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214 Subway Systems Combined Into One Worldwide Metro Map

Forget Hyperloop. This subway would take you from Manhattan to Tokyo with just a quick transfer in Paris.

Every subway system feels like its own self-contained world, but what if those worlds were linked? The World Metro Map takes the subway systems of 214 cities across five continents, and unifies them into a single map, so that taking the L-train is just as likely to drop you off in Tokyo or Mumbai as it is in Williamsburg.

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The Crazy, Brilliant Plan For A Huge Hydropower Plant In South America’s Driest Desert

A solar farm will pump seawater up the Andes mountains, so renewable power can be available day and night.

Stuck between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth. But the area’s weird geography means that it will soon be home to a massive hydropower plant—the first step in a new system that could theoretically provide all of South America with 100% renewable energy.

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Amazon Is Expanding Into The World Of Ocean Freight Shipping

Move seen as a boon to Chinese sellers

Amazon’s ongoing efforts to use drones to deliver packages have made headlines over the past year, but the company has also taken steps to move goods via much more traditional means: ocean freight shipping. As Flexport reports, Amazon’s Chinese arm, Amazon China, has been granted a license by the Federal Maritime Commission to become an ocean freight forwarder.

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Uber Will Pay $7.6 Million Fine For Failing To Share Data

A California judge ruled that ride-hailing startup Uber failed to provide necessary information required of transportation companies.

Uber has agreed to pay the state of California $7.6 million for failing to share enough data about the trips users have taken using the service, reports the Wall Street Journal. In 2015, a California judge ruled that Uber violated state rules as a transportation network company by not providing data on the number of trips by zip code, information about accidents during trips, information about how many of its vehicles were wheelchair accessible, and information about how much riders paid.

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