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Proterra files for Chapter 11

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As a result of the filing, Proterra cancelled its scheduled earnings conference call on Wednesday. As commercial vehicles accelerate towards electrification, we look forward to sharpening our focus as a leading EV battery technology supplier for the benefit of our many stakeholders.

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US and Russia sign agreement to further research and development collaboration in nuclear energy and security

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The signing took place on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference in Vienna, Austria.

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Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

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We didn’t have commercial networking,” Spafford says. He wrote a conference paper, The Internet Worm Incident , in 1989 to capture what had happened and the lessons learned. Those who want to learn about policy should get some legal background, because law enforcement calls for yet a different set of skills.

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New mobile phone app identifies driver phone use, enabling action to reduce distracted driving

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08, the legal limit. The concept merited a best paper award at last year’s MobiCom, a leading academic and professional conference for mobile computing and wireless networking technology. The engineers hope their demonstration spurs cell phone makers to pursue commercial development of the concept.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Like many universities of the day, it did not concern itself with intellectual property, believing such matters to be confined to the commercial world. No one at Asahi Chemical knew how to build production batteries at commercial scale, nor did the company own the coating or winding equipment needed to manufacture batteries.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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“We will require new homes and buildings to have electric vehicle charging points,” Johnson told the annual conference of the Confederation of Commerce and Industry (CBI). British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the installation of electric car chargers for new buildings in England will be mandatory from 2022.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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In his remarks at the Annual Media Conference, where the Group presented 2015 results, Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, said that 2016 will be a year of transition for Volkswagen, and will also see the accelerated transformation of the company. billion as a provision for legal risks worldwide.

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