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Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

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Capturing headlines and attention with their renowned success stories, these, along with other global companies like Atlassian , Facebook, and Apple, have become the face of the tech industry. Deep tech – characterised by breakthrough scientific innovations – is where hidden impacts take place. billion raised, over $1.4

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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SAE Level 2 automation refers to a vehicle that combines automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver must remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times. Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech. The participating universities include: Colorado State University. McMaster University.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. Her sister Judy is a successful tech entrepreneur, and her other sister, Margo, is a medical doctor. In 2006 Estrin expanded her research to digital health monitoring.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. Meanwhile, COP28’s website produced 3.69

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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By tackling community needs in the areas of access and abilities, education and outreach, human services, and the environment, students participating in EPICS in IEEE are gaining firsthand experience in marrying engineering and community. Celebratory events EPICS in IEEE is commemorating its 15th anniversary with a number of events.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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A professor of artificial intelligence, he says he is passionate about teaching the next generation of tech leaders. They include the power-normalized cepstral coefficients , which improve the accuracy of speech recognition in environments with disturbances such as additive noise, changes in the signal, multiple speakers, and reverberation.

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Valeo and Cisco unveil smart parking service

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Cyber Valet Services, a project resulting from their collaboration, is being unveiled at this year’s Viva Technology conference in Paris. This solution, developed by the two major strategically aligned tech players, now enables vehicles equipped with Valeo Park4U Auto technology to park safely and autonomously in connected car parks.

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