Infrastructure
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages. -
A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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Southern California is on the cusp of what might be called the post-freeway era. It won’t be cars or transit; it won’t be houses or apartments; it won’t be downtowns or malls. It’ll be a mashup that gives residents options.
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As solar-power tech continues to get more efficient and its price drops, more and more people are turning to the sun to power their homes and businesses.
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Scholars need to confront the conflict of pushing for action on climate change while maintaining a high-energy lifestyle.
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California State University, Bakersfield, is part of a pilot program in which it offers a bachelor’s degree in industrial automation. It has applications that could clinch jobs for graduates in the high-speed rail field.
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As director of Seattle’s new Office of Planning and Community Development, Sam Assefa will draw on experiences from San Francisco, Chicago and Boulder, Colo.
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People and machines need to be able to interact and communicate effectively. Right now we – and they – can't. But without that, we risk missing the potential benefits of collaboration.
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Overall ridership on the system due to the expansion has soared more than 50 percent on some days — from about 35,000 daily riders the week before to a peak of 57,000 the Tuesday afterward.
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Students from Weber State University in Utah originally planned on building a tiny green house. But after considering all the requirements, opted for a less complicated green loft.
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In one of the longest North/South highways in the country, some are suggesting that an underused section in North Dakota be open for testing autonomous vehicles.
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Karamba Security has raised $2.5 million from private equity firms to develop software it says can prevent hackers from ever infiltrating a car's computers.
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Business has increased for Uber and Lyft since the launch of their Chicago airport pick-up services in November, but cabbies say it’s hurting their bottom line.
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How did urban public transport in America, like much of our infrastructure, get to be in such bad shape? Will millennials help turn it around?
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The state’s transportation agency is working with a Dutch company to explore the idea of generating electricity from its busiest highways.
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A drop in global commodity prices is forcing states and cities to re-examine their recycling programs and goals.
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State leaders announced Tuesday that the department will tackle more than 1,100 projects across the state.
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The company's new electric car has the same safety-oriented automated driving features as previous Tesla models, but is far cheaper.
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Although the subsidy is less than $10 a month, it could make a difference for nearly half of the homes with incomes less than $25,000 a year that currently lack high-speed Internet.
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Some warn that the rapid increase could move companies to more aggressively automate their workforce — but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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