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What Tesla And Google’s Approaches Tell Us About Autonomous Driving
Virtually all major car and tech companies are pursuing self-driving technology as the future of transportation. But Tesla and Google are the earliest innovators, taking very different approaches.
High-speed internet is on the way to Western Alaska
Quintillion will begin work laying subsea fiber optic cable off Nome’s coast the first week of July.
Silicon Valley’s Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes And Sizzles Like Meat
Impossible Foods took a high-tech approach to creating a meat-free burger that replicates the real thing. It’s all designed to tempt carnivores to eat less meat. And it’s set to hit restaurants soon.
Researchers fine tune mini-hydropower technology in effort to field system in villages
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are helping develop small hydropower systems that don’t require building a dam but instead use a turbine anchored into a river to harness the flow of water to generate electricity for remote communities located far off the grid.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Net Neutrality Rules In Full
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a lawsuit by telecom, cable and wireless industry associations against new rules that expanded federal oversight of Internet service providers.