LA-based Metropolis raises $41 million to upgrade parking infrastructure – TechCrunch

LA-based Metropolis raises $41 million to upgrade parking infrastructure – TechCrunch

Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup looking to compete with BMW’s ParkMobile for part of the automated parking management market. Upgrading ParkMobile’s license plate-based service with a computer vision-based system that detects cars entering and leaving garages has been Metropolis’ mission since founder and CEO Alex Israel founded the company in 2017. Israel, a … Read more

How to upgrade democracy: Former Microsoft executive Jon DeVaan’s primer on political reform

How to upgrade democracy: Former Microsoft executive Jon DeVaan’s primer on political reform

The January 6 rupture and riots in the U.S. Capitol and greater efforts to scrap the election results have drawn new attention to the greater need for political reform – the fixing of flaws in the democratic system, to use an offered metaphor by Jon DeVaan, former Microsoft technical director. Jon DeVaan, Former Microsoft Technician … Read more