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Electric Volvo XC40 features new infotainment system powered by Android with Google technologies built-in

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Powered by Android, the new infotainment system offers customers unprecedented personalization, improved levels of intuitiveness and new embedded Google technology and services. The Google Assistant also allows a driver to interact with smart-home devices from the car.

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Connect with Engineers Worldwide Through the IEEE App

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If you work from home or have relocated to a new city, it can be more difficult to network with other engineers and the global technology community. All the app’s personalized features require permission from users to share their information. You can download the IEEE app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play.

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Forget JPEG, How Would a Person Compress a Picture?

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We live in an age in which it's cheap to take photos but will eventually be costly to store them en masse, as backup services set limits and begin charging for overages. And we love to share our photos, so we end up storing them in multiple places. But, as engineers, we are trained to ask if we can do better.

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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design

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The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. It pitted established male EDA experts against two young female Google computer scientists, and the underlying argument had already led to the firing of one Google researcher.

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Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

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The technology used in the device includes optical character recognition, machine learning, and Google application programming interfaces. In addition, it assists the person in navigating the surroundings by describing nearby objects and their distance from the user. The assistive device works with or without Wi-Fi.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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To achieve this, the Volkswagen brand—the highest volume brand of the Group—is counting on electric mobility (zero-emission and plug-in hybrid models); on continually more fuel-efficient combustion engines and gearboxes; progressive lightweight design; aerodynamics; and efficiency “ in every conceivable area ”. The start-stop 2.0

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

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The app makes use of personal driving data together with the user’s own past journeys and shows information such as journey duration and fuel consumption. If several drives to the same destination have already been recorded, MINI Streetwise will calculate the user’s personal best route as the recommended option. MINI Streetwise.

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