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Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder’s health

By MATT O'BRIENDecember 16, 2021 GMT

Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup's founder steps down to confront a neurological disease.

Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said Thursday he's leaving the company focused on urban planning technology because he “very likely” has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Anchorage officials say home plan could ease housing crisis

April 6, 2021 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage officials said a new five-unit condo development built on a busy street near downtown represents an urban planning experiment that could ease the city's housing shortage...

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