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IFC backs Bolt with $24M to expand its transportation network in emerging markets

TechCrunch

Bolt , an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up some strategic funding today to continue expanding its business in emerging markets. billion, based on a 1.5x multiple on GMV of €3.5

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

TechCrunch

When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. TechCrunch Experts is recruiting recruiters. Do you have recent experience recruiting talent for pre-revenue startups? But no one gave much thought to the security aspect.

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Transport and Logistics App Development

Mobilunity

In the transport business, it is all about planning, monitoring and execution. This is the key to running a successful transport business, and achieving it sounds a lot easier than it is. Transport businesses face loads of challenging factors such as planning, communication, maintenance, speed and reliability.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Optimized SaaS pricing, recruiting growth experts, VC surveys, more

TechCrunch

COVID-19 has spotlighted many of the weakest points in our transportation system, but some of the rapid shifts in consumer behavior are creating opportunities for tech once considered fanciful, like sidewalk delivery robots and eVTOLs (electric vertical and takeoff vehicles).

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Virtual Recruiting: Everything You Need to Know

Mobilunity

Virtual recruiting is a relatively new yet effective and convenient practice. In this article, you’ll learn all about virtual recruiting, its pros and cons, as well as the way to find a suitable virtual recruiting assistant. After that, the recruiter will start looking for candidates, screening them, and conducting interviews.

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How CIOs in the Middle East address talent shortages

CIO

asked Dr. Salim Al-Shuaili, Director, Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technology Projects Unit, Oman’s Ministry of Transportation & Information Technology. AI has changed the world, especially GenAI last year so, so how do we prepare ourselves?”,

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Berlin’s Blacklane raises $26M to expand its high-end chauffeur-driven sustainable car service

TechCrunch

As the Ubers of the world continue to scale, a smaller on-demand transportation startup has raised some funding in Germany, underscoring the opportunities that remain for startups in the space targeting specific service niches. Some others in the space that diversified into other areas like food delivery or other kinds of transport (e.g.