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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. I bought them from a junk store, and maybe paid $2 for them. In the mid-1950s, 3M advertised its Scotch audio reel-to-reel tape.

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Tesla patent outlines system to actively monitor improper seatbelt use

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One such example was demonstrated by Consumer Reports recently when the magazine decided to show exactly how drivers could trick Tesla’s Autopilot driver-monitoring systems. . This, as hinted at by Tesla’s illustrations in the patent, is extremely pertinent for vehicles that could operate without active human input. .

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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You said then that you wanted an artificial general intelligence to exist—in fact, you said it had always been your personal motivation for working in robotics and AI. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? Didn’t at all.

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The Essential Vannevar Bush

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During World War II, as personal science and engineering adviser to President Roosevelt, he led all research by civilians for the military and organized the Manhattan Project. Peace Through Strength The decision to work on weapons technology, or not, was highly personal to Bush and a decision not easy to unpack.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." Its physical design, the minimalist layout, the screen with playlists, and the easy-access buttons made it successful, and the iTunes store made it easier for people to discover and buy music and organize it into personal playlists.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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AT, in its most basic form, is anything that helps a person achieve enhanced performance, improved function, or accelerated access to information. So, what does the future have in store for AT? Wired Magazine refers to this layered reality as the "Mirrorworld." They're all assistive technologies. Kevin Kelly of.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Today, In addition to its NDEW and Drive Electric Earth Day activities, the chapter hosts “Electrify Your Ride,” an annual spring event held at UNC Asheville, and has long advocated for e-bikes, scooters, one-wheels, and other small personal electric transportation modes. A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.”