Automate: The Day The Robots Took Over
It was a robot party at Huntington Place last week. I got to see a lot of machines showing off.
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Business & Economics
The Latest Woke Mob Is… Norfolk Southern Shareholders?
Norfolk Southern shareholders are angry that the company not only blew up a train in rural Ohio, but also that it bragged about its profitability and paid out lavish CEO bonuses just months before the catastrophic derailment.
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Republicans Hate ESG. What That Is, And Why It Matters.
Republicans have a new target: the woke agenda of “creating better market information.” It’s not a good look for a party that is really grasping at straws, but it also strains credulity to imagine that companies shouldn’t do things that they think are in their best interest.
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Dig Once, The Most Important Policy You’ve Never Heard Of
What if it were possible for us to have our cake, eat it too, AND save 80% or more on infrastructure costs? No, this isn’t the opening to a late night infomercial– it’s the introduction to a neat little idea called Dig Once!
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The Collapse Of SVB Is A Big Deal. It’s Not a Catastrophic Big Deal.
The tech world and the finance world are both abuzz this week over the nearly overnight collapse of Silicon Valley
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The Mom & Pop Stores Are Dead. Long Live The Mom & Pop Stores.
We’re constantly being told that the age of Amazon has arrived, and mom-and-pop hardware stores are dead, forever. There are elements of truth to this. But there is an eternal flame burning within the model of small, independent business– that is unlikely to ever be extinguished, no matter how big companies like Amazon or Home Depot may become.
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Right-To-Renew, And Other Things
Gentrification and predatory housing practices led policymakers in Ann Arbor to create a new “right-to-renew” ordinance. Could it be a valuable tool in the fight for tenant protections?
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Everyone And Their Mom Is Making An Electric Car. Few Will Prevail.
Sony makes great headphones and great gaming consoles. Will they be able to make a great EV? Will everyone wading into the increasingly muddy waters of the “blue” ocean of electric vehicles be able to compete? Probably not.
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Recharging the Aquifer Underneath Detroit’s Transit Desert
Martha Connell looks at some hard questions about the future of Detroit’s transit.
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“Detroit: Become Livonia” – Mike Duggan
Detroit’s mayor has a vision for the city. It involves a lot of parking lots, and a lot of low-wage jobs. But there’s a better way.
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