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BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

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Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD paid tribute to the late Charlie Munger, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman who played a key role in the automaker’s backing by Warren Buffett more than a decade ago. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. Munger passed away on November 28, 2023. He was 99 years old.

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Check out Porsche’s retro-looking Vision 357 Speedster, a tribute to its first sports car

Electrek

more… The post Check out Porsche’s retro-looking Vision 357 Speedster, a tribute to its first sports car appeared first on Electrek. The all-electric retro-looking speedster is a sister model to the Porsche Vision 357, “a nod to the first Porsche model line.”

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Paying Tribute to Computer Science Pioneer Frederick Brooks, Jr.

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Frederick P. Brooks Jr. , a prolific computer scientist and longtime professor of computer science, died on 17 November at the age of 91. While working as a project manager at IBM in the 1960s, the IEEE Life Fellow led the development of the System/360 computer family. It was the first vertically compatible family of mainframe computers.

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MEB electric catamaran, Porsche-inspired sports car, carbon fiber and range: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A niche EV company teases its skateboard platform with a Porsche 356 tribute. Nissan looks at reducing its manufacturing footprint, and Jaguar Land Rover aims at freeing up more space and weight for an EV range boost. And a product that’s most definitely not for the masses applies VW’s platform for affordable EVs.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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Richard Gowen , 1984 IEEE president, died on 12 November at the age of 86. An active volunteer who held many high-level positions throughout the organization, Gowen was president of the IEEE Foundation from 2005 to 2011 and two years later was appointed as president emeritus of the IEEE Foundation.

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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Alexander , 1997 IEEE president, died on 17 October at the age of 79. The active volunteer held many high-level positions throughout the organization, including 1991–1992 IEEE Region 2 director. He was also the 1993 vice president of the IEEE United States Activities Board (now IEEE-USA ).

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Electrikhana 2: Final drift video with Ken Block released

Electric Cars Report

The previously unreleased last episode of his famous drift videos is a tribute to the American. The death of drifting legend Ken Block shook the entire motorsport world at the beginning of January.

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