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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

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As NASA is quick to remind people, the investments it funnels toward space exploration often wind up improving life on Earth — and it’s now in the business of speeding up some of that work through startups. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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Liquid Death lands $75 million more to expand the brand

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Liquid Death , a water brand that began life in 2018 with a funny video to first test the concept, has grown deadly serious about its growth prospects. In the meantime, there are evidently plenty of places in the U.S. that have yet to discover the brand. A sweeter deal with Amazon may well boost that percentage.

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Departing from LA, Next Stop Brisbane: An Interview with a Digital Native

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alex is on route to Fiji. He does use Facebook to communicate with his friends and organize his life. We started to chat about technology and I asked him a few questions about his use of web 2.0 sites and social networking. He was only vaguely aware of blogs.

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Inside the secretive Silicon Valley startup trying to save the oceans with tech

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The website also now details how Oceankind has spent more than $121 million funding a broad range of projects related to marine science, technology, animal life and climate. Page and his family are reported to have spent much of the pandemic in Fiji. Casting a wide net for science.

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The Station: Uber’s new battles in the UK, Lucid Motors’ second life plans and Cruise acquires Voyage

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Next week, Extra Crunch will feature stories on the state of holographic tech in vehicles, the second-life battery marketplace and software plays in the micromobility industry. This nifty tech that shows how NASA investments towards space exploration can end up improving life on Earth.