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Interest in DIY medical equipment has exploded in recent weeks, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause severe shortages of masks, gloves, and other medical supplies. On YouTube, popular DIY and Maker channels feature video tutorials on making surgical masks from everyday household materials, often set to cute graphics and…

Mar 26, 2020 @ 9:09 PM MDT Target is offering a hot toy buy! Through March 28th or while supplies last, head on over to Target.com and save an extra 25% off ONE toy item with this new Circle offer. This offer excludes LEGO and items shipped & sold by Target+. As one idea,…

Lime is pausing its electric scooter operations in California and Washington, as well as throughout the countries of Italy, France and Spain to help keep riders safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More

(Reuters) - France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus. Several countries imposed bans on mass gathering, shuttered sporting, cultural and religious events,…

Portland-based micromobility startup Ride Report just closed a $10 million round led by Unusual Ventures to better facilitate relationships between cities and operators.Ride Report works by monitoring micromobility vehicles across cities -- currently 60 worldwide -- to enable legislators to better understand the impact micromobility has on their respective cities.…

Electric scooters have the potential to transform transportation, but they're plagued with safety issues.Current laws meant to protect riders and pedestrians, like helmet laws and sidewalk regulations, are ineffective and only lead to more confusion.Training first-time riders, opening up sidewalks, and creating clear and consistent laws could lead to fewer…

An electric scooter sparked a blaze in a San Francisco building that sent one person to a hospital Thursday morning, officials said.The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. in the SoMa neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported seeing heavy smoke on…

Twitter tries out its own version of the popular Stories format, a court orders Otto’s founder to pay a big fine to Google and electric skateboard company Boosted makes cuts. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 5, 2020. 1. Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called ‘Fleets,’ which…

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off "a significant portion" of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer.Boosted attributes the layoffs to the costs of developing, producing and maintaining electric vehicles and…

Boosted, the startup behind the Boosted Boards and, more recently, the Boosted Rev electric scooter, has laid off "a significant portion" of its team, the company announced today. The company is now actively seeking a buyer.Boosted attributes the layoffs to the costs of developing, producing and maintaining electric vehicles and…