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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

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The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat.

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Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

Baua Electric

Barthélemy typically works with artisans in person to create tapestries or rugs but, since the Taliban retook power in 2021, he’s had to connect with the weavers remotely. Scattered throughout Southern California are a set of varied Modernist residences known as the Case Study Houses. You talk to any designer or architect in L.A.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

An article describing how the platform works was published in the September issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. “If His Vodafone team worked on technologies that would limit the use of personal data for advertising and “eyeball-grabbing, because they are very disruptive and can incentivize the spread of disinformation.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Engineers, IT professionals, and business executives can learn valuable lessons by studying his career. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." People have criticized Jobs's personal traits. Think differently and work persistently. Focus on design.

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Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission

Cars That Think

Leading a global organization that depends on in-person meetings and events has proven especially challenging in recent years. He notes that those concerns have been studied and debated, and initiatives have been undertaken to explore alternative membership models. The impact of the pandemic and global tensions.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Census, the mainframe computer, legitimizing the person computer, and developing the software that beat the best in the world at chess and then Jeopardy. Joining me to talk about it—and IBM's other pivots, past and future—is a person uniquely qualified to do so. Steven Cherry Jim, IBM wasn't the first to personal computers.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Starting in the mid-1980s, as chip manufacturing in the country accelerated, engineers who had studied under Kim at. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under. Kim, shown on the Columbia campus, studied for his Ph.D. Chang Hae-Ja.