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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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New Ford Escape launching with two new EcoBoost engines with standard Auto Start-Stop

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The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Escape SE and Titanium trim levels come standard with the new 1.5-liter liter and 2.0-liter liter twin-scroll.

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Tesla drivers, EVgo is about to begin NACS deployments on its DC fast chargers

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Photo: EVgo EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) will begin to deploy North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors on its DC fast charging network this year. The Los Angeles-based charging provider said the stations included in the rollout will serve both CCS and NACS electric vehicles. Get started here. –ad*

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Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

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Recent research suggests that adverse human health effects occur below current US standards for both PM 2.5 Here, we focus on volatile chemical products (VCPs), including pesticides, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cleaning agents, and personal care products. Contributors to ambient air pollution in Los Angeles. (A

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The real story behind EV charger-reported uptime vs. actual uptime

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EV charger-reported uptime vs. actual uptime Los Angeles-based EV supply equipment (EVSE) O&M service provider ChargerHelp examined what’s causing reliability issues for EV public charging infrastructure. Worse, 10% of stations experienced extended outage durations lasting 6-9+ weeks. Get started here.

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This Car Charger Bot Will Also Hold Your Spot

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The Los Angeles company plans to bring its four-wheeled robots to parking facilities, hotels, shopping and entertainment centers, fleet operators, and residential properties. It’s a huge advantage to just unplug your car and leave it where it is, or the car could be unplugged by a valet or other person on site,” Ehrenhalt says.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. The diagram helped me to see where protocols would need to be standardized.” A draft of a formal TCP standard came out in December 1973. Those were the constraints of the problem,” he says.

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