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Joby Aviation eyes Asia and Europe as early markets alongside North America

TechCrunch

While electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft startup Joby Aviation is targeting North America for its initial commercial launch, founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt expects the company to have an early presence in Asia and Europe as well. Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation, shedding its last moonshot.

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Aurora and Volvo partner to bring autonomous long-haul trucks to North America

TechCrunch

The autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Innovation said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi trucks for North America. It’s the business unit’s first deal to bring autonomous trucking to the road.

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Realize Music launches singing-wellness app

VentureBeat

Hey shower singers, Realize Music has launched its revolutionary singing-wellness app, Realize Music: Sing is now available exclusively on Meta Quest in North America. Realize Music is an odd thing to call a game, but then again it is coming from Mike Wilson, founder of Deepwell and Devolver, and Mark Roemer.

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There’s a perfect storm brewing for SaaS startups in Asia

The Next Web

As an Asia-based SaaS business founder, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked: “Why did you base your startup in Asia, and not the US?” For a SaaS business, there’s the usual list of compelling reasons to focus on the States. It’s an appropriate question.

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12 Demographic & Technology Trends Changing the Nonprofit Sector Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

First-time access the mobile internet is exploding across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and in Europe, North America, and Australia, the mobile web has surpassed desktop. Source: Business Insider. Source: Rothschild’s Giraffe Project.

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Peer Insight On Providing Value Through Member Benefits

Wild Apricot

Here is some insight from our Small Membership Advisory Community about member benefits offered at their business and trade associations across North America. membership'

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Canadian startup Rose Rocket raises Series A to scale its transport software business

TechCrunch

That could provide a large total addressable market (TAM) for Rose Rocket to sell into given how large trucking is as both a business ( and employer ). Sure, logo count is far from GAAP, but contracted deal volume also rose by 9x over the same period, so, presumably, the company’s business is doing numbers.