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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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I didn’t know that word, honestly,” (presumably referring to the word “mayday.”) “And I just heard it freaking coming on that he lost his rudder, that he needed pumps.” Stillwell asked if they had heard the call. “I I was putting my gloves and everything on the rack,” Libby told him. “I I heard it. Both men denied making the call.

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Tesla could be ‘passing the torch’ to this person as executives depart

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Interestingly, he does use the phrase “in our absence,” referring to both himself and Patel. The post Tesla could be ‘passing the torch’ to this person as executives depart appeared first on TESLARATI.

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How Smart Semiconductor Technology Will Improve Personal Health

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We support a health-conscious lifestyle by enabling smart devices that can help improve well-being and stay healthy longer by making them reliable, convenient, personalized — and secure. References: 1) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022): World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results.

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More than 300 customers have ordered 10,000 Ford E-Transit electric vans

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Customers range from one-person van operations to municipalities including the City of Orlando to some of the nation’s largest service providers and retailers such as Walmart, which alone ordered more than 1,100 vans. The high-roof, extended wheelbase configuration, referred to as the “jumbo” model, is the most popular.

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Used Car of the Day: 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible

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Old-school journalists might know the term "headless snake" -- meaning when a person gets referred to in a story and an editing/writing error leaves off their first name. There are some other upgraded bits and pieces -- refer to the listing for the full picture. The suspension is the target of most of the mods.

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Forget JPEG, How Would a Person Compress a Picture?

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These messages could include references to images found on public websites. Despite these details, the Turkers judged the reconstruction to be severely lacking, for the very simple reason that the person in the reconstruction was undeniably not the person in the original photo. Because his mouth curved up more at the edges?

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Machine learning PODA model projects the impact of COVID-19 on US motor gasoline demand

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They found that under the reference infection scenario, US gasoline demand grows slowly after a quick rebound in May, and is unlikely to recover to a non-pandemic level prior to October 2020. The Motor Gasoline Demand Estimation Module quantifies motor gasoline demands due to the changes in travel mobility. —Ou et al.

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