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Volvo will use Waymo’s self-driving technology to power a fleet of electric robotaxis

The Verge

“Fully autonomous vehicles have the potential to improve road safety to previously unseen levels and to revolutionize the way people live, work and travel,” Volvo CTO Henrik Green said in a statement. Our global partnership with Waymo opens up new and exciting business opportunities for Volvo Cars, Polestar, and Lynk & Co.”.

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Pixyle AI wants to make visual search more intuitive for online retailers

TechCrunch

Pixyle AI’s team on a green mountain top. Pixyle AI automates the process of extracting detailed attributes from pictures, and now has a growing fashion taxonomy that already clocks in at more than 20,000 attributes, with the goal of covering all possible search queries about clothing.

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Guest Post by Stephanie McAuliffe: SoCap09 - Day 2 Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An easy example is green technology. People are open sourcing their metrics, and building taxonomy. To get the market from niche to mainstream people are working on taxonomy, metrics and peer and trend ratings. In the spirit of demystification here is a definition and a couple of resources about the social capital market.

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Data Dirtiness Score

Towards Data Science

Upon inspection, certain entries might raise concerns due to apparent inconsistencies or errors: The entry for the student with Student# 2 (Lopez, Liam) appears to have an extra value in the Favorite Color column, which looks like two values ('blue,green') have been merged. Typically, this column should only contain a single value.

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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

On one hand, emulating the virtual worlds of Snow Crash or Ready Player One is less deliberately creepy than naming your tech initiative “Skynet” or your nutrient shake after Soylent Green. On the other hand, science fiction stories can conjure a vivid picture of “the metaverse” without illuminating how it should work or why it should exist.

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Wiser Earth: A (free) Platform for Networks of Networks and Communities of Action

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

WiserEarth is more than a "green" online social network for individuals, although you join as an individual. You'll also find a detailed taxonomy of issue areas related to social justice and environmental restoration. WiserEarth is where this movement can begin to see itself.”.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Described the difference between taxonomy and folksonomy. Gave Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Huffington Post, and Tech Crunch as examples of blogs with ecosystems. Difference between amatuer and professional videographer. . Collective Tagging: Tagging is a keyword that describes the content. Conclusion.

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