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[ad_1] Welcome to Cultivated, our weekly newsletter where we’re bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every week. Hello! A lot …
Read More »Only 40% of venture firms say investing in underrepresented founders is a priority. A rising star at Unusual Ventures wants to change that.
[ad_1] Megan Holston-Alexander is a senior associate at Unusual Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm started by former AppDynamics founder Jyoti Bansal and former Lightspeed general partner John Vrionis. Holston-Alexander, one of Business Insider’s rising stars in venture capital, is …
Read More »Private 'hillavators' are a rare but luxurious amenity for some Bay Area homes — here's how they work
[ad_1] Funiculars, or “hillavators,” are outdoor cable cars sometimes featured in homes in hilly Marin County, California. This real estate trend combines practicality with luxury, as many overlook the ocean. Hillavators are sometimes installed when homes don’t have room for …
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[ad_1] Everyone may have been expecting the latest Pixel 4 to carry on Google’s domination as the best smartphone camera maker, but Apple ruined Google’s party with the iPhone 11 series. Google’s Pixel 4 may eke out a win on …
Read More »An engineer has devised a way to stop Arctic ice from melting by scattering millions of tiny glass beads to reflect sunlight away
[ad_1] Scientists have discovered that melting in Greenland and Antarctica is occurring much faster than they previously thought. This year, the extent of Arctic sea ice was the second-lowest ever recorded. Polar ice melt contributes to sea-level rise and also …
Read More »Kickstarter Funding: Everything You Need To Know To Fund Your Project
[ad_1] Kickstarter Funding helps thousands of startups to well – start up. It also helps established brands to grow and expand. To date, there have been over 170,000 projects funded, totaling to $4.5 million from nearly 17 million backers. Is …
Read More »NASA is sending a new moon rover to sample water ice on the lunar south pole
[ad_1] NASA is sending a new rover to the moon’s south pole. If successful, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) would be first spacecraft to ever land there without crashing. The rover will map the moon’s water ice, which …
Read More »Amazon Web Services is 'evaluating options' after Microsoft wins $10 billion JEDI contract out from under its nose (AMZN, MSFT)
[ad_1] Microsoft was officially awarded the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract with the Pentagon on Friday — marking a big victory over Amazon, believed to be the frontrunner. Amazon Web Services, the Seattle-based company’s multibillion-dollar business, is dominant in the …
Read More »Tesla reveals the latest version of its solar roof, aims for 1,000 installations per week within a few months (TSLA)
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday announced the newest version of the company’s solar-roof tiles. This is the third version of Tesla’s solar-roof product and the first one that the company hopes to install in large numbers. The newest …
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