Smart Cities Get ready for more and taller skyscrapers Tens of thousands of new skyscrapers will be built by 2050 if current trends continue, a statistical analysis projects—and there’s a chance that the tallest could be a mile high. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2018-08-20T11:55:00-04:00
Smart Cities In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly A new MIT study finds that larger cities are more resilient to technological unemployment. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-10-23T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Europe’s Latest Billion-Dollar Startup Wants to Build the Matrix. Really. Originally established to build ultra-realistic video games, the firm now plans to simulate the world in silico. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-05-12T11:05:00-04:00
Climate Change New York City Is Building for a Future of Flooding Coastal areas of the northeastern U.S. could experience huge increases in sea level by 2100, and its largest city is already preparing. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-01-30T11:15:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Data Mining Reveals the Four Urban Conditions That Create Vibrant City Life The lack of an evidence-based approach to city planning has ruined cities all over the world. But data-mining techniques are finally revealing the rules that make cities successful, vibrant places to live. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2016-03-24T11:30:00-04:00