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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders

Cars That Think

For years, I have been trying to improve my personal audio-monitoring situation without going to the expense of the systems used by professional touring bands, which include custom-molded earpieces. I was on the hunt for another cheap small MEMS mic that could handle louder sound sources.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. Whether or not every device you own actually.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. As recently as August 2023, Jeff Dean , chief scientist at Google DeepMind, said that compared to other methods the TPU team had available, 26 of the TPU’s 37 blocks had better performing layouts because of the AI, and 7 of 37 performed equally well.

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I drove the new Tesla Model 3, here’s what got better

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The new Tesla Model 3 is now available for test drives at several Tesla Showrooms. It was available just an hour from me, so I decided to drive up and give it a spin. The Cybertruck is not yet available near me, but when it is, I’ll be sure to take that for a spin, too. I do understand the appeal, though.

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Watch Out, Wedding Videographers, AI Is Coming for You

Cars That Think

Maybe you remember going to a wedding and finding a cheap film camera on each table, along with a note asking guests to snap photos of their wedding experiences. We think this kind of system will be available to consumers within 2-3 years. The building blocks for this system already exist.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. The transport sector—which depends almost entirely on oil products, with 93% of all the fuel used in the sector being oil-based in 2010—remains the main driver of global oil demand as economic growth increases demand for personal mobility and freight.

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