Why building a mile-high skyscraper is almost impossible

Tech Insider : Business, Style

How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes: Saudi Arabia's upcoming 1-kilometer-tall Kingdom Tower in Jeddah is set to triple the Empire State Building's height.

The coolest building in every US state

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Simmons Hall at MIT.
Simmons Hall at MIT.

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AI robotics has a big data problem. This startup raised $405 million to fix it in surprising ways.

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FieldAI CEO Ali Agha
FieldAI CEO Ali Agha

FieldAI

Miami's beachfront high-rises are sinking fast. It's a warning for coastal properties worldwide.

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis, Environment
aerial view of a long miami island with high rise buildings above beaches next to blue ocean water
High-rises on barrier islands near Miami are sinking, a new study found.

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14 of the most unique buildings in the world

Tech Insider : Travel
An energy building in the desert.
Kalyon Karapınar is an energy facility.

Egemen Karakaya

5 mind-bending buildings from Las Vegas to Dubai that never broke ground — and what stands in their place instead

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Side-by-side of a proposed NYC skyscraper and the present-day building in its place.
In the 1970s, a real-estate developer proposed a futuristic tower with a giant stock-trading floor.

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Getty Images/Tony Shi Photography

A Year After the Toxic Train Derailment, Is East Palestine Safe?

Gizmodo : Environment

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10 optical-illusion buildings that will play tricks on your eyes

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People interact with a large-scale installation art piece by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich, entitled
Those people were all lying on the ground, and the "building" is actually a giant mirror.

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About 1 in 5 Americans live in areas where policies encourage a switch to electric heating, cooling, and cooking

Tech Insider : Climate Crisis
An electric heat pump installed at a home in Windham, Maine.
An electric heat pump installed at a home in Windham, Maine earlier this year.

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