A Surprising Flaw in Driverless Cars

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1. The biggest problem with driverless cars? They obey traffic laws.

By Keith Naughton at Bloomberg Business

2. New York is in a golden age of public art. But at what cost?

By Jerry Saltz in Vulture

3. In the war against sexual assault, the Army keeps shooting itself in the foot.

By Craig Whitlock in the Washington Post

4. Here’s how a solar farm 20 kilometers up would work.

By Jean-François Guillemoles at the French National Center for Scientific Research

5. Why the ‘best and brightest’ are often the worst at governing.

By Robert Dallek at Reuters

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