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Elon Musk says he'll throw $100 million into carbon capture tech. VCs including Vinod Khosla told us these 4 startups are leading the way
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement By way of a simple 11-word tweet , Tesla chief Elon Musk said Thursday he's donating $100 million to develop a prize for the "best" carbon-capture technology, becoming the latest billionaire to throw weight behind the nascent industry.
Musk, the world's second-wealthiest man, didn't say what the prize would entail. He mentioned more details will come next week.
Carbon capture technologies are designed to pull greenhouse gas emissions out of the air or from sources of pollution, such as steelmaking factories, typically as a tool to fight climate change. In many cases...
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Elon Musk says he'll award $100M to the best carbon capture technology
1 month ago | By New York Post
Elon Musk has $100 million burning a hole in his pocket. The Tesla CEO, who earlier this month became the world's richest person, said he will award a massive prize to whoever is able to develop the best tool to capture planet-warming carbon emissions. “Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology,”...
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Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
1 month ago | By NBC News
Tesla chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday promised a $100 million prize for development of the “best” technology to capture carbon emissions.
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World Industry Tech TechnologyA proposal to raise the minimum wage was killed in the Senate after 8...
Summary List Placement Eight Senate Democrats broke from the majority and voted on Friday against the $15 minimum wage hike proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The vote scrapped... Read more ...
NASA's Perseverance rover just went for its first drive on Mars, then...
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Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema votes against $15 minimum wage with a...
Summary List Placement Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, dramatically indicated her "no" vote with a thumbs-down to the Senate clerk on a measure to raise the federal... Read more ...
Antivirus magnate John McAfee has been indicted on federal charges related...
Summary List Placement Cybersecurity mogul and former presidential candidate John McAfee is facing a variety of charges brought by the US Department of Justice, according to a... Read more ...
Trump appointee arrested over Capitol riot took a police riot shield and...
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A business owner's guide to Pa.'s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants
The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic. Read more ...
Virgin Galactic slips as billionaire chairman Chamath Palihapitya sells $211...
Summary List Placement Shares of Virgin Galactic slumped early Friday after billionaire chairman Chamath Palihapitiya sold his personal stake in the space-tourism company for... Read more ...
Strong 379,000 jobs added in hopeful sign for US economy
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers... Read more ...
Bitcoin mining company Cipher to go public via $2 billion SPAC merger with...
Summary List Placement Newly formed bitcoin mining operation Cipher Mining Technologies announced it will go public in a merger with blank-check company Good Works Acquisition... Read more ...