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Inrix to acquire Portland startup Ride Report, which helps cities manage mobility programs

GeekWire

-based startup that helps city governments manage shared mobility fleets. It also works with mobility operators to audit data from shared bicycles, scooters, and other transit options. Ride Report, which raised $10 million in 2020, originally started as Knock Software, which made a small device that counted bicycle traffic.

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Bird plans a pilot program for electric wheelchair and mobility scooter rentals in NYC this summer

The Verge

Bird is piloting a mobility scooter rental program in New York City | Bird. Scooter company Bird is partnering with mobility vehicle company Scootaround on a pilot program that will test accessible electric vehicle rentals in New York City this summer, the companies announced.

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Top mobile apps of 2020: TikTok, Fitbit, ‘Roblox’ and ‘Among Us’ lead the way

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Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. charts for mobile downloads in 2020. charts for mobile downloads in 2020. 1 spot, but Facebook’s got a lot of mobile real estate. 1 spot, but Facebook’s got a lot of mobile real estate.

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Seattle NFT startup Niftmint joins Andreessen Horowitz accelerator program

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(Niftmint Photo) Seattle startup Niftmint is joining Andreessen Horowitz’s Talent x Opportunity ( TxO ) accelerator program, part of nine companies in the venture firm’s fall 2023 batch in San Francisco. He said the startup’s acceptance into the program serves as “resounding validation” for the company.

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Senkyu: MTN Uganda’s new way to say ‘thank you’ loyalty program

TM Forum

Rebuilt and expanded customer loyalty program, called Senkyu, to acknowledge customers and drive innovative ways to redeem points, including integration with digital payments, which improves financial inclusivity in Uganda. MTN Senkyu is a unique loyalty program in Uganda and goes beyond typical telco reward schemes. external_url.

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Lime is first company to roll out electric scooters as part of Seattle’s new mobility program

GeekWire

Lime is the first company out of the gate with electric scooters as part of a new scooter share pilot program launched by the City of Seattle. Lime’s free-floating scooters cost $1 to unlock through its mobile app (for adults 18 and up) and 36 cents per minute to ride. — Lime (@limebike) September 16, 2020.

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Exclusive: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020

The Verge

Apple held meetings with California EV startup Canoo in the first half of 2020 as part of the Silicon Valley giant’s secretive effort to advance its own electric vehicle project , three people familiar with the talks have told The Verge. Apple has made at least one other acquisition in the mobility space in recent years, buying Drive.ai

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