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Startup news
Sixteen freight firms filed for bankruptcy as diesel hit records
Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 filings piled up across the United States at the end of summer, from one-truck owner-operators to fleets with dozens of rigs. Fuel is the line item that moves fastest in a thin-margin business.
№ 302 · 5 October 2026
Founder story
Coco's robots make 1,000 food deliveries a day in Los Angeles
Two UCLA engineers asked why a 5,000-pound car was moving a five-pound bag of food. Six years on, a Shake Shack regional manager calls their robot his favourite courier.
№ 143 · 26 August 2026
Startup news
ClearJet raises $25m selling spare belly space on passenger jets
The Austin company owns no planes. It books unused cargo capacity on flights already flying, and Edison Partners has just led a $25m Series B on the strength of it.
№ 72 · 13 August 2026