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Bill Gates and Blackrock are backing the start-up behind hydropanels that make water out of thin air
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Bill Gates and Blackrock are backing the start-up behind hydropanels that make water out of thin air

They’re like solar panels, except instead of electricity, they produce water. Source Global’s hydropanels create water out of thin air and bring it where it’s most needed. CEO Cody Friesen invented the panels in 2014 at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, where he’s on the faculty. A year later, he turned […]

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The space-linked internet investing idea Bill Gates has backed since 1990s
Technology

The space-linked internet investing idea Bill Gates has backed since 1990s

Kymeta’s flat panel internet antenna is designed to offer connectivity in the most remote areas and the defense industry has been an early use case. Kymeta In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Back in the 1990s, Bill Gates made a big […]

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Theranos saga returns to courtroom as Holmes’ top deputy Balwani set for criminal trial
Health

Theranos saga returns to courtroom as Holmes’ top deputy Balwani set for criminal trial

Sunny Balwani, former president and chief operating officer of Theranos Inc., leaves federal court in San Jose, California, Oct. 2, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images He was the man behind the lab curtain at blood-testing start-up Theranos. Now he takes center stage in his own criminal fraud case. Opening arguments in the […]

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