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Can Autonomous Weapons Be Compatible With International Humanitarian Law?

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International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the body of laws that govern international military conflicts, and they provide rules about how weapons should be used. All countries involved in the autonomous weapons systems (AWS) debate at the United Nations have stated that AWS must follow international law. Non-Military Use of AWS.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter FCA US received credit for cooperation with the department’s investigation and has enhanced, and committed to further enhance, its compliance program and internal controls.

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Standards Take Online Gaming to the Next Level

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In-person tournaments are expected to be held again once COVID-19 restrictions ease. International e-sports organizations have been established in the past few years to professionalize the pastime. They include the lack of technical standards to address bandwidth, connectivity, interoperability, and latency issues.

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The Boring Company to purchase land from UNLV for Vegas Loop station

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If approved, the Boring Company Loop station will “provide service from the UNLV campus to multiple destinations, which will likely include the convention center, Las Vegas Boulevard, and possibly Allegiant Stadium, Harry Reid International Airport, and LVMD,” as per a briefing paper on the proposed project.

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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A well-documented example is Singapore's Project Ubin , sponsored by the country's monetary authority and its Temasek sovereign wealth fund, which is now being deployed after five years of testing and development. China has created similar systems that have already seen large-scale deployment, but which are less well documented.

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

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student at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, when she interned at Arkansas Nuclear One. I was amazed at the safety precautions the company takes, especially for the employees’ personal safety,” she says. She ensures the facility meets design standards and regulations. One standard can be 100 pages long,” she says. “We

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How Can We Talk About Autonomous Weapons?

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the IEEE Standards Association is working on this, but they need your help. To date, international discussions have largely focused on the legal, ethical, and moral issues that arise with the prospect of lethal AWS, with limited consideration of the technical challenges. A group of experts convened by. Enabling effective human control.

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