Brooklyn-based Atlas Obscura, an online magazine and travel startup, raises $20M Series B led by Airbnb to expand its trips and local experience offerings
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Autonomous vehicle startup Optimus Ride will deploy its electric shuttle service in Brooklyn's 300-acre Navy Yard from August 7 with a fleet of six shuttles
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ESPN to live stream three-day drone racing event on ESPN3, and air one-hour roundup specials for TV, as skeptics question the nascent sport's mainstream appeal
Drone racing just became a mainstream sport, thanks to ESPN — There's a hotel in Williamsburg—the expensive part of Brooklyn …
Microsoft partners with ConsensYs to launch cloud-based blockchain platform for financial institutions using Azure
Microsoft launches cloud-based blockchain platform with Brooklyn start-up — Microsoft launched a cloud-based blockchain platform on Tuesday with Brooklyn-based start-up ConsensYs …
How the NBA became the first major sport to embrace VR
Will intimate access make it more than a gimmick? — Last week, Samsung announced more details about how its partnership with the NBA is bringing the courtside experience to the Gear VR, starting wit...