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MINI Connected app relaunches with greater focus on driving-related functions

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The 5-year-old MINI Connected app is undergoing a major relaunch , with the new version available to download from mid-August. The new MINI Connected will simplify the App’s menu interfaces and offer MINI drivers a console to display a range of information and driving related functions. Other MINI Connected menu items.

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

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We have a clutch that engages and connects the two, that gets the engine going. Including the battery management controller and the battery junction box for the connections, the battery system weighs 125 kilograms (275.6 Connected and safety technologies. Just to give an example. Structure of the battery pack. Click to enlarge.

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Deep Learning’s Diminishing Returns

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Even his inaugural paper was forced to acknowledge the voracious appetite of neural networks for computational power, bemoaning that "as the number of connections in the network increases.the burden on a conventional digital computer soon becomes excessive.". But Rosenblatt's ambitions outpaced the capabilities of his era—and he knew it.

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Save $400 on Velotric T1 ST e-bike at $1,099, level 2 Tesla/EV charger starts from $449, more

Baua Electric

This EV charger provides up to 40A of power that automatically adjusts its output to not only the connected EV’s accepted levels, but also balances it along with your households’ energy consumption for “up to 7x faster charging.” You can also go hands-free by connecting it to your Alexa or Google Assistant.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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VAIDYANATHAN Caltech “For contributions to theory and practice of statistical, graph, and distributed signal processing.” IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL Sponsor: Google CLAIRE J. “For contributions to the development of the modern cochlear implant.” IEEE JACK S. KILBY SIGNAL PROCESSING MEDAL Sponsor: Apple PALGHAT P.

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Subspace Rebuilt the Internet for Real-Time Applications

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The online transformation occasioned by the current pandemic can be seen in a single statistic. More than 20 percent of Internet-connected devices experienced performance issues at any given time, and 80 percent had major disruptions several times a day.

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