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The man who probably ushered in the current SPAC rush with the merger of Virgin Galactic with his holding company Social Capital Hedosophia has sold the rest of his personal stakes in the space tourism company. Chamath Palihapitiya, who serves as Virgin Galactic’s chief executive officer, still owns 6.2% of the company’s shares in partnership … Read more
Mel Gibson talks about his work in the new Hulu action film “Boss Level,” in which he was happy to leave the stunt work to his younger co-star Frank Grillo. (5. March)
Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, has raised $ 15 million in venture capital. Columbia Pacific Advisors led the round, which included Gaingels’ participation. Banzai was founded in 2016 by former Avalara employees and was originally an on-demand platform for sales and marketing. It has been postponed to help companies run event … Read more
State health officials learned from the data that significant numbers of residents died after being rushed to hospitals. The State Health Commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, had already known in June that officials in his department believed the data was good enough to be included in the report, said two people with knowledge of the discussions. … Read more
Insurance agents spend hours completing paperwork and getting customer information over the phone. InsurGrid, a new startup in the seed stage, has developed a software solution that simplifies the process and makes it easier for agents to serve existing customers – and secure new customers. InsurGrid offers agents a personalized platform for collecting information from … Read more
(CNN) – Die Echo-Produktreihe von Amazon, die die Kategorie der intelligenten Lautsprecher ins Leben gerufen hat, ist voll von Geräten, die in verschiedenen Formen und Größen erhältlich sind. Einige von ihnen haben sogar riesige Bildschirme, die Ihnen durch den Raum folgen. Woher wissen Sie, welches für Sie das richtige ist? Es ist eine schwierige Frage, … Read more
TikTok’s Q&A is now official. The feature was first spotted last month when TikTok started testing it with users who had 10,000 or more followers. But now the app allows anyone with a creator account to log in. Once activated, there are a few ways that users can take advantage of the question and answer … Read more
It’s been nearly a year since Texas Governor Greg Abbott began easing restrictions on Texas businesses, relying on the support of a team of business executives and public health experts. That was then. That is now. Abbott announced this week that it is dropping all mask mandates and business restrictions effective March 10th. Dr. Mark … Read more
Downstream co-founders Salim Hamed (left, CTO) and Connor Folley (CEO). (Downstream photo) Jungle Scout raised $ 110 million and today announced it has acquired Downstream, a Seattle startup helping brands with their Amazon advertising strategies. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. Downstream will add its 11-person team to Jungle Scout, a 200-person company … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A drive-through vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last week.Credit…Philip Cheung for The New York Times Hoping to hasten California’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic, the state will begin channeling 40 percent of new vaccine doses to low-income communities hit hardest by the coronavirus, officials in Gov. … Read more