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NYC Congestion Toll Linked To Rising Subway Ridership
NYC Congestion Toll Linked To Rising Subway Ridership
A report from the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee suggests that congestion pricing in New York City is increasing subway use, according to Bloomberg.
The policy charges most drivers a $9 toll to enter parts of Manhattan, encouraging some commuters and leisure travelers to shift from driving to public transit.
Data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shows subway ridership reached 1.28 billion rides in 2025, a 7.7% increase from the previous year and more than double the 3.7% growth recorded in 2024. Even with the...
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Aug 21, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trained On 53 Million Pages: US Supercomputer-Backed Tool To Search Nuclear Reactor Data
Trained On 53 Million Pages: US Supercomputer-Backed Tool To Search Nuclear Reactor Data
Authored by Aman Tripathi via Interesting Engineering,
Nuclear power stations across North America have begun using a dedicated virtual system called NIVA. The software was created by Atomic Canyon in collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, and the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Atomic Canyon collaborated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to train the FERMI models. (Representational image)
It provides engineers and technicians across the commercial reactor fleet with an automated method to query vast...
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Apr 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Visualizing America's Slide In 'Happiness Rankings' Since 2011
Visualizing America's Slide In 'Happiness Rankings' Since 2011
The United States has steadily slipped in the global happiness rankings over the past decade.
While it still ranks among the top 25 in the latest World Happiness Report, the U.S. is no longer close to the leading group of Nordic countries that consistently dominate the top spots.
This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, tracks the U.S. happiness ranking from 2011 to 2025, based on data from the World Happiness Report 2026.
Each annual ranking is based on a three-year average of life evaluation survey responses...
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May 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Iran's Top Negotiating Team In Qatar 'For Talks To End War' - But Cautions Deal Signing 'Not Imminent'
Iran's Top Negotiating Team In Qatar 'For Talks To End War' - But Cautions Deal Signing 'Not Imminent'
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Trump: Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting (TS).
Iran FM Araghchi, parliament speaker Ghalibaf, and central bank governor are in Doha for 'Talks to End War'.
Foreign Ministry cautions: "It is true that a consensus was reached on many of the topics discussed, but no one can claim that the signing...
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