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The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple
31Dec By adminNo Comments
World

The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple

Masimo Chief Executive Joe Kiani bet the future of the company he spent three decades building in an expensive legal battle with the world’s most valuable company. So far, he is winning, but it isn’t over.His company, which pioneered a better method for measuring blood-oxygen levels, has spent around $100 million fighting Apple in a dispute that temporarily halted Apple Watch sales. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple
30Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple

Masimo Chief Executive Joe Kiani bet the future of the company he spent three decades building in an expensive legal battle with the world’s most valuable company. So far, he is winning, but it isn’t over.His company, which pioneered a better method for measuring blood-oxygen levels, has spent around $100 million fighting Apple in a dispute that temporarily halted Apple Watch sales. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Thyssenkrupp Nucera Net Income Rose; Says Start-Up Costs Will Hit FY 2024 Earnings
18Dec By adminNo Comments
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Thyssenkrupp Nucera Net Income Rose; Says Start-Up Costs Will Hit FY 2024 Earnings

Thyssenkrupp Nucera posted fourth-quarter rise in net income but warned start-up costs in fiscal 2024 would affect earnings.The German electrolyzer business reported 4.3 million euros ($4.7 million) in net income for the fourth quarter on sales that grew 47% to EUR159.4 million.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Extension Rounds Push Venture Capitalists to Collaborate
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Extension Rounds Push Venture Capitalists to Collaborate

Dec. 12, 2023 6:00 am ET|WSJ ProVenture capitalists are leaning on relationships with their peers to pull off extension rounds—financing that can help safeguard a startup’s valuation during down markets.These deals often happen without standard fundraising pitches, meaning venture investors need to hash out terms among themselves. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
10Dec By adminNo Comments
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood

Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the world.At a test plant in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough wine region, Williams and his team feed the wood chips into machines that turn out a form of synthetic graphite. He says the engineered material is as pure as synthetic graphite made from fossil fuels, which is mostly produced in China and can account for as much as half of the weight of a lithium-ion battery.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
9Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood

Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the world.At a test plant in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough wine region, Williams and his team feed the wood chips into machines that turn out a form of synthetic graphite. He says the engineered material is as pure as synthetic graphite made from fossil fuels, which is mostly produced in China and can account for as much as half of the weight of a lithium-ion battery.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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The New Green Investment: Getting Clean Energy to Big Cities

Updated Dec. 4, 2023 7:45 am ETU.S. cities racing to cut their emissions are facing a roadblock: They can’t access the wind and solar power being developed in remote sites hundreds of miles away.Now a group of investors is betting on a startup that builds massive transmission lines to carry renewable electricity to urban areas.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Pro Take: Venture Investors Move the Goal Posts for Seed-Stage Companies
4Dec By adminNo Comments
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Pro Take: Venture Investors Move the Goal Posts for Seed-Stage Companies

Dec. 4, 2023 6:00 am ET|WSJ ProVenture capitalists focused on backing companies at the seed stage—the earliest chapter of startup investing—broadly say they have become pickier about which startups they are willing to back, yet another sign of how the venture industry’s slowdown is affecting companies previously insulated from the choppy environment. Nascent startups must clear a higher bar for metrics like annual recurring revenue and customer acquisition to attract investors, who also say they are reviewing more deals before committing. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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