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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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This would be an advantage for international consumers who wanted to avoid exchange-rate risk. That is not to say that a private digital currency created by one of these tech giants would create social value. Netflix is AWS’s largest customer. Not far behind, in terms of monthly spending, are Twitch and LinkedIn.

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

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Get The Z Factor With An RC2014 This is the one entry in our retrocomputing gift guide I haven't tried myself: I've never been a Z80 guy, being more influenced by the 6502-based BBC Microcomputer than the Z80-based ZX Spectrum, which were the two most popular British-designed computers I had access to in the 1980s.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. 2018 was when they went International. For internal coating, there are holes in the frame. Ola is organised by tech verticals, not by products. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. In extreme cold, there is a drop of about 5% in range.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. And if the cap-and-trade legislation ever gets passed and we have to internalize the costs associated with GHG emission, then the all-electric capability of the Volt might be even more beneficial.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

February 17, 2009 2:31 pm Link CGC (#18 and #21), You make an error in not delving into the efficiency of the internal combustion engine (ICE) and that of power generation. — CGC 22. Average ICE efficiency might be around 20%. link] For an electric car, with typical charging efficiency we may be looking at 80%.

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Content Credentials Will Fight Deepfakes in the 2024 Elections

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This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. Since releasing the standards, the group has been further developing the open-source specifications and implementing them with leading media companies—the BBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Fortunately, many people have been preparing for this moment.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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