US lawmakers, Waymo, Tesla urge Congress to take action to speed deployment of self-driving cars
Lawmakers, Waymo and Tesla will urge Congress to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed deployment of self-driving vehicles, warning of competitive threats from China.
Nessel’s office demands Gotion return $23.7M in taxpayer cash
The demand comes more than four months after the state of Michigan, on Sept. 17, sent Gotion a letter holding the company in default of a $175 million taxpayer incentive agreement.
Here’s a rundown of the AI-powered humanoid robots that tech companies want to be your new roommates
Humanoid robotics are advancing rapidly, but the AI needed to make them truly useful is still in the works. That hasn’t stopped a flurry of ambitious...
Costs in the Short Flight - A Game for Explaining Short-run Production and Costs (Trudeau) - Journal of Economics Teaching
This game intuits the concept of short-run production and costs by having the students play the role of a paper airplane manufacturer. By measuring costs in […]
With all that has been happening in the past decade or so regarding women, their rights, and progress, one regularly points out laws and political reform. Not
NY Times event: Leveraging innovation to revive the American Dream
Watch and listen as President Domenico Grasso joins leaders across the business and innovation ecosystem to explore how universities and the private sector can help revive the American Dream. Top executives from Warby Parker, Under Armour, Michigan Central, Revolution, and TALA share strategies and
The U.S. may have a secret weapon against rising electricity prices
“If you can get new customers or new electricity consumption added to the grid when and where there is that spare capacity – you could spread the cost of the grid across more customers and br…
How Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Are Made In Factory
They’ve been packed in lunchboxes, delighted trick-or-treaters, and vanished during opening movie credits. Today, we’re heading inside the Hershey factory to...
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Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost
The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.