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Terraform Industries wants to solve climate change by making more hydrocarbons

Casey Handmer is not intimidated by very large quantities. Trillions of acres. Thousands of gigawatts of solar power. A billion metric tons of carbon. His startup, Terraform Industries, aims to operate at these ambitious scales. The company wants to turn … Continue reading

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EV maker Lucid misses on revenue, earnings in Q1

Lucid’s first-quarter results showed a company with widening losses and revenue that failed to meet Wall Street expectations, results that sent shares tumbling as investors worried about demand for its luxury all-electric Air sedan. Lucid Group’s shares dropped more than … Continue reading

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Acapela lets anyone back up their own voice for free in minutes — just in case

Synthetic speech can be a fearful object these days when paired with deepfakes and other AI deceptions, but it’s also an indispensable tool for anyone who can no longer speak on their own. Acapela Group has these folks squarely in … Continue reading

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This app, backed by Marissa Mayer and Peter Thiel, is making texts more expressive

“The medium is the message” is the common phrase, but entrepreneur Alexis Traina believes that messages, themselves – text messages to be exact – deserve attention, too. Traina is the CEO and co-founder of HiNOTE, an app that helps people … Continue reading

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Mastercard, PayPal and Robinhood dive deeper into crypto as industry shows ‘promise’

As the crypto market works its way through a downturn, more incoming money and users could help it weather the storm. But right now, it’s sometimes challenging for the layperson to get into crypto. Understanding gas fees and wallets isn’t … Continue reading

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Optery using its new funding to evolve from data broker opt-outs to personal info platform

We can all agree that data brokers are creepy and bad, and that in this age they have feasted upon our personal information like never before. Opting out is hard enough — which is why Optery is there to help … Continue reading

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Western sanctions against Russia: Tips for tech companies managing compliance risk

Anthony Rapa Contributor Share on Twitter Anthony Rapa, a partner at Blank Rome in Washington, D.C. and leader of the firm’s National Security Team, counsels clients in the technology/software industry on the full range of issues arising under economic sanctions … Continue reading

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Navier’s hydrofoiling electric cruises west coast waterways to line up first pilot programs

Electric boats are still a rarity on America’s waterways, but everyone seems to agree they represent a cleaner, quieter future for our lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. Navier has moved impressively quickly from idea to prototype to production boat, and … Continue reading

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Elon Musk says Twitter is purging old accounts, freeing up desired usernames

Twitter is purging inactive accounts on its platform, which may free up a number of long-coveted usernames, according to recent tweets by owner Elon Musk. Though Twitter for years has promised to put more usernames back into rotation, it hadn’t … Continue reading

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Volkswagen shakes up software arm Cariad — again

VW Group has switched up the leadership at Cariad once again, just three years since the automaker created the software unit. On Monday, Cariad’s board replaced its CEO Dirk Hilgenberg with Peter Bosch, who was previously responsible for manufacturing at … Continue reading

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