Logistics
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BlueCargo optimizes stacks of containers for maximum efficiency
Meet BlueCargo, a logistics startup focused on seaport terminals. The company was part of Y Combinator’s latest batch and recently…
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Alibaba and Amazon move over, we visited JD’s connected grocery store in China
The arms race to build the future of grocery stores is heating up in China. To no one’s surprise, the…
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Meet Uber’s newly promoted Chief Product Officer, Manik Gupta
Manik Gupta got his first taste of solving logistics nightmares when fresh out of college, he was delivering Palm Pilots…
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Amazon is letting users choose the day packages are delivered
Amazon Day looks like one of those options you’ll wonder how you ever managed to live without. The new feature,…
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Starship is using self-driving robots to deliver packages on demand
Soon, the days of package theft will be behind us. For people living in the U.K. town of Milton Keynes,…
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Uber is developing an on-demand staffing business
Uber is reportedly developing a short-term staffing business to offer 1099 independent contractors for events and corporate functions, the Financial…
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Google Maps’ ETA sharing feature hits iOS
If you’re heading out to meet someone, there are plenty of ways to inform them of your location and estimated…
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Passport, a customer service company focused on shipping, has raised $3 million in seed funding from some notable names
Founders building a brand today are largely relying on new infrastructure to do it, though they’re still heavily reliant on…
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Deliverr raises $7M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon Prime
When Amazon rolled out its membership-based two-day shipping service in 2005, e-commerce and customer expectations around fulfillment speed changed forever.…
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