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The Masters offers public phones as alternatives to cellphones. Here’s what attendees think

Fast Company Tech

Bill Kehoe, 50, from Raleigh, North Carolina came prepared. And while they provide an outlet for those looking to touch base with the world outside of Augusta National’s gates, there are some issues that come with them. Like, remembering phone numbers.

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Some Halo Infinite players have to use dev kits at first major tournament

The Verge

Microsoft is apparently having just as much trouble procuring Xbox consoles as everyone else, as some of the players at the first major Halo Infinite tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina are forced to play on Xbox Series X development kits (via Kotaku ). Screenshot from Halo Esports via YouTube.

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Farmstead, a grocery startup with a focus on software, raises $7.9M

TechCrunch

Next up: Geographic expansion, starting in North Carolina, with Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham (where Farmstead just opened its wait list ). .” In fact, in the startup’s first market of San Francisco, Farmstead is supposedly “marching towards profitability, and we’re very close at this point.”

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Flying taxi startup Lilium will build a hub for its electric aircraft in Florida

The Verge

Earlier this year, Chinese drone maker Ehang demonstrated its autonomous air taxi in the US for the first time, with its all-electric two-seater flying above a test track south of Raleigh, North Carolina, for about five minutes. Another German startup, Volocopter, unveiled its latest model at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2018.

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This startup wants to use technology to help solve Austin’s housing shortage problem

TechCrunch

It’s a model Pechet envisions replicating in other cities with similar housing supply issues such as Miami, Tampa, Raleigh and Charlotte. “We’re already seeing Austin grow faster than any of our other markets did in their early days. It’s going to be a huge market for us.”. This is just the start,” Pechet said.

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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a town located near Raleigh, voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board announced Saturday.

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Superstrata unveils ‘world’s first’ 3D-printed unibody electric bike

The Verge

For insight into how to design a great-looking bike, he turned to Bill Stephens, who has been creating cycle designs at StudioWest Concepts for decades, including high-end carbon-fiber bike frames for Schwinn, Raleigh, Diamond, and Yeti.

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