Researchers from the University of Warwick found that Uber drivers in new York and London cheat app, artificially creating a situation in which the system perceives as a shortage of cars, resulting in rising prices on the trip. The study says that drivers are manipulated by the algorithm, leaving the application at the same time. The app thinks cars is not enough, and voila – the price of your trip…
In February 2014 Vice-President Joe Biden compared the airport of LaGuardia, located in the Northern part of Queens, with a “third world country”. A year later, in July 2015, the Governor of new York Andrew Cuomo announced an ambitious plan to overhaul LaGuardia. Yesterday, August 8, Cuomo along with Edward Bastian, CEO of American airlines, Delta Air Lines announced the beginning of construction of a new terminal for Delta airlines….
A member of the house of representatives Yvette Clarke criticized the Federal government and the army after they refused to rename two streets in Brooklyn, named after the generals of the confederates. Representatives of the US army said they understand her position on the streets of General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Way in Fort Hamilton, but rename them not to be. «Jackson and Lee, was stationed at Fort in…
At the end of last month, FBI agents conducted a search in the house of Paul Manafort, the former campaign Manager of President trump. The agents had a search warrant to seize materials from the residence of Manafort in Alexandria, Virginia, reports The Washington Post, citing a source familiar with Robert Muller, special counsel in the case of intervention of Russia in election. It is reported that the search took…
In Campbell, California, the house fell a crane. Fortunately, the host this time was not at home. Crane geared two outbuildings in the backyard and fell right on the roof of the house. Now, the estimated amount of the damage. «I wasn’t home, and when he returned, it was like some surreal scene, like: so, wait, when I left, everything was in order!», Joseph said Ford, the owner of the…
North Korea «is seriously studying the plan of a missile attack» on an American military base on the island of GUAM. About it reports Reuters, citing a statement released by the North Korean news Agency KCNA. The answer Pyongyang followed a few hours later, after President Donald trump said that any threat to the United States from North Korea will be met with «fire and fury, which the world has…
With the assistance of Microsoft, the Ministry of transport of the state of Washington embarked on a techno-economic analysis of high-speed trains in Cascadia. At the end of this spring, the Legislature of the state of Washington has allocated 300 thousand dollars for research to start between the largest cities of the region high-tech trains with speed more than 250 mph. The legislature requested an analysis of the alignment of…
The bears living in the state of Colorado, for the second time this summer acting particularly «daring». Back in early June in vail black «bear» snuck into someone’s house to empty the fridge and check how the piano sounds. After eating chips, peanut butter and mixed berry, he got out the same way, and went inside through the window. That her «guests» came the bear, the lady of the house…
A joint venture of General Motors starts selling the cheapest electric vehicles in the world: their cost in a base complete set — only $5329. Supersturdy electric car Baojun E100 debuted in the Chinese market, causing a stir among buyers. The manufacturer has received 5 thousand pre-orders before the release of the first batch of vehicles. What is a novelty? Baojun E100 — it’s a two-seater of modest dimensions: the…
Brussels police opened fire on the pursuing car, which, according to the driver of the car was «stuffed» with explosives. Police chase in a suburb of Molenbeek, on the border with Anderlecht, started after the driver violated traffic rules, driving through a red light. Then, trying to escape from the chase, he rammed two police cars blocked his way. During the chase, police fired one shot at the vehicle (at…
