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Blickfeld launches new Automotive LiDAR Sensors at CES 2021
Blickfeld launches new Automotive LiDAR Sensors at CES 2021 LiDAR manufacturer Blickfeld will unveil its automotive LiDAR products for the first time at digital CES 2021. After commercially launching the industrial LiDAR “Cube 1” in 2020, the Munich-based company is now presenting its au...
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Skydio wins CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems
Skydio wins CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced that Skydio X2 has received the CES® 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems. The announcement was ma...
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Velodyne Lidar looks at efficient, sustainable and safe transportation infrastructure
Velodyne Lidar looks at efficient, sustainable and safe transportation infrastructure Velodyne Lidar and University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Center for Applied Research today published a white paper that demonstrates lidar sensors’ ability to make transportation infrastructure more efficient, sustai...
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Tesla stock shot up 740 percent in 2020 and sold almost electric 500K cars
Tesla stock shot up 740 percent in 2020 and sold almost electric 500K cars Tesla has achieved meteoric growth in market value and stock price in 2020. Over the 12-month period, its market cap increased by over $500 billion year-to-date (YTD). According to the research data analysed and published by...
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Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements
Mabey Hire boosts their engineering excellence with key placements Renowned for its engineering excellence, Mabey Hire is dedicated to supporting and nurturing its talented workforce, while helping to inspire the next generation of engineers. As such, it is delighted to announce that it has strength...
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Sweco acquires Optiplan engineering and architecture consultancy in Finland
Sweco acquires Optiplan engineering and architecture consultancy in Finland Sweco has signed an agreement with the construction company NCC Suomi Oy to acquire Optiplan Oy, which has approximately 150 employees. The acquisition strengthens Sweco’s expertise in the area of designing sustainable and e...
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TourBox showcases the Ultimate Controller for Creators at CES 2021
TourBox showcases the Ultimate Controller for Creators at CES 2021 TourBox, the brand which has emerged in the global creative interaction field, this time brings their updated version based on TourBox original: TourBox Neo, with its optimized design and wider solution portfolio to the CES 2021. The...
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Panasonic introduces wireless mobile device charging for vehicles at CES
Panasonic introduces wireless mobile device charging for vehicles at CES At CES 2021, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (Panasonic Automotive) announced two variants of in-vehicle wireless charging technology (moving coil and static coil.) Both of these variants will provide efficient...
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Meet the PotholePro – JCB’s solution to tackle the scourge of potholes
Meet the PotholePro – JCB’s solution to tackle the scourge of potholes JCB has launched the PotholePro – a machine that can repair a pothole in less than eight minutes – four times quicker than standard methods and at half the cost of current solutions. It follows a vow from...
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Peterbilt 579EV Electric Truck conquers Pikes Peak
Peterbilt 579EV Electric Truck conquers Pikes Peak Peterbilt Motors Company was excited to announce that the Model 579EV is the first zero-emission, battery-electric, Class 8 truck to successfully reach the summit of Pikes Peak. This significant achievement demonstrates the superior performance of t...
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Mercedes EQS MBUX Hyperscreen driver assistant comes with artificial intelligence
Mercedes EQS MBUX Hyperscreen driver assistant comes with artificial intelligence Visually impressive, radically easy to operate and extremely eager to learn – the MBUX Hyperscreen is one of the highlights in the Mercedes EQS. It represents the emotional intelligence of the all-electric upper-...
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Amman benefits from EBRD Green Cities programme with new bus fleet
Amman benefits from EBRD Green Cities programme with new bus fleet The population of Amman will benefit from the introduction of a new bus fleet in the Jordanian capital thanks to its participation in EBRD Green Cities, the Bank’s pioneering urban sustainability programme. In a first Jordanian proje...
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CASE CE North America appoints Terry Dolan as New Head of Sales and Marketing
CASE CE North America appoints Terry Dolan as New Head of Sales and Marketing CASE Construction Equipment has introduced Terry Dolan as its new Head of Sales and Marketing for CASE in North America. Dolan is a longtime construction industry executive who previously worked in the CASE organization in...
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Eave construction hearing protection solutions chosen by VINCI
Eave construction hearing protection solutions chosen by VINCI Eave, a UK-based tech start-up which has developed a uniquely effective hearing protection system for construction workers, has partnered with VINCI through the Group’s prestigious Catalyst programme. Eave is one of just ten ‘cutting edg...
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Hong Kong showcasing solutions and technological breakthroughs at CES 2021
Hong Kong showcasing solutions and technological breakthroughs at CES 2021 Hong Kong innovation and technology expertise will be on vibrant display at CES 2021, with 22 of the region’s leading entrepreneurs and innovators exhibiting at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) 44th annual Ho...
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Tips to earn Amazon AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Accreditation
Tips to earn Amazon AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Accreditation Have you ever wondered why not all IT specialists manage to get the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate credential? Do they lack the motivation to pass SAA-C02 assessment or are there other reasons behind this? In...
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CarproTec introduces vehicle safety with unprecedented simplicity at CES
CarproTec introduces vehicle safety with unprecedented simplicity at CES Cars and trucks represent a high financial value. This is also the reason why millions of them are stolen and broken into every year and has inspired Direct-Smarter Technology (DST) to develop the CarproTec – a new genera...
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New Ford Bronco marketing campaign focuses on terrain Management System
New Ford Bronco marketing campaign focuses on terrain Management System So the story goes that a herd of goats came upon a colt in the mountains trapped under a rock. They rescue him, then raise him as their own, teaching him to navigate the craggy terrain and rough waters of the region. Sturdy, con...
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Cintec helps repair historic 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China
Cintec helps repair historic 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China The 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge in China is an ancient structure that is a District level Cultural Relic. The bridge and is a three cross beam bridge suffered a partial, and then total collapse in 2009. When Cintec...
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Trimble establishes more SITECH Technology Distributors in the US
Trimble establishes more SITECH Technology Distributors in the US Trimble has announced that SITECH® Technology Distributors have been established to serve civil construction contractors in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The territory once served by SITECH Mid-Atlantic has be...
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NIO and NVIDIA partner to develop new generation of automated electric vehicles
NIO and NVIDIA partner to develop new generation of automated electric vehicles NIO, a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market, and NVIDIA announced today that the automaker has selected the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin™ system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its new generation of electric vehicles...
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Hancom Group brings South Korean innovation to CES 2021
Hancom Group brings South Korean innovation to CES 2021 Hancom Group, a leader in creating game-changing technology ecosystems has announced that it will participate in the All Digital CES 2021. The company will present its visions for making the world Smarter, Safer, and Freer through pioneering fu...
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Binatone debuts the MASKFONE at CES 2021
Binatone debuts the MASKFONE at CES 2021 Binatone, a global manufacturer of innovative, smart home and consumer electronic devices since 1958 has announced that their revolutionary MaskFone, will be introduced to press and tech aficionados at this year’s digital CES conference. The MaskFone is a gro...
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REIWA Engine enters Clean Tech market with SandStorm solar panel cleaning robot
REIWA Engine enters Clean Tech market with SandStorm solar panel cleaning robot SandStorm is a new patented technology, made in Sicily, which reduces the costs of maintenance and cleaning of photovoltaic systems by 30%. SandStorm was invented by a Sicilian engineer, Salvatore Occhipinti, together wi...
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GM rebrands to promote a zero-emissions Everybody In Future
GM rebrands to promote a zero-emissions Everybody In Future General Motors is debuting a new marketing campaign as part of the company’s comprehensive efforts to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicles. The “Everybody In” campaign is a call to action meant to reflect a movement that’s inclusiv...
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Bobcat Telehandler and mini-excavator head to Belfast for McCusker Demolition
Bobcat Telehandler and mini-excavator head to Belfast for McCusker Demolition McCusker Demolition Ltd, based in Belfast in Northern Ireland, has purchased the company’s first Bobcat machines from Northern Excavators, the local Authorised Bobcat Dealer. McCusker has added a new top-of-the-range Bobca...
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Mammoet completes railroad pedestrian bridge installation in Colorado
Mammoet completes railroad pedestrian bridge installation in Colorado Mammoet’s team was recently contracted by Kiewit Infrastructure to move and install a pedestrian bridge weighing approximately 550t (1.1 million lbs.) as part of a revitalization effort in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The...
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SWARCO Traffic appoints ITS expert as new Managing Director
SWARCO Traffic appoints ITS expert as new Managing Director SWARCO Traffic, the traffic technology specialist, has appointed John Pickworth, an experienced Chartered Engineer with proven Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) expertise, as its new Managing Director. John, who has worked at a senior lev...
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HM-Entreprenør A/S invests in 12 Liebherr crawler excavators
HM-Entreprenør A/S invests in 12 Liebherr crawler excavators The Danish company HM-Entreprenør is based just 1.5 km from the headquarters of the JMM Group, Liebherr’s Danish distributor. In 2017, HM-Entreprenør ordered 12 machines from Generation 6. Following the Bauma construction industry trade fa...
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Welsh Assembly calls in GeoPlace to evaluate unadopted roads in Wales
Welsh Assembly calls in GeoPlace to evaluate unadopted roads in Wales The law on the maintenance and adoption of private roads can be complex. Briefly, an unadopted road is a road or street not maintainable at public expense, which means they’ve not been brought under the wing of a local council to...
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Drones and AI being used in Georgia to disinfect government buildings.
Drones and AI being used in Georgia to disinfect government buildings. In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving gatherings, the Alabama State Senate recently adopted the Draganfly Smart Vital System and its related health safety protocols to help detect potential COVID-19 in gove...
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John Deere and National Grid testing their first Electric Backhoe
John Deere and National Grid testing their first Electric Backhoe John Deere, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment, and National Grid, an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people throughout the Northeast, will joint test an electric...
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CleanAirZone promoting strategic partnerships during CES 2021
CleanAirZone promoting strategic partnerships during CES 2021 Well before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, air quality in both residential and public arenas has long been a source of health concerns for young and old, generated by pollutants ranging from chemicals and gases to such living organi...
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Magbot launches wireless Automatic Tool Changer for robots
Magbot launches wireless Automatic Tool Changer for robots The Magbot ATC (Automatic Tool Changer) is the world’s first completely wireless Robot automatic tool changing system. A single robot requires various robot end-effectors (tools) to provide the multi-processes and services, thus a robot ATC...
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Kia unveils new branding to ignite a bold transformation
Kia unveils new branding to ignite a bold transformation Kia has revealed its new corporate logo and global brand slogan that signify the automaker’s bold transformation and all-new brand purpose. The introduction of the new logo represents Kia’s ambitions to establish a leadership position in the f...
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GreatStar OLEI $500 mini-LiDAR unlocks robotics at CES 2021
GreatStar OLEI $500 mini-LiDAR unlocks robotics at CES 2021 GreatStar OLEI, a global provider of advanced LiDAR and thermal camera sensors, along with MorpheusTEK, today launched in advance of the all-digital CES 2021 show. The world’s first, industrial quality mini-LiDAR available for navigation an...
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ArcRAN technology makes internet-connected cars safer
ArcRAN technology makes internet-connected cars safer Thanks to the technology revolution we can now access traffic information, play our favourite music, and be warned when accidents happen. However, while Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology make cars smarter, it also makes them more vulnerable...
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CASE extends submissions for 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant
CASE extends submissions for 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant CASE Construction Equipment has extended the call for entries for the 2021 Dire States Equipment Grant to January 31st, 2021. Submissions can be made now at DireStates.com/Grant. Originally launched in 2016, the Dire States Grant provides...
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Highways England uses huge steel beams to create M53’s newest bridge
Highways England uses huge steel beams to create M53’s newest bridge Eight huge steel beams will be lifted into place over the M53 in Merseyside this weekend to help create a new bridge over the motorway. Highways England is installing the bridge to carry the southbound entry slip road onto th...
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Smart Buildings create opportunities for printed sensors
Smart Buildings create opportunities for printed sensors Smart buildings promise automated control of the buildings’ operations, along with integrated technology for human-machine interactions. Such functionality requires multiple sensors, to which printed/flexible electronics are very well suited d...
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Five shared mobility trends to keep an eye on in 2021
Five shared mobility trends to keep an eye on in 2021 For the shared mobility industry, as for many others, 2020 was primarily defined by the pandemic. 2021 will be different: The team at Invers expects the shared mobility market to pick up significantly as the pandemic winds down. Invers, the inven...
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Swerock acquires cement and mineral aggregate operations in Luleå, Sweden
Swerock acquires cement and mineral aggregate operations in Luleå, Sweden Peab’s subsidiary Swerock continues to grow through the acquisition of cement and mineral aggregate operations in the Luleå area. The acquired operations had net sales of around SEK 60 million in 2020 and four employees. Swero...
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Leeds engineers RWO celebrate new Highways England contract success
Leeds engineers RWO celebrate new Highways England contract success Leeds engineers RWO has won an undisclosed contract to support a multi-million pound infrastructure investment by motorways and major roads operator, Highways England. The Park Place-based specialist is providing comprehensive civil...
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Eagle Eye Networks looks at the key 2021 trends in Video Surveillance
Eagle Eye Networks looks at the key 2021 trends in Video Surveillance Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in smart cloud video security, today shared the trends that will have the biggest impact on video surveillance, security, and use of analytics to drive business intelligence and improvement in...
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Teledyne to acquire FLIR Systems for $8 Billion
Teledyne to acquire FLIR Systems for $8 Billion Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and FLIR Systems, Inc. jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0 billion. Under the...
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Fisker announces the Intelligent Pilot – Next Generation of Driver Assistance
Fisker announces the Intelligent Pilot – Next Generation of Driver Assistance Fisker Inc., designer and manufacturer of the world’s most emotion-stirring, eco-friendly electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions – today announced it will partner with Magna for the joint development of FI...
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BNSF and Wabtec test Battery-Electric Locomotive in California
BNSF and Wabtec test Battery-Electric Locomotive in California BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec’s exploration of the future potential of battery-electric locomotives crosses another significant milestone this week as they begin testing the technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, C...
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AECOM sells Civil Construction business to strategic infrastructure investor
AECOM sells Civil Construction business to strategic infrastructure investor AECOM, a world leading premier infrastructure consulting firm, today announced the successful completion of its sale of the Civil construction business to affiliates of Oroco Capital, a strategic infrastructure investor. In...
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Granite opens new Solari Aggregate plant in California
Granite opens new Solari Aggregate plant in California Granite recently opened their Solari Aggregate Plant in Arvin, California, capable of processing more than 1,000 tons of sand and gravel per hour. Solari will safely and sustainably provide aggregate and asphalt to private and public customers i...
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Northumbrian Roads joining forces with one of the UK leading road builders
Northumbrian Roads joining forces with one of the UK leading road builders Corporate finance and legal experts from two leading North East independent businesses have helped Northumbrian Roads to join forces with one of the UK leaders in road building. The North East road maintenance contractor was...
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EyeRide puts a HUD in your helmet
EyeRide puts a HUD in your helmet Compatible with most helmets on the market, EyeRide has launched a new generation of HUD (head-up display) that simplifies your motorbike rides by displaying your maps, calls & songs in your helmet using the latest colourful, bright and smallest OLED Sony Techno...
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What is Bitumen?
What is Bitumen? Bitumen is a by-product of crude oil which is known for its waterproofing and adhesive properties. In ancient times, bitumen was mainly used for binding building materials together. Nowadays, this material has more than 250 applications; including paving roads, roofing, waterproofin...
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EIB supports €1.128 billion urban transport in Egypt
EIB supports €1.128 billion urban transport in Egypt The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed a €1.128 billion agreement to support investments in the rehabilitation and expansion of metro and tram systems in Alexandria and Cairo. The EIB financing will contribut...
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Southampton University start-ups blazing a trail at CES 2021
Southampton University start-ups blazing a trail at CES 2021 Tech start-ups from the University of Southampton will unveil revolutionary AI and quantum technology products at CES 2021 – as the UK’s only university representative. Innovative technology developed at the University of Southampton is be...
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Volvo rolls out upgraded 10-tonne asphalt compactors for emerging markets
Volvo rolls out upgraded 10-tonne asphalt compactors for emerging markets The DD105 and DD105 OSC asphalt compactors from Volvo Construction Equipment now come equipped with Tier 3/Stage IIIA engines for emerging markets. Thanks to the integration of a Tier 3/Stage IIIA engine, the DD105 and oscilla...
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The snow, ice and road gritting myths
The snow, ice and road gritting myths The onset of winter weather sees the return of gritting lorries on roads across the UK. In addition to clearing snow and ice, specialist operators The Gritting Company are keen to dispel five myths about road gritting: Myth 1 – The winter wagons contain gr...
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SEAT explores infrared and iris sensors to drive road safety
SEAT explores infrared and iris sensors to drive road safety Infrared light sensors, high resolution images and a sophisticated algorithm. All this technology is used to find out exactly where people are looking. As we drive, the road must obviously be the main focus. That’s why it’s key to safety t...
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Alisys presents cloud platform to universalize robotics at CES 2021
Alisys presents cloud platform to universalize robotics at CES 2021 Alisys will present at CES 2021 a cloud platform that universalizes robotics by allowing the deployment, operation, control and analysis of heterogeneous robot fleets regardless of the manufacturer. This unique operation and control...
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How much is social value worth to your business?
How much is social value worth to your business? With the majority of public sector contracts having 25% of their tenders weighted towards social value, is your business securing top marks? Imagine if a contract was worth £4 million pounds to your business, then it really could be a £1 million quest...
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Virtual meetings get smart with All-in-One 360 intelligent conference solution
Virtual meetings get smart with All-in-One 360 intelligent conference solution Virtual meetings have become necessary and universal, as remote working becomes more and more common. Not only does it help workers maintain a better work-life balance, but it is also a boost to productivity. Productivity...
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