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Are Context Cities the New Smart Cities?

In this time of climate crisis, cities are facing dramatic changes. There are those who fight over every change and parking spot. And here are others who are trying to figure out what is the essence of the city that needs to be preserved, and what needs to change now....

Sidewalk Robots Are On The Way

Automated grocery delivery is a retail technology that suddenly found itself with a more robust use case as the novel coronavirus pandemic made customers prioritize contact-free transactions in the interest of staying healthy. Albertsons, for example, is working on a...

Will the Pandemic Spur a Smart Rebirth for Cities?

Cities traditionally have been bustling hubs where people live, work and play. When the pandemic hit, some people fled major metropolitan markets for smaller towns — raising questions about the future validity of cities. It’s true that we’re still months away...

Smart Street Lighting Helps Canberra Weather the Storm

The city of Canberra, Australia, reports that its smart lighting control modules on its streetlights stood resilient in the face of a storm whose impact was “catastrophic and widespread”. A severe storm caused golf ball-sized hail to batter the city and surrounding...