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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 Google and IEEE are emphasizing size reduction in their challenge, without targeting a specific application area such as automotive.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. We don’t understand huge parts of the ecosystem at the moment, and access to reliable data is tough,” Smith says.

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Tesla Giga Shanghai to halt production in July to upgrade Model Y line capacity

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Following are the contents of the memo reportedly from Tesla China (courtesy of Chinese EV group 42How and translated using Google Translate). The guidelines for attendance during a power outage are as follows: . All staff of BCC Lingang factory . BCC Lingang Factory Manager and Supervisor . Dear partners, .

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FRA to award up to $10M for states to improve highway-rail crossings & track along energy routes

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The guidelines for the grant applications set by the FRA encourage states to include innovative solutions to improve safety, especially at highway-rail grade crossings. The funding is part of the Railroad Safety grants for the Safe Transportation of Energy Products (STEP) by Rail Program.

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NHTSA begins preliminary evaluation of Tesla Model S Autopilot fatality

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The Autopilot fatality is evidence that federal regulators need to go slow as they write new guidelines for self-driving cars, said Consumer Watchdog. The Administration should slow its rush to write guidelines until the causes in this crash are clear, and the manufacturers provide public evidence that self-driving cars are safe.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Beta meets opposition from India’s industry body

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The Broadband India Forum represents companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Hughes, and Microsoft. ” It also noted that SpaceX seemed to be “non-compliant to existing guidelines” in India. .

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Necrobotics: Dead Spiders Reincarnated as Robot Grippers

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The researchers note that “there are currently no clear guidelines in the literature regarding ethical sourcing and humane euthanasia of spiders,” which is really something that should be figured out, considering how much we know about the cute-but-still-terrifying personalities some spiders have.

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