This article was originally published byChristopher CareyonCities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today onTwitter,Facebook,LinkedIn,Instagram, andYouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Five Dutch cities – Amsterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Rotterdam and The Hague – are collaborating to establish a new standard for the exchange of data between cities and shared mobility operators....

São Paulo played host last Saturday toForum E-Commerce Brasil, bringing together 1,200 e-commerce professionals from companies such asWal-Mart,eBay,GoogleandBuscaPé. The event, described as the largest Latin American conference on the subject, reflects the growth of e-commerce in Brazil and the region. E-commerce in Brazil: A growing market 27.4 million Brazilians have already bought goods or services online, out of a population of 190 million. This is one of the statistics you can find in a study published by the research firme-bit, which specializes in e-commerce data and has belonged to online shopping comparison platform BuscaPé since 2007....

The world of cryptocurrency is a bespoke financial wonderland where timing is everything and nothing is certain. The moment you think you’ve got a handle on the market, a billionaire tweets out a meme and you’re thrust toward one margin or another. Fans of rollercoasters and thrill-rides may enjoy the experience, but investors genuinely looking for a way out from underneath the oppression of centralized currency and banking might wish for a less volatile future....

It’s been a massive year for trucks, especially electric trucks from SUVs and pickups to mid-range and long-haul vehicles. Let’s look at some of the news of 2021 and what it means for the year ahead: Notable truck investments in 2021 You couldn’t move in 2021 for news of truck investments.Well, they’re so many that we’re gonna focus on the most notable: March June August November Rivianraised a massive $11.9 billion in its initial public offering(IPO)....

Emerging technologies are transforming our lives in ways we’ve never seen before. Fromalgorithms anticipating financial opportunitiestofridges compiling your grocery list, there’s no doubt tremendous technological leaps are being made. However, too often, the economic and social benefits of these technologies remain concentrated in developed countries. That’s why a growing population of innovative entrepreneurs from emerging markets are taking hold of the opportunities emerging tech can bring to build products, find solutions, and provide services that meet the needs of the other85% of the global population....