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First legal e-scooter launches in the Netherlands — for €1,900
The Dutch government has approved the first electric scooter for public roads and bike lanes, marking a cautious yet significant shift in the country’s tough stance on micromobility. Dubbed...
The Download: how AI could improve construction site safety, and our Roundtables conversation with Karen Hao
More than 1,000 construction workers die on the job each year in the US, making it the most dangerous industry for fatal slips, trips, and falls.A new AI tool...
These geeks are building an early warning system for disappearing government data
To a certain brand of policy wonk, January 31, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. It had been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump took...
Lululemon claims Costco knocked off its designs. Online, the big-box retailer has already won
On June 27, Lululemon filed a lawsuit alleging that Costco has infringed on its copyright with several “knockoff” athleisure products. It’s just the latest chapter in a story of...
‘Bakery tourism’ is the sweet new travel trend for Gen Z and food lovers
How far would you travel in search of a sweet treat? “Bakery tourism” is on the rise, with more and more people traveling—sometimes across the globe—in search of the...
How generative AI could help make construction sites safer
To combat the shortcuts and risk-taking, Lorenzo is working on a tool for the San Francisco–based company DroneDeploy, which sells software that creates daily digital models of work progress from...
Why seeking revenge is an addiction—and how to control it
James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies....
Why showing your work is the new mark of great design
As AI-generated content becomes ubiquitous, products that reveal the time, care, and judgment behind their creation will offer a powerful point of emotional and commercial differentiation. With today’s AI...
Why biology is our most powerful technology
Every living organism, from the simplest microbe to the tallest tree, contains a library of genetic information refined by billions of years of evolution. This biological data dwarfs even...
How to tell if the article you’re reading was written by AI
So, we’ve all been there. You’re two paragraphs into a blog post. The headline was catchy enough, the intro kind of made sense, and now your eyes are glazing...
