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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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SEC charges Volkswagen AG, former CEO Winterkorn with defrauding bond investors during emissions fraud

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filed March 14, 2019). The complaint alleges that Volkswagen made false and misleading statements to investors and underwriters about vehicle quality, environmental compliance, and VW’s financial standing. VW Credit, Inc. with violating Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act. The litigation is being led by Daniel Hayes.

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How Can We Talk About Autonomous Weapons?

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In order to address the legal and ethical issues that an autonomous weapons system (AWS) can raise, it’s important to look at the many technical challenges that arise along the full spectrum of autonomy. A group of experts convened by. Discussions advanced to the point that in 2019, member states at the CCW agreed on a set of.

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Conceivable ‘immense’ Tesla information breach regarded into through Ecu government

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German union IG Metall stated the revelations had been “disturbing” and known as on Tesla to tell workers about all information coverage violations and advertise a tradition during which group of workers may just lift issues and grievances brazenly and with out concern. billion euro ($1.3

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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The technology could have been used during COVID-19 shutdowns, when auditors were unable to make in-person visits to clinical-trial locations, Ménard says. The group, which goes by the moniker IMPALA, conducted several use-case studies and published its findings in a 2021 journal article that Ménard coauthored.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Coast Guard To verify the caller’s identity and solve the apparent crime, the Coast Guard’s investigative service emailed the files to Rita Singh , a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and author of the textbook Profiling Humans From Their Voice (Springer, 2019). A 2020 U.S.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Electrify America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. This service will be available in Q1 2019. Projects include: CAR SHARING. mile “Home Zone.”