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TechInnovation. Roli is rebooting as Luminary, following financial struggles (Brian Heater, TechCrunch)

I was fascinated by Roli the first time I saw founder/CEO Roland Lamb bending the keys of the Seaboard back at SXSW in 2013....

TechInnovation. Nikola and Bosch ink deal for hydrogen fuel cell modules (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Beleaguered electric truck developer Nikola Corp. has inked a new agreement with Bosch for its hydrogen fuel cell modules. The modules will be used...

TechInnovation. Shepherd raises $6.2M seed round to tackle the construction insurance market (Alex Wilhelm, TechCrunch)

Shepherd, an insurtech startup focused on the construction market, has closed a $6.15 million seed round led by Spark Capital. The funding event comes after...

USA/China. FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs (Carly Page, TechCrunch)

The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims.  The Chinese government has...

TechInnovation. Botify raises $55 million to optimize search engine indexing (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

Botify has raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth with Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund also participating. The company has created...

Space. Virgin Galactic looks to late September, early October for first commercial crewed flight (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

Just two months after celebrating its first manned launch to orbit — which is now under investigation with the Federal Aviation Administration — Virgin...

Europe. Europe’s top court slaps down ‘zero rating’ again (Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch)

Europe’s top court has dealt another blow to “zero rating” — ruling for a second time that the controversial carrier practice goes against the...

USA. Virgin Orbit eyes growth in military ‘responsive’ launch (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

After completing two successful missions this year, Virgin Orbit is looking to grow its military business by proving that rockets launched from airplanes in...

Space. OneWeb secures $1 billion insurance deal for remaining constellation (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

OneWeb has signed an insurance policy worth more than $1 billion to cover the remaining 10 launches for its broadband constellation, after its previous policy expired...

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