The 15 Second Commute
At 7:52, I was upstairs having coffee with Amy. It’s a new routine that we started at the beginning of Covid. Every morning we have coffee together. Long-time readers of this blog or our book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationsh.....»»
The best over-ear headphones for 2022
Looking for the fit and privacy of over-ear headphones? These are the best of the bunch for everything from listening to music on a commute to serious gaming......»»
Commute in style with this seated folding electric scooter on sale
SAVE 15%: If you've been eyeing e-scooters, now's a good time to pull the trigger. The EverCross Electric Scooter is on sale for $679.99 as of March 14 — that's $120.00 (15%) off its regular price of $799.99.With gas prices as obscenely hi.....»»
A New AI Traffic Light Could Help Shorten Your Commute Times
A new study out of Germany says having traffic lights use AI technology may keep traffic flowing faster and smoother. Jalopnik reports: One of the partners in the study with an aggressively German name -- the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, Syste.....»»
Google Pixel “At a Glance” Starts to Get New Batch of Features
The “At a Glance” widget that Google won’t let us turn off on Pixel phones is finally going to do more than show you the weather and your commute times and calendar appointments. It was previously rumored to be getting a sizable lis.....»»
Yahoo Tells Japan Employees They Can Work Anywhere, Commute By Plane When Necessary
Yahoo Japan is telling its 8,000 employees they can work anywhere in the country -- and even be flown into work when the job requires it -- bucking the trend of companies looking to return workers to offices in the third year of the coronavirus pande.....»»
Walmart is practically giving away this 15-inch laptop for Black Friday
Save big on this Gateway 15-inch laptop so you can get more done for less on your daily commute......»»
Want to visualize the realities of a warmer planet? Give this online tool a try
The Clark Fork River drains much of western Montana, bringing water from the Crown of the Continent to the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. My daily commute via bicycle crosses the Clark Fork most days and has allowed me to discern a rhythm and.....»»
Amazon Will Allow Many Employees To Work Remotely Indefinitely
Amazon will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely, as long as they are able to commute to the office when necessary, according to a blog posted Monday. From a report: The new policy is a change from Amazon's.....»»
New study examines commuter characteristics and traffic pollution exposure among commuters
New research examines commuter characteristics to better understand how factors such as departure time, frequency, and commute length are associated with exposure to air pollution. Using personal air pollution monitors, the research clustered commute.....»»
A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars
Putting people on Mars isn't as easy as loading up a rocket and blasting it off into space. Here's why it's trickier than it might seem......»»
A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars
A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars.....»»
Utah DOT pilots Blyncsy’s AI-powered road maintenance technology
If you drive past potholes and faded lane dividers on your morning commute to work, chances are you’ll continue to see such road blemishes until someone alerts the local department of transportation to the problem by filing a complaint. Utah-ba.....»»
Volocopter debuts a bigger eVTOL aimed at the city-suburban commute
Germany electric aviation startup Volocopter revealed Monday a new electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft targeting the suburban-to-city commuter. The four-seater VoloConnect is designed to have a range of 62 miles, making it well-suited for.....»»
Firstbase raises $13M to make remote work suck less
The chance that I am ever willing to commute on a regular basis again in the future is zero. It’s too inefficient. And while workers and employers are somewhat split on where they stand on the question of remote toil, the COVID-19 pandemic has.....»»
Elizabeth Warren, AOC lay down climate challenge to Biden
A $500 billion proposal backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would offer a minimum of $150 billion over 10 years for electric vehicle infrastructure and to replace and electrify the nation’s public bus fleet and commute.....»»
The 15 Second Commute
At 7:52, I was upstairs having coffee with Amy. It’s a new routine that we started at the beginning of Covid. Every morning we have coffee together. Long-time readers of this blog or our book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationsh.....»»
Amazon wants to build a 350-ft tall spiraling glass tower as the centerpiece of its next headquarters
Although work from home has increasingly become the new normal for many people, Amazon employees living in Arlington County might be tempted to commute to PenPlace, the site where the company looks forward to building its second headquarters......»»
Commuting platform startup Hip lands $12 million to help companies bring employees back to the office
Nearly a year ago, the spread of COVID-19 ended the daily commute for millions of Americans, an abrupt change that sent the ridesharing industry into a free fall. Hip, which connected commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators via an app, w.....»»
Well-built muscles underlie athletic performance in birds
Muscle structure and body size predict the athletic performance of Olympic athletes, such as sprinters. The same, it appears, is true of wild seabirds that can commute hundreds of kilometers a day to find food, according to a recent paper by scientis.....»»
Is There a Tech Worker "Exodus" From the San Francisco Bay Area?
The New York Times reports on an "exodus" of tech workers from the San Francisco Bay Area, where "Rent was astronomical. Taxes were high. Your neighbors didn't like you" — and your commute could be over an hour. The biggest tech companies aren.....»»