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Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data through SharedStreets platform

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Ford Motor Company, Uber and Lyft have committed to support to SharedStreets , a new data platform designed to make it easier for the private sector to work with cities around the world and leverage data to improve urban mobility. Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Mayor of New York City, 2002-2013.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Now, direct evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution ( MESA Air ), a 10-year epidemiological study of 6,795 people aged 45–84 years from six US states, shows that air pollution—even at levels below regulatory standards—accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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In the United States, eighth graders scored an average of 271 out of 500 in math on last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress , as highlighted in a New York Times article. Black, Native American, and low-income students had particularly low math scores on the federal standardized test.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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The lower weight design, along with the engine, is expected to save up to 35% in fuel over most conventional walk-in vans. Testing of six standard delivery vehicles retrofitted with all-electric drivetrains from various suppliers, including AMP, Smith Electric and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. Rockville, M.D.);

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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The company found that BLOOM’s final training emitted 50 tonnes of CO 2 —equivalent to about a dozen flights from New York City to Sydney. The company website of the Netherlands-based Web design and branding firm Tijgerbrood , for instance, emits less than 0.1 The green software movement is fast gaining momentum.

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

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GM announced that late in 2016 it will add a fleet of 2017 Chevrolet Volts designed to drive autonomously within its renovated Warren Technical Center campus. GM also announced two new car- and ride-sharing projects, one in New York City operating now (Let’s Drive NYC) and one to come in first quarter next year in another US city.

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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. At UCLA, she designed one of the first systems for analog-to-digital conversion of electrical activity from the nervous system.