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Volvo Cars calls for US national framework for regulation and testing of autonomous driving

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The US risks losing its leading position due to the lack of Federal guidelines for the testing and certification of autonomous vehicles. The absence of one set of rules means car makers cannot conduct credible tests to develop cars that meet all the different guidelines of all 50 US states. —HÃ¥kan Samuelsson.

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LMU study finds 20% of gases from combustion of R1234yf MAC refrigerant consist of highly toxic carbonyl fluoride; urges reassessment

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According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. If inhaled, it can damage the alveoli in the lungs, allowing it to reach the circulation and shut down vital functions.

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US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement enacted as part of the budget act

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The Transboundary Agreement sets clear guidelines for the development of oil and natural gas reservoirs that cross the maritime boundary. As a result of the agreement, nearly 1.5 million acres of the US Outer Continental Shelf will now be made more accessible for exploration and production activities.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. The most vulnerable are to receive better protection against loss and damage caused by extreme weather events related to climate change. as possible, but not later than 2015. Technology.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has also joined forces with French president Nicolas Sarkozy to propose a set of guidelines for consideration at Copenhagen, including a proposal that industrialized countries should outline emission pathways consistent with the goal of reducing emissions by at least 80 percent from their 1990 levels by 2050.

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Content Credentials Will Fight Deepfakes in the 2024 Elections

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C2PA The crux of the problem is that image-generating tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney make it easy for anyone to create realistic-but-fake photos of events that never happened, and similar tools exist for video. The European Union’s AI Act , now being finalized, requires that synthetic content be labeled.

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