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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Meanwhile, he wrote poetry, played the flute, became a renowned public intellectual writing about the confluence of art and science, and even taught himself to speak French well enough to supervise an electrical lighting installation working with francophones in Montreal. Stumbling blocks to Latimer revealed themselves to be stepping stones.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. moderate distraction. Strayer, Joel M.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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At the 2015 CES in Las Vegas, Volkswagen is showcasing the ongoing development of more connected, more intelligent vehicles by demonstrating four main aspects of emerging mobility technology: computer-controlled drive systems; app and smartphone integration; intuitive vehicle operation; and autonomous and semi-autonomous driving.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 It is also easy to find addresses by Google search and integrate them into navigation. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0 and coasting with engine off. The start-stop 2.0 Media Control.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. The example I used at the time was, I think it was a Google program labeling an image of people playing Frisbee in the park. More context.

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Nasir Ahmed: An Unsung Hero of Digital Media

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Digital audio’s place in our Internet-connected world is just as important as still images and video. When the first MPEG standard was published in 1993, the World Wide Web that now has Google Maps , dating apps, and e-commerce businesses was just four years old. Not an option.

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L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

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In those books and numerous other works, he wove together magic, adventure, and nature into fantastic tales that were beloved of children and adults alike. The book plays up both the promise and the perils of what was still a very new technology. The American writer. Occasionally, Baum also drew inspiration from technology.

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