As CEO of Novartis, the world’s second-largest drug company, Vas Narasimhan knows that Big Pharma is an object of love and hate. Pharmaceutical products save lives and help people manage difficult medical conditions. But the industry’s drug prices are often indefensible, and companies’ practices are […]
Day: July 1, 2020
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Add 275 PH/s of Mining Capacity With $8.3M Capital Raise
The Canadian bitcoin miner originally intended to raise $7.5 million from the sale, but it was oversubscribed. Totonto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Cendana Capital, which has been backing seed funds for a decade, has $278 million more to invest
When in 2010, former VC Michael Kim set out to raise a fund that he would invest in a spate of micro VC managers, the investors to which he turned didn’t get it. Why pay Kim and his firm, Cendana Capital, a management fee on […]
EU Lifts Travel Restrictions on 14 Nations – US Not Included | Voice of America – English
Passengers arrive at Barcelona Airport, Spain, June 30, 2020. The European Union has lifted COVID-19 related travel restrictions on visitors from 14 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
New Virginia laws on guns, gambling, statues, marijuana possession begin July 1
Betting on games with in-state colleges will be prohibited. Confederate statues. As of July 1, localities will have the ability to decide the fate of …
Blurring Faces Is Anti-Journalistic and Anti-Human
If you’re taking photos of Black bodies, it’s crucial to know the history of the image when it comes to Black uprisings. Knowing that ensures you know that by hiding Black bodies, you aren’t avoiding the problem, you’re part of it. I understand the concern. […]
Nvidia boosts virtual GPU support to help home workers Virtualization
The pandemic has changed the way organizations operate and many workers will continue to work from home once their coworkers began returning to the office which is why Nvidia has released a new version of its virtual GPU software, vGPU. The latest version of vGPU […]
Elementary Robotics is making its quality assurance robots commercially availableAI & Surroundings
Two years and over $17 million after it first began working on its robots for quality assurance, the Los Angeles-based Elementary Robotics has finally made its products commercially available. The company already boasts a few very large initial customers in the automotive industry, consumer packaged […]