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FTC staff offers perspectives on connected car workshop
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Washington, DC - Car ads used to include shorthand like 2D, AWD, and AC. Today’s car buyer is just as likely to ask about USB, GPS, and wifi. Last June, the FTC and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hosted a workshop in Washington to discuss the types of information that connected and autonomous cars collect and the ways the data can be used. FTC staff just issued a Staff Perspective that outlines key takeaways from the workshop.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Tuesday announced the following appointments:
USS Wasp joins 7th Fleet
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- Written by Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
Pacific Ocean - Wasp departed Norfolk August 30 to replace USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in Sasebo, Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in region.
Downed C-2A Greyhound located in Philippine Sea
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- Written by Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
Yokosuka, Japan - U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) deployed the team to Japan in December to embark a contracted salvage vessel and proceed to the crash site at sea. Once on station, highly skilled operators searched for the aircraft's emergency relocation pinger with a U.S. Navy-owned towed pinger locator (TPL-25) system.
San Diego County has been placed under quarantine for the Mexican fruit fly
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Sacramento, California - A portion of San Diego County has been placed under quarantine for the Mexican fruit fly following the detection of seven flies within the City of Encinitas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are working collaboratively on this project.
NRL Improves Optical Efficiency in Nanophotonic Devices
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- Written by Daniel Parry
Washington, DC - Nanophotonic devices have direct applications for use in ultra-high resolution microscopes, solar energy harvesting, optical computing and targeted medical therapies.
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