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EV transition worries French car industry workers
As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry worry their days might be numbered too.This article was originally published here
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Get set for explosion of new social media channels as influencers lose faith in established platforms
Content creators are moving beyond mainstream social media channels in favor of emerging platforms, according to a new study by the University of Sussex.This article was originally published here
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Venezuelan crisis has negatively affected country’s internet, researchers find
As the Venezuelan crisis intensifies, researchers and policy experts have worked to understand its ramifications on the country’s politics, economics, health services, water security, infrastructure and more.This article was originally published here
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Turkey blocks access to Instagram
Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the US company by a high-ranking Turkish official.This article was originally published here
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Japan rivals Nissan and Honda will share EV components and AI research as they play catch up
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving.This article was originally published here
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Uber, China’s BYD, form partnership to deploy 100,000 EVs in EU and Latin America
The ride sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD plan a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America, eventually expanding to other markets, the companies announced.This […]
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Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study finds
Robotic vehicles can optimize the flow of traffic in cities even when mixed in with vehicles driven by humans, thereby improving traffic efficiency, safety and energy consumption, my colleagues and I found.This article was originally […]
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US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated system
U.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system when it hit and killed a motorcyclist.This […]
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Weak yen helps Toyota compensate for Japan problems
Toyota reported a small rise in net profits on Thursday as a weak yen and cost cuts helped the Japanese auto giant overcome a drop in production and sales in its home market.This article was […]
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Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers
A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday—from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app—was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according […]