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Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Investing in Offshore Wind Backbone

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Energy investor Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Corporation are investing in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone transmission project. Source: Google. Good Energies, an experienced investor in the development of renewable energy projects across North America, Europe and Asia, and Google are each investing 37.5%

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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Even as Google and Meta set their sights on building entirely new lines that will drastically boost the continent’s capacity, those lines hug well-trodden, predictable routes. There is one effort that hopes to do what Google and Meta won’t—SAEx, or the Southern Oceans Network. But it’s been slow to come. That meant ramping up plans.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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5G devices, meanwhile, can connect directly to each other through radio networks forming an " edge cloud " of their own. That's a problem for all governments connected to the network. "If Other countries are following suit, though Huawei still has a stronghold in Africa and Southeast Asia. So the U.S. So the U.S.

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VW to launch technically updated Sharan MPV at Geneva; up to 15% more fuel efficient

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The optional touchscreen devices for the MPV provide maximum connectivity. Also, the Sharan becomes one of the first Volkswagen vehicles that can be fitted with App Connect. Various apps can be integrated into the new infotainment system via MirrorLink, Android Auto (Google), and CarPlay (Apple). inch systems).

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Doug VanDagens, global director of Ford Connected Services.

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Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

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to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. In the business world, especially when you are in Asia, as long as anything makes a profit, you do it.” It was called the ThumbDrive.

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