Great-power competition is growing in the Arctic, but lawmakers want to cut funding for the US’s next icebreaker NOW WATCH: Watch the incredible moment an iceberg flips out of the water and causes a huge wave See Also: 20 NFL players who lost a ton of weight in retirement and how they did it The […]
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Carrot, a Silicon Valley startup, takes a novel approach to funding IVF
Injecting some innovation IN 2016, 71,000 babies were born in America after in vitro fertilisation (IVF), triple the number two decades earlier and 1.8% of all births. The share of births that are by IVF varies around the world, rising as high as 4% in Denmark, Israel and Spain. One consistent trend, however, is growth. […]
US to shell out $6.6mn for White Helmets ‘vital operations’ weeks after promising funding freeze
The United States will resume funding for the controversial, militant-linked White Helmets, a month after the group had its financial support frozen. The State Department also lauded the group for saving “100,000 lives” in Syria. President Donald Trump has authorized the US State Department, in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development, to […]
Funding NGOs & stirring dissent: Russian special commission exposes election meddling by US
A special commission report on foreign meddling in the 2018 presidential election has been unveiled in Russia’s Upper House. The document highlighted the main methods of the elaborate campaign, spearheaded by the US. The report, presented on Wednesday in Russia’s Upper House (the Senate), was prepared by the Commission for State Sovereignty Protection in cooperation […]
Congress fires back at Trump plan to end funding for space station in 2025
Enlarge / Sen. Ted Cruz, right, and Sen. Bill Nelson (background) both support extending ISS operations beyond 2025. (credit: NASA) At one point on Wednesday afternoon, US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) turned to his counterpart from Florida, Democrat Bill Nelson, and spoke of their mutual preference for continuing federal funding for the International Space Station throughout the […]
Onapsis Raises $31 Million Series C Funding Led by LLR Partners for ERP Cybersecurity
PRESS RELEASE: Investment to help fuel company growth in a fast-growing market for securing business-critical applications, such as SAP and Oracle Financials, amid rising threat of data breaches, financial fraud and heightened compliance mandates BOSTON & PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 13, 2018– Onapsis, the global experts…Read More
Karamba Security Secures Additional $10 Million in Funding Round
PRESS RELEASE: Funds will be used to accelerate company growth to meet increasing customer demand HOD HASHARON, Israel & BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 10, 2018– Karamba Security, a world-leading provider of end-to-end automotive cybersecurity prevention solutions, today announced that it has secured $ 10 million…Read More
Striking Oklahoma teachers storm & occupy state capitol over pay and funding (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Thousands of Oklahoma teachers stormed the state capitol and refused to budge when confronted by authorities about their loud chants. The protest appears to be part of a statewide strike over teacher pay and school funding. Over 30,000 teachers walked out of schools across Oklahoma on Monday and Tuesday, protesting what they say are teacher […]
Dropbox just went public and is now worth $20 billion — now read the CEO’s application for its first round of funding (DBX)
Dropbox Dropbox went public on Friday, and is now worth $ 20 billion. In 2007, Houston was just trying to get his startup off the ground as a solo founder, and applied to the presitigous Y Combinator program for his first funding. On the application, he says he would have sold Dropbox for $ 1 […]
Senate moves toward passage of $1.3 trillion government funding bill
Alex Wong/Getty Images A $ 1.3 trillion bill to fund the U.S. government through Sept. 30 advanced in the U.S. Senate early on Friday, setting up an imminent vote on passage before the measure would go to President Donald Trump for signing into law. By a vote of 67-30, the Senate approved a procedural motion […]
