Startup news and updates: daily roundup (October 7, 2026)

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Women’s ride safety cannot be just another feature on the app

The last time you got into an app-based cab, auto, or bike taxi, did you share the ride details with your friends or family? Did you keep looking at the route on your phone, just to make sure the vehicle was going where it was supposed to?

For most women, these have become almost automatic habits. We have been taught to be careful—to stay alert, share our location…