Cheap, 9 Gbps Last Mile Free-space Optical Data Communication

Miniaturized FSO breakthrough unlocks high-speed wireless communication anywhere Researchers from Nanjing University (NJU) have developed a miniaturized FSO system that promises to revolutionize high-speed wireless communication. As reported in the Gold Open Access journal Advanced Photonics Nexus (APNexus), this remarkable system achieved an astonishing communication bandwidth of 9.16 gigabits per second (Gbps) over a 1-kilometer …

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California Commission Approves Waymo and Cruise Expansion Over Fireman and Police Objections

California Public Utilities Commission have voted to allow the Waymo and Cruise to expand their robotaxi service to thousands of vehicles in San Francisco. Before expansion Google-owned Waymo and General Motors-owned Cruise were limited in times and areas they could operate. Cruise cars can only be accessed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the Sunset, …

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Boring Company Las Vegas City Wide Expansion Plan Has City Council Approval

The Boring Company’s application to expand into downtown Las Vegas has been approved by the Las Vegas City Council. This marks the first step in a continued process for the project. They will need to have their design approved at a future date before permits can be issued and construction begins. The trip from the …

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Boring Company Vegas Tunnel Loop Under Construction

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors approved a contract with The Boring Company to design and construct a twin-tunnel Loop system for the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). The project is currently under construction. LVCC Loop will provide fast and convenient transportation for convention and trade show attendees across the …

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PGE Will Have Unreliable Power from Napa Through Santa Clara Til the End of 2019

PG&E is considering implementing Public Safety Power Shutoffs that may impact portions of 30 northern, central, coastal and Bay Area counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Mariposa, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tuolumne, Yolo …

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Elon Musk and Others Plan the Details for a City on Mars

Elon Musk wrote a 16-page article that described a plan to reduce the cost to bring one person to Mars down to $100,000. Elon Musk has a ballpark assumption that allocating one-ton of mass is enough for the passenger, supplies, and luggage. Improving the Cost Per Ton to Mars from $10 Billion $200,000 Elon sees …

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Amazon will split second HQ between Long Island City Queens and Crystal City Arlington

Amazon has picked New York’s Long Island City, in Queens and Arlington County’s Crystal City neighborhoods for split second headquarters. The cities will get a lot more jobs and tax revenue. Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C. It has extensive integration of …

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