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This article was originally published byChristopher CareyonCities 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. Autonomous vehicle companyCruisewill launch its first international robotaxi service in Dubai, with plans to have up to 4,000 vehicles in operation by 2030. The firm, which is backed by General Motors, will roll out taxi services in 2023, and establish a new Dubai-based company to handle the deployment....

Dublin’s smart trash cans found a new purpose in the pandemic: Snitching The internet of bins Further putting its bins to work, Dublin is exploring their use as a platform for small cell equipment to densify networks and pave the way for 5G. This is part of the city’s broader efforts to ramp up connectivity in the city, including the creation of a new dedicated telecoms department, as the pandemic has highlighted globally the importance of internet access for work, education, and social connections....

Turning OFF Spotify, Rdio, Pandora, HypeM and iTunes. Turning ONDUBSET 2.0. Remember the days when you’d spend hours making a mix tape for your sweetie? Creating musical mixes has always been one of the most enjoyable arts, and it’s changed a lot since the days of hitting stop and play over hours of live radio shows. The DJs we love in the dance halls these days take great care to curate an unforgettable full body experience....

Despite teasing the idea a couple of years ago, it seems that Ducati is not going to make an all-electric motorcycle, any time soon at least. InMotorcycle News(MCN), Ducati’s VP of Sales Francesco Milicia seemed to provide a bit more clarity on the Italian motorbike maker’s low-emission plans. “Will we produce an electric Ducati soon? No. We think that for the kind of machine we produce now, an electric motorcycle cannot guarantee the pleasure, the range, the weight etc that Ducati riders expect,” he said....

DuckDuckGo has unveiled a new email forwarding service that strips trackers from your messages. To get theEmail Protectiontool, you have to sign up for a free@duck.com address. The tool will then remove hidden trackers from emails sent to this address, before forwarding them to your regular inbox. You can currently access the beta version by joining the private waiting list. To sign-up, open the DuckDuckGo app for iOS or Android, then navigate through Settings, Beta Features, and finally Email Protection, to find the option to join the waiting list....