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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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IEEE President’s Note: Why Students Should Stay with IEEE

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For more than 40 years, IEEE has been a great place to build my personal brand and to create a valuable professional network. Volunteer with your local section or engage with a society or technical community or work on an IEEE standard. I know it can do the same for the next generation of engineers.

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Video Friday: Zipline Delivers

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Aldebaran ] When retail and logistics giant Otto Group set out to strengthen its operational efficiency and safety, it turned to robotics and automation. The Otto Group has become the first company in Europe to deploy the mobile case handling robot Stretch, which unloads floor-loaded trailers and containers.

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Lamborghini's Hybrid Transition: The New Urus SE

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The unveiling occurred at the Volkswagen Group Media Night and is set for a public debut at Auto China Beijing 2024. The interior options are equally varied, with multiple upholstery choices and stitching patterns available through the Ad Personam program, allowing for significant personalization.

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Tata Electronics begins export of semiconductor chip samples from Bengaluru centre – ET Auto

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This comes as the Tata group company lays the groundwork for its new chip packaging unit at Morigaon in Assam and a USD 10 billion chip foundry at Dholera in Gujarat. Some of these (products) are still in the pilot stage,” one of the persons cited above told ET. Commercial production is slated for 2027,” the person said.

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

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The last year has seen more change in the EV charging landscape than at any time since the VW Group agreed in June 2016 to pay $2 billion to set up a nationwide fast charging network in the US to settle its Dieselgate scandal. Would you have confidence in your local gas station if you knew it might be dark almost two weeks a year—at random?

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Management Versus Technical Track

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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. However, the specific considerations involved aren’t always obvious.

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