"Here's the endgame--Nest ends up being the brains of the human energy system of the future, " he says.
Other causes supported by Lucas include his own educational foundation set up to help bring about a technology-enriched educational system of the future.
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Whoever runs the dominant operating system of the future becomes the gatekeeper to content and software services, charging commissions or netting advertising dollars.
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Practically, a personal AI system of the future could notice that whenever its user is working late, the user texts his or her spouse to say so.
Its space and communications division, based in Seal Beach, California, is the lead contractor working on America's national missile-defence system, as well as the provider of the future combat system that is part of the integrated battlespace system for the army.
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The Isle of Man is currently in the middle of a national debate about the future of the welfare system which the Manx government believes is no longer fit for purpose.
"The structure we are proposing today will help to deliver better outcomes for consumers and to strengthen and improve the resilience of the financial system in the future, " he concluded.
"The hearings that we had will forever be a part of the record, as far as any discussion of our system in the future, " the Tennessee Republican said.
Even if the state redeems the mistaken gambles of the past, keeps depositors' confidence alive, and does so without printing huge amounts of money, the future of the Russian banking system remains bleak.
The firsthand experience of working on the system will also better position Rensselaer students as future leaders in the areas of Big Data, analytics, and cognitive computing.
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Termination of the Future Combat System in April of 2009 was accompanied by the usual assurances that its technology would be applied to other efforts, but little came of that.
After all, if the kind of pension system chosen made no difference to the size of the future economy, then reform would simply change the way income is distributed between and among generations.
With the Doha Round of multilateral trade talks moribund, this decision could shape the future of the world trading system.
This experience has led me to believe that one of the best ways to protect the financial system against future systemic shocks, including the possible failure of a major counterparty, is by strengthening the financial infrastructure, including both the "hardware" and the "software" components.
However, as we consider ways to strengthen the system for the future in light of what we have learned over the past year, we should critically examine capital regulations, provisioning policies, and other rules applied to financial institutions to determine whether, collectively, they increase the procyclicality of credit extension beyond the point that is best for the system as a whole.
The outcome will have important ramifications for the American patent system and the future of inventiveness.
With new regulations favoring automation-- and indeed the NYSE has its own plan to push greater automation on the trading floor-- the future of the specialist system has been called into doubt.
As both the nation's central bank and a financial regulator, the Federal Reserve must be well prepared to make constructive contributions to the coming national debate on the future of the financial system and financial regulation.
The findings led to the setting up of the task force to consider the system's future.
If confirmed for his position, Lynn probably would have a large say in the future of the missile defense system.
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In other words, the dispute over commercial-transport subsidies is just one facet in a far broader debate about the future of the global trading system.
And following recent announcements by the government on the future of the rail franchising system, they'll be hearing from the Minister for Rail, Simon Burns.
Mitarai describes the crisis in plain language: seemingly unstoppable decline in birth rates, a turn to population decline, doubts about the future of the social security system, a shrinking domestic market.
That is the discussion taking place right now, although the cost of a new and improved Metop system means the future satellites and their instruments will again be a batch-buy.
At the heart of the system is eye-tracking software, making this agreement central to the future of display and user interaction.
Microsoft, which counts Dell among the key distributors of its Windows operating system, said it made the investment to help ensure the future of one of its most important partners.
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He gave warning that the current system of budget accounting seriously underestimated the government's future liabilities.
In particular, he gave warning that the current system of budget accounting seriously underestimated the government's future liabilities.
That was the general reaction of the whole Congress to the Future Combat System.
He added the "the jury is out" on the future of the three-country system.
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