Tag Archives: City

Ads for weight-loss drug Ozempic are now blanketing New York City subways

  By Yasmin Gagne March 18, 2023 You’re not hallucinating. Ozempic is everywhere.    The diabetes medication, which can also be used for long-term weight management, has become a near-overnight sensation, moving from hushed Hollywood diet aid to the mainstream. Ozempic is now on the cover of magazines, the lips of comedians, and in TV … Continue reading Ads for weight-loss drug Ozempic are now blanketing New York City subways

Why the 15-minute city is fueling a ludicrous conspiracy theory

  By Alex Nurse, Alessia Calafiore, and Richard J. Dunning—The Conversation February 23, 2023 Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, to our ruling class being lizards, we’ve … Continue reading Why the 15-minute city is fueling a ludicrous conspiracy theory

Life in the gig economy: The 22-year-old dog-sitting in a new city

  By Jessica Bursztynsky December 23, 2022 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. Connie Xu, 22, has been finding work on pet-sitting portal Rover in Austin since March 2022. This is … Continue reading Life in the gig economy: The 22-year-old dog-sitting in a new city

This is what Saudi Arabia’s 100-mile long emission-free smart city could look like

Saudi Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communities Construction is supposed to start this quarter. N. Summers @nisummers     NEOM Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promising to build a network of smart cities that won’t have any cars or roads. It’s called The Line, due to its arrangement of … Continue reading This is what Saudi Arabia’s 100-mile long emission-free smart city could look like

The Boring Company takes Las Vegas: Elon Musk’s underground tunnels expand beneath Sin City

By Connie Lin       June 30, 2022 The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s infrastructure startup, is charging full speed ahead in Las Vegas. On Thursday, it debuted the first passenger station within its network of subterranean roads, 40 feet below the heart of Sin City. First opened in the spring of 2021, Boring’s Las Vegas loop runs … Continue reading The Boring Company takes Las Vegas: Elon Musk’s underground tunnels expand beneath Sin City

Proposed NYC law would ban sharing of location data within the city

Passage is not guaranteed but it could inspire other local governments to take similar action. Greg Sterling on July 26, 2019 Third party data is increasingly under threat. As one case-in-point, a bill introduced this week would amend the New York City administrative code to prohibit the transfer or sharing of consumer location data with … Continue reading Proposed NYC law would ban sharing of location data within the city