Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push – GeekWire
ShotSpotter’s gun detection technologies is aimed at helping law enforcement far better monitor the area of gunfire in neighborhoods. (ShotSpotter Picture) The Seattle Metropolis Council’s passage this week of a $7.4 billion town price range for 2023…
Sam Bankman-Fried says not aware of improper use of funds in FTX downfall
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of unsuccessful cryptocurrency exchange FTX, informed ABC Information that he “did not know that there [was] any poor use of customer funds” at his firm, amid speculation consumer deposits were utilized for investing by Alameda…
DeFi protocol Ankr to buy US$5 mln of BNB to cover funds lost in exploit
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr will buy US$5 million worth of BNB – the token of cryptocurrency exchange Binance – to compensate liquidity providers affected by Friday’s exploit. See related article: Twitter user prevents 200 billion BitBTC…
AI Startup Aibee Becomes Unicorn With Fresh Funds From Xiaomi
(Bloomberg) — Aibee, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, is getting fresh funding from smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp, which propels its valuation to more than $1 billion. Most Read from Bloomberg The startup is also receiving new funds from…
Portugal picks new government with $50B of EU funds on table
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese voters went to the polls Sunday in an early election that looked set to produce another vulnerable minority government, just as the country is poised to start spending a huge windfall of European Union funds. That…
Palatine To Use Stimulus Funds To Buy Fire Truck, Replace Emergency Service Laptops
By Igor Studenkov | on January 24, 2022 Palatine Village Council voted unanimously on Jan. 10 to use around $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) stimulus funding to buy a replacement platform fire truck and…
Council funds hotel, library amid concerns | News, Sports, Jobs
Times Observer photo by Josh Cotton Warren City Council has agreed to help fund a project that would convert this building into what’s being called the Wendleboe Hotel. Warren City Council back in November directed staff to move…
Mental health startup BetterUp raises funds at near $5 billion valuation
Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. (Reuters) – BetterUp said on Friday it had raised $300 million in a late- stage funding round led by Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture…
Give federal COVID relief funds to Black, minority Kansans
The American Rescue Plan specifically sets aside money for startups in economically disadvantaged communities of color. Bigstock On June 7, I secured a long-awaited meeting with the Kansas Department of Commerce to discuss the ways and means to remove…
Texas’ Troy Nehls goes after electric vehicle charging station funds in new infrastructure deal
Freshman Rep. Troy Nehls is picking a peculiar fiscal hill on which to plant his flag. In a recent interview with Fox News, the former Fort Bend County sheriff criticized President Joe Biden’s plan to use less than one percent of the massive…