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Uber 'to introduce self-driving cars within weeks'
The ride-sharing firm Uber will, for the first time, allow users to hail self-driving cars later this month, it has been reported. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Uber's chief executive Travis Kalanick said the launch would take place in Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. At first, the vehicles will Read More...
Electric cars: Fierce competition between Detroit and Silicon Valley
Competition is a key feature of the market economy. It doesn’t always lead to the greatest and most beneficial results for society, but here’s a good example. Detroit has been the center for America’s automotive technology for a century. Now the car companies of Detroit are competing against Read More...
Heavy duty trucks face cleaner standards under new U.S. rule
Medium- to heavy-duty trucks make up only four percent of road traffic in the U.S, but they gulp 22 percent of oil transport demand. That’s why the Obama administration has implemented a new rule that will require U.S trucks to produce ten percent less carbon dioxide and consume ten percent less Read More...
No rooftop, no problem as solar gardens pop up in communities
Not all homes are fit for solar panels, but that isn’t stopping communities from producing their own solar energy. More and more consumers are buying into community solar farms that allow renters and apartment dwellers to access renewable energy from small plots, modestly referred to as “solar Read More...
Scientists discover an alternative to addictive painkillers
Addiction to opioid painkillers is a major public health issue, killing—for example—close to 19,000 people in the U.S. in 2014. Now scientists report an alternative to help those patients that suffer from severe pain. The team has identified a compound that appears to works as a painkiller Read More...
Find your inner-Olympian with these mental tricks
With cameras in every direction and immense pressure to perform for their country, it’s an absolute wonder how Olympic athletes perform as well as they do. Executing at such optimal levels takes the right mindset, which is why many athletes use pre-routine behaviors and mental-tricks to boost Read More...
This new apartment building has an ‘Uber room’ to wait for your ride
There was the building in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood that tried to lure new tenants with a communal English bulldog that everyone could call their own. Then there are the rooftop dog parks, pools and gardens on buildings in neighborhoods where D.C.’s newest residents flock to pay $2,000 for a Read More...
Four reasons to practice mindfulness during pregnancy
Mothers-to-be don’t spend their entire 40 weeks of pregnancy glowing radiantly; there are also midnight worries, endless shopping lists, and swollen feet. Somewhere around 18 percent of women are depressed during pregnancy, and 21 percent have serious anxiety. Research is starting to suggest Read More...
Apple says all 14 final assembly sites in China now zero-waste
Apple has announced that all 14 of its final assembly plants in China are now zero-waste compliant, meaning that none of the waste is sent to landfill. Waste products are instead recycled, re-used, composted or burned to generate energy. Typically, paper and cardboard are sent to paper mills for Read More...
Norwegian oil firms plan carbon emissions cut in decade to 2030
Norwegian oil and gas companies plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 million tonnes in the decade to 2030 as part of efforts to rein in global warming, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said on Wednesday. Statoil said it would account for 2 million tonnes of the total cuts planned for Read More...