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'Open The Floodgates': Why Tesla's $243 Million Autopilot Crash Verdict Is Such A Big Deal

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Sign In Browse this and many other websites without banner ads, personalized tracking and video ads. Its the opening salvo of BMWs Neue Klasse platform , which is where the company is hanging its future ability to compete with Tesla and an onslaught of high-tech Chinese automakers that are already stealing its market share in Europe.

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L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

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Rob's father encourages his son's passion, seeing electricity as the future of civilization. It does this by projecting letters onto the person's forehead. The illustration below as well as the book cover at top are from a first edition at the Bakken Museum , in Minneapolis.) Baum regretted not leaving room for a sequel.

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Shipt’s Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back

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Each person who sent in screenshots had a unique ID tied to their phone number, but the only demographic information we collected was the worker’s metro area. and Target’s headquarters in Minneapolis. An Algorithmically Managed Future? In addition to fair pay, workers also want transparency and agency.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. RelayRides enables personal car sharing with web listings, $1 million liability insurance, and GM OnStar support. In the U.S.

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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

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Although most national parks ban commercial foraging, about three-fourths allow people to explore and collect their favorite crops for personal use. Individual parks set limits each year, some like Death Valley in California and Nevada restrict the collection of foods like nuts and berries to a quart a day, and only for personal consumption.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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But at about $1000, the flat tube is not a consumer product and instead is benefiting Zenith’s latest focus of interest-its relatively new and highly profitable personal computer business. Zenith introduces first microprocessor-based tuning system and first cable-ready receiver; buys Heath to get into the personal computer business.

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Next-Gen Brain Implants Offer New Hope for Depression

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Six months after surgery, 12 of the 20-person cohort experienced a profound lifting of their depressive symptoms, with 7 going into full remission. But with the right trial design, most experts anticipate that future studies will succeed. While the treatment didn’t work for everyone, many did feel better.