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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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The researchers used Landsat imagery to map annual changes in urban extent at a 30 m resolution for the period 1985 to 2015 on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. The expansion rates in Asia and North America substantially exceeded those of Europe (1,883 km 2 yr –1 ). —Liu et al.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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In 2017, Ford announced it would invest $1 billion over five years in Argo AI—an artificial intelligence software startup founded by former Google and Uber leaders—to develop an SAE Level 4 virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021, and for potential license to other companies. Earlier post.).

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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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In this decade, it is linking to the environment: with other cars, with the infrastructure, and with the internet. Today we already bring news and information into the vehicle via UMTS, offer navigation with Google Earth images, and deliver pinpointed traffic-flow data with Audi online traffic reporting.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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In this environment, open models play a vital role. Meanwhile, Singapore is funding a US $52 million open-source development effort for Southeast Asia, and the UAE continues to bankroll some of the largest available open generative AI models. And after a confrontation with its member state governments in December, the E.U.

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

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With more than three dozen AppLink-compatible apps publicly available on Apple iOS and Google Android, the SDK is now mature enough that Ford engineers are ready to let larger ecosystem of developers try it out. The new SDK will expand the environment so developers can work with the actual vehicle through the infotainment system.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Henn Tan, as told to the Straits Times Many of these electronics products, including the chips in them, were produced in Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand—and Singapore—under the OEM system. In the business world, especially when you are in Asia, as long as anything makes a profit, you do it.”

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The Global Project to Make a General Robotic Brain

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Robots need robot data to learn from, and this data is typically created slowly and tediously by researchers in laboratory environments for very specific tasks. Even without specific training, this Google research robot is able to follow the instruction “move apple between can and orange.” We decided to give it a try.

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