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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. Altogether, Liquid Death has now raised $125 million. In the meantime, there are evidently plenty of places in the U.S. that have yet to discover the brand.

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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. One Oceankind project that may raise eyebrows is its funding of research that strays into the controversial area of geoengineering. 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. ” I might have raised an eyebrow or two when I first read this announcement. The company raised $275 million in a Series D round back in September 2019.