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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Shoppers are seeing more and more empty shelves, as stores around the world struggle to keep products stocked. WisyAI enables store employees to quickly get information about the stock, reduce losses, and sell [products] more effectively.”. Headquarters San Francisco. Nicolo Sertorio. Founded 2016.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. Compared to Starlink’s sky-cluttering swarms of tiny satellites, San Francisco–based Astranis’s plans may seem old school.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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San Francisco and Los Angeles) that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. This air is stored in onboard composite overwrap pressure vessels. The stored air is eventually consumed by the air bearings to maintain distance between the capsule and tube walls. The steam is stored onboard until reaching the station.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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The San Francisco–based company helps educators teach math to preuniversity students. Prisms VR Founded 2020 Headquarters San Francisco Founder Anarupa Ganguly “Prisms VR’s learning platform,” Ganguly says, “is taking problems from textbooks and bringing them to life.”

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Ford aggregate driver data show its PHEV owners operate in electric mode nearly 60% of the time

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MyFord Mobile is available on Ford’s plug-in (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) vehicles, Fusion Energi, C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric, and is available for download both through the App Store and Google Play. Behavior Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Hybrids Plug-ins' Noon to 2 p.m.

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

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Other projects receiving funding include: Foresight Renewable Solutions of San Francisco will receive $1.7 The stored, compressed air will be used to generate electricity on an “on demand” basis to meet the facility’s needs, including periods of high demand or grid outages.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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The MEB will be the foundation for an entirely new generation of battery-electric vehicles designed not only to be electric and feature extended range, but to be connected, autonomous, open and priced for the volume market as required by Volkswagen’s positioning. The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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