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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. The company website of the Netherlands-based Web design and branding firm Tijgerbrood , for instance, emits less than 0.1

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Video Friday: BirdBot

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, the Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Açores, Portugal Enjoy today's videos! NASA Armstrong ] This UPenn GRASP SFI talk is by Ted Xiao, Robotics at Google, on “A Panorama of End-to-end Robot Learning.” [ UPenn ]. MAB Robotics ] Thanks, Jakub!

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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In association with universities, institutes and development companies, we are developing research platforms whose basic technical principles are based on nature. Geoff joins Pieter Abbeel in our two-part season finale for a wide-ranging discussion inspired by insights gleaned from Hinton’s journey from academia to Google Brain.

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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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This fact has allowed Huawei to expand its already formidable 4G market share into 5G, as it had many carriers already locked into the Huawei equipment universe. Huawei has since been blocked from 5G networks in the Netherlands. In addition, Huawei benefitted from the economies of scale that came with a massive home market. So the U.S.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Dan Fisher of the University of Glasgow, who has published on SIVE. funded research project published the results of using Google search data to predict international migration. to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, in the Netherlands, which most often addresses war crimes. Member States,” says geographer.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. Shuttles like these emulate systems currently used in the Netherlands. These kinds of programs seek to do more than economize public transportation.