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  Kevin Behling

  

  How Valencia crushed Covid with AI

  Wired UK - Willem Marx

  When Covid-19 hit Spain last spring, the country quickly hit breaking point. In Madrid, doctors described an “avalanche” of patients as they …

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  Kevin Behling

  

  Nike's Latest Ad Will Make You Stop and Think. Why Every Brand Should Take Notice

  Inc Magazine - Jason Aten

  The viral ad is a lesson in how brands should be communicating with their customers. You've probably seen the new Nike ad. You know, the one with side-by-side footage of athletes from a range of sports edited together in a way you have to watch to truly understand its brilliance. The one called "You …

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  Kevin Behling

  

  The rise of cloud computing has had a smaller climate impact than feared

  Engadget - Steve Dent

  Computing output jumped 6 times while power consumption rose only 6 percent. As more and more gargantuan data centers come on line, environmentalists have been concerned about massive increases in electricity consumption and pollution. However, according to a new study published in Science, that …

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  Kevin Behling

  

  The world’s big plastic makers want more recycling so they can keep pumping out plastic

  Fast Company - By Adele Peters

  The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says it will spend $1 billion to keep plastic waste out of the environment. But its members–like ExxonMobil, Shell, Dow–are undermining the commitment by ramping up their own plastic production. A new nonprofit plans to spend at least $1 billion to help keep plastic …

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  Kevin Behling

  

  This sustainable apartment complex of the future has farms, community space, and bike parking galore

  Fast Company - By Adele Peters

  The 1,000-unit Mark, in the Dutch city of Utrecht, will be complete by 2023. The majority of its units will be low- and medium-income housing, or “care homes” for the elderly. In a new apartment complex that will soon rise in the Dutch city of Utrecht, instead of deliveries from an online grocer, …

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  Kevin Behling

  

  How to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

  Engadget - Kris Naudus

  Because you love the earth as much as you loved your iPhone, right? You're probably used to sorting your garbage into bins: green for paper or blue for plastic and glass. But when it comes to electronics, we're still used to selling those off or tossing them into the trash heap. Unfortunately, our …