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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

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Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, and Boston University have agreed to begin joint research in the area of data security and privacy for artificial intelligence (AI) research. In order to enable AI to cooperate with people, personal information about the users must be collected and analyzed. Honda noted.

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University of Michigan launches new program to accelerate advanced transportation technologies

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A new program at the University of Michigan will award funds for researchers to accelerate advanced transportation technologies. The committee includes advanced transportation business and market experts, venture capitalists and university leaders. Members include: Alan Amici, head of UConnect, Chrysler Group.

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Ford Launches New Dealer Training Program With A.I. Integration

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Ford has announced its new dealership training platform for the United States , noting that it will utilize artificial intelligence to better familiarize sales teams with product knowledge, corporate history, while likewise making them better at engaging with customers. The video is then graded by A.I.

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Boeing and Kitty Hawk form strategic partnership on electric urban air mobility

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Boeing and start-up Kitty Hawk Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. The company’s portfolio of vehicles includes Cora, a two-person air taxi and Flyer, a vehicle for personalized flight.

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bp invests in free local electric transit business Freebee

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Freebee’s free-to-the-user trips are financed through local governments as part of municipalities’ public transport networks, and also by private entities such as corporate business parks, hotels and resorts, and university campuses.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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At its core, the project is designed to be “future-proofed” and to evolve to meet transportation goals, beginning with connected buses and shared mobility vehicles such as vans and shuttles, and expanding to additional types of CAVs such as freight and personal vehicles.

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