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2023 Detroit Auto Show Recap – Where Have All the Cars Gone?

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The press day at the 2023 Detroit Auto Show was so quiet that I ended my day two states away – sleeping in my own bed in Chicago. From what I understand, most shows don’t publicly share their financials, but my anecdotal observations seem to suggest that folks are buying tickets – and that includes this post-pandemic period.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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Baer worked as a consultant for the Chicago-based toy company Marvin Glass. Jens Wolf/picture-alliance/dpa/AP When Baer got the idea for his video-game system in 1966, he was the division manager at the defense contractor Sanders Associates (now part of BAE Systems ) in Nashua, N.H. Morrison was a toymaker there.

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Promising EV manufacturers try this 12 months regardless of robust U.S. marketplace

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“Every other EV is facing a tougher buying climate than we had three to six months ago. The corporate’s retain worth is i’m sick via about part over the day twelve months. Electric cars are still a new, unfamiliar and relatively expensive proposition for most car shoppers,” Brauer stated.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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is one of the most profitable parts of its business, bearing witness to the company’s manufacturing skills. But at about $1000, the flat tube is not a consumer product and instead is benefiting Zenith’s latest focus of interest-its relatively new and highly profitable personal computer business. Admiral buys Cortron, leaving 17 U.S.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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Often a person must walk across a room to retrieve the remote control unit, and frequently it may be misplaced, which, at best, requires extra time and effort to find.” Pedott was born in Chicago in 1932 into the Great Depression. I love this first-person account of how he remembered the invention process.

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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We couldn’t afford to pay [US] $350 to buy a machine at that time, so we had to build our own,” he says. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree, he worked part time as a technician at a university research lab that had a contract with the U.S. Gaynor says the best part about being an IEEE volunteer is the camaraderie. Paul, Minn.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Buying and selling cryptocurrencies is a big business. The fraction that involved buying actual stuff (goods and services) is so small that it’s hard to measure. In de Bono’s vision, “large manufacturing corporations” should create their own currencies, which could be used to buy their products.