Congestion fees in Tel Aviv to be implemented in 2028 despite Transportation Minister opposition: the hour's strongest signal
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Congestion fees in Tel Aviv to be implemented in 2028 despite Transportation Minister opposition
The congestion charge project is moving forward despite continued opposition from Transportation Minister Miri Regev, although it has already been approved by the Knesset and the government.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?
In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Gate with an Elegant Integrated Latch
Australian fabricator Jim Semple was hired to design and build a patio railing and gate.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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76-year-old Lisbon Black struggles with NYC's costs, balancing Social Security with side jobs, highlighting challenges in urban affordability.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
AI can help pinpoint a top CEO candidate. The harder part is persuading them to take the job.
C-suite recruiters say AI is accelerating research and widening talent pools. Judgment, consensus-building, and courtship remain distinctly human.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Germany weighs the future of minijobs
Germany's popular minijob system allows millions of workers, including students, to avoid paying income tax or social security contributions. But a reform is on the cards that may soon end this advantage.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Zelenskyy warns of low air defence supplies after Russian strike kills nine in Ukraine – Europe live
Twenty-two people were injured in overnight attack in which Kyiv said it was able to shoot down just one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles There has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death toll has risen to 67.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 38
Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no
'Many parents believe that smoking outdoors protects their children,” said Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 38
Some parts of your body age faster than others, Israeli study finds
Hebrew University researchers say the discovery could pave the way for new cancer treatments and earlier detection of dozens of diseases.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 37
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least nine, Ukraine officials say
The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 37
Gaza border leaders furious, oppose planned security force cuts
Leaders from Sderot and surrounding councils warned that reducing security personnel or readiness could come at a heavy cost for residents.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 36
I tried the same ChatGPT prompt Sam Altman used to build a website. It helped me finally learn how to vibe code.
Sam Altman shared an exact prompt he gave ChatGPT, so I used it too. In hours, I had made a website without writing a single line of code.
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Don’t expect supersonic flight any time soon — our new private jet is close enough, says Bombardier CEO
Bombardier's CEO and chief engineer said that supersonic flight is too expensive for a niche market, citing the challenges faced by Concorde.