Tag: Funding
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Snoop Dogg To Fund US Pot Startups
There’s a whole lot of money going into weed right now. There’s a new wave of cannabis fueled industries in states in the US that have newly embraced the legal status of the recreational substance, with some reporting massive profiteering off the herb. In fact, Colorado has said recently that they have raised $60 million from…
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Jolla Tablet campaign easily crosses funding goal
As I’m sure a lot of you will be aware, Jolla the company behind the Jolla Phone have intentions on producing their own tablet device. While the concept of design and features are there, the product itself is not yet ready and the company was hoping that it can rely on the “power of people”…
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YouTube To Invest In Original Talent
YouTube’s biggest original content partners, channels which produce popular content without infringing any copyright on video or audio materials, are already massively popular, and some are even profitable to their makers. Now it seems being a YouTube partner could be more lucrative than ever. The site is set to invest big in some of the…
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Scanadu Scout Brings Star Trek Tricorder Tech to IndieGoGo
Qualcomm’s challenge to create a self-diagnosing medical tool based on Star Trek tech has been answered by NASA based research co. Scanadu.
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BBC Cuts Funding to Radio 4 Long Wave – End in Sight
The BBC has announced that it will be ceasing funding for its Radio 4 Long Wave station, which is the historic home of Yesterday in Parliament and Test Match Special. Radio 4 Long Wave has been broadcasting for 44 years on the 198 kilohertz frequency, using a special type of glass valve. These glass valves…