The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.
Rad Power Bikes has auctioned off some of its assets as part of the Seattle-based e-bike maker’s ongoing bankruptcy process, the company confirmed to GeekWire on Monday.
“As part of the bankruptcy process, Rad Power Bikes conducted an asset auction late last week,” a Rad spokesperson said via email. “The auction resulted in a successful bid, along with a backup bid, for the purchase of certain Rad assets. Any proposed transaction remains subject to court approval, and the sale is not final at this time.
Rad confirmed that South Florida-based Life EV was the winning bidder and Southern California-based Retrospec had the backup bid.
It’s unclear if the Rad brand or its e-bike models will live on under Life EV or Retrospec. Rad’s spokesperson declined to comment on what assets were acquired, how much was paid, and what will happen to remaining Rad employees in Seattle.
It’s the latest development in the rise and downfall of Rad Power Bikes, a once high-flying startup that launched in 2015 with a direct-to-consumer model and sub-$2,000 e-bikes aimed at casual riders.
The company saw demand surge nearly 300% during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021 Rad raised more than $300 million, reaching a valuation of $1.65 billion and branding itself as North America’s largest e-bike seller.
But the momentum faded in 2022 as demand cooled and a series of missteps and macroeconomic challenges led to more than seven rounds of layoffs.
In its bankruptcy filing, Rad revealed a steady drop in gross revenue — from $129.8 million in 2023 to $103.8 million in 2024, and $63.3 million toward the end of 2025. The company reported total liabilities of nearly $73 million, more than double its assets of $32 million.
Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based Life Electric Vehicles was founded in 2018. The company assembles globally sourced bike components at its 31,000 square-foot production headquarters, according to its website.
In November 2023, Life EV acquired Serial 1, the in-house electric bicycle company originally started by motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson.
Retrospec was founded in 2009 and sells a variety of e-bikes, bicycles and other sports and outdoor gear.
Expedia’s headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)
Expedia Group is laying off employees, according to posts online from impacted workers.
Program managers and engineers in the Seattle region and other locations are among those affected. It’s not clear exactly how many employees are impacted by the cuts. We’ve reached out to the company for more details.
The latest reductions add to a series of workforce cuts at the travel company over the past two years.
The company went through a round of layoffs last year, reportedly impacting about 3% of its workforce, and had separate layoffs in 2025.
Expedia had 16,500 employees across nearly 50 countries at the end of 2024, according to its most recent annual filing.
Expedia reported revenue growth of 9% to $4.4 billion in the third quarter of last year, while adjusted net income grew 19% year-over-year. Gross bookings were up 12% to $30.7 billion. In the earnings release, CEO Ariane Gorin called out “an improved demand environment, disciplined execution and tangible progress on our strategic priorities.” The company increased its full-year guidance.
On an earnings call with analysts, Gorin described AI as a “step function” opportunity to boost team efficiency and effectiveness over time. “We’re already seeing the benefits in our product, technology, and customer service teams — from enhancing developer productivity to improving resolution speed on servicing, to highlight just a couple of examples,” she said.
Expedia is scheduled to report its fourth quarter earnings Feb. 12. The company’s stock is up more than 40% over the past six months and its market capitalization is above $33 billion.
Expedia Group includes brands such as Vrbo, Orbitz, Hotwire, Trivago, and Hotels.com in addition to the flagship Expedia.com.
Expedia, which has a major campus in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood, is one of the region’s largest tech employers. Fellow Seattle tech giant Amazon is reportedly preparing for another round of corporate layoffs this week.
An analog telephone adapter (ATA), or FXS gateway, is a device that allows traditional analog phones to be connected to a digital voice-over-IP (VoIP) network. In addition to this, you can even create a local phone exchange using just analog phones without connecting to a network as [Playful Technology] demonstrates in a recent video.
The ATA used in the video is the Grandstream HT802, which features one 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port and two RJ11 FXS ports for two POTS phones, allowing for two phones to be directly connected and configured using their own profiles.
By using a multi-FXS port ATA in this manner, you essentially can set up your own mini telephone exchange, with a long run of Cat-3 possible between an individual phone and the ATA. Use of the Ethernet port is necessary just once to configure the ATA, as demonstrated in the video. The IP address of the ATA is amusingly obtained by dialing *** on a connected phone and picking 02 as menu option after which a synthetic voice reads out the number. This IP address gets you into the administration interface.
To configure the ATA as an exchange, the local loopback address is used, along with a dial alias configured in the ‘Dial Plan’ section. This way dialing e.g. 102 gets internally converted to dial the other FXS port. By setting up a similar plan on the other FXS port both phones can call each other, but it’s also possible to auto-dial when you lift the handset off the hook.
The rather hacky configuration ought to make clear that the ATA was not designed to be used in this manner, but if your use case involves this kind of scenario, it’s probably one of the cheaper ways to set up a basic, small phone exchange. There are even ATA models that have more than two ports, opening up more possibilities. Just keep in mind that not every ATA may support this kind of tweaking.
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