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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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Every time you use your voice to generate a message on a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone or activate a Google Home device, you’re using tools Chanwoo Kim helped develop. Friends of his who were working on such projects at Google in Mountain View, Calif., encouraged him to apply for a software engineering job there.

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Electric Volvo XC40 features new infotainment system powered by Android with Google technologies built-in

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Powered by Android, the new infotainment system offers customers unprecedented personalization, improved levels of intuitiveness and new embedded Google technology and services. The Google Assistant also allows a driver to interact with smart-home devices from the car.

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2023 Honda Accord features fourth-generation two-motor hybrid system; hybrids to account for 50% of sales

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liter Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder engine that adds direct fuel injection. Changes to the hybrid control system also improve the management of engine and electric power in different conditions for a better driving experience. The top-line Touring features Honda’s first integration of Google built-in. Engine Type. Horsepower.

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Connect with Engineers Worldwide Through the IEEE App

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If you work from home or have relocated to a new city, it can be more difficult to network with other engineers and the global technology community. All the app’s personalized features require permission from users to share their information. You can download the IEEE app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play.

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Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

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a San Francisco-based company that designs and deploys environmental sensor networks, is partnering with Google Earth Outreach to map and better to understand urban air quality. Today we’re announcing the success of our integration test with Google, which lays the foundation for generating high resolution maps of air quality in cities.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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Tesla’s own former AI engineer trolls the company: ‘full self-wiping’

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Zaman was also among the engineers that Elon Musk brought from Tesla to Twitter, now X, to help as the CEO was firing more than half the staff at the social media platform. In 2023, he brought his talents to Google DeepMind. He was among the presenters at Tesla’s AI Day in 2022. Even if it’s just to troll.

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