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Should Right-to-Repair Laws Extend to Bionic Body Parts?

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum published an article in February about blind people whose bionic vision systems had become obsolete and unsupported , it generated both attention and outrage. The paper explains that in the early days of commercial pacemakers, different company's brands didn’t have compatible parts.

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EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

Charged EVs

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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What ‘real world’ hydrogen pickup looks like and why it should end the conversation

Baua Electric

The vehicles were built with funding awarded from the Department of Energy’s SuperTruck 3 program and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office as part of a pilot program to demonstrate the real-world capabilities of fuel cells for fleet and commercial customers. I’m a “right tool for the right job” kind of person.

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Do We Dare Use Generative AI for Mental Health?

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And ChatGPT has helped millions of people experiment with conversational AI. As a company that relies on conversation, Woebot Health had to decide whether generative AI could make Woebot a better tool, or whether the technology was too dangerous to incorporate into our product.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

Cars That Think

This article is adapted from the author’s new book , We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age (MIT Press, 2023). You decide, after some months of interacting with the 4evru’s version of your father, that while you are somewhat glad to learn who your father truly was, you’re mourning the loss of the person you thought you knew.

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The Portrait Artist

Cars That Think

It’s a rite of passage, a vital part of the process of being selected by IEEE as a Medal of Honor recipient. Perry wrote her first article for Spectrum in 1980. Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. There’s an art to writing a good profile, and it all starts with the interview. Education: B.A.,

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Management Versus Technical Track

Cars That Think

This article is part of our exclusive career advice series in partnership with the I EEE Technology and Engineering Management Society. To help you, this article covers some of the differences between the two career paths, as well as factors that might influence you. Tariq worked at Honeywell ; Gus at 3M.

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