

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Why OpenAI’s Codex Won’t Replace Coders

Cars That Think

Our task was to understand how a state agency was using its database to assign grants to organizations, and then to advise the agency on how to improve the database. Instead, my colleague started the engagement by sitting down with the client and spending several days understanding their grant-making process.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. Despite this collaboration, Netac subsequently sought and was granted a patent on the thumb drive within China. So it’s not surprising that overlapping and competing claims surround the origin of the thumb drive.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Jonathan Macias Current Profession: Grant Manager for County Government and CEO/Founder of Sky Island, LLC How will you add value to the EAA Board? Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?