Bird attempts to make it harder to scoot under the influence

Electric scooter company Bird is putting up a digital speed bump to keep riders from scooting under the influence. A new "checkpoint" feature in the Bird app was announced in a blog post on Thursday. Once the feature is rolled out, before you can access the app to unlock and pay for an e-scooter for any late-night or early-morning rides, you'll need to pass through the checkpoint Bird calls "Safe Start": If you can't type out a keyword you'll be unable to use Bird until you can get it right. It'...