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For startups facing extinction, surviving the coronavirus is a race.

For startups facing extinction, surviving the coronavirus is a race against time For startups facing extinction, surviving the coronavirus is a race against time.

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Market Place1  With the global economy on lockdown, the fate of thousands of startups may now depend on something they can’t control: their last injection of cash.

Rivian’s patent for a ‘swing and drop’ tailgate gives us a little better glimpse into what will set the R1T all-electric pickup apart from the competition. Customer deliveries of the Rivian R1T could start as early as this year.

Every major U.S. pickup truck now offers some sort of fancy, multifunctional tailgate. While Ford started the movement with the Integrated Tailgate Step, GMC’s MultiPro Tailgate and RAM’s Multifunction Tailgate have stolen the spotlight.

Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country's National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients. James Dyson , the company's billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a letter to employees shared with CNN on Wednesday.

"A ventilator supports a patient who is no longer able to maintain their own airways, but sadly there is currently a significant shortage, both in the UK and other countries around the world," Dyson wrote.