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Volkswagen AG timeline on diesel emissions scandal

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) received indications of irregularities from a study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in May 2014. Internal verification tests were conducted at Volkswagen over the following months.

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

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Indeed, modern society runs on code: Whether you buy something online or in a store, check out a book at the library, fill a prescription, file your taxes, or drive your car, you are most probably interacting with a system that is powered by software. If Neo were to help us peel back the layers, we would find code all around us.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. The distilleries were referred to as “stills” and the alcohol became known during the Prohibition period as “moonshine.” Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27

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A Small Startup Fights Rare Diseases With Big Data

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And of course, I'm referring to things like scientific papers, PDF documents. This is a combination of all the external content that's being published and put out there every single day, all day long, as well as all of the internal data that each organization has access to. In other words, they were referring to the dark data problem.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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The Mac’s success during the 1980s spurred Apple Computer to pursue legal action over ownership of many features of the graphical user interface. Suits now being litigated could assign those innovations not to the designers and their companies, but to those who first filed for legal protection on them. And menu design has evolved.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In addition to being extremely fuel-efficient, the 118d is produced on the next line over to the i3 in Leipzig, making it a good reference baseline, Dr. Weber said.). The complete connectivity concept also gives customers the option of booking these and other products from BMW ConnectedDrive after taking delivery of their vehicle.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Smart grid refers to a number of technologies aimed at gathering more data on the flow of electricity through the transmission grid. There is a really good new book out by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. at the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Video Web 2.0

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