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Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $40 million and touts potential IPO

Volocopter, a German company that’s developing autonomous electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial air taxi services, has extended its series C funding by another €37 million ($ 40 million). This takes the round total to €87 million ($ 94 million), following the original €50 million ($ 54 million) …

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10 Things to Know Before Getting Your First Credit Card

Credit cards are a fantastic tool for building one’s credit and making shopping — particularly online shopping — more convenient and more secure. However, credit cards come with significant risks. I should know — during my late college and post-college years, I racked up a lot of credit card debt …

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Microbes Point the Way to Shipwrecks

Off the coast of Mississippi, under 4,000 feet of water, a luxury yacht is slowly disintegrating. Marine creatures dart, cling and scuttle near the hull of the wreck, which has been lying undisturbed for 75 years. But there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to this shipwreck and …

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