{"id":11186,"date":"2019-12-11T15:45:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/austin-scooter-startup-goes-bankrupt-kvue\/"},"modified":"2019-12-11T15:45:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:45:15","slug":"austin-scooter-startup-goes-bankrupt-kvue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/tech\/austin-scooter-startup-goes-bankrupt-kvue\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin scooter startup goes bankrupt | KVUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TdP-rn4ggm0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An Austin startup up is living up to its name. It&#8217;s an electric scooter company called Unicorn Rides \u2013 and its scooters don&#8217;t exist.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/austin-scooters-unicorn-rides-bankrupt\/269-26d2d78a-fbe6-4d23-805e-230f17ae559d<\/p>\n<p>KVUE is Austin&#8217;s ABC affiliate station and has been delivering local news for Central Texans since 1971. Today it is owned by TEGNA, Inc., which reaches approximately one-third of all television households in America. http:\/\/www.kvue.com<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Austin scooter startup goes bankrupt | KVUE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Austin+scooter+startup+goes+bankrupt+%7C+KVUE&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Austin scooter startup goes bankrupt | KVUE - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664073131d2845199b8a881f74be73db&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascar.com%2Fnews-media%2F2024%2F04%2F26%2Fresults-xfinity-series-2024-dover-motor-speedway-race-recap%2F&amp;c=16746825432913701268&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Truex goes back-to-back at Dover, cuts through chaos for first Xfinity win of 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For much of the final laps, the outcome looked like it was going to be decided between former Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed. 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Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates fund, participated in ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664073131d2845199b8a881f74be73db&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestreet.com%2Frestaurants%2Ffoxtrots-meltdown-goes-viral-as-class-action-lawsuit-looms&amp;c=4364913368149624015&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEmployees of bankrupt retailer forced to kick customers out of store\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coffee chain Foxtrot has had a rough week. Its parent company, Outfox Hospitality, announced plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which resulted in Foxtrot closing all 33 of its stores located ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664073131d2845199b8a881f74be73db&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Foffbeat%2Fwork-from-traffic-video-of-woman-attending-online-meeting-on-scooter-goes-viral-5520109&amp;c=3547450981679808524&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Work From Traffic\": Video Of Woman Attending Online Meeting On Scooter Goes Viral\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The clip caught the attention of several social media users. In the video, the woman is seen seated on her scooter with a mobile device in hand. 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