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Live Updates: Tesla Giga Berlin final environmental permit press conference

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The approval was discussed by Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke during a press conference today. The following were the topics discussed during the press conference, as well as some notable updates and quotes during the press conference (Quotes provided by Google Translate unless otherwise stated). .

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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

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Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design

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Discussions at chip design conferences rarely get heated. The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. He sought to have it presented at a conference, but after review by an independent resolution committee, Google refused.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. Green software engineering is an emerging discipline consisting of best practices to build applications that reduce carbon emissions. And software engineers have tremendous influence on the actual purpose and emissions of what they build.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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For more than three decades, the university has hosted the world's largest assistive technology conference. To give you an idea, this year's attendees included Google, Microsoft, Hulu, Amazon, and the Central Intelligence Agency. Help build the future of assistive technology! The university is also home to a sister degree, the.

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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

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Volkswagen and its quantum computing partner D-Wave are presenting the project at the WebSummit technology conference in Lisbon. Volkswagen sees considerable potential in using this cutting-edge computing technology for building new applications and business models within the company. D-Wave Leap Quantum Application Environment.

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MIT, QCRI use AI to enrich digital maps to improve GPS navigation; RoadTagger

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However, creating detailed maps is an expensive, time-consuming process done mostly by big companies, such as Google, which sends vehicles around with cameras strapped to their hoods to capture video and images of an area’s roads. Roads can be occluded by, for example, trees and buildings, making it a challenging task, however.

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