Ben Judah: Surprise! Post-Brexit Britain’s foreign policy looks a lot like the old one. https://wapo.st/2WpYI5q
Huawei and the tech cold war: China v America: Trade without trust. https://econ.st/32vpcpY
A robotic mini armada will probe the secrets of hurricanes: The torpedo-shaped ocean gliders can survive in stormy seas and can glean information satellites cannot. https://bit.ly/2DMpE96
White Castle will begin tests on a robot arm that can cook french fries and other food.
Lessons from the awkward life and death of the Segway: The “personal transporter” promised to change cities back in 2001. It didn’t. But its demise should be a warning for today’s urban mobility disrupters. https://bloom.bg/3fB0fxg
Driving an EV offers significant savings: Depending on which state they live in, car-owners can save thousands of dollars on fuel costs if they go electric. https://bit.ly/3etRZOd
The Lincoln Project, the rogue former Republicans trying to take down Trump, explained: The Lincoln Project’s goal is to get Trump out of office. But some argue its members helped him get in. https://bit.ly/3jcDy4q
11 lessons from the success of Disney+ https://bit.ly/2C7cEKV
How Costco convinces brands to cannibalize themselves: An unlikely marriage where both sides win. https://bit.ly/2Wo7hO4
Fear and loathing at Erewhon, the high-margin grocery store that might just take over the world https://bit.ly/3eyCILP
British Airways retires the entire fleet of Boeing 747s.
The story of Twitter's fail whale https://bit.ly/32F0L9V
The flaws of "subscription fatigue", "SVOD fatigue", and the "streaming wars" https://bit.ly/38XrSxZ
60 years of urban change: Midwest https://bit.ly/2CO6NtB
60 years has made a big difference in the urban form of American cities. This visual tool is a way to review the scope of these changes. In many cases, the most notable changes are a legacy of the urban renewal programs and planning of the mid-century period.
Look to military history for lessons in crisis leadership https://bit.ly/3h6XbZY
The incomplete manifesto for growth by Bruce Mau https://bit.ly/30r0bKa
Difficult man: ‘Kitchen Confidential’ and the early days of Anthony Bourdain’s legend: Bourdain’s incendiary industry tell-all was at once a colossal act of mythmaking and one of self-flagellation. Twenty years after its publication, and more than two years after his death, it feels just as urgent today as it did upon its release. https://bit.ly/3jbwsNN
Victory Gardens were more about solidarity than survival: During World War II, millions of Americans grew their own vegetables, but the movement was driven much more by government and corporate messaging than by the threat of starvation. https://nyti.ms/3fE3HHn
What’s the value of Harvard without a campus? https://nyti.ms/3iV7baj
