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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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His assessments are based on regional (OPEC) developments, as production of oil and gas in the so-called cheap oil regions is also under threat. Presently, he holds several advisory positions with international think tanks in the Middle East and energy sectors in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE. David Hammond , founder and trustee of Human Rights at Sea, a civil-society organization in Havant, United Kingdom.

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The Turbulent Past and Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence

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Cornell University Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Unbridled optimism encouraged government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom to pour money into speculative research. The Minsky Family; Carnegie Mellon University (2). In 1967, MIT professor.

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