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Solar-Powered Tech Transforms Remote Learning

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While international initiatives like Giga try to connect every school to the Internet, the timeline and cost remain hard to predict. But satellite-based internet connectivity, including emerging LEO satellite providers like Starlink , still provide windows of opportunity to download and upload content on the yellow box.

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Waymo launches transit credit pilot in Los Angeles

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The company, which is backed by Google’s parent company Alphabet, will run the program from February 4 through April 1, offering convenient routes to and from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In all of the aforementioned areas, users simply need to download the Waymo One app to hail a ride.

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Rivian launches hands-off driving assist in latest software update

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The company also says that its internally developed cameras have the highest resolution of any vehicle in North America, while its radar systems are intended to help detect objects over longer distances and in low-visibility conditions. “Everything on our Gen 2 roadmap is capable with the hardware on our vehicles today.”

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Visting Shanghai Now: It’s a Blue-Sky, App-Based Life

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It began offering visa-free and transit-visa programs, setting up all-in-one apps like WeChat and Alipay to accept international credit cards and instructing hotels to welcome foreigners again. As usual, I downloaded a VPN service before my arrival, allowing me to bypass Chinas Great Firewall and access blocked websites, including Google.

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In Nigeria, Why Isn’t Broadband Everywhere?

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Reliable broadband in Atan would attract international cocoa dealers and enable access to agricultural extension agents, which would aid farmers,” he says. If you want to serve international customers or do high-speed stock trading, you need a reliable link to the outside world, and in Nigeria that means Victoria Island.

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The Telecommunications Pioneer Who Helped Connect the World

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Seizo Onoe Employer: International Telecommunication Union Title: Director of the ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Member Grade: Life member Alma Mater: Kyoto University In 1991 2G networks signaled the fledgling industry’s switch to digital—which improved security and broadened the range of features.

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SAE International and ISO collaborate to update and refine SAE Levels of Driving Automation; SAE J3016

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Our collaborative partnership with ISO allowed us to expand and refine the Recommended Practice to better equip international customers with clear, concise and consistent language and definitions.