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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

District Court Southern District of Florida – Miami Division. Money donated for Haiti earthquake relief went into a restricted account that could only be used for programs and services for Haiti. The papers were filed in the U.S. The total of expenditures listed was more than $490 million.

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Ford’s self-driving cars will be available on Lyft’s platform in Miami and Austin

The Verge

Lyft customers in Miami will be able to hail a robotaxi from Argo AI, an AV startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen, by the end of the year, the companies announced Wednesday. It’s the latest move to make more autonomous vehicles available for public use after initial predictions about the wide-scale availability of AVs failed to materialize.

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Waymo aims to offer paid robotaxi rides in Washington DC next year

Engadget

Waymo is continuing to expand its foothold across the US, having recently started offering paid robotaxi services in more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. Next up are Atlanta and Miami , and now the company has revealed plans to offer its driverless Waymo One service in the nation's capital in 2026.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

The options for financing are seemingly endless: syndicates, public crowdfunding, VC firms, accelerators, debt financing, rolling funds, and, for the profitable few, bootstrapping. Telehealth startup Doximity filed to go public earlier today. Another day, another unicorn public offering. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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Micromobility startup Helbiz to go public via a SPAC, and will expand into ghost kitchens

TechCrunch

Its subscription service allows users to take unlimited 30-minute trips on its e-bikes and e-scooters every month. it operates in Washington, DC, Alexandria, Arlington and Miami. As Europe slowly unlocks, e-scooter startups, like Helbiz, are wooing with offers.

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The big question on every startup’s mind for 2021

TechCrunch

Take trends like the rise of building in public or the unbundling of venture capital. I already have hope that innovation will come from a more diverse set of people, whether it’s in a hacker house for undergraduate women or a student-founded service that matches undergraduate students to nonprofits. Miami, Substack and Clubhouse.

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Cloud cybersecurity startup Lumu raises a $7.5 million Series A

TechCrunch

Miami-based cybersecurity startup Lumu today announced the closing of its $7.5 Lumu , co-founded and headed by Colombian native Ricardo Villadiego, offers a cloud-based service that helps companies continually scan and react to data compromises in real time. Cyxtera announced last month that it’s going public at a $3.4

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