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SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year
SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk reacts at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/ SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, …
French start-up Shift Technology valued $1 bln in $220 mln round
French start-up Shift Technology, a developer of software to help insurers detect fraudsters, has closed a $220 million fundraising that brings its valuation to over $1 billion, it said on Thursday. The company, whose clients include France’s AXA (AXAF.PA), Japan’s MS&AD (8725.T) and Hong Kong-based FWD Group, said it will use the funding to develop …
Cottonwood Technology Fund invests in Dutch medical chip firm Sencure
Cottonwood Technology Fund has made a EUR1 million investment in Dutch medical chip company firm Secure. The deal marks the fourth impact investment made by Cottonwood Technology Fund III, which is still in fundraising mode after reaching 60 per cent of its EUR75 million target size. Sencure will develop an ultra-low power biometric sensing chip …
Technology Modernization Fund use may be worked into the FITARA scorecard
Written by Dave Nyczepir Apr 16, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Agency and industry experts want the House Government Operations Subcommittee to consider grading agencies on their use of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) as part of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard. While not every agency has applied for or received some of the …
Credit Suisse takes $4.7 billion hit from Archegos hedge fund scandal
A Swiss flag flies over a sign of Credit Suisse in Bern, Switzerland FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Credit Suisse on Tuesday announced several high-level staff departures and proposed a cut to its dividend as it weighs heavy losses from the Archegos Capital saga. The Swiss lender now expects a first-quarter pre-tax loss …
D. One Vision Management (DOV) Announces New $50 Million Fund to Empower Frontier Technology Companies Globally Towards Singularity Era
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–D. One Vision Management (DOV) today announced the closing of DOV Singularity Fund II, with over $50 million to invest solely in the disruptive solutions that advance tech-powered future and humanity. Starting from its first fund, DOV dedicated capital to support human-centered technological developments that make the maximum positive impact for human society. …
Qatar Fund for Development signs a Core Contribution Agreement the World Health Organization (WHO) – World
Agreement aims to contribute to WHO’s core mandate The State of Qatar, represented by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Core Contribution Agreement for US$ 10,000,000 to support WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 13) and for COVID-19 response through the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator …
BREAKING ALERT: ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Investors to Inquire About Class Action Investigation
New York, New York–(Newsfile Corp. – February 26, 2021) – WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of investors in Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund (NASDAQ: IQDAX) (NASDAQ: IQDNX) resulting from allegations that Infinity Q may have issued materially misleading business information to …
One of the 25 most influential African-Americans in Technology Invests in WOCstar Fund
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WOCstar Fund, a women of color-led venture capital fund, has today announced that Jon Gosier, named one of the 25 most influential African-Americans in Technology by Business Insider has invested in the WOCstar Fund. WOCstar Fund continues to establish itself as a leader for investing in Media, Consumption and …