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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities. Legal and planning certainty are necessary prerequisites for industry and investors. This exchange of ideas focused in particular on the importance of e-fuels in the different countries and sectors.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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Congress and U.K. For the first time, these instruments establish a legal threshold beyond which models will be deemed “dual use” or “systemic risk” technologies. For the first time, these instruments establish a legal threshold beyond which models will be deemed “dual use” or “systemic risk” technologies. However, the E.U.

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BMW Motorrad Motorsport partners with NORDOEL in DeCarTrans alternative fuels project

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In addition, the consortium is evaluating possible sales and market launch scenarios as well as the associated legal framework (including RED II). This is also the idea within the DeCarTrans project and the goal of NORDOEL: to develop a racing fuel that is also suitable for production vehicles.

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DTM trialing lower-carbon high-performance racing fuel with Audi and Aston Martin

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It not only maintains the same high-octane rating required by the DTM, but also meets the requirements of the legal fuel norm, DIN EN 228. We are excited about the idea of reducing CO 2 emissions through the use of waste. This new formulation mirrors the high-quality performance levels of Aral Ultimate 102, the fuel used in the DTM.

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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

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The The focus is on ideas and projects associated with the future of mobility; hard- and software-oriented startups can apply at www.startup-autobahn.com/en/. Daimler is establishing Startup Autobahn, a new startup ecosystem in Stuttgart, in partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play, the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036.

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GE VC Firms Announce $200M Open Innovation Challenge to Accelerate Power Grid Technology Through Open Collaboration

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GE announced a $200-million open innovation challenge that seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies. It is open to anyone aged 18 years or older and all legally formed entities.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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