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The Tesla Advantage: 1.3 Billion Miles of Data

EghtesadOnline: There was, in hindsight, a clear element of risk to Tesla Motors Inc.’s decision to install Autopilot hardware in every car coming off the production line since October 2014. It paid a price, with federal regulators probing the deadly crash of a Model S while in driver-assist mode and critics slamming Tesla for rolling the technology out too soon.
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Publish Date:21/December/2016 | 06:42

Trump Casts Browbeating Aside to Tell Big Tech He’s an Ally

EghtesadOnline: Tech executives summoned to meet with Donald Trump in New York Wednesday had reason to suspect they were being lured into a trap. In the run-up to the election, the President-elect clashed with industry bellwethers over such issues as immigration, manufacturing and smartphone security.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:38

Volvo and Uber team up to develop self-driving cars

EghtesadOnline: Volvo Car Group has agreed a $300 million alliance with Uber to develop self-driving cars, the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers to team up with Silicon Valley firms seen as threats to their industry.
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Publish Date:18/August/2016 | 13:20

As technology shifts more layoffs loom at tech companies

EghtesadOnline: Cisco Systems Inc's announcement on Wednesday that it plans to lay off 5,500 employees is unlikely to be the last round of Silicon Valley pink slips as hardware companies struggle to keep up with rapid technology shifts, analysts and recruiters said.
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Publish Date:18/August/2016 | 11:09

Silicon Valley ’s Most Self-Destructive Founder

EghtesadOnline: The case of Gurbaksh Chahal, a prolific technology entrepreneur who allegedly attacked two women, represents “everything the public thinks is wrong with Silicon Valley .”
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Publish Date:13/August/2016 | 08:16