cities
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London’s Next-Gen Commuter Trains Will Feature 4G, Wi-Fi And AC As Standard
Transport for London has released renders of what the London’s new Crossrail trains will look like, providing a glimpse of what a British commute of the future might looks like.
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Volvo Is Designing The Autonomous Car That Could Eliminate All Traffic Deaths
As usual, traffic was apocalyptic on the freeway. So I cued up the Master of None episode I didn’t finish the night before, pulled out the Greek yogurt I hadn’t had time to eat for breakfast, reclined my seat way back, and relaxed. I may have even dozed off as my vehicle steered its way…
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These Fast-Melting Glaciers Could Change The World’s Coastlines Forever
The rapidly-melting glaciers of Greenland are moving faster than anyone thought — and this slow-motion crisis has the potential to change the world’s coastlines forever.
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Airbnb’s New Compact Pledges To Play Nicer With Cities But Doesn’t Go Far Enough
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Airbnb. The startup spent $US8 million to defeat Proposition F in San Francisco, which would have imposed stricter regulations for the company. Days later, a horrifying story about a 2013 death in an Airbnb rental raised concerns that the defeated regulations were badly needed and overdue.