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Toyota GR86 Blew Engine During Track Day and Was Denied a Warranty Replacement

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The owner, a person named Luke, posted a video to YouTube of the incident, which happened during a high-performance driving day at Palmer Motorsports Park west of Boston. His engine failed during warmup laps at the track, and his run ended with some violent noises and plenty of smoke.

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Political Backlash Ramps Up Digital Privacy Laws

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“Even if you are a privacy-conscious person, just by going out in public, there are going to be digital breadcrumbs.” Wade ,” says Alex Marthews , national chair of Restore the Fourth , a civil-society organization in Boston.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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She has first-hand experience in education: She taught math and physics in Boston-area high schools. She also served in executive positions in Boston public schools , New York City public schools , and Success Academy charter schools, also in New York City.

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Video Friday: Resilient Bugbots

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With the RPD 35, a two-person crew can install pile more productivity than traditional methods. In this program, the ESA Web TV crew travel back to Turin, Italy to talk to the teams and watch as new tests are being conducted with the rover’s Earth twin Amalia while the real rover remains carefully stored in an ultra-clean room. [

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Steps Toward Health Data Standards for Wearables

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Fitness trackers and smartwatches now regularly gather personal health data like heart rate and steps taken per day. Bridging the gap between personal tech and clinical practice, however, is still a real challenge. A proliferation of studies suggest this information can lead to productive health outcomes.

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Cape Cod EV Chapter to the rescue!

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EVA Cape Cod forms to promote charging infrastructure EVACC chapter co-founder Matt Scinto and daughter in his Tesla While electric vehicle (EV) chargers may be plentiful in Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts, the popular tourist destination of Cape Cod is a charging desert. We don’t have many big-box stores on Cape Cod.”

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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After a year of speculation based on little more than a person in a robot suit combined with some optimistic assertions made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk , many roboticists tuned in to the event livestream (or attended in person) to see what Tesla’s approach to humanoid robotics would turn out to be. Roboticist, Google Brain. Dennis Hong.

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