cities
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Smartphones Don’t Kill Pedestrians, Cars Do
Every few months we get to read the same misinformed story about “distracted walking” — how pedestrians are too busy looking at their phones to safely walk across the street. But Facebook updates aren’t the real problem here.
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Things Uber CEO Travis Kalanick May Have Said In His TED Talk Today
Today in Vancouver, the annual mind orgy TED welcomed Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to the stage. Did he talk about the logo? Did he talk about how cities are bringing him down? What did he say? You could wait a few months for the video — or you could take these people’s words for it.
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The Tech Behind New York’s Super-Fast Gigabit Wi-Fi
New York City is replacing busted old payphone booths with amazing free gigabit wifi hotspots in 10,000 locations around the city. We’ve already tested an early version of the new service and it’s fast. Now we finally know why.
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These Gorgeous Buildings Showcase The Surprisingly Innovative Future Of Wood
Wood is the future. That’s the feeling you get after looking through the 2016 award winners named by WoodWorks, the United States’ wood building council.