Smart Cities
Conspiracy Theorists Think the Government Used Lasers to Start Maui Wildfires on Purpose
Many of those spreading the conspiracies are subscribed to the Twitter Blue service, which ensures their posts are promoted more heavily in search results.
The ‘Capital of Silicon Valley’ Is Ignoring Its Privacy Experts
San José created a privacy taskforce to keep ‘smart city’ technology in check. Then its members started resigning.
Streetlight Spy Cameras Have Led to a Massive Privacy Backlash in San Diego
The city council unanimously voted to pass one of the strongest privacy regulations in the country after a campaign against 'smart streetlights'
New Study Says Singapore Is the ‘Smartest City’ in the World, but Ranks Other Southeast Asian Cities at the Bottom
The city-state leads in both reliable infrastructure and technology for residents.
Will Automated Cities Put Us All On Autopilot?
Autonomous living is closer than we think. We find out what living on the grid will look like when we connect our cities to our vehicles in the second episode of FLUX.
Welcome to the Slightly Alien Future World of Terreform ONE
The Brooklyn-based non-profit research and design group is trying to prepare humanity for whatever comes next, as founding co-president Mitchell Joachim tells Motherboard.
NYC's Innovation Director Has a Mission to Fight Inequality
New York City’s director of innovation Jeff Merritt tells Motherboard about how he's working to ensure lower-income communities have access to the same tech as wealthy ones.
Your City’s Cheapest Housing Is Also Most At Risk
Motherboard chats with NYC public housing official Rasmia Kirmani-Frye about why public housing is so important to cities, and how smart tech can help it.
How an Old Industrial Ship Yard Created 7,000 New Jobs
Brooklyn Navy Yard President and CEO David Ehrenberg tells Motherboard how his non-profit reclaimed an industrial workspace and updated it for the 21st century.
Dubai Wants to Use Data to Become the 'Happiest City on Earth'
Dr. Aisha Butti Bin Bishr, director of Smart Dubai, tells us about the city's efforts to harvest customer data to improve government services. But who defines what happiness is?
Amsterdam Has a 'Night Mayor' and He's Not Here Just to Party
Motherboard sat down with Mirik Milan, the original Night Mayor, to discuss why a vibrant nightlife integral to a successful city.
How Data Can Stop Your City From Burning to the Ground
NYC’s top data analytics guru Dr. Amen Ra Mashariki tells us how collecting the right info can prevent fires and save lives.