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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 In the event of a tie on volume, efficiency will be used to determine the grand prize winner. —Google FAQ on the challenge.

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Google to sponsor NASA Green Flight Challenge

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The CAFE Foundation announced that Google will sponsor the NASA Centennial Challenge flight competition known as the Green Flight Challenge (GFC). CAFE (Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency) will conduct the event from 25 September through 2 October 2011 at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County (California) Airport.

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Connect with Engineers Worldwide Through the IEEE App

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All the app’s personalized features require permission from users to share their information. Networking made easy One popular way to network with others is at IEEE events. Or you can use the event-finder feature, which filters the search results by location, date, and topic.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk to speak at Code Conference 2021

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk will speak at Code Conference 2021 in Beverly Hills, according to the event’s website. The three-day event has a schedule full of events for attendees, who will finally be able to rejoin the event in person following the COVID-19 pandemic. ” Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk pledges to make things right after Tesla leaves small bakery with unpaid order

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has personally pledged to correct a mistake from the electric vehicle maker that left a small business in San Jose in a tricky situation. The Giving Pies has had large corporations as clients in the past, such as Apple and Google. As noted by Rasetarinera, Tesla later updated the order to 4,000 pies.

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Elon Musk tried to merge Tesla and OpenAI, emails reveal

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In early February 2018, Elon forwarded us an email suggesting that OpenAI should “attach to Tesla as its cash cow”, commenting that it was “exactly right… Tesla is the only path that could even hope to hold a candle to Google. Even then, the probability of being a counterweight to Google is small. It just isn’t zero”.

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Ford expands SYNC with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and new apps

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The first SYNC AppLink apps using available vehicle information such as GPS location and mileage will be available this year, taking the in-car app experience to a more personal and customized level. Google voice search answers any questions customers may have also while on the road. New SYNC apps. Users of Android devices 5.0

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