COP26 aims to end coal, but the world is still addicted: Humanity remains deeply dependent on coal.
Bloomberg
Broken promises, energy shortages, and COVID-19 will hamper COP26: It is the most important climate conference in years.
Economist
Inside the new plan to make Paris ‘100% cyclable’: The French capital is dramatically expanding its network of segregated bike lanes and more than tripling bicycle parking spots as part of a massive new investment.
Bloomberg
Downtown Brooklyn’s greener, car-free future is taking root: The borough’s 2019 plan for a pedestrian-friendly downtown has been given a push by pandemic-era street changes. But right now, traffic still reigns.
Bloomberg
The number of years since launch:
Amazon: 26 years
Google: 23 years
Netflix: 23 years
Facebook: 17 years
Gmail: 17 years
Twitter: 15 years
iPhone: 14 years
Spotify: 13 years
Bitcoin: 12 years
Uber: 11 years
Instagram: 11 years
Snapchat: 10 years
Zoom: 9 years
TikTok: 4 years
Indra Nooyi: ‘Companies like ours are little republics’: The former PepsiCo chief on changing giant businesses, how to help more women succeed — and why obesity is not the food industry’s fault alone.
FT
Yes, you can only work 5 hours and call it a day. Here’s how to make it productive: An accidental discovery made one worker stop putting in eight-hour days without missing a beat.
Fast Company
The 2021 restaurant list
NYT
At a Loss: Why so few Super Bowl–losing teams make it back: Hangover? Curse? Or something more benign? Only eight times in 55 years has a team that lost the Super Bowl returned to play it again the next year. SI asked runner-up coaches, players, and execs—and took a deeper dive into the data—to find out: Why is it so hard to get back?
SI
The day Chuck Hughes died: Remembering the only NFL player to die in a game
SN
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