Weiterer Startup-Fonds des Bundes sammelt 500 Millionen Euro ein

Frankfurt (Reuters) – Zur Finanzierung aufstrebender Technologiefirmen hat der Bund erneut Kapital eingesammelt. Der High-Tech Gründerfonds IV (HTGF) habe das angestrebte Volumen von knapp 500 Millionen Euro erreicht und werde daher geschlossen, teilte das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz am Mittwoch mit. Das Geld soll Startups zur Verfügung gestellt werden, die nicht älter als drei …

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Family of late basketball star Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29M in photos case

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Los Angeles County will pay the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that sheriff officers and firefighters shared gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. “Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous …

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Explainer-Can Republicans topple Biden’s ESG investing rule in court?

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to block a Biden administration rule allowing employee retirement plans to consider environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors when selecting investments. President Joe Biden has promised to veto the bill if it passes the Senate, but Republican-led states and the …

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Startup chilena Rankmi levanta capital de SoftBank y se fusiona con mexicana Osmos

SANTIAGO, 1 mar (Reuters) – La startup chilena de gestión de personas Rankmi anunció el miércoles que realizó una ronda para levantar capital y se fusionará con la firma mexicana de soluciones para nómina Osmos, en operaciones que sumaron 48 millones de dólares. La ronda de inversión Serie A para la firma, fundada en 2015 …

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Kremlin says it doesn’t believe Ukrainian denial of attacks on Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it did not believe a statement by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak that Ukraine does not launch attacks against targets on Russian territory. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after Russian officials blamed Ukraine for several attempted drone strikes, the latest of many inside Russian …

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West gains advantage as it vies with Russia for influence in Serbia

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – A tentative, EU-brokered deal between Serbia and Kosovo this week to normalise relations marks a quiet victory for the West as it vies with Russia for influence in Belgrade. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, pro-Moscow sentiment has spilled into Serbia’s streets. T-shirts with the letter …

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Villeroy prevé un máximo de inflación en el primer semestre, sin riesgo de recesión

Por Marine Strauss PARÍS, 1 mar (Reuters) – Es probable que la inflación en Francia alcance su nivel máximo en el primer semestre del año y, salvo que se produzca un acontecimiento mundial de importancia, podría descartarse el riesgo de recesión, declaró el miércoles François Villeroy de Galhau, uno de los dirigentes del Banco Central …

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