It seems like all is fair in love and scooter wars. In the battle royal to become the last dock-less scooter startup standing (and un-besmirched by poop), Bird has inked what it is characterizing as exclusive deals with Ninebot (the parent company of Segway) and Xiaomi (yes, that Xiaomi), for rights to their supply of […]
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Here are the top states and cities for startups in the South
Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor Where did venture capitalists go to college? ICOs delivered at least 3.5x more capital to blockchain startups than VC since 2017 The American South may not be the first region that comes to mind when […]
View More Here are the top states and cities for startups in the SouthThere’s a lot more to the name ‘Atlanta: Robbin Season’ than you think
You don’t have to wade too far into Atlanta’s sophomore season to realize it feels a bit different.
The opening five minutes of the show’s Season 2 premiere, which aired Thursday on FX, doesn’t choose to center on the vibrant characters it created in…
Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars
Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where it’s testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google self-driving car company revealed the news on Twitter, noting that it’s expanding considerably its geographic testing footprint now that it’s got fully driverless test vehicles on the road in Phoenix. Its test cars… Read More
Protestors project message for Trump at college football championship
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While much of the conversation on Monday night was about the overtime thriller that saw Alabama claim yet another national college football title (ugh), there were still murmurs of protests directed at Donald Trump.
While tens of thousands of fans filed into Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the title game, several groups of protesters, including a local chapter of the NAACP, gathered to protest Trump’s drop-by .
One particular group — Newsweek reported it was “ResistNow” based off tweets from a user of the same name — let their feelings be known by the hottest protest method around: giant projections on the side of a building. Read more…
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View More Protestors project message for Trump at college football championshipIf you want people to attend your hockey game, hold wiener dog races on the ice
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There’s nothing in the NHL rulebook that says a dog can’t play hockey.
That’s just the sort of bravery that minor hockey league team the Atlanta Gladiators showed on Tuesday night, when they held their first wiener dog race.
It’s exactly what it sounds like. In between periods, they lined up a bunch of Dachshunds on a blue line and off they go, slipping their little legs on the hopefully-zambonied ice.
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It makes for some pretty good entertainment.
Winner, winner, dog-bone dinner!! Our first ever Weiner Dog Race was PAWfect!! pic.twitter.com/V32TNa305H
— Atlanta Gladiators (@atlgladiators) December 28, 2017 Read more…
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Chick-fil-A steps in to feed the stranded at Atlanta airport… on a Sunday
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Chick-fil-A, famed for never opening on Sundays and will likely never be, has made an exception.
The fast food chain is stepping in to feed passengers left affected by the Atlanta airport blackout, according to the City of Atlanta.
They’ll be served at the Georgia International Convention Center, where they are able to stay overnight, which is a pretty nice consolation given what some of these people have gone through.
The City of Atlanta has mobilized the Georgia International Convention Center and will provide shuttle services for anyone who needs a place to stay for the night@ChickfilA will provide food for passengers.
— City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) December 18, 2017 Read more…
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View More Chick-fil-A steps in to feed the stranded at Atlanta airport… on a SundayTravellers share grim stories of being stuck on planes during Atlanta airport blackout
Travel delays are never fun, but spare a thought for those travelling through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
The airport experienced an extended power outage which lasted from early afternoon through to the night, forcing a ground stop on flig…