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

TechCrunch

While these are popular customers in the aerospace and drone industries, Plümmer says that Wingcopter has a mission “to create sustainable and efficient drone solutions for improving and saving lives,” and says the startup looks at every potential customer and ensures that it aligns with its vision – which defense customers do not.

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

Fast Company Tech

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtles nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island nation Vanuatu and Seattle in 2018. Trump strongly supports and gets support from the oil and gas industry.

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