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The Alarming Rise of India’s Pay-to-Breathe Industry
Following Mumbai’s air quality crisis this winter, critics accused the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board of moving air quality sensors to “cleaner”…
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Amazon’s HQ2 Aimed to Show Tech Can Boost Cities. Now It’s on Pause
After a dramatic competition that pitted US cities against one another, years of contested planning, and claims of unwavering commitment despite…
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Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco
For some residents of San Francisco, the robotic future of driving is just a tap away. Ride-hailing services from GM subsidiary Cruise…
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The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
Humanity may not exactly be winning its battle to avert climate change, but the electrification of cars has begun to…
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People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part
In fact, the federal government has required that states applying for public charger money submit plans detailing how they’ll support…
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Airbnb Is Running Riot in Small-Town America
Kaitlin had been living in the Village of Oak Creek for over two years when she received the notice. It…
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Lyft Aspired to Kill Car Ownership. Now It Aims to Profit From It
Lyft customers know it as the bright-pink app to tap when they need a car ride or to rent a…
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The Pandemic Bike Boom Survives—in Cities That Stepped Up
In 18 years working in bicycles, Eric Bjorling had never seen anything like April 2020. With no end to the…
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Algorithms Quietly Run the City of Wasington, DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29…
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Opendoor’s iBuyer Model Is a Canary in the Economic Coal Mine
And right now, Opendoor’s behavior, driven by the data it sees, augurs bad tidings ahead. “Right now, they’re trying to…
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