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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design

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The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. It pitted established male EDA experts against two young female Google computer scientists, and the underlying argument had already led to the firing of one Google researcher.

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Ford contributes AppLink to open-source GENIVI Alliance

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The AppLink software enables apps from connected smartphones to be controlled using the vehicle interface, including available voice recognition and audio buttons. Ford becomes the first US automaker to contribute proprietary source code from one of its products to an open-source project. Earlier post.).

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Open-Source Security Chip Released

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Open hardware has been gaining steam since the development of the popular open-source processor architecture RISC-V RISC-V gives an openly available prescription for a how a computer can operate efficiently at the most basic level. Once there is something both people agree on, a trusted secure connection can be established.

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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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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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The acronym CASE is the name given to the specific area of strategy at Mercedes‑Benz Cars that focuses on the future-oriented issues of “connectivity”, “ autonomous driving”, “sharing” and “electric drive systems”. The relevant app will be available to download from December from the Apple iTunes store at first. Earlier post.).

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Where to locate public chargers?

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An exponential increase in EVs will require exponential growth in the availability of locations to charge them. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. In California, it is 134 mpg.

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Tomorrow’s AI Will Reason Like Humans, IBM Watson Developer Predicts

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That would enable machines to interact more closely and could let them form connections with humans, he says. An employee can ask via text or voice how many vacation days she has available, for example. The platform organizes, reads, and searches a company's applications and documents to find the answer. SWITCHING GEARS.

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