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Latest RISC-V controller provides 14GB/s transfers without a cooling solution

TechSpot

Major technology companies have invested in promoting RISC-V, a royalty-free ISA that could theoretically power everything from automotive solutions to smartwatches or even next-generation smartphones. Some storage hardware manufacturers already employ RISC-V in fast SSDs.

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Tesla to reportedly connect massive battery storage to Texas power grid this summer

TechSpot

Tesla's energy business grew 200 percent year-over-year in Q4 2020, and the company deployed a whopping 1,584 MWh of energy storage over those three months. Elon Musk's dream is to see Tesla Energy become a distributed global utility that will eventually outgrow the automotive business. To that end, the company.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the automotive sector for example, the advent of autonomous vehicles has resulted in burgeoning demand for computing power, cloud storage and network bandwidth. Another leading manufacturer, BYD , first entered the automotive market in 2003. One such automaker is China’s First Automobile Works (FAW).

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Mobile private network deployment growth brings wins for telcos

TM Forum

Vodafone’s contract to build a 5G-ready MPN for Centrica Storage limited. Within manufacturing, automotive companies are leading the fray and represent just over a quarter of the 79 manufacturers identified in the report. Recent wins by communication service providers to supply 5G mobile private networks include.

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End of the road for Cabana: Seattle travel startup shuts down camper van rental business

GeekWire

Cabana’s customized Ford Transit cargo vans included beds, storage, bathrooms, and internet. The Ford Transit vans included beds, storage, bathrooms, and internet. Cabana is one of several VC-backed tech startups to shut down in recent months and some experts say more closures could be on the way.

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GM’s new software platform will enable over-the-air updates, in-car subscriptions, and maybe facial recognition

The Verge

By then, GM will have many vehicles running Google’s embedded Android Automotive operating system , which Miller says will work “alongside” its new Ultifi software platform in certain vehicles. Not every GM vehicle will get Android Automotive, which is supposed to start rolling out to new vehicles this year, Miller added.

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Tesla finally made a profit without the help of emission credits

The Verge

The rest came from automotive sales, as well as a boost in energy storage sales. Growing the automotive business to a global scale has come at the expense of some other projects, though, as Tesla shared Monday that it has once again delayed the launch of its Semi truck until 2022. Tesla shared Monday that it logged a $1.1