Odds and Ends #52: A right to air conditioning?
Plus how New Zealand solved a housing crisis, dodgy Chinese robotaxis and Newsnight reviewing videogames.
Hello! It’s time for Odds and Ends, your regular round-up of the most interesting links I’ve seen, along with some shorter takes.
This week I feature:
A frustrating follow-up to last week’s TfL trademark story
Why we should have a right to air conditioning
Some janky Chinese robotaxis (and why I’m still bullish on autonomy)
A vintage clip of some Newsnight pseuds reviewing videogames
And a look at what Gen-Z are doing with Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast.
BOOK NOW! Don’t forget that tickets are now available for the third Odds and Ends of History event. In February, I’m going to be talking to the brilliant Alexander Iosad, Director of Government Innovation Policy at the Tony Blair Institute about how AI can (maybe) fix the government. It’s going to be a fun one – so book now and hang out with us!
An annoying update on TfL’s mean trademark policing
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