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NPO Leaders Mourn Passing Of President Jimmy Carter

The NonProfit Times

A championfor affordable and decent housing, he and Rosalynn Carter donated their time and leadership each year to build and improve homes with Habitat around the world, was the official statement from Habitat For Humanity International, based in Atlanta. Reaction to the news of his death was swift across the nonprofit sector. and worldwide.

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Amazon’s Zoox starts testing its robotaxis in Los Angeles

Engadget

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received two incident reports involving motorcycles crashing into the back of Zoox vehicles due to this hard braking. It plans on expanding to Atlanta, Miami and Washington DC in the next two years. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Waymo aims to offer paid robotaxi rides in Washington DC next year

Engadget

Next up are Atlanta and Miami , and now the company has revealed plans to offer its driverless Waymo One service in the nation's capital in 2026. Waymo is continuing to expand its foothold across the US, having recently started offering paid robotaxi services in more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

Channeled through community foundations in Atlanta, Austin, Columbia, New York City, and San Francisco, more than $10 million in grants have been awarded to technical nonprofits that will then supply individualized AI support to organizations in their communities.

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TechCrunch Live is going to Atlanta and you’re invited!

TechCrunch

Atlanta, Georgia has emerged as one of the buzziest new hubs in the nation, with booming enterprise, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the hot new startups coming from the city. Even the Atlanta Hawks launched their own investment firm to back early-stage talent.

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3-day outbreak of severe weather leaves hundreds displaced in U.S. South and Midwest

Fast Company Tech

While conditions over the weekend allowed crews to get a handle on most wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma, forecasters at the National Weather Service said extremely critical fire weather conditions were expected Tuesday over an area spanning from southeastern New Mexico through the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma.

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Apple store workers in Atlanta file for the company’s first union election

The Verge

Apple retail workers in Atlanta have voted to unionize. An Apple retail store in Atlanta has filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. In February, the company increased benefits for its full- and part-time retail workers.

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