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Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions

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Bill and Melinda Gates at the University of Washington in 2017. In October 2020, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave $5 million to the TED Foundation’s Audacious Project to “research and overcome barriers to large scale giving by ultra-high net worth donors.”. In 2017, ultra-wealthy American families donated just 1.2%

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Thanks Darpa: Minimally Invasive “Stentrode” Shows Potential as Neural Interface for Brain

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The technology was developed under DARPA’s Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program , and offers new potential for safely expanding the use of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to treat physical disabilities and neurological disorders.

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Climate change reversal startup Nori raises $4M for its CO2 offsets marketplace

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The startup, which launched in 2017, pays farmers to use verifiable, sustainable practices that store carbon dioxide, such as reducing the tilling of their soil and by planting off-season cover crops. Reaching these goals will require investments in carbon-removal programs.

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WebMD will pay $75M to acquire employee experience company Limeade

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Limeade reported a net loss of $3 million in its most recent quarter, down from a net loss of $6.4 designs well-being programs for employers and health plans. WebMD is a subsidiary of digital media giant Internet Brands , which acquired the company in 2017 for nearly $3 billion. million in the year-ago period.

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Lockheed Martin announces a deal to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion

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Aerojet Rocketdyne employees and VIPs, including representatives from Lockheed Martin, gather for a group picture in 2017 at Aerojet’s Redmond facility with a banner that says, “The Road to Mars Goes Through Redmond, WA.” billion acquisition of Orbital ATK in 2017. billion, including the assumption of net cash.

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Uber reportedly may sell its self-driving car division to rival Aurora

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The accident ended Uber’s test program in Tempe, but the company resumed testing in Pittsburgh, where UberATG is headquartered. Aurora was founded in 2017 by Chris Urmson, the former lead engineer for Google’s self-driving project. Much of its focus has been on developing technology for self-driving trucks.

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Amazon pours up to $4B into AI startup Anthropic, escalating rivalry with Microsoft and Google

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billion purchase of Whole Foods in 2017 and its $8.5 “Training state-of-the-art models requires extensive resources including compute power and research programs,” the company said in the post. billion purchase of Hollywood studio MGM in 2022 , and comparable to its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical this year.