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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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The two found the idea of the Atari game intriguing but thought the execution was terrible. Jens Wolf/picture-alliance/dpa/AP When Baer got the idea for his video-game system in 1966, he was the division manager at the defense contractor Sanders Associates (now part of BAE Systems ) in Nashua, N.H. patent for the game in 1980.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. Buying the electric model in Norway is often good for your eco-conscience as well as your wallet. in 2018 and 42.4%

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Thanks to a. Neurotech includes.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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Val Miftakhov got into the EV game in 2010 when he founded eMotorWerks, which created an innovative smart charging solution and was acquired by the Enel Group in 2017. million) grant from the UK government, and $21.4 But that means that I can’t buy from just any supplier. In December, the company won a £12-million ($16.3-million)

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A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security

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Breaches can be so large as to affect nearly every person in the country, as in the Equifax breach of 2017 , or a large fraction of the Fortune 500 and the U.S. In the last few years, a slew of ideas old and new have converged to reveal a path out of this morass, but they haven’t been widely recognized, combined, or used.

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GPT-4, AGI, and the Hunt for Superintelligence

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Christoph Koch Photo: Erik Dinnel/Allen Institute I’m more interested in this idea of an artificial general intelligence. Christoph Koch, Allen Institute You’ve touched on this idea of superintelligence. So this is basically the singularity idea, except for the self-creation and self-perpetuation. Many people have no idea.

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The Growing Used EV Car Market—and Why You Should Take a Look

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With the rapidly increasing availability of EV chargers in places people live, work, and play ( an effort that we are pleased to be contributing to ), the idea of an EV as one’s primary form of transportation is more practical than ever. Used EVs: What to Look For.

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