Improving urban planning with Superblocks
Rising heat, noise and air pollution, and dwindling green spaces—due to climate change and population growth, cities are facing more and more challenges. How can we tackle them? "A crucial factor is urban planning. The design and use of street spac.....»»
UK study finds urban residents score the lowest in social and economic satisfaction and well-being
A study conducted by the Center for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam finds that, in a sample of 156,000 UK residents aged 40 and up, urban living is linked to lower levels of well-being, social satisfaction, and economic satisfactio.....»»
Kuo: Apple may not increase iPhone 16 orders after all
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Rural belts around cities could reduce urban temperatures by up to 0.5°C, study suggests
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Our cities" secret gardens: We connect with nature in neglected green spaces just as much as in parks
Access to nature is essential for our health and well-being. However, as our cities become increasingly crowded, it becomes more and more challenging to find ways to connect with nature in urban spaces......»»
How to edit images in Photoshop
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AI may be able to predict droughts a year in advance
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Stellantis eyes old golf course for massive parts warehouse in Michigan
The automaker is planning to consolidate aging warehouses in the region, including those in Centerline, Warren and Marysville, into a “mega hub,” as called for in its 2023 labor deal with the UAW......»»
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Irish peat soils are far more vast than previously known, suggests study
New figures suggest peat soils cover 13% more area than previous peat soil maps, which are useful in land use planning—with peat soils critical in absorbing greenhouse gases (GHG) and helping to meet some of Ireland's most pressing environmental ch.....»»
The Google Pixel 9’s camera specs leaked, and they sound phenomenal
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CSA updates its vendor-neutral cloud security training with CCSK v5 release
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) demonstrated its commitment to improving its vendor-neutral cloud security training with the release of the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v5, furnishing cloud stakeholders with the skills they need t.....»»
Prime Day robot mop deals: Roomba, Shark, Ecovacs
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Nano-confinement may be key to improving hydrogen production
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered a new mechanism that can boost the efficiency of hydrogen production through water splitting......»»
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism
Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. Enlarge / Kevin Scott, CTO and EVP of AI at Microsoft speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigue.....»»
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How the world"s 10 largest suppliers are navigating labor woes, EV sales choppiness
Many of the world's biggest suppliers are planning job cuts and investing in automation, all while trying to get a clearer sense of their customers' rapidly changing EV plans......»»
Best Buy Prime Day Sale: deals on TVs, headphones, appliances and more
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Study examines urban forests across the United States
In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of climate mitigation efforts......»»
Bridging culture, cuisine, and urban planning: New book explores the connections between food and urban spaces
Agriculture, fishing, hunting, and gathering—through thousands of years of urbanization, these ways of acquiring food, which were deciding factors in settlement landscape patterns in the primitive society, have gradually been replaced by the manufa.....»»