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Cities that didn’t win HQ2 shouldn’t be counted out

sudshr47 November 17, 2018

Brooks Rainwater Contributor Share on Twitter Brooks Rainwater is the director of the Center for City Solutions and Applied Research at the National League of Cities. More posts by this contributor As tasks wane, skills rise Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities Scott Andes Contributor Share on Twitter Scott Andes is […]

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Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost

sudshr47 October 9, 2018

Shipwell, a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. A booming American economy coupled with failing infrastructure and a low-margin business reluctant to adopt new technologies have put stress on domestic logistics companies in the […]

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After extradition to Texas, 3D-printed gunmaker Cody Wilson is out on bail

sudshr47 September 24, 2018

Last week, after Hatreon creator and 3D-printed gun activist Cody Wilson was charged with the sexual assault of a minor, he managed to evade arrest briefly in Taipei. On Friday, authorities successfully located Wilson and extradited him back to Texas, booking him into a Harris County jail. Now, Wilson is out on a $150,000 bond. Facing […]

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Facing sexual assault charges, 3D-printed gun advocate Cody Wilson evades US authorities

sudshr47 September 19, 2018

The gun rights activist who waged a very public legal war over the right to freely distribute 3D-printed gun schematics over the internet is facing serious charges that have nothing to do with firearms. According to a law enforcement press conference today, Cody Wilson, 30, is believed to have traveled to Taipei after learning that […]

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Alex Jones’ flagship pirate radio station shut down by FCC

sudshr47 August 16, 2018

A pirate radio station which served as Alex Jones’ flagship outlet has been shut down by the Federal Communications Commission.
Liberty Radio was broadcasting on 90.1 FM without federal consent, according to The Austin American-Statesman reported tha…

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Hacking the websites responsible for election information is so easy an 11 year-old did it

sudshr47 August 12, 2018

It’s time to talk about election security. Over the weekend at Def Con, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas to discuss some of the latest and greatest (or scariest) trends in the wild world of hacking, a pair of election security hacking demonstrations set up for adults and kids alike offered up some frightening […]

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Taking the pain out of accounting and payroll for small businesses, ScaleFactor raises $10 million

sudshr47 July 24, 2018

ScaleFactor, the Techstars alumnus that’s selling accounting and payroll management software as a service, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding as it looks to scale up its sales and marketing efforts. Founded by longtime accountant, Kurt Rathmann, the Austin-based company has created a software service that collects and analyzes data from […]

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3D printed guns are now legal… What’s next?

sudshr47 July 14, 2018

Jon Stokes Contributor Jon Stokes is one of the founders of Ars Technica, an author, and a former Wired editor. He currently hacks ruby at Collective Idea, and runs AllOutdoor.com. More posts by this contributor How President Trump could abuse big data and the surveillance state How Intel missed the iPhone revolution On Tuesday, July […]

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Scaling startups are setting up secondary hubs in these cities

sudshr47 June 2, 2018 Startups

America’s mayors have spent the past nine months tripping over each other to curry favor with Amazon.com in its high-profile search for a second headquarters. More quietly, however, a similar story has been playing out in startup-land.

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GOAT launches electric scooters in Austin

sudshr47 May 24, 2018

Dockless electric scooter company GOAT has launched in Austin after receiving official permits from the city’s transportation department for its pilot program. Unlike what’s happened in San Francisco with startups Bird, Lime and Spin, GOAT says it wants to work in tandem with city officials in Austin. GOAT is currently bootstrapped, but says it plans […]

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Bike-sharing has blown up in the past year, but cities are wary after the mess in China

sudshr47 May 18, 2018

Friday is National Bike to Work Day, but this year it’s a bit different.

It’s the first year the U.S. will celebrate the two-wheeled holiday since the inundation of bike-share companies, with dockless bicycle fleets landing in cities across America over the last 12 months.

While the shared bicycles add another convenient commuting option for riders, they’re stressing out city planners and transit departments wary of bike litter, unsafe use, and overrun streets.

Dockless — bicycles that lock to themselves or can be locked to a post or rack — app-enabled bikes, like the green bikes from Lime, yellow bikes from Ofo, red bikes from Jump, or white-and-blue colored bikes from Pace, have arrived en masse since last summer, changing up how people commute and how cities regulate biking programs. Read more…

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