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Robots and the Humans Who Make Them

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When IEEE Spectrum editors are putting together an issue of the magazine, a story on the website, or an episode of a podcast, we try to facilitate dialogue about technologies, their development, and their implications for society and the planet. Our first few episodes are already live.

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y will likely not get their stalks deleted

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Yet Teslas like the Model 3 and Model Y have breached the mainstream auto market, with the latter likely on track to become the world’s best-selling car in the near future. It was then no surprise that members of the Tesla community have wondered if a stalkless system would also be adopted by the Model 3 and Model Y in the future.

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Tesla Investor Day: Five things we’d love to hear (but probably won’t)

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earlier this year on the Ride the Lightning podcast, there are a few bottlenecks keeping Tesla from actually doing so. However, there are still some things that Tesla fans and investors would love to know about, but we might not get the opportunity, at least not yet.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's podcast, Fixing the Future. Joining me to talk about it—and IBM's other pivots, past and future—is a person uniquely qualified to do so. Jim, welcome to the podcast. In fact, August 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the IBM PC.

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Heat Pumps Go North

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Stephen Cass: Hello and welcome to Fixing the Future , an IEEE Spectrum podcast where we look at concrete solutions to tough problems. So Emily, welcome to Spectrum and welcome to Fixing the Future. I’m your host, Stephen Cass , a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. Emily Waltz: Thanks. I’m glad to be here.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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The South African patent office made history in July when it issued a patent that listed an artificial intelligence system as the inventor. The patent is for a food container that uses fractal designs to create pits and bulges in its sides. The shape also makes it easier for robotic arms to pick up the containers. Abbott is asking the U.K.

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Stopping Infection Outbreaks with AI and Big Data

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Steven Cherry Hi this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum’s podcast, Fixing the Future. Lee, welcome to the podcast. Lee, welcome to the podcast. Hospitals are where we go to get cured of infections and diseases, but sadly, sometimes tragically, and ironically, they are also places we go to get them.