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Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation, shedding its last moonshot

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“This deal allows us to deepen our partnership with Joby, the clear leader in this field, to accelerate the path to market for these technologies.” ” These tools and new team members will be invaluable to us as we accelerate our plans for commercial launch.”

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The Station: Arrival slashes EV targets, more Tesla FSD controversy and NHTSA loses its captain

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Micromobbin’ The North American Bikeshare and Scooter Association released its 2021 shared micromobility state of the industry report — and it has some interesting findings. Trips on e-scooters accounted for 49% of total trips taken on shared micromobility. 63% of riders said they used micromobility to connect to public transit.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

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LG’s innovation center — LG Nova among friends — today announced that it has selected the first 50 companies for its Mission for the Future global challenge competition. From 1,300 applicants, the company picked its first cohort to start building opportunities with the startups. CurieAi, Inc. Somatix, Inc. TRIPP, Inc.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

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Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system. Notable alumni include micromobility unicorn, Lime, and delivery robotics firm, Kiwi. “We Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it. NuPort Robotics.

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Newsletter: GoDaddy’s startup pick + WSJ’s miracle material

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The company has already enabled more than 28 million people in over 120 countries to kick start and scale their businesses online. The world’s first AI-powered logo design and branding platform, Tailor Brands makes it simple to create a unique online brand identity with no design experience and get up and running in minutes.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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A great amount of talent is cultivated in the military, which has spawned innovative cyber, AI and machine-learning companies. SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept. Unique, innovative go-to-market.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

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The solution enables podcasters to edit their recordings with the click of a button, as a sort of digital audio technician in your pocket. Both micromobility and telemedicine seem very crowded at this point, and we believe the current market leaders in these sectors will become the winners.