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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. Different forms of gated communities were also found to be on the rise globally.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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The situation is the result of supply-chain issues caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Slow or unavailable Internet connections posed another problem, Chen says. “We Wisy is piloting its AI platform with CCU.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. One will provide Internet to rural Peru, two will service airplanes and cruise liners, and the final satellite’s use is yet to be disclosed.

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Tesla taps new glass supplier for Plaid Model S

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Many months ago, Teslarati stumbled across a list of Tesla’s suppliers through international connections. AGP is a Peru-based company that specializes in all types of automotive glass, but what they’ve done for Tesla is especially interesting. 208 , beating out the Lucid Air’s impressive.21 21 coefficient.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. He reported that he felt as though a part of him had come back thanks to the prosthesis. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.".

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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

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Plus any misperceptions that these misused robots could be autonomous (though they aren’t) makes an implied false connection between the actions of the robot and the ethics of the company. Schulman: This is part of the discussion we’ve been having in the industry and with other stakeholders. The letter focuses on “weaponized” robots.

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Maersk and IBM launch TradeLens blockchain shipping solution; 154+ million shipping events already captured on platform

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IBM and Maersk also announced that as part of the TradeLens early adopter program, 94 organizations are actively involved or have agreed to participate on the TradeLens platform built on open standards. Pacific International Lines (PIL) have joined Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd as global container carriers participating in the solution.