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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings. Plus , a driver in an SUV once hit me while I was standing on the sidewalk, innocently looking for a nearby ramen joint. Lime estimated that could have replaced 1.6

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DefCon 22 | DISOBEY!

Tech Zulu Event

Hackers for Charity is a non-profit organization that leverages the skills of technologists to help provide food, equipment, job training and computer education to the impoverished in Uganda. ” As a highlight at DefCon 22, the FTC is awarding $17,000 in cash prizes through this contest series.

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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

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I hired a guy, Azhar Khan, who was raised in the Indian subcontinent (Pakistan, actually) but educated and worked his whole life in the US. In the VC’s mind it is innocent enough and starts off with a “have you guys ever considered …?&# He also had experience in setting up tech development centers in India.

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The Most Important Book I Read This Summer

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Luckily for Coates he has strong, activist parents who emphasize the importance of education (which he doesn’t get in school) and as a result he gets into Howard University (Mecca) where he comes to grips with the fact that there are African Americans who come from all types of geographies and socio-economic statuses.

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