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Jordan McDonald

Jordan McDonald is a former reporter for Tech Brew. Previously, he worked for CNBC and USA Today.

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Coworking

Coworking: Tony Tiscornia loves using financial data to tell a story

The CFO at Coupa says his job is “more than just numbers and reporting.”

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Coworking: Jamie Sterling says AI and ML might aid children’s education

The vice president of product for CLNext at Carnegie Learning thinks tech can open new pathways to accelerating children’s educational journeys.

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Coworking

Coworking: Katelyn Foley is ‘excited about bidirectional charging’

The president of Up.Labs debuts mobility startups focused on improving transportation.

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Space

Virgin Galactic's first mission? Research, not adventures for the uber-rich

The Richard Branson-backed company’s first commercial spaceflight launched last month.

President Biden Makes Announcement About High-Speed Internet Infrastructure As Part Of The Investing In America Tour
Tech Policy

White House’s $42 billion plan aims to bridge digital divide in US

The program allocates at least $100 million to each state with the goal of providing broadband access to every American home by 2030.

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Venture Capital

Latin American ag-tech funding drops on year, but is up 183% from 2020

AgFunder calls the region “a hotbed of opportunity for innovation.”

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Coworking: Abhishek Gupta tames machines

The principal researcher and founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute works to build “ethical, safe, and inclusive AI systems and organizations.”

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Food Tech

Upside Foods gets USDA OK for lab-grown meat

Approvals from the USDA and FDA puts cell-cultivated chicken one step closer to commercialization.

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Climate Change

Wildfire smoke leads to drastic reduction in solar power production

Canadian wildfires had a trickle-down effect on solar energy production in the US Northeast, and the climate crisis will only make it worse.

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Coworking

Coworking: David Joosten aims to make Vodafone a household name in the US

The president and CEO at Vodafone US is “immersed in mobile private networks.”