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The U.K. media company Renew has installed 25 of these contraptions, which double as recycling bins and information kiosks, on the streets of London. It plans to add 50 more Renew pods—which broadcast news, weather, and travel information from 6 a.m. to midnight on days when the financial markets are open—by the time the Summer Olympics commences later this year.











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Willie Jones
Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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