article thumbnail

10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

Cars That Think

Thus, some of the fascination of retrocomputing lies in its detective element, with systems reverse engineered with modern tools, sometimes down to the silicon level, and old design documents unearthed from retiree's attics.

Kits 128
article thumbnail

The Automotive Update: Risk of further automotive job cuts

Baua Electric

In the UK, Nissan has cancelled night shifts on one production line at its Sunderland plant, according to the BBC. The manufacturer would need this documentation to apply for a driverless taxi service in California. This includes 2,000 workers in its research and development division that will not be affected by the cuts.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. These questions were asked by multiple journalists and i documented what i could. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. In extreme cold, there is a drop of about 5% in range. But age related range degradation has not been significant. All in all a very revealing day.

article thumbnail

In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

Cars That Think

John Logie Baird and “True Television” Regular readers of this column know the challenge of documenting historical “firsts”— the first radio , the first telegraph , the first high-tech prosthetic arm. In 1929, the BBC decided to give Baird’s system a try, performing some experimental broadcasts outside of normal hours.

BBC 140
article thumbnail

Content Credentials Will Fight Deepfakes in the 2024 Elections

Cars That Think

Jenks is chair of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), an organization that’s developing technical methods to document the origin and history of digital-media files, both real and fake. “Our goal is to mitigate that impact as much as possible.” CBC), and The New York Times are all C2PA members.

BBC 132
article thumbnail

The Automotive Update: European Commission launches new action plan

Baua Electric

Making ZEVs more attractive The report also outlines plans to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission vehicles (ZEVs) in corporate fleets, with a separate document on this subject. The tariff exemption is for cars made in North America that comply with the continents existing free trade agreement, according to the BBC.