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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

The Truth About Cars

Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. We’re now hearing more grandiose claims about the car, with Musk saying that it would feature rocket technology thanks to a partnership with his other company, SpaceX. It’s going to have some rocket technology in it.”

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

Cars That Think

He was a key figure in the creation of EIT Digital , an organization that invests in research and continuing education to bring new digital technologies to the European market. Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. He held this position until his death.

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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Developing technology to address the causes of climate change, mitigate its impact, and adapt to the crisis is one of IEEE’s top priorities. It holds networking events, provides educational resources, and publishes career-related articles on its blog. Partnering with IRENA, the U.N.,

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Rapid and pivotal advances in technology have a way of unsettling people, because they can reverberate mercilessly, sometimes, through business, employment, and cultural spheres. You wrote a famous article in 2017, “ The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Prediction. “ Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? Can they throw it 10 miles?

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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

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Blockchain technology. arguably began with a 1982 paper by the computer scientist David Chaum , but it reached mainstream attention with the success of Bitcoin , a cryptocurrency created by the anonymous person or persons known as Satoshi Nakamoto. To understand the slow death of. The rise and fall of CryptoKitties.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

EV Life

Most car sites are built for gas vehicles, so you have to do countless hours of blog research. On EV Life, you can see personalized recommendations for any car you’re considering. With electric car technology improving rapidly each year, a 2017 study showed that 80% of consumers are leasing , not buying, EVs. Why Finance?

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

China EV

Human Horizons was “officially sanctioned” on December 12, 2017, but “we were working before that, he says. It is a vehicle for a person who would enjoy driving, he says. Yep, the Protean Electric led by KY Chan, that I blogged about in late October. There isn’t anything revolutionary about the technology, says Shyr.

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