Electric Scooter

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 disappear…

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…

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 company that basically created the market for electric skateboards, has laid off a “significant portion” of its roughly 130-person team amid a serious cash crunch. Boosted’s CEO Jeff Russakow and CTO John Ulmen said in a blog post on the company’s website that the “Boosted brand will continue…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin American e-commerce company Peixe is in advanced talks to acquire electric scooter firm Grow Mobility, four people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, potentially the latest deal in a crowded sector where profitability remains an elusive goal. Terms of the deal are still…

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Gare De Lyon evacuated after nearby fire breaks out A fire broke out outside Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Friday, prompting evacuations. Black smoke was seen billowing above the famous train station on Friday evening local time.  The Associated Press reports that the blaze started after an…