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Salesforce creates for profit platform to help governments distribute COVID vaccine when it’s ready

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ron Miller

For more than 20 years, Salesforce has been selling cloud business software, but it has also used the same platform to build ways to track other elements besides sales, marketing and service information including Work.com, the platform it created earlier this year to help companies develop and organize a safe way to begin returning to […] Continue reading Salesforce creates for profit platform to help governments distribute COVID vaccine when it’s ready→

Electric U-Shift takes a modular approach to urban mobility

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Paul Ridden

The German Aerospace Center has revealed a working prototype of a multi-use urban mobility and logistics vehicle called U-Shift, which is made up of an electric U-shaped base platform that’s used to ferry around various pod modules.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Electric U-Shift takes a modular approach to urban mobility→

Smart postage box packs e-ink label, sensors, camera, speaker and mic

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Michael Irving

There are few things more exciting in our modern world than watching and waiting for a parcel to arrive – and by the same token, few things more frustrating than when it arrives broken or doesn’t arrive at all. To prevent that, or at least make it easi… Continue reading Smart postage box packs e-ink label, sensors, camera, speaker and mic→

EHang air taxi approved for heavy-lift air logistics in China

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Paul Ridden

Air mobility company EHang has achieved another important milestone in its effort to make its passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicles a common sight in the skies. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CCAC) has granted permission for the air t… Continue reading EHang air taxi approved for heavy-lift air logistics in China→

Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Walter Thompson

The global trade crisis is a setback, but also an opportunity for logistics startups to show the value of digital platforms in an analog industry. Continue reading Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era→

SkyCell raises $62M for smart containers and analytics to transport pharmaceuticals

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Ingrid Lunden

While human travel has become severely restricted in recent months, the movement of goods has remained a constant priority — and in some cases, has become even more urgent. Today, a startup out of Switzerland that builds hardware and operates a logistics network designed to transport one item in particular — pharmaceuticals — is announcing […] Continue reading SkyCell raises $62M for smart containers and analytics to transport pharmaceuticals→

Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Josh Constine

Fearing weak fundraising options in the wake of the WeWork implosion, late stage startups are tightening their belts. The latest is another Softbank-funded company, joining Zume Pizza (80% of staff laid off), Wag (80%+), Fair (40%), Getaround (25%), Rappi (6%), and Oyo (5%) that have all cut staff to slow their burn rate and reduce […] Continue reading Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50→

Emerge raises $20M to take its digital freight marketplace for truckers up a gear

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Ingrid Lunden

Trucking is currently the most popular mode of transporting freight in the US, accounting for around $12.5 billion of the $17 billion freight market, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. But with thousands of small and single-vehicle operators and legacy (often paper-based) systems underpinning communications, it’s also one of the most inefficient. Now, there […] Continue reading Emerge raises $20M to take its digital freight marketplace for truckers up a gear→

The Strain of Flu Shot Logistics

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Kristina Panos

Did you get a flu shot this year? How about last year? In a world of next-day delivery and instant downloads, making the yearly pilgrimage to the doctor or the minute clinic feels like an outdated concept. Even if you get your shots free at the office, it’s still a …read more

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