Social Innovation
Google's parent company uses lasers to bring internet service to villages
Google parent Alphabet is betting on lasers to bring internet service to remote areas. The project known as Taara has already been deployed in 13 countries.
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Nature and Biodiversity
California conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon
Conservation scientists and rice farmers in California are working together to transform the flood plains of the Sacramento River into a habitat for salmon
Nature and Biodiversity
As wildfires approach Silicon Valley, tech firms could be a secret weapon
Silicon Valley has the tech knowhow to help fire departments. But they are struggling to get sufficient financial backing from investors.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Self-driving cars in the U.S. are delivering supplies – and gathering data – during COVID-19
Driverless cars, from Toyota, General Motors Co and Beep, are collecting data and testing their products by using them to assist with contact-free deliveries.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This is how San Francisco is helping the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic
Nearly 10,000 people live on the streets or in shelters in San Francisco. City officials have secured 4,500 rooms for those who need to self-quarantine.