Los Angeles

LA Looks To Boost Taxi Industry With Rideshare-esque Revamp
LA Looks To Boost Taxi Industry With Rideshare-esque Revamp
January 13, 2020  |  Ridesharing

As Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing companies continue to prosper, California is seeing a reckoning with the question of their need for regular taxis. To...

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LA Could Require Rideshares To Use Electric Vehicles
LA Could Require Rideshares To Use Electric Vehicles
December 27, 2019  |  Ridesharing

As Los Angeles aims to get additional electric vehicles on the roads and reduce emissions, the city is thinking about making rideshare platforms like Lyft...

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SoFi Signs Deal For LA Stadium Naming Rights
SoFi Signs Deal For LA Stadium Naming Rights
September 15, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SoFi has announced that it has signed a 20-year agreement with LA Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park to be the exclusive naming rights...

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Brandless Launches Pop-Up In NYC
Brandless Launches Pop-Up In NYC
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

Retail startup Brandless is opening up a pop-up shop in New York City so shoppers can test out products on-site. Chain Store Age reported that...

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Elon Musk Plans Candy Venture
Elon Musk Plans Candy Venture
May 08, 2018  |  Retail

Elon Musk just might become the next Willy Wonka with his latest venture. It’s not exactly as ambitious as the hyperloop, but it does follow...

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Elon Musk Backs His Own Groundbreaking Tunnel Plan
Elon Musk Backs His Own Groundbreaking Tunnel Plan
April 17, 2018  |  Innovation

Dos Equis has the “Most Interesting Man in the World.” Tesla has the most boring man in the world — but in a good way...

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Alipay And Yelp Partner To Give Chinese Travelers Access To Reviews
Alipay And Yelp Partner To Give Chinese Travelers Access To Reviews
August 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Alipay, the Chinese digital payment arm of Alibaba, announced news that it has teamed up with online review website Yelp to bring Yelp’s local content...

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Welcome To Alexa City
Welcome To Alexa City
August 11, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa is overqualified for ordering a pizza or a Lyft, so a few pioneering cities are putting her to work on more complex and...

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Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally
Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally
August 10, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

In real estate and in retail, location is everything. Malls operated on that theory for years: Put a few anchor stores in to draw foot...

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