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An Engineer Who Keeps Meta’s AI infrastructure Humming

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Not only is Meta building some of the world’s first AI supercomputers, it is racing against other companies like Google and OpenAI to be the first to make breakthroughs. Starting From the Edge Network Contrera first joined Meta as a network deployment engineer, helping build the company’s “edge” network.

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Granville T. Woods: Smartest Guy in the Room

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He made the most of it, soon coming up with the idea for a “ troller ,” a wheeled contact point at the end of an electric street car’s pantograph arm that improved the transfer of current from overhead wires. He often lacked the funds to pay patent application fees or to build scale models of his inventions. “I

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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

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The The focus is on ideas and projects associated with the future of mobility; hard- and software-oriented startups can apply at www.startup-autobahn.com/en/. As part of the Startup Autobahn’s Accelerator scheme, the Coworking Space and Hardware Lab will be at the startups’ disposal in the ARENA2036 research factory.

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GE VC Firms Announce $200M Open Innovation Challenge to Accelerate Power Grid Technology Through Open Collaboration

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GE announced a $200-million open innovation challenge that seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies. Proposals are sought in three, broad categories: Renewables, Grid and Eco Homes/Eco Buildings.

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Tesla’s 4680 battery plant in Germany shouldn’t delay Giga Berlin’s initial production dates

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The most recent move in the plans occurred several days ago when Tesla finally decided to add its planned 4680 battery cell manufacturing plant to its application, bringing on the idea that the car company would be able to produce and install its own in-house batteries into its industry-leading electric cars.

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Tesla Giga Berlin seems on track to start Model Y production later than Giga Texas

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The top priority is that the decision of the State Office for the Environment is ultimately legally secure. It’s been roughly 350 days since the massive Texas-based facility was announced, and so far, trial runs for parts of the plant’s Model Y production line are already underway.

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Developing the Next Generation of AI Assistant

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And while cooking may be a part of the project to provide proof-of-concept in a low-stakes environment, the work lays the foundation to one day be used for everything from guiding mechanics through complex repair jobs to combat medics performing life-saving surgeries on the battlefield. “A