Electric Scooter

Lawmakers are worried about deepfakes in the election like this weird mashup of actors Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Lawrence. VillainGuy/YouTube Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Amazon workers in the US, UK, German…

YouTube star Emily Hartridge died late last week at the age of 35 after a sudden accident. The news was made public on her official Instagram page on Saturday with an open letter to her fans and followers. "Hi everyone. This is a horrible thing to have to s…

Scooter startups have just met with the UK government in a bid to change local laws and get their vehicles on the country's roads. Multiple sources told Business Insider that scooter operators, including Bird, Bolt (formerly Taxify), Voi, and Wind, sat dow…

YouTube star Emily Hartridge, whose “10 Reasons Why” videos have been popular for years, died in London on Friday when the electric scooter she was riding collided with a truck, according to reports. She was 35. The death of Hartridge, who also starred in th…

Emily Hartridge YouTube/Emily Hart A YouTube star and presenter was killed after a crash between an electric scooter and a truck in London. Emily Hartridge made videos about fitness and mental health, and her most popular video had 24 mill…

In response, Davina McCall said: "My heart goes out to Emily's family and friends. Such a shock. Sending you love and prayers." Made in Chelsea cast member Ashley James said: "Sending you all so much love. So devastated." Calum Best, another reality tv star…

Bird Scooter really is the Uber of scooters: vastly overcapitalized, vastly overvalued, incapable of turning a profit...ever. According to a report in The Information, Bird lost $100m in the first quarter of 2019 (the company denies this); and is now seeking…

The electric scooter company has been having conversations with investors about raising more money for several months, and wants to raise $200 million to $300 million by the end of the summer, report The Information's Cory Weinberg and Amir Efrati:The company…

Sources: Bird lost about $100M in the first quarter, with revenue shrinking to about $15M, and the company told people that it has about $100M in cash left (The Information)

Boosted, the startup that got its beginnings with electric skateboards, has officially taken its first stab at electric scooters with the launch of the Boosted Rev. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks riding the Rev around the streets of San Francisco and, a…