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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Production is moving from a supplier in Japan to the Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

Cars That Think

The ARPANET Is Born Kahn wasn’t the only one thinking about connecting disparate computers in the 1960s. In 1965, Larry Roberts, then at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory , connected one computer in Massachusetts to another in California over a telephone line. And he is still involved in networking research today.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

Mr. Tsutsui, the canned-cheese fan, said that as a frequent traveler to Japan, he’s rarely surprised by what he finds in vending machines. People are looking for that connection to the outdoors prior to spending however long they’re going to be on an aircraft,” he said. “It But he found the cheese to be “pretty remarkable,” he said.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

For example, it could improve automatic rebooking onto new flights when customers miss connections or weather snarls runways. software will be able to inform more human-made decisions, like how to most efficiently reposition baggage carts and staff in response to tight connections or flight delays. On the ground, A.I. Finally, A.I.

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