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Apple plans major US expansion including a new $1 billion campus in Austin

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Apple has announced a major expansion that will see it open a new campus in North Austin and open new offices in Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles as it bids to increase its workforce in the U.S. The investment was lauded by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. by 2023. More broadly, Apple said it added 6,000 jobs to its U.S.

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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

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We decided to take a look at two cities that were at the forefront of the e-scooter revolution – Los Angeles and Paris. Los Angeles: City of Autos. A shared scooter parked on a sidewalk in Koreatown, a neighborhood in central Los Angeles, on December 29, 2022. Paris is so dense and has a great metro.

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Flying taxi startup Blade is helping Silicon Valley CEOs bypass traffic

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The goal is to shorten trips made excruciatingly long due to bad traffic in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. To launch at scale and, ultimately, to compete with the likes of soon-to-be-public transportation behemoth Uber, it will have to land a lot more investment support.

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Archer Aviation aims to launch network of urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024

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Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. United Airlines, which has a major hub in Los Angeles, was one of the investors in the deal. .

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Domio raises $100M in equity and debt to take on Airbnb and hotels with its curated apartments

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“We are competing with amateur hosts on Airbnb,” said Roberts, who previously worked in real estate investment banking. markets include Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Phoenix — Roberts says that they’re getting a more select seat at the table in conversations.

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