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Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The Verge

The test took place on Sunday afternoon at the company’s DevLoop test track in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. There are still a lot of safety questions that need to be answered, said Constantine Samaras, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. “A The vacuum tube breaks?

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

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Our friends at NTEN give out NTENny Awards every year to recognize people making a significant contribution to the nonprofit tech community; once again, close to half of the winners were affiliated with NetSquared and our Tech4Good meetups. Las Vegas, Nevada: Project Management Basics. Please join NTEN (and me!) Africa and Middle East.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

TFP’s major gifts total $4 million from Giving Pledge signatory, Hamdi Ulukaya , founder of Chobani , and Eren and Fatih Ozmen, co-owners of Sierra Nevada Corporation. To date, TPF has distributed more than $5.5 million in grants to local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Turkey.

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Delaware’s status as corporate capital hangs in the balance as this controversial bill heads to a vote

Fast Company Tech

Lawyers for shareholders had sued over the package that Tesla’s board of directors awarded Musk in 2018. But Musk unloaded on Delaware, saying “Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware” and instead recommended competitors Nevada or Texas as destinations. Chancellor Kathaleen St.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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The most innovative companies for energy in 2025

Fast Company Tech

In 2024, just three years after spinning out of Stanford University, the company marked its first commercial implementation, announced a flurry of safety and performance advances, and watched its electrolyte breeze through rigorous U.S. million award from the U.S. Last year Antora also earned a $14.5

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Colleges cut ties with nonprofit amid federal DEI scrutiny

Fast Company Tech

Education Department last week said it was investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination , citing ties to the nonprofit organization. None of these universities wants to be the next example. The University of Kentucky said it severed ties with the nonprofit on Monday.