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X Mobility launches electric lineup including low cost e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles

April 17, 2021
A new personal electric vehicle company has just debuted, joining a segment that has seen impressive growth lately. The aptly named X Mobility startup is already showing off a wide range of light electric vehicles. The first three products that X Mobility has rolled out include an electric bicycle, e-scooter, and e-skateboard. None of the three are high-power, but that helps them all achieve…
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Here’s why AI will be crucial for future US electrical grid reliability

April 17, 2021
When most Americans think of the infrastructure projects the Biden administration is proposing in the American Jobs Plan, they think of concrete, steel, and labor. But what if the biggest predictor of the success of the infrastructure plan is not in the materials but in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)? Electrek spoke with Monte Zweben, CEO of Splice Machine, a database…
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Mercedes-Benz announces EQB compact SUV with 7 seats coming next year

April 17, 2021
Mercedes-Benz announced today the upcoming EQB compact SUV with seven seats, and it will be coming to the US next year. Just a day after unveiling the EQS, the German automaker is already turning our attention to an upcoming new electric vehicle to be unveiled on Sunday: “Mercedes-EQ will unveil the all-electric compact EQB SUV on Sunday, April 18th, 2021. The EQB World Premiere @ Mercedes-EQ…
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MobileNews

Google Doodle honors Italian physicist Laura Bassi

April 17, 2021
Google is replacing their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring Italian physicist Laura Bassi, the first woman to obtain a doctorate in science. Life of Laura Bassi Laura Bassi was born in 1711 in Bologna, Papal States — the region known today as Italy — to a wealthy…
DefenseNews

US senators propose roadblock for F-35 sale to UAE

April 17, 2021
WASHINGTON ― A duo of Democratic senators offered a bill Friday that could block the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates after the Biden administration acknowledged it is advancing the Trump-era deal. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., would require the administration make a raft of assurances and…
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