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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Earlier this year, a volcanic eruption in Tonga severed the cable that served the island country, forcing rescue parties to rely on poor-quality satellite connections. It’s hard to say that African internet users won’t benefit from all this internet connectivity. But there’s reason to treat the plans with some level of skepticism.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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The idea is that engineering and manufacturing of products all around cloud, artificial intelligence, 5G, will be redefined. Across the regions, in the US, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Europe, the UK, Australia, India and a lot of other countries, we are ramping up the talents on our team to become a relevant partner for our customers there.

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Ford launches innovate mobility challenge series

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The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. Connected vehicles Personal Transit Sustainability Urban mobility'

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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Expanding and coordinating international energy innovation cooperation to bring ideas and resources together across the globe to address these global challenges. In particular, the administration and Congress should provide sustained support for ARPA-E to pursue the high-risk technologies that could lead to major energy breakthroughs.

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