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Amazon Tracker: Cities Clamor To Become Amazon’s Home Away From Home

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On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson told Forbes the company does not engage in surge pricing, nor does it allow product prices to fluctuate based on region or delivery location. Forbes reported the eCommerce giant expects to outgrow what its Seattle headquarters can support.

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The Future Of Housing: From Home Building To City Planning, Tech Giants & Startups Are Reimagining Where & How We Live

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Asimov predicted the exploding population would cause US cities like Boston and New York to converge along the coast into combined super-urban bodies, while suburban communities would have to expand downwards, building subterranean homes. Cities like Seattle and San Francisco have been especially affected by the housing shortage.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Title: Boston startup Besomebody, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down app. We then adjusted that to say it’s nine to 12 months … We hope to see IoT embraced by manufacturing and ag in the state and in the region. Product: Besomebody. Shaikh cited three reasons for the decision. Product: Sonitus Medical.

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