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Google defends contributions to climate change-denying think tanks

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google makes “substantial” donations to climate-denying Washington think tanks, according to a new report from the Guardian on Friday. The revelation comes only a few weeks after Google announced its support political action to fix the climate crisis. Google contributes to conservative political organizations and lobbies in support

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Citrine, which wants to use AI and materials-specific data handling to accelerate the development cycle of materials, raises $20M Series B (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Citrine, which wants to use AI and materials-specific data handling to accelerate the development cycle of materials, raises $20M Series B  —  Citrine Informatics, a Redwood City, CA-based developer of a materials AI operating platform, raised $20M in Series B funding. Citrine, which wants to use AI and materials-specific data handling to accelerate the

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Uber buys grocery delivery startup Cornershop, which operates in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Canada; Mexico blocked Walmart's acquisition of Cornershop in June (Kate Conger/New York Times)

Kate Conger / New York Times: Uber buys grocery delivery startup Cornershop, which operates in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Canada; Mexico blocked Walmart’s acquisition of Cornershop in June  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has acquired a majority stake in the grocery delivery start-up Cornershop for an undisclosed sum … Uber buys grocery delivery startup Cornershop,

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