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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

Cars That Think

In 2017 and 2018 he served as head of EIT’s Industrial Doctoral School , headquartered in Palaiseau, France. He authored or coauthored more than 100 papers and 14 books, including The Disappearance of Telecommunications , published in 2000 by IEEE Press. In our conversations, Roberto truly shined. The organization supports Ph.D.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

Cars That Think

As it turns out, Estrin—whose parents are IEEE Fellows Gerald and Thelma Estrin—has a connection to von Neumann, a mathematician who made contributions to physics, computing, and game theory. At UCLA, she designed one of the first systems for analog-to-digital conversion of electrical activity from the nervous system.

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Human Horizons aims to be more than just an EV startup in China

China EV

Take my recent conversation with James Shyr, chief design officer and a founding partner of Human Horizons, a Shanghai-based company. We met in the early 2000’s when he was design director at the Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), the SAIC-GM joint venture design and engineering center in Shanghai. Connections matter.

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Going with the talent flow

Electric Auto Association

That legislation led to conversations between the landlords and the tenants, or the owners and the associations,” he explained. Now Barnhart, with most of his political connections in Salem still intact, is the perfect clean energy lobbyist. The end result was usually even better than what the law requires.”

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Mercedes-Benz powering ahead with €3B strategic engine initiative; increasing electrification, 48V; diesel and gasoline; cylinder deactivation

Green Car Congress

From its 3982 cc displacement, the new V8 biturbo produces more than 350 kW (476 hp) with a maximum torque of around 700 Nm from 2000 rpm. Connected in tandem with a large exhaust turbocharger, the eZV ensures a balanced engine response in all rpm ranges and eliminates the turbo lag.

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

Cars That Think

The Mirai botnet exploited vulnerable Internet of Things devices, such as Web-connected video cameras, ones that supported Telnet, an outdated system for logging in remotely. In April 2000, MafiaBoy was arrested and charged, and in January 2001 he pled guilty to 58 charges of denial-of-service attacks. The trio pled guilty.

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