Tech
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Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR
Discovery and research of new molecular compounds is an expensive business, with development costs exceeding $10 billion per substance in some cases....
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RapidSOS raises $85M for a big data platform aimed at emergency responders
Emergency response services have been one of the unsung heroes of the last chaotic year, providing essential and urgent medical and other...
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Tesla summoned by Chinese regulators for quality concerns
Tesla, which is seeing rapid growth in China as it ramps up local manufacturing capacity, has been called upon by the Chinese...
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LanzaJet inks deal with British Airways for 7500 tons of fuel low emission fuel additive per year
LanzaJet, the renewable jet fuel startup spun out from the longtime renewable and synthetic fuel manufacturer, LanzaTech, has inked a supply agreement...
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350Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare in Asia, raises $2.2 million seed for regional expansion
Maya is dedicated to making it easier for women to get healthcare, especially for sensitive issues like reproductive and mental health. Now...
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325Reddit raises $250 million in Series E funding
Reddit has raised a new funding round, totalling $250 million. This is the company’s Series E round of financing, and it comes...
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A former NEA partner and a former Uber exec just closed their $140 million debut VC fund
In hindsight, Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt seemingly didn’t have the best timing. It was late in 2019 when the two, who...
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Tesla’s Bitcoin investment could be bad for the company’s climate reputation and its bottom line
Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin may be good for Elon Musk, but it’s definitely risky for the company that made him...
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Facebook says it will remove more COVID-19 conspiracies that discourage vaccination
Vaccine misinformation has been around since well before the pandemic, but ensuring that anti-scientific conspiracies don’t get boosted online is more crucial...
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350Blair launches $100M facility to fund ISAs for students
Income-share agreements or ISAs have been gathering force as an alternative financial model for students, particularly at non-traditional schools like coding boot...