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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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This April, we’re making the legendary game playable on our robotic mowers as a tribute to 30 years of mowing down demons. NSF-supported researchers from New York University, using first-person video from a head-mounted camera, trained AI models to learn language through the eyes and ears of a child. [

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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In 1999 Bill Gates penned a moving tribute to the Wright brothers. Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly.

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Willie Hobbs Moore: STEM Trailblazer

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Moore attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she earned bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering and, in 1972, her barrier-breaking doctorate in physics. The university held a symposium in 2022 to honor Moores work and celebrate the 50th anniversary of her achievement. in Dearborn, Mich.,

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. He was accepted, and the academy sponsored his postgraduate studies at Iowa State University , in Ames. His project led to the development of a device worn on a person's finger that measures blood pressure during physical exercise.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. is a professor of electrical engineering, also at the University of Belgrade. Education and Early Career.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. students from European universities to help them transform their research into marketable products and solutions. Roberto had a unique talent for recognizing and valuing the best in each person.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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In his tribute to Jobs, former U.S. Its physical design, the minimalist layout, the screen with playlists, and the easy-access buttons made it successful, and the iTunes store made it easier for people to discover and buy music and organize it into personal playlists. People have criticized Jobs's personal traits.

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