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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Heat pumps offer ways of addressing all three of the major sources of building-related climate-forcing emissions, Romanin says. Another reason is a problem every renter in the world has faced: the person who pays the energy bills isn’t the same as the person who selects and installs the appliances.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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You decide, after some months of interacting with the 4evru’s version of your father, that while you are somewhat glad to learn who your father truly was, you’re mourning the loss of the person you thought you knew. Consider that Microsoft has a patent for creating a conversational chatbot of a specific person using their “social data.”

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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These platforms—which combine open alliance legal agreements (like Visa or Mastercard's legal agreements), distributed ledger technology (for example, blockchains like IBM's hyperledger ), and end-to-end encryption—can handle not only payments but also finance, trade, tax, and audits in a uniform manner. or EU standards.

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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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The intelligently managed interplay between engine and motor delivers an immense build-up of power that begins instantaneously and is sustained throughout the rev range. It is also the first BMW M model to feature Integral Active Steering, also part of standard specification. The BMW XM sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3

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How Can We Talk About Autonomous Weapons?

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This article is part of our Autonomous Weapons Challenges series. In order to address the legal and ethical issues that an autonomous weapons system (AWS) can raise, it’s important to look at the many technical challenges that arise along the full spectrum of autonomy. Determining legal obligations. Ensuring robustness.

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Did VinFast just rip off one of the most recognizable electric bikes in existence?

Baua Electric

Drawing upon motorcycle inspiration matched with e-bike cost effectiveness, SUPER73 has now spent years building up a loyal customer base and turning itself into more than just an e-bike company, but rather an entire lifestyle brand. I’ve seen more customization and personalization on SUPER73 bikes than just about all other brands combined.