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Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it

TechCrunch LA

In a recent interview discussing Bill Gates’ recent book “ How to Avoid a Climate Disaster “, the Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy founder (and the world’s third wealthiest man ) advocated for citizens of the richest countries in the world to switch to diets consisting entirely of what he called synthetic meat in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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TuSimple Files For IPO

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San Diego-based TuSimple, which is developing self driving truck technology, has filed for an IPO, saying it is looking to raise up to $100M in a public offering. The company's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan. The company has not yet selected an exchange or a trading symbol. TuSimple--in addition to working on autonomous trucks--is looking to create its own autonomous freight network, with trucks it say can be on the streets 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

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What is a Content Delivery Network and What Types of Businesses Should Leverage It?

Southern California Edison Blog

A content delivery network (CDN) is a network of edge servers that accelerate website speed and content delivery by hosting content physically closer to customers via points of presence (PoP). A CDN hosts website assets, such as HTML code and pages, and content, such as images and videos, in geographic locations that are closest to users, streamlining data transfer for faster load times. .

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XPRIZE Creates New $1M Learning Prize

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Los Angeles-based XPRIZE has created a new, $1M prize, aimed at improving learning, the company announced early this morning. According to XPRIZE, along with the Institute for Education Sciences (IES), it has created the $1M Digital Learning Challenge, aimed at spurring effective learning tools and processes that improve learning outcomes. XPRIZE said the new competition will run for 25 months.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Strategic Assets: Should Your Business Invest in Commercial Property

AllTopStartups

Real estate across the globe is worth a virtually countless amount of money as a collective. Looking at a residential property in the USA alone, you’re talking almost 33 trillion… The post Strategic Assets: Should Your Business Invest in Commercial Property appeared first on AllTopStartups.

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Rocket Lab Launches 100th Satellite

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Long Beach-based satellite launch provider Rocket Lab has launched another mission, deploying its 100th satellite, the company said late Monday evening. According to the company, it launched its 19th Electron rocket mission, deploying six satellites into orbit. Rocket Lab said the satellites included in the ridesharing mission included an Earth-observation satellite for BlackSky Global through Spaceflight Inc; two Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellites for Australian commercial operators Fleet

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Nogin Commerce Merges Branded Online, Onestop Commerce, Zther Into New Company

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Tustin-based Nogin Commerce has rebranded itself from its old name of Branded Online, after its acquisition of two other companies--Onestop Commerce and Zther interactive. According to Branded Online, it has merged all three of its teams and rebranded into Nogin. The companies--all of which provide e-commerce software and services--are led by Nogin CEo Jan-Christopher Nugent.

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Design Therapeutics Sets IPO Offering Range

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Carlsbad-based Design Therapeutics, a company developing treatments for serious degenerative disorders, has set an expected IPO offering range of between $18.00 and $20.00 per share, the company said in a filing this week. The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSGN. The company is venture backed by SR One, Quan Capital, Cormorant Asset Management, and WestRiver Group.

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