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Editor’s note: This story contain a description of suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. For the first time, Shawn Bradley is opening up about the bike accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.  The former Dallas Mavericks center and 14-year NBA veteran recently spoke to Sports Illustrated’s Brian Burnsed about the collision and its aftermath. It happened… Source link

How about this as an incentive to relocate: $10K in crypto and a bike.  Northwest Arkansas hopes to lure remote tech workers and entrepreneurs to the region by offering them $10,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and a bicycle.  “Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and we’re now seeing more explosive growth in our tech sector,” said Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council. “This expanded incentive offer — Bitcoin and a… Source link

Investors aren’t too happy Peloton (PTON) is slashing the price of its entry-level connected bike for the second time in under a year, which will weigh harshly on the bottom line over the next 12 months.  But from Peloton’s perspective, it was all part of the plan even if investors didn’t realize it.  “If you look back over the last several years, we have always had the aim of making our products more accessible. We introduced 0% APR financing four years ago. We introduced a 30-day free home… Source link

By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Steve Gorman    (Reuters) – Virgin Galactic Holding Inc acknowledged on Tuesday that billionaire founder Richard Branson never rode a bicycle to the launch site of his space flight on Sunday, as depicted in a highly publicized video included in the company’s webcast of the event.    The video clip showed Branson riding his bike toward New Mexico’s state-owned Spaceport America near the town of Truth or Consequences, flanked by two SUVs, and handing his safety… Source link

By Steve Gorman TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (Reuters) -British billionaire Richard Branson prepared on Sunday to climb into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane and soar more than 50 miles (80 km) above the New Mexico desert in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic Holding Inc employees strapping in for the ride, has touted the flight as a precursor to a new era of space tourism, with the company he founded poised to begin… Source link