Cars parked outside a row of residential terraced houses in Cambridge, UK, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Cambridge is a crucial part of the UK’s goal to become a science and technology superpower by 2030 and the university’s contribution to the domestic economy is almost quadruple that of UK soccer’s Premier League. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
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