Linda Poon

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Linda Poon

Also today: LA County floats spending cuts after wildfires, and US economy set to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away. In Hong Kong, a startup promises to simulate and predict potential flooding for every street in the city in under three minutes with the help of artificial intelligence. The firm, Stellerus, is one of many around the globe looking to capitalize on the need for hyperlocal forecasting as climate change makes extreme weather events more dangerous and less predictable.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Linda Poon |Rthvika Suvarna

Also today: Behold the bacon, egg and cheese index, and why some homeowners choose heat batteries over heat pumps. Brampton, Ontario, is a lot like many low-density suburbs across North America, with wide roads, strip malls and neighborhoods full of single-family homes — features that often make public transit less appealing to residents. Yet this Toronto-area city of about 700,000 boasts roughly 226,500 bus riders on an average weekday.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Linda Poon

Also today: Chicago bets police leadership training can lower crime, and NYC buildings get a facelift during remote work. Oslo’s widespread adoption of electric vehicles, car-free zones and other anti-pollution policies have made Norway’s capital one of Europe’s greenest cities. Nitrogen oxide emissions have dropped dramatically in the last decade.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Linda Poon

Also today: Amazon turned drivers into first responders, and Trump officals still weighing options on NYC congestion toll. High-speed trains, zooming across the landscape at over 200 miles per hour, have long been a Holy Grail for US transportation advocates. Though projects are advancing in California, Nevada and Texas, progress has been arduous. Even in sparsely populated corners of the American West, from-scratch high-speed rail development is expensive, complex and politically fraught.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Linda Poon

Also today: Trump is firing the wrong people on purpose, and a look inside the expansion of of the Frick Collection. US homeowners already hit hard by the rapid rise of home insurance rates will likely feel even more pain as steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump further drive up premiums by making repairs more expensive. Extreme weather events alone are expected to push up the annual cost of home insurance by 8% nationally this year, according to a new report.