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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles

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Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

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to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. But at the same time, Los Angeles–based Boulevard got this funding infusion at a boosted valuation because it has been on a roll.

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

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Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos.

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United Dwelling is one startup building something to solve California’s housing crisis

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” Instead, Dietz and the architecture firm Modative collaborated on a new design for a pre-fabricated house. The nonprofit is designed to help low-income individuals find employment and get on the path to economic self-sufficiency, according to the company. When you can match that latent supply with latent demand.

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Origin wants to make accessible physical therapy women’s new normal

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“We had originally planned to spend more time with in person care and then actually launch our digital platform — telehealth — in 2021. ” It looks like a timely moment to build such a platform, with telehealth seeing a huge demand spike as a result of the coronavirus.

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