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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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In addition to debuting the ReachNow car sharing service in Seattle, BMW Group Member of the Board Peter Schwarzenbauer also announced the establishment of ReachNow’s North American headquarters in the city and its plans to expand the service to three additional cities in 2016—with the intention of servicing 10 North American cities.

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Marathon acquires additional Eagle Ford Shale assets for $3.5B

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Potential to book up to 100 million boe of proved reserves by the end of 2011. Production expected to increase to approximately 80,000 net boe per day by 2016. As a result, the Company expects to grow production from its total Eagle Ford acreage position to a peak of approximately 100,000 net boe per day by 2016. Cazalot Jr.,

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Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

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I did a lot of reading and studying on where computers might be used and where they could go wrong, as well as reading science-fiction books that explored those possibilities,” he says. In 1998, Spafford founded Purdue’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, becoming its executive director emeritus in 2016.

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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Initially, it proved impossible to have the EA 189 engine meet by legal means the stricter nitrogen oxide requirements in the United States within the required timeframe and budget. Volkswagen is thus ensuring that the models affected in Europe will meet all legal requirements in the future. liter TDI, will begin in January 2016.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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In his book, A Nameless Battery with Untold Stories , Kuribayashi recounted how he and a colleague sought out consultants in the United States who could help with the battery’s manufacturing. Kuribayashi didn’t give many more details in his book, simply writing that by visiting Sony, he hoped to “confirm the battery technology.”

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Why AI Should Move Slow and Fix Things

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As a graduate student, she made waves with a 2016 TED talk about algorithmic bias that has received more than 1.6 In her new book, Unmasking AI : My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines , Buolamwini describes her own awakenings to the clear and present dangers of today’s AI. million views to date.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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Share: MINI owners of 2016 or 2017 model year vehicles are invited to join the ReachNow Share pilot program in Seattle. ReachNow members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street. ReachNow’s Ride on-demand service will launch as a pilot program in Seattle on 8 Dec.

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