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Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail

Ars Technica

Zipline is launching its airborne delivery service for real, rolling it out in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Mesquite ahead of a gradual spread that, if all goes according to plan, will also see its craft landing in Seattle before the end of the year.

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Houston is sinking half an inch per year—and it’s not alone

Fast Company Tech

Parts of Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking more than 5 millimeters per year. In some cities, thats even greater: Chicago, Dallas, Columbus, Detroit, Fort Worth, Denver, New York, Indianapolis, Houston, and Charlotte saw the most widespread subsidence, with about 98% of their areas affected.

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Joann fabrics stores closing: See the full list of all remaining locations that will shutter this month

Fast Company Tech

Alaska Nugget Mall, Juneau Alabama Mobile Festival Centre, Mobile Riverchase Promenade, Hoover Huntsville Plaza, Huntsville Arkansas Spring Creek Centre, Fayetteville Arizona Santan Village Marketplace, Gilbert Santa Fe Square, Mesa Alameda Crossing, Avondale Riverview Mall, Bullhead City East Broadway Blvd, Tucson Buckhorn Plaza, Mesa The Riverview (..)

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Aurora expands autonomous freight pilot with FedEx in Texas

TechCrunch

Aurora Innovation, an autonomous vehicle technology company, has expanded its self-driving freight pilot with FedEx to include a new lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, Texas. Aurora has been hauling freight between its new terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso since March, the company said.

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Wing and Walmart are bringing drone delivery to 100 new stores

The Verge

Walmart and Wing currently offer drone delivery at approximately 15 stores in northwest Arkansas and Dallas-Fort Worth. Customers who shop at Walmart stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa will soon have the ability to request a drone deliver their online shopping orders.

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Apple cuts a deal for recycling rare earth magnets in the US

The Verge

The new deal with MPMaterials also involves expanding the rare earth company’s Fort Worth, Texas factory with neodymium magnet manufacturing lines designed for Apple products.

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T-Mobile shuts down Sprint’s 5G network as the two carriers continue to integrate

The Verge

Still yet to be redeployed are Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Kansas City, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, which previously had Sprint 5G networks. T-Mobile also announced on Tuesday that Sprint’s networks in Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles have already been reactivated as T-Mobile spectrum, too.

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