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Wingcopter raises $22 million to expand to the U.S. and launch a next-generation drone

TechCrunch

This new Series A round was led by Silicon Valley VC Xplorer Capital, as well as German growth fund Futury Regio Growth. with plans for an American facility, both for flight testing to satisfy FAA requirements for operational certification, as well as eventually for U.S. based drone production.

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Plastic straws symbolize a global pollution crisis but Trump wants them to stay

Fast Company Tech

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. What is being done globally? China, the United States and Germany are the biggest players in the global plastics trade. Its not that hard to do.

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