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Google's parent company is building a futuristic neighborhood in Canada - but locals don't want to live in a 'new Silicon Valley'
Silicon Valley has experienced a rise in housing costs and homelessness in recent years as well. Wh…
Leanna Garfield
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Google's parent company is creating an entire high-tech neighborhood in Toronto - here's what it could look like
"This will not be a place where we deploy technology for its own sake, but rather one where we use …
Leanna Garfield
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Google's parent company is spending $50 million to build a high-tech neighborhood in Toronto
"The first three were the steam engine, which brought though trains and factories that industrializ…
Leanna Garfield
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My husband and I navigated miscarriage while polyamorous. It was complicated, and it was also beautiful.
I recently miscarried and threw a party with my husband to help us process our grief. We're also po…
Lelia Gowland
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Michigan is devoting a 40-mile stretch of highway to testing self-driving cars and improving public transportation
The route from Detroit to Ann Arbor will soon have lanes set aside for autonomous buses and cars in…
Graham Rapier
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4 reasons your rapid COVID-19 test might show a false result
Rapid antigen tests are quick and convenient, but they're not always accurate. Expiration dates and…
Andrea Michelson
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Biden has packed his staff with Big Tech execs to help manage the transfer from Trump — but Facebook, Google, and Apple are notably absent
President-elect Joe Biden's campaign has tapped tech companies for his transition team — although m…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Google's parent company may have a billion-dollar plan to build a high-tech neighborhood in Toronto
In October 2016, the company announced that it would partner with national advocacy group Transport…
Leanna Garfield
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A Florida man was arrested after he was caught on video cutting the brake lines of Lime scooters
"When e-scooters arrive in a city, an automobile driver must suddenly share road space with a vehic…
Graham Rapier
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Stockholm might get an entire neighborhood of 31 wooden skyscrapers - take a look
Skylines in US cities like Chicago may soon include wooden skyscrapers, and the state of Oregon rec…
Peter Kotecki
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3 proptech VCs list the biggest opportunities and challenges in pairing real estate with technology
That can include online real estate marketplaces and "iBuyers" like Zillow, Opendoor, Redfin, and C…
Alex Nicoll
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A Google linked exec and a former US politician have dropped out of a Saudi project after journalist's disappearance
The new tech advisory board's announcement came as much of the news on Saudi Arabia was focused on …
Rob Price
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the com…
Charlie Wood
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Apple and Google execs named to a Saudi advisory board amid controversy over reportedly murdered journalist
While Saudi Arabia was trumpeting its list of high-profile tech advisors, much of the news on Saudi…
Rob Price
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1 out of 4 marketers believe subscriptions could represent over 50% of their revenues in 5 years: iProspect
Feedback shows that increasing trust and harnessing technology are the key ambitions for 2020 and t…
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Was mass hysteria behind the mysterious case of 227 middle school students fainting last fall?
Mass hysteria is likely behind a mysterious case of 227 middle school students fainting last fall, …
Lillian Perlmutter
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Meet Intersection, the Alphabet-funded startup that wants to blanket your city in superfast, free WiFi
Sidewalk Labs doesn't own Intersection, but it's the second biggest investor in the company, and Do…
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The tablets built into New York streets are getting a major software update
That's why Intersection turned off the web browser, O'Donnell says. Since the browser in the built-…
Kif Leswing
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Silicon Valley is obsessed with building utopian cities of the future
In the spring, Sidewalk Labs (owned by parent company Alphabet Inc.) announced its intent…
Ariel Schwartz
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This ex-Googler helped reimagine what cities could look like - now his new startup, Forward, is using tech to rethink healthcare
"Why would you want the healthcare system to work like a gym?" asked Aoun. "You go to the gym with …