Friday, April 27, 2018

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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Cars Do Not Belong In Cities, And Other Facts
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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia.
THE SEATTLE OF POWER
'My Generation Is Never Going To Have That'
politico.com
In Seattle's red-hot housing market, a group of millennial techies is using data skills to alter the look, and affordability, of their adopted city.
IN THE HEAD OF FRED
Freddie Foreman Is The Last Of London's Old-School Gangsters
vice.com
We spoke to the director of a new documentary about the one-time Kray associate, and last vestige of a bygone age.
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Homeownership May Be More Attainable Than You Think
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TRY TO KEEP UP
JUST THE IMPORTANT BITS
Getting Dragged To See 'Infinity War'? This Marvel Spoiler Guide Is For You, Friend
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Haven't seen all 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Worried you won't be able to follow all the plot threads of "Infinity War?" Don't worry, we've tried to make things as simple as possible for you. Really.
THE RING OF TRUTH
That Time My Ex Found The Fake Wedding Registry I'd Made for Us
thecut.com
As he was putting together a real one with his new fiancée.
OR PEWDIEPIE TRYIN'
YouTube's Plan To Clean Up The Mess That Made It Rich
bloomberg.com
Extremist propaganda, dangerous hoaxes, videos of tasered rats — the company is having its worst year ever. Except financially.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TECHNICALLY NOT A CLOAK
This Is The Closest We'll Ever Get To Having A Real-Life Invisibility Cloak
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It's magic! Okay, not really. It's something even better — it's science.
IN THE NEWS
Koreas Make Nuclear Pledge After Historic Summit
Watch The Moment Kim Jong Un Crosses The DMZ And Over The South Korean Border
Bill Cosby Convicted Of Drugging And Raping Andrea Constand In 2004
Tom Brokaw Accused Of Sexually Harassing Two Women At NBC In The 1990s
Trump-Supporting Duo Diamond And Silk Lied Under Oath Before Congress
Amazon Is Increasing The Cost Of Annual Prime Memberships From $99 To $119
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The Infinity War never ends. But the workweek does. Happy Friday.