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LinkedIn employees use forum about diversity to defend racism

The Verge

Instead, the conversation turned suddenly hostile, as people used the video chat’s anonymous commenting feature to defend racist sentiments and question the efficacy of the protests. There, employees submitted comments and questions, some of which were openly racist. The chat function on BlueJeans, however, told a different story.

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

TechCrunch

SMART, which is co-founded by “Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, worked with Padula and Creager, along with former NASA intern Calvin Young, to apply the benefits of SMA to the consumer market. Use code “TCARTICLE at checkout to get 20% off tickets right here.

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

TechCrunch

Instead, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which also received a separate $1 million donation from Oceankind, took public credit for the robot research. Moreover, Oceankind itself is not a nonprofit, which are required to open their books every year in public filings to the IRS.

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

TechCrunch

The company’s last public fundraising announcements were more than a year ago. SMART’s co-founders, Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, are targeting the cycling market first with their METL tire, which is set to become available to the general public by early next year.