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5 key innovations taking e-scooters to a half-billion rides in 2021

TechCrunch

Understanding the key developments that helped advance micromobility over the past several years can give us valuable insights not only into where the industry is headed, but about how we can successfully shape it to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of current and future riders around the world. . #1:

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Tier Mobility acquires Spin from Ford, marking entry into North America

TechCrunch

Tier Mobility, the Berlin-based micromobility operator that has been steadily taking over Europe, is making a sweeping entry into North America by acquiring Spin from automaker Ford. At the time, Bear said the move would help accelerate the company’s path to profitability via its strategy of pursuing exclusive or limited vendor markets.

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Daily Crunch: Pentagon locks down unsecured email server that exposed sensitive military data

TechCrunch

Success breeds IPO : Shared vehicle company Lime reported its first profitable year, with Rebecca writing that “Lime has figured out how to make shared micromobility a sustainable business.” Aria has more. So what happens when you are good at what you do? The company is now eyeing an initial public offering.

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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

TechCrunch

Bolt had appeared to be on an upward trajectory last year after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings, which opened up 48 new markets to the micromobility operator. However, there’s also space to push micromobility companies to provide more protections. . It’s all very mysterious. Rebecca Bellan. A little bird. Deal of the week.

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Revel founder Frank Reig a year later on driving EV adoption in big cities

TechCrunch

That doesn’t do anything for the city, and it doesn’t accelerate any transition. The only way to drive EV adoption in cities is with a real network of infrastructure, which does not exist right now. . “The way we think about stations is at scale. Revel’s not interested in the one charger at a Walgreens.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

TechCrunch

“Our work with these companies will be guided by our role as a leading global innovator of next-generation products, technologies and services as we help them accelerate their growth and deliver positive impact to the world.” Sokwoo Rhee, senior vice president for innovation at LG Electronics.

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Newsletter: Ukraine crisis: We need new food tech

OurCrowd

The threat to global food and energy security and sudden price hikes triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine highlight the urgency of accelerating new innovations to solve these problems, I told Hadley Gamble on CNBC International. Your portfolio gets stronger when the OurCrowd network gets involved. Introductions.