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https://www.vox.com/2019/3/27/18194715/self-driving-cars-uber-lyft

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Self-driving cars will be considered unthinkable 50 years from now

Removing drivers from our transportation system disrupts delicate social contract.

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https://news.mit.edu/2019/engineers-demonstrate-lighter-flexible-airplane-wing-0401

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MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing

A new way of making airplane wings, developed by engineers at MIT, NASA, and elsewhere, could lead to novel aircraft designs and lighter, more fuel-efficient planes.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/28/707604928/chart-where-disease-carrying-mosquitoes-will-go-in-the-future

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Chart: Where disease-carrying mosquitoes will go in the future

A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked.

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https://news.usc.edu/155539/new-evidence-of-deep-groundwater-on-mars/

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USC researchers find new evidence of deep groundwater on Mars

Researchers at the USC Arid Climate and Water Research Center have published a study that suggests deep groundwater on Mars could still be active, and that water on Mars could exist in a broader geographical range than previously thought.

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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/government-cloud-innovation.html?i=

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A mission accelerator for future innovation

Done right, the cloud journey for public sector organizations doesn’t end with migration but lays the groundwork for greater innovation in the future.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiYVoHEV5hs

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Why is chicken so cheap?

People eat 65 billion chickens every year. It is the fastest-growing meat product. Yet pound for pound the price of chicken has fallen sharply. How has this ...

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https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oneinfive-canadians-will-consume-cannabis-in-2025-ernst-young-180618381.html?guccounter=1

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One-in-five Canadians will consume cannabis in 2025

One-in-five Canadians are expected to consume cannabis in 2025, according to a new analysis by Ernst & Young outlining the firm’s upbeat take on the nascent industry.

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https://financialpost.com/cannabis/cannabis-business/u-s-bill-that-aims-to-open-financial-system-to-cannabis-companies-could-be-bad-news-for-canadas-pot-sector

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U.S. bill that aims to open financial system to cannabis companies could be bad news for Canada…

If passed, there goes our first-mover advantage

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/canadians-are-feeling-the-debt-burn

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Canadians are feeling the debt burn

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https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/european-union-speed-limiters-driver-monitors-2022/

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EU to require speed limiters, driver monitors in new cars from 2022

Speed limiters are promised to reduce road deaths by 20 percent.

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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/23/seattle-car-free-transportation-what-works-226935

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Has Seattle found the solution to driving alone to work?

How a fast-growing city has invested heavily in mass transit alternatives to keep a lid on gridlock.<br />

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https://www.thespec.com//news/ontario/2019/03/23/mandatory-online-courses-in-ontario-high-schools-raise-concerns-for-educators.html

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Mandatory online courses in Ontario high schools raise concerns for educators

The Ford government's plan would see teens earn one e-learning credit a year in online classes with an average of 35 students.

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https://www.computing.co.uk/opinion/3072943/for-banks-saying-goodbye-to-libor-wont-be-easy-but-artificial-intelligence-can-help

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For banks saying goodbye to LIBOR won't be easy, but artificial intelligence can help

LIBOR expires in 2021 and banks face an uphill struggle to change all their existing contracts

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/physicists-flip-the-d-in-tokamak-get-unexpectedly-good-result/

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Physicists “flip the D” in tokamak, get unexpectedly good result

A reversed ‘D’ shape plasma bottle leads to higher pressure, more stable plasma.

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https://www.cgdev.org/blog/africas-unsung-industrial-revolution

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Africa’s unsung “Industrial Revolution”

There is an industrial revolution underway in sub-Saharan Africa’s most entrepreneurial economies.

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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/cognitive-technologies/building-the-tax-function-of-tomorrow-today.html

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Building the tax function of tomorrow—today

The tax function is no longer all about compliance. Cognitive technologies and digital models are driving big changes in how tax leaders are looking ahead.

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/pan48b/microsoft-says-the-fcc-overstates-broadband-availability-in-the-us