Amsterdam tree versus Jaguar i-Pace: Jag wins I thought EVs were supposed to be tree huggers? Jaguar strength I’m no botanist, so I referred to thistree map of Amsterdam, which tells us this fallen wood is an elm tree. Now, according to thewood-database.com, dried elm generally weighs 560 kg per cubic meter. It’s hard to make a judgement on the volume of this particular Jaguar bothering tree, but it seems fair to estimate that it weighs well over 560 kg, especially given that it’s not been dried....

This article was originally published bySarah WrayonCities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today onTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,Instagram, andYouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Amsterdam is piloting electric waste collection boats to cut the number of rubbish trucks in the congested city center and limit the damage from heavy vehicles to weakened bridges and canal walls....

Amsterdam trials electric ‘trash boats’ to clean up its streets Smart waste Amsterdam’s waste system also includes street-level containers with underground capacity, which are collected by the municipality on a regular basis. Some of the city’s bins are ‘smart’, sending automatic alerts when they are full. A statement from the city said: “In parts of the city center it is not possible to install underground waste containers due to a lack of space on the street....

I’m on the couch, watching TV, but I couldn’t tell you what’s playing. I have no clue what’s been said or done during the show because the entire time it’s been on, I’ve been browsing throughInstagram. Apparently I’m not alone. At last public count, Instagram users numbered over 5 million and it continues to grow every day. But what is it about this app that sets it over the top? Why do we see applications onother platformsthat have the sole purpose of letting you view Instagram photos?...

An absolute beginner’s guide to deep learning with Python Building an artificial neuron in Python Most deep learning books are based on one of several popular Python libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras. In contrast,Grokking Deep Learningteaches you deep learning by building everything from scratch, line by line. You start with developing a single artificial neuron,the most basic element of deep learning. Trask takes you through the basics of linear transformations, the main computation done by an artificial neuron....