Category: cities

Valve wants cities to bid on hosting The International

[ad_1] According to the proposal, “in terms of global viewership, international draw, and attendance, The International is comparable to the NFL Superbowl, U.S. Open Golf Championship, or the Eurovision Song Contest.” Historically, the event has drawn between 50,000 and 60,000 unique visitors, Valve says. Vancouver, Seattle and Shanghai have hosted in the past, and Stockholm […]

Verizon’s 5G network is available in (parts of) Dallas and Omaha

[ad_1] As we’ve seen firsthand, though, these rollouts don’t mean coverage across the entire city. It can be hard to find spots with 5G, and the signal fades fast indoors. Even when 5G is offered inside buildings (like in hockey and basketball arenas) it’s limited to specific areas. In Dallas, you’ll find Verizon 5G downtown […]

Spin’s revamped e-scooters are coming to eight US cities

[ad_1] The revamped e-scooters have already been tested as part of a pilot program in Baltimore, and beginning next month, the scooters will arrive in Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Berkeley, Calif.; Denver; Washington, DC; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn. and Minneapolis. They’ll arrive with new branding, and Spin says we can expect to see them […]

Open Curbs database could make it easier to catch an Uber

[ad_1] The initial data will include info from Coord’s own Surveyor augmented reality app, with initial city data for Denver, Los Angeles, Milan, Paris, San Francisco and Santa Monica. The company plans to support other forms of curb data in the future, however. If it takes off, it could quickly become a one-stop shop for […]