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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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Every time you use your voice to generate a message on a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone or activate a Google Home device, you’re using tools Chanwoo Kim helped develop. The former executive vice president of Samsung Research’s Global AI Centers specializes in end-to-end speech recognition, end-to-end text-to-speech tools, and language modeling.

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km km 2 per year—a rate four times greater than a previous estimate, suggesting an unprecedented rate of global urbanization. Urban area dynamics during 1985–2015 at the global and continent scales. Huang, Y.,

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Tesla will have ‘good news’ in Mexico, foreign minister teases

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The company has been rumored to be looking for suitable land in Canada, South Korea, Indonesia, and Mexico for some time. Tesla will soon announce “good news” in Mexico, where it has been rumored to be mulling locations for its next automotive production plant, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.

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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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The report, which analyzes global patent activity in the field of self-driving automobiles over the last five years, identifies the global leaders in the development of the technologies and also makes predictions about the future of driverless cars. Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20.

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

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Mr. Degeimbre was born in South Korea but adopted by a Belgian family as a baby. Kline describes itself as “locally rooted and globally inspired,” which translates to dishes like brussels sprouts guacamole and braised pork belly with crispy-chile sauce and kimchi. The menu reflects the triptych of culinary influences in Mr.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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7 billion In 2021, global sales of thumb drives from all manufacturers surpassed $7 billion, a number that is expected to rise to more than $10 billion by 2028. It was small enough to slip in a front pocket or hang from a keychain, and durable enough to be rattled around in a drawer or tote without damage. Meanwhile, the thumb drive lives on.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be built at the Asan, South Korea plant and will go on sale in select markets later this Fall. Plus, users can search for points of interest using Google with voice or text and have the directions when they start their Sonata Plug-in Hybrid. km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.).

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