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Hardware
Whisper Aero wants to make aviation, and the rest of the world, quieter
6:00 am PDT • April 18, 2023
The world is loud. If delivery drones and air taxis — also known as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft — gain the level of market saturation investors are…
Startups
Geothermal technology has enormous potential to power the planet and Fervo wants to tap it
6:43 am PDT • April 30, 2021
Tapping the geothermal energy stored beneath the Earth’s surface as a way to generate renewable power is one of the new visions for the future that’s captured the attention of…
Startups
LA’s socially conscious bank challenger, Aspiration, launches a carbon offset credit card
6:04 am PDT • March 24, 2021
Aspiration, the financial services business for socially conscious consumers, is back with another environmentally friendly offering for its customers — this time, it’s a credit card. The Los Angeles-based company,…
Ex-Tesla product exec raises $10 million for his mission to upgrade the lowly fuse box
6:00 am PDT • May 12, 2020
Arch Rao closed the $10.1 million financing round for Span, his company pitching homeowners on an upgrade to the fuse box, in the middle of February. The company had already…
