As the United Nations wrapped up its 68th General Assembly last week, a major piece of news nearly slipped under the radar: Designs for the UN Consolidation Tower, a 36-story building that will flank the headquarters like an eager little brother, housing almost 3,000 employees. But besides offering much-needed emergency overflow space, this new building could end up making the UN more secure as a whole.
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Remember the young Russian photographers who illegally climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza a few months back? They’re back, fresh off a month-long Eurotrip which took them to the Cologne Cathedral, Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, and at least one police station. And the photos they brought back will make your palms sweat.
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Every building material has a theoretical limit which it can’t be used beyond: at some point, the weight of material above is enough to crush what’s below. Now, a team of engineers has worked out that limit for Lego—and it’s surprisingly high. More »
Far too many gaming PCs are hulking beasts. They don’t call em “towers” for nothing. Digital Storm is trying to fight that chunky, space-stealing trend with its new Bolt PC. Billed as the world’s thinnest, Bolt’s form is certainly slender, but it doesn’t want for more under the hood. More »
Observing the mantra that the enemy of its enemy is its friend, Vodafone and O2 have gained regulatory approval to begin merging their cellular networks to better compete with Everything Everywhere. As such, they can begin spinning off infrastructure and towers to a new company called CTI, which will manage both company’s hardware as a single network. It’s hoped the new tie-up will cover 98 percent of the country and enable LTE services to roll out two years ahead of Ofcom’s 2017 deadline. Worried about another awkward T-Mobile and Orange-style merger? Don’t be, since in every other respect, the pair have pledged to operate as competing entities in a quest for your custom.
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