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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. In April 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems filed a patent application titled “Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-based PC flash disk.”

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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Audi is supporting the German team (the “ Part-Time Scientists ”) in the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) competition with its know-how in several fields of technology from quattro all-wheel drive and lightweight construction to electric mobility and piloted driving. Click to enlarge.

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AI Could Help Increase the IVF Success Rate

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Gold-Zamir has a medical degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The algorithm is currently being tested in clinics in several countries including Lithuania, Malaysia, and Spain. The founders also participated in the Google for Startups program, which provides companies with funding, mentoring, and networking.