internet
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Who will own the smarter cities of the future?
As cities get smarter, concerns about privacy and corporate control are growing. Plus, big corporations can be pretty stupid.
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Making car-sharing a carbon-sharing service
The internet has brought us peer-to-peer music sharing and peer-to-peer lending. Now get ready for peer-to-peer car sharing.
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Nick Bilton reports from the future: Don’t be afraid, Earthlings
Robots are never going to take over our lives, says the author of a new book on technology. Good luck getting a movie deal out of that.
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Solar drones, homemade wifi, and other amazing tales of green
From solar cells as small as lint to environmentally-friendly predator drones, here are 10 tales to share this weekend.
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Black BP out of the web like BP blacked out the Gulf of Mexico
If you’re feeling outraged but impotent about the effect of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico, the internet (or some paint and an ad poster) can offer a little catharsis. Web developer jess3 has created a Firefox plugin which splashes a bit of oil on every mention of BP on the web. Once […]
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Grading Senate websites reveals a lack of transparency on climate and energy
Grist got to wondering, “Can voters in all 50 states go online and easily find out what a senator thinks about climate change and energy policy?”Photo illustration by Tom Twigg / Grist Listen up, James Inhofe, because this might be the only compliment Grist ever pays you: You’ve got a decent website. Despite your wacked-out […]