Monthly Archives: August 2022

Biden revives Obama-era meme to celebrate signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law

Then-Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama at a signing ceremony for the Affordable Care Act. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday. His Democratic predecessor, Barrack Obama, congratulated him with a tweet. Biden then responded with an Obama-era meme for good measure. Current and former…

From ‘literally zero’ experience to $100M, this VC is raising his second climate tech seed fund

If you ask me, climate tech investor Contrarian Ventures isn’t so contrarian anymore. The five-year-old firm is targeting $100 million for its second seed-stage fund, and it’s doing so smack in the middle of a climate-tech dealmaking boom. So, if anything, it’s trendy. But when the seed-stage VC — a backer of e-bike maker Zoomo…

High-profile attacks behind Russian lines hint at how Ukrainian special forces may be using their US training

Smoke rises after explosions at a Russian air base near Novofedorivka in Crimea on August 9. Reuters Recent explosions in Crimea have damaged Russian military hardware and other infrastructure. Russia hasn’t blamed Ukraine specifically, but Ukrainian officials have said they are behind the blasts. The attacks may be the work of Ukrainians who have trained…

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Celsius is conducting its own misconduct investigation as customers tell a bankruptcy court that the company’s founders misled them

Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Celsius has enlisted its special committee to investigate complaints of “misconduct.” The bankruptcy court has gotten some 300 letters from customers, many clamoring about lost savings. Celsius is fielding investigations by state and federal regulators and its own creditors. A special committee for bankrupt crypto lender…