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Automotive Technology
GM recalls 2013 Chevrolet Volts for battery software (Updated)
GM said Friday that it will recall 3,233 2013 model year Chevrolet Volts to remedy a problem with battery cell balancing that could cause the car to shut down in traffic. The recall mirrors two service campaigns for the 2017 and 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EVs for similar...
Mercedes Axes Several Current PHEVs To Ready Next-Gen Versions
Mercedes-Benz is going to introduce its third-generation of plug-in hybrids, under the EQ Power brand. As you’d expect, this new generation will focus on increasing all-electric range and performance. Apparently, the German manufacturer already pulled the C-Class,...
John Deere PD400 Inverters Power Fuso eCanter Electric Trucks
John Deere Electronic Solutions (JDES) surprised by becoming supplier of the PD400 inverter for Fuso eCanter electric trucks produced by Daimler’s subsidiary. It could be a sign that John Deere is more and more interested in electrification too. In 2016, the company...
Healthcare Technology
Morning Headlines 6/22/18
Tech company once lauded for growth shutters Tampa office suddenly, leaves over 100 without jobs Chronic care management company CareSync closes amidst bankruptcy rumors. Wildflower Health Acquires Circle, an Innovative Mobile Health Business Incubated by Providence...
News 6/22/18
Top News Chronic care management company CareSync shuts down. Reader Holy Mackerel alerted me to the development: ”Shipt founder Bill Smith offered on Monday to buy 100 percent of company stock for $7 million. Keeping in mind that investors poured in $79 million, he’d...
Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 33, (another!) Takeover Edition
Jessica DaMassa hosts this edition of Health in 2 Point 00 on the Italian leg of her Grand Tour of Europe. This time it’s another takeover with Roberto Ascione, CEO of Healthware dishing on innovation on the Almafi Coast, the impact of GDPR on digital health in Europe...
Consumer Products
How to win the world cup with price and promotions
A major sporting event offers a fantastic opportunity for manufacturers and retailers to take advantage of an increase in Television viewing and general spending amongst fans. No other event offers a greater opportunity than the FIFA football world cup. The ‘World...
Redefining forecasting
The rapid evolution of technology combined with fast-changing consumer behavior means consumers, not retailers or manufacturers, are the driving force in today’s economy. They create the appetite for products, and shop for them using the very latest tech, making the...
In the fourth industrial revolution, customers remain king. What about workers?
There is no doubt we are in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution – one in which digital technology is more than just an accessory. We are past simply talking about the internet as a business enabler; instead, we are seeing the lines between the physical,...
Academic Technoloy
Two Lessons on Cloud Types and Their Names
Meteorology is a science topic that affects all of us whether you like it or not. Look up at the clouds and you're making a science observation. But what exactly are you looking at when you look at the clouds? And what kind of clouds are you seeing? Those questions...
Where You Can Follow My Work
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Vynchronize – Watch Videos and Discuss Them in the Same Window
Vynchronize is a new video discussion platform that I learned about through Larry Ferlazzo's recent This Week in Web 2.0 post. Vynchronize lets you create an online room in which you can watch a video while chatting about it with other viewers at the same time. To use...
Alternative Energy
Fraunhofer Experiments In Chile And Vietnam Prove Value Of Agrophotovoltaic Farming
The Fraunhofer Institute has constructed four agrophotovoltaic installations, three in Chile and one in Vietnam. They show that combining solar power with agriculture can boost the productivity of land by 60% or more.
Cleantech News Roundup: Alberta Tar Sands, Honda Clarity, Electric Maserati, Tesla Motorcycle, Wind Turbine Myth, & India’s Solar Appetite
In this edition of the cleantech news roundup, we've got a Honda Clarity review, a Tesla motorcycle nothingburger, an electric Maserati Alfieri GT, an electric Mustang and a Volvo 142 electric conversion, a debunked wind myth, Canada's tar sands "investment" (which...
Porsche Buys A 10% Stake In Rimac Automobilii
Porsche has taken a 10% stake in Rimac Automobilii. What's up with that?
Nuclear Energy
Salvation by SMR: The Industry Gets Closer
by Will Davis, from the American Nuclear Society 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia Long in coming has been the Small Modular Reactor nuclear plant; widely assured as the ‘next big thing’ for nuclear energy, the development of this variety of plant has been much more...
ANS Proudly Introduces…. Navigating Nuclear: Energizing Our World!
Friday Matinee: Carbon-Free Gas, Diesel, & Jet Fuel — With Advanced Reactors
By Robby Kile Please click to watch the video. Transportation is the cornerstone of modern society. People are not always where they need to be. Goods are commonly produced where it is cheapest to produce them, not where they are most needed. Evidently, people and...
Cloud Storage Technology
Cloud adoption, on-premise & data protection in the boardroom
Over the last five years, cloud computing has matured to a point when it has become a trusted alternative to on-premise systems. Initially, the technology wasn’t developed enough and there were concerns about its stability and security. Today, a growing number of...
#TheIoTShow – Episode 6: Disruption: Automation, IoT and IIoT
The IoT Show delivers valuable insights for industrial organisations on the industrial internet of things and topics touching the broader internet of things. We pick engaging, hot topics, and ask our speakers to advise on situations, opportunities, and recommendations...
How businesses must stay ahead of the cloud skills gap
It is well known that IT skills are in fierce demand across the country – but evidence is mounting that Cloud experts are now, and will remain, the most sought-after professionals in the years to come. Stay ahead of the cloud skills gap. We have tracked demand in IT...