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Flo Health reaches unicorn status after $200M raise

  • July 31, 2024
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Period-tracking app Flo Health garnered more than $200 million in Series C funding from growth investor General Atlantic, bringing the women’s health company to unicorn status with a more than $1 billion valuation.   Tanzeen Syed, managing director and head of consumer internet and technology at General Atlantic, and Jessie Cai, principal at General Atlantic, will […]

Rivian round-up, Elon flip-flops on patents, and Amazon bets big on EVs

  • July 31, 2024
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On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we’re catching up with the latest news about Rivian, its high marks for quality, lawsuit with Tesla, and (maybe) hot-selling R2. We also cover Amazon’s aggressive EV expansion plans and do our level best not to call Trump fans “weird.” It’s no secret that Rivian is gaining friends […]

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Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?

  • July 31, 2024
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For years, some conservatives have framed the declining fertility rate of the United States as an example of eroding family values, a moral catastrophe in slow motion. JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, recently came under fire for saying in 2021 that the nation was run by “childless cat ladies” who “hate normal Americans for […]

Oregon to get a massive 900 MW solar + battery storage project

  • July 31, 2024
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Photo: Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association Brookfield Renewable US has filed a Notice of Intent to develop one of Oregon’s largest solar + battery storage projects. The 900-megawatt (MW) Speedway Solar and Battery Storage Project will be east of the city of Grass Valley in Sherman County and will span roughly 9,500 acres on privately […]

Why It May Be a Mistake to Stretch Out Healthcare IT Modernization Lifecycles

  • July 31, 2024
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Higher costs of care, strains from the pandemic and other economic challenges that have emerged for the healthcare industry in recent years have led many organizations to extend their IT refresh cycles. Where many organizations previously would replace aging infrastructure every three to five years, some are now trying to extend those periods to save […]

Audi unveils A6 e-tron luxury electric sedan

  • July 31, 2024
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Today, Audi unveiled its new A6 e-tron electric sedan with Sportsback and Avant versions, expanding its already extensive EV lineup. Audi has revamped its naming convention to have pair numbers being electric vehicles and odd numbers being internal combustion engine vehicles. With its EV rollout, the German automaker has mainly focused on SUVs with the […]