NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network

Automated, AI-driven labs can remotely run experiments for researchers across the country

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HYPERSCALING HOUSING: Venture Capital, Real Estate Start‐Ups and the Race to Build a Global Residential Brand

What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early-stage compani...

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New England may be looking at a stunning weekend - The Boston Globe

This refreshing, sunny weather could continue for the next few days, with low humidity and clear nights for New England.

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What future for residential property taxation in Britain? - Economics Observatory

Council tax is unpopular, unfair and overdue for reform. An alternative would be to fund statutory services through central government, introduce a modest local service charge, and absorb stamp duty a...

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Wu, City Hall remain reticent on key details in crash that killed Boston transit planner - The Boston Globe

How the crash happened, the name of the driver, and owner of the vehicle are among the major facts that remain undisclosed.

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'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts

Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.

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Maine must be prepared to accommodate ‘climigrants’ | Opinion

To take advantage of the influx of those moving here from other states due to climate-related difficulty, state resilience initiatives need to expand.

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British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage

As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...

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New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

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‘Social housing’ is gaining popularity as soaring costs persist. Now ultra-expensive Cambridge is parsing how it could work. - The Boston Globe

The concept, which calls for building mixed-income housing with public funds, has been gaining traction.

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Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’

Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity says

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BU Art Galleries’ summer exhibition, Right to the City, combats the global repercussions of gentrification | College of Fine Arts

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Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave

Monday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as UK braces for ‘super El Niño’ summer Temperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts of England on Monday, in an “unprecedented” May heatwave. The Met Office is already predicting that records will be broken. A spokesperson said: “Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree, making this heatwave unprecedented for the time of year.” Continue reading...

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