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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. Indeed, after China’s 2008 Olympics, Ecuador and other countries with mixed human rights records purchased surveillance equipment based on systems displayed at the 2008 Olympics. The surveillance industry, in France and elsewhere, stands to gain a lot from the exposure.

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Continental extends term of Nikolai Setzer as CEO, appoints new board member for automotive group sector – ET Auto

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As well as his extensive expertise in the automotive industry, he has vast international experience and a close affiliation with Continental. I hold Philipp von Hirschheydt in the highest esteem. In 2007, von Hirschheydt joined Continental as a project manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions department.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Putin has highlighted on various occasions the contribution Russia’s mineral wealth, in particular oil and natural gas, must make for Russia to be able to sustain economic growth, promote industrial development, catch up with the developed economies, and modernize Russia’s military and military industry. Live by Energy….

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