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Google Maps gains built-in parking payments for over 400 US cities

Back in September, Google Maps announced the option to pay for parking fares from within its Android app. The payments went through Google Pay and the whole process was done in cooperation with Passport Parking. In a new blog post, Google announced the “Pay for Parking” feature within Maps is now available in over 400 US cities including Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C and coming to iOS users soon. In addition, Google Maps users will be able to pay… Source link

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UMN to pay Google $2.36M for new online learning platform – Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota will pay Google $2.36 million to create a new online learning platform for the health sciences bachelor’s degree program at the Rochester campus. Starting in summer 2022, students will begin working toward their degree on an accelerated schedule, using a combination of virtual and in-person learning. The nearby Mayo Clinic will be integrated into the coursework, providing oversight, mentorship and opportunities for applied, experiential learning. U President… Source link

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Why one of Walmart’s most powerful executives is leaving to transform the future of cities

Walmart U.S. e-commerce chief Marc Lore is waving goodbye to a behemoth of a digital business he helped supercharge in under five years. The company said on Friday that Lore will retire on Jan. 31 and will remain as a strategic adviser through September. Lore’s new mission — though offering just a few details in an interview with Yahoo Finance —will be to take cities around the world to the next level. Presumably given Lore’s tech-heavy resume, that means a focus on accelerating the… Source link

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The 10 best cities to live in the world as an expat

Globe Newswire Australian Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Market Outlook 2020: BNPL Trends, Usage, Drivers and Barriers Dublin, Nov. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Adoption in Australia – July 2020 Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report is focused on delivering actionable insights to financial services sectors across the globe. This report, in particular, covers the key findings from two ongoing syndicated studies run in the… Source link

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Google launches new tool to help cities stay cool

Google unveiled a tool today that could help cities keep their residents cool by mapping out where trees are needed most. Cities tend to be warmer than surrounding areas because buildings and asphalt trap heat. An easy way to cool metropolitan areas down is to plant more trees in neighborhoods where they’re sparse. The hope is that planting new trees in these areas could help cities adapt to a warming world Google’s new Tree Canopy Lab uses aerial imagery and Google’s AI to figure… Source link

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What Google’s Work From Home Plans Mean for Office Markets in Big Cities

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google’s work from home plans could have a big impact on office markets in major U.S. cities (Getty, Pixabay) In December 2018, Google CFO Ruth Porat announced plans for the search giant’s new 1.7 million-square-foot campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square, a move that would allow the company to “more than double the number of Googlers in New York over the next 10 years.” It was the latest in a series of billion-dollar moves that had made Google one of… Source link

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Yahoo Finance featured Dyson Professor Darrin Porcher in “American cities need proactive policing: Former NYPD lieutenant”

News Item Yahoo Finance featured Dyson Professor Darrin Porcher in “American cities need proactive policing: Former NYPD lieutenant” 07/27/2020 Yahoo Finance featured Dyson Professor Darrin Porcher in “American cities need proactive policing: Former NYPD lieutenant” Former NYPD Lieutenant Darrin Porcher discusses managing rising violence against law enforcement in American cities. Source link

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Trump officials keep up the pressure on Portland with unidentified troops — other cities may be next

In the face of opposition from the mayor, the governor and the city’s leading newspaper, the Trump administration on Monday said it would keep using unidentified federal law enforcement officers to round up “anarchists” in Portland, Ore., and suggested it would expand the practice to other U.S. cities — ones with Democratic mayors.  “We’re going to have more federal law enforcement, that I can tell you,” President Trump said in the White House. “In Portland they’ve done a… Source link

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