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NASA’s new lunar lander competition heats up with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman

NASA’s latest lunar lander competition round saw a huge shake-up of the team. In the second Human Landing Systems (HLS) bidding process, former collaborators Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin are now part of different teams vying for the lunar transport of future astronauts under the Artemis program. And this time, SpaceX is not among the …

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Daily Crunch: Finnish tech conference wins $1 million prize in Russian co-founders' pitch competition

Daily Crunch: Finnish tech conference wins $1 million prize in Russian co-founders’ pitch competition

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Qatar strikes 27-year LNG deal with China as competition intensifies

Qatar strikes 27-year LNG deal with China as competition intensifies

Talks with other Chinese and European buyers underway -Kaabi Says buyers can take up to 5% stake in expansion Agreement indicates importance of long-term secure supply DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas in the longest LNG deal to date as volatility drives …

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Outrage after startup with Russian founders wins Slush pitch competition

Outrage after startup with Russian founders wins Slush pitch competition

Members of the European startup community have blasted the decision to award top prize in a prestigious pitch competition to a company with Russian founders which helps tech talent move to the UK. As a Slush 100 winner, Immigram will receive an investment of €1 million from the top five VCs: Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed …

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