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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. It began with a helicopter ride to the Equinox Hotel in the Hudson Yard district of New York City, in my case, it was a short hop from JFK for what was my first taste of being an Honored Guest.

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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

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Normally, when it comes to radio-related projects, my home of New York City is a terrible place to be. The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers. James Provost.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. A pre-production XC40 Recharge I drove for an hour last October through rolling suburban hills outside New York City drew little attention, perhaps due to its muted, elegant silvery-green color and black roof.

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When They Electrified Christmas

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Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. debuted electric Christmas lights when he lit up 80 hand-wired bulbs on a tree in the parlor of his New York City home.

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IEEE Spectrum’s Top Telecom Stories of 2023

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This Mirror Reverses How Light Travels in Time Nature Physics In an esoteric bit of research this year, a group of researchers based at universities in New York City discovered how to pass a signal through something called a “time interface”—the result being that the entire signal acted like it was moving back in time.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Paradoxically, the move by the federal and local governments to provide more urban and city public charging opportunities, as New York City is doing by installing thousands of pole-mounted EV chargers or creating EV charging hubs , may reduce the motivation of rental property owners to install charging on their properties even more.