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Bird launches Scoot Mopeds in Austin ahead of SXSW

TechCrunch LA

Initially the mopeds were piloted in Los Angeles, according to Bird. SXSW organizers said March 2 that the “2020 event is proceeding with safety as a top priority.” Some companies were already operating these services; this action created a regulatory framework. But then scooters came en masse. ”

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. The world still has economic challenges that often aren’t perceived by many of us the tech world in our little cocoons of Silicon Valley, NYC or Los Angeles. Network Up. But what else?

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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

While Los Angeles city officials way back in 2003 asked its manufacturers and suppliers to stop using the terminology, they did not require it. When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. .

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. There were mutterings at the event, and wild cries on Twitter, of disappointment (there were plenty of platitudes as well). Meanwhile, Los Angeles is getting ready for a widespread deployment of scooters.