Electric scooters are invading. Bird's CEO leads the charge
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Electric scooters are invading. Bird's CEO leads the charge

Travis VanderZanden says scooters should ease traffic and be fun. But lawmakers from Santa Monica to San Francisco say they're creating sidewalk detritus and are a public nuisance.

Don't be like me and take your phone for granted
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Don't be like me and take your phone for granted

It took a car breaking down on a California highway to trigger a newfound appreciation for those little computers in our pockets.

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