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Flightless Bird: E-Scooter Company Bird Declares Bankruptcy

Bird Scooters still has a few partner cities in North America and is participating in pilot programs in places like New York City, but it has had to scale back operations in recent years.
Bird Scooters still has a few partner cities in North America and is participating in pilot programs in places like New York City, but it has had to scale back operations in recent years. Photo: Carmen Whitehead (Shutterstock)

Electric scooter company Bird is flying south for the winter, and it might be a very different kind of fowl by the time it returns. The Miami, Florida-based micro-mobility company known for allowing rambunctious, helmetless e-scooterists to fly down city streets declared bankruptcy Wednesday, saying it was entering into a process of “financial restructuring” while still keeping its bikes and other scooters operational for now. – Kyle Barr Read More

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