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Farewell, Philip E. Ross

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All of us at IEEE Spectrum have experienced that good fortune working with Senior Editor Philip E. Private Eye magazine from the 1970s. In the rollicking 1990s, Forbes hired him away from Scientific American , and then a startup magazine called Red Herring hired him away from Forbes. Ross, who is retiring after this issue.

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Consumer Reports restores Tesla Model 3’s “Top Pick” status after IIHS retest

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This was confirmed by the magazine in a post on its official website. . Jake Fisher, senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center, noted that the magazine is restoring its recommendation for the Model 3 partly due to the IIHS’ updated results.

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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. . Fortunately, it appears that Tesla is working on a way to prevent such tricks from happening. Credit: US Patent Office.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system exists; pretending it doesn’t makes roads less safe

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The magazine admitted that Tesla’s driver-assist system’s object detection and response is better than comparable systems, but Kelly Funkhouser, head of connected and automated vehicle testing for Consumer Reports , argued that it is this very reason why the magazine has safety concerns with Tesla’s cars. .

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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Instead, they were encoded in the grooves of a phonograph record bound inside the magazine. Due to their low cost, thin form factor, and pliability, flexi discs became the medium of choice for magazine publishers who wished to supplement articles with audio content. Recordings were not limited to musical performances.

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Twitter auctions off memorabilia and brings in over $100K

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In December, Nick Dove, a representative of Heritage Global Partners, told Fortune Magazine that the auction had nothing to do with recouping the costs for the $44 billion purchase of the platform. The auction included furniture such as chairs and couches to restaurant-grade appliances like the almost 300-pound coffee machine.

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The Battery Revolution Is Just Getting Started

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There are fortunes to be made and new megacorporations to be built. Gordon Moore himself told us so in his seminal 1965 magazine article, in which he predicted that we would be able to double the number of components in a digital integrated circuit every year for the next 10 years (turns out he was a pessimist). But it'll never happen.