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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities.

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Volkswagen joins “Cobalt for Development” initiative

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Artisanal mining involves risks to the environment and people. The pilot project intends to strengthen legal compliance and improve health and safety conditions as well as social well-being in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 70% of the world’s cobalt resources are located.

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Hyundai upgrading Bluelink connected car services technology; Connected Routing, Last Mile Navigation

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With the new cloud-based Connected Routing navigation, driving routes are calculated on a server inside the Bluelink cloud environment, rather than through the car’s infotainment system. The design of the speed camera feature (if legal in a certain country) has received a design overhaul. Connected Routing. User Profile. Speed cameras.

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Elon Musk’s xAI highlights societal impact with Nevada incorporation: report

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.” Unlike traditional corporations solely focused on shareholder value, xAI’s legal structure as a benefit corporation formalizes its commitment to positive societal and environmental outcomes. In contrast, OpenAI, arguably the world’s most prominent AI company today, has a nonprofit and a for-profit arm.

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Tiny Lasers Could Finally Bring Us Really Smart AR Glasses

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When Google Glass debuted almost a decade ago, augmented reality (AR) wearables seemed poised to take off. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. Users could simultaneously interact with the physical and digital worlds.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. Because they make driving safer and more comfortable, because they conserve resources and protect the environment, and because they bring together the mobile and the digital worlds. Earlier post.). —Prof.

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AI Has Created a Battle Over Web Crawling

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So think of Bing or Google Search; they wanted to record this information so they could improve the experience of navigating users around the web. Longpre: The tragedy of this is that robots.txt is machine-readable but does not appear to be legally enforceable. You have to trust that the crawlers will respect it.

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