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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), three sources told Reuters.

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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The task force collaborates on organizing virtual and in-person events with IEEE groups including Women in Engineering and external organizations such as the International Renewable Energy Agency. Another panel is scheduled for April at the IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

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SpaceX and Dish’s Super-Shady War for the World

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Or—given the outsize personalities involved (including Elon Musk and Michael Dell) and the epic, five-year duration of the dispute to date—maybe more like a space opera. GHz frequency range at next year’s ITU World Radiocommunication Conference in the United Arab Emirates.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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These challenges are essentially opening up to competition the development of solutions to key industrial and societal problems and offering prize money to the winners. More broadly, ASPIRE’s aim for these grand technical challenges is to fast track the development of innovative technologies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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The Legacy of the Datapoint 2200 Microcomputer

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One such technology is the Datapoint 2200, a programmable terminal that laid the foundation for the personal computer revolution. The pioneering system integrated a CPU, memory, and input/output devices into a single unit, making it a compact, self-contained device. Launched in 1970 by Computer Terminal Corp.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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The year 2023 was the first in which China’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) 3 industry ran without support from national subsidies for EV purchases, which have facilitated expansion of the market for more than a decade. As the market matures, the industry is entering a phase marked by increased price competition and consolidation.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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It took me 17 days to reach the United Arab Emirates, and my route went through fascinating places like the Kurdish region of Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. To see nothing but desert for miles as a Dutch person? A new look that I call ‘industrial chic.’ Incredible. The border crossing? Absolutely.