After raising $150 million in equity and debt, Nature’s Fynd opens its fungus food for pre-orders – TechCrunch

After raising $150 million in equity and debt, Nature’s Fynd opens its fungus food for pre-orders – TechCrunch

Nature’s Fynd, the food technology company with a new range of foods grown from mushrooms in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, is making its first products available for pre-order. Nature’s Fynd had managed to attract some serious investors, including Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management and Bill Gates-backed mutual fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The company … Read more

Millions without power as winter weather blasts the US

Millions without power as winter weather blasts the US

Ice and snow in Salem, Oregon KATU A storm that swept the Pacific Northwest caused heavy snowfall, ice build-up and freezing rain over the weekend, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Oregon and Washington without power as of Monday. Oregon governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in nine counties on Saturday due … Read more

The Morning After – Engadget

The morning after

NVIDIA has set a release date for the GeForce RTX 3060, but waiting won’t be the biggest challenge. The $ 329 mid-tier GPU, the first to have ray tracing at this price, will be available on February 25 at 12:00 p.m. ET. This time around, however, you can’t pick up a Founders Edition and have … Read more

In ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,’ Bill Gates charts a difficult course that might just be doable

In ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,’ Bill Gates charts a difficult course that might just be doable

Bill Gates wrote “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe” and spoke to GeekWire about the book. (Image from a video of the GeekWire interview on February 8, 2021) In his new book, “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe,” Bill Gates plays a role similar to that of a trusted doctor providing a prognosis and course of treatment … Read more

Covid-19: The U.S. Has Its Own New Worrisome Variants

Covid-19: The U.S. Has Its Own New Worrisome Variants

Here’s what you need to know: Genomic sequencing can detect and track virus variants, but the United States is sequencing relatively few coronavirus test samples. Lab technicians at Duke University prepared samples for sequencing earlier this month.Credit…Pete Kiehart for The New York Times As Americans anxiously watch the spread of coronavirus variants that were first … Read more

Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig – TechCrunch

Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig – TechCrunch

The only people Whoever really understands a relationship is whoever is in it. Fortunately, we will have an open conversation with both parties on the relationship between Ironclad CEO and co-founder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back in 2017, making it one … Read more

Winter storms, bitter temperatures blast much of nation

A skier walks down a hill in Seattle, Washington on February 13, 2021.

ARLINGTON, VA. – A wave of harsh winter weather and bitterly cold temperatures left part of the Pacific Northwest and parts of the East covered by ice, snow and power outages as more bad weather hit the southern plains of the country. The storm that devastated the west left more than 200,000 homes and businesses … Read more