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Tesla Giga Shanghai is on a hiring spree with focus on communication

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A photo of Tesla’s hiring campaign lists that Tesla China is beefing up its PR and legal affairs team. The list of positions includes slots on the foreign affairs team, human resources, and the legal affairs department. The positions for the legal affairs team and human resources are very telling.

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Elizabeth Warren grills Tesla Board on Elon Musk’s alleged absence

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Warren’s letter sent on Sunday to Chairman Robyn Denholm begins by stating, “As you know, it is the legal obligation of Tesla’s board to ensure that its CEO is meeting all his legal responsibilities and serving as an effective leader.” Warren included a long list of questions regarding the current circumstance.

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California ARB considering regulations for alternative diesel fuels; focus on biodiesel

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes. —“Draft Regulation Concepts”.

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New mobile phone app identifies driver phone use, enabling action to reduce distracted driving

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For outgoing communication, the app could disable texting and make placing certain calls less difficult, perhaps by offering a short list of frequent contacts shown as large on-screen buttons. 08, the legal limit. Or it could offer to put a voice call through if a caller or texter indicates the matter is urgent. Jie Yang et al.

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Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

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Fully homomorphic encryption is an automated solution to get around legal and regulatory issues while still protecting privacy,” says Kurt Rohloff , CEO of Duality Technologies , in Hoboken, N.J., one of the companies developing FHE accelerator chips. That’s where the new chips come in. It’s a new chapter in the history of computing.” —Ro

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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The new version of the regulation offers car manufacturers the legal instrument to put into the market passenger and commercial vehicles with greener standards, reducing the costs and delays associated with multiple approvals in various countries. The list of Contracting Parties that apply UNECE Regulation No. Regulation No.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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The report provides a list of the individual facilities that contribute the most harm. The report does not assess whether the emissions from industrial facilities are consistent with the legal permitting conditions for the operation of these plants. Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe.

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