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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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The government of Chile is taking a stand: Its citizens must be protected from technologies that are capable of mind control, mind reading, or any other nefarious interference with their brains. Girardi says he hopes that Chile will be an example for the world and that other nations and international agencies will adopt comparable regulation.

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New algorithm improves speed and accuracy of pedestrian detection; cascade detection + deep learning

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a pedestrian detection system that performs in near real-time (2-4 frames per second) and with higher accuracy (close to half the error) compared to existing systems. In the final stages, the algorithm must distinguish between a pedestrian and very similar objects.

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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

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From systems engineer to CEO After graduating in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Cochin University of Science and Technology in India, Pillai joined IT company Infosys , in Bangalore, as a systems engineer. After the company was acquired, the platform was renamed ZoomInfo Chat.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

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Orlin Radev: Well, our aim is to build a product that can be universally applicable. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa. It’s really universally applicable because it is purely software. I personally had an affair with e-mobility in 2010.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A – Charged EVs

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Orlin Radev: Well, our aim is to build a product that can be universally applicable. We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa. It’s really universally applicable because it is purely software. I personally had an affair with e-mobility in 2010.

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

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That’s because Worldcoin , the company behind the project, wants to create the most widely and evenly distributed cryptocurrency ever by giving every person on the planet the same small allocation of coins. So far, Worldcoin has signed up more than 700,000 users in some 25 countries, including Chile, France, and Kenya.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Nearly six in 10 people consider themselves “car people,” and 81% feel that the car they drive reflects their personality, a least to some degree. Ipsos suggested that perhaps the reluctance of Americans to embrace this emerging technology has to do with its strong identity as a car-culture. In this case, the poll is accurate to within ±3.5