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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Even as Google and Meta set their sights on building entirely new lines that will drastically boost the continent’s capacity, those lines hug well-trodden, predictable routes. There is one effort that hopes to do what Google and Meta won’t—SAEx, or the Southern Oceans Network. But it’s been slow to come.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. Clones, in a sense, are marvelous….it

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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Audi is supporting the German team (the “ Part-Time Scientists ”) in the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) competition with its know-how in several fields of technology from quattro all-wheel drive and lightweight construction to electric mobility and piloted driving. Click to enlarge.

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AI Could Help Increase the IVF Success Rate

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The algorithm is currently being tested in clinics in several countries including Lithuania, Malaysia, and Spain. The founders also participated in the Google for Startups program, which provides companies with funding, mentoring, and networking. The system has increased the success rate by more than 15 percent, Silver says.