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Greenhouses
A new, extremely light material could insulate greenhouses on Mars
Axios - Miriam Kramer
Future space explorers might be able to use a silica aerogel — a porous, extremely light solid material — to insulate greenhouses and other …
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Schumer announces support for slavery reparations bill
Axios - Alexi McCammond
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told a small group of reporters Tuesday that he will support legislation proposed by Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee …
Business
SEC Commissioner: We need disclosure rules for token offerings
Axios - Kia Kokalitcheva
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce advocated for a safe harbor approach to cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, while speaking on Tuesday at Fortune's …
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Von der Leyen narrowly approved to lead European Commission
Axios - Dave Lawler
Ursula von der Leyen, the outgoing German defense minister and an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, won a closely contested vote in the European …
Democrats
Readers tuned out of 2020 coverage last week as Trump dominated headlines
Axios - Neal Rothschild
Interest in the 2020 Democratic primary plunged last week as articles about the candidates generated just 6.5 million combined social media …
NASA
NASA's long trip back to the Moon
Axios - Miriam Kramer
Fifty years after NASA first landed people on the Moon with its Apollo program, it's now aiming to do it again, but the storied space agency has a …
SpaceX
SpaceX unearths the source of its April accident
Axios - Miriam Kramer
SpaceX has pinned down the cause of an explosion that destroyed one of its Crew Dragon capsules on a test stand on April 20. Why it matters: The …
SpaceX
Scoop: Satellite startup snags funding for "cell towers in space"
Axios - Kim Hart
UbiquitiLink has raised $5.2 million from Revolution's "Rise of the Rest" Seed Fund and Blazar Ventures, Axios has learned, bringing the commercial …
Holocaust
Israeli education minister backs off "second Holocaust" remark
Axios - Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news
Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz is backing off his characterization of intermarriage by Jewish people in the U.S. as a "second Holocaust." In …
Amazon
Podcast: Amazon faces strike challenge amid Prime Day success
Axios - Dan Primack
Amazon is expected to generate nearly $6 billion in sales from its Prime Day promotion, but also is facing worker strikes and protests over …
Peter Thiel
Questions for Peter Thiel after his accusations about Google and China were tweeted by Trump
Axios - Dan Primack
Peter Thiel doubled down last night on his "Google has maybe been infiltrated by the Chinese government" claim, which was eventually picked up by …
Business
Substack raises funds to fuel newsletter boom
Axios - Kia Kokalitcheva
Substack, a three-person San Francisco startup that lets users create newsletters and charge their readers, has raised $15.3 million in new funding …
Energy
$44M for EV charging player will expand access
Axios - Ben Geman
Volta Charging, which provides free electric vehicle charging stations supported by advertising, said Tuesday that the investment firm Energy Impact …
Netflix
What investors are looking for in Netflix’s Q2 earnings
Axios - Sara Fischer
Netflix reports Q2 earnings at market close tomorrow. Analysts don't expect competition from streaming rivals to threaten its Q2 growth targets of …
Energy
Coal's decline puts some communities in economic peril
Axios - Ben Geman
Local governments face severe economic risks from coal's ongoing decline and future climate policies, yet often fail to disclose these threats in …
Peter Thiel
Thiel's Google charge opens new line of attack on tech
Axios - Scott Rosenberg,
Investor Peter Thiel's charge Sunday that Google is in bed with China apparently wasn't a one-off attack. It's increasingly looking like the first …
Business
The rise of online marketplaces leads to advertising growth
Axios - Sara Fischer
A new report from GroupM's Brian Wieser, one of the top advertising industry analysts, finds that large online marketplaces account for a majority of …
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton says he shares Trump's Afghanistan frustration
Axios - Marisa Fernandez
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told Axios' Mike Allen at an Axios event Tuesday that he shares President Trump's frustration with U.S. military involvement …
U.S. Politics
The video ad market for politics is expected to grow by $2 billion between 2018 and 2020
Axios - Sara Fischer
The video ad market for politics is expected to grow by $2 billion between 2018 and 2020, a 50% year-over-year increase, according to new estimates …
Business
Retail investors need a reality check on their expectations
Axios - Dion Rabouin
A new survey of 9,100 retail investors in 25 countries from investment bank Natixis finds that many are in need of a "reality check." Between the …
Banking
Central banks are cutting interest rates around the world
Axios - Dion Rabouin
With the Fed universally expected to cut U.S. interest rates this month, central banks around the globe are doing the same, and an increasing number …
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton on Trump's racist tweets: "The president is gonna tweet what he's gonna tweet"
Axios - Marisa Fernandez
At an Axios news shapers event on Tuesday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) declined to directly respond when asked whether President Trump's tweets …
YouTube TV
Challengers circle YouTube's throne
Axios - Sara Fischer
New reports suggest that YouTube, the incumbent king of internet video, is losing ground to newer upstarts like TikTok and Twitch that are capturing …
Peter Thiel
Trump says administration "will take a look" at Peter Thiel's Google allegations
Axios
President Trump tweeted Tuesday that his administration "will take a look" at billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel's statement over the weekend that …
Mike McCue
Exclusive: Flipboard adds advertising veteran David Bell to its board
Axios - Sara Fischer,
Flipboard is adding advertising veteran David Bell to its board. Bell will replace venture capitalist Danny Rimer, who has been on Flipboard's …
Business
The Dodo launches a kids vertical
Axios - Sara Fischer
The Dodo, a digital publisher focused on animal content, is launching a new kids vertical called Dodo Kid that will live across multiple channels, as …
Business
Facebook's Libra spoils the cryptocurrency rebound with renewed government scrutiny
Axios - Dion Rabouin
Thanks to Facebook entering the space, the grown-ups have come in to turn on the lights and throw cold water on the cryptocurrency party. The big …
Gaza
Netanyahu wary of West Bank-Gaza corridor in Trump peace plan
Axios - Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13 news
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers told Trump administration officials they have reservations about the proposal for a …
Technology
Scoop: Snap hires Laura Nichols to lead comms for policy and content
Axios - Sara Fischer
Snap Inc. has hired Laura Nichols, formerly head of communications of National Geographic Partners, as vice president of communications, Axios has …
Business
Snap hires Laura Nichols to lead comms for policy and content
Axios - Sara Fischer
Snap Inc. has hired Laura Nichols, formerly head of communications of National Geographic Partners, as vice president of communications, Axios has …

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