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Two Anthropic leaders invested in Pilgrim, a startup backed by Peter Thiel that is developing hardware to detect viruses in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Meanwhile a coalition led by the Horticultural Trades Association and the Gardens Trust wants trees, plants, gardens and parks to be recognised as essential infrastructure backed by long-term investment.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
AAR agreed to take a 65% interest in MRO Holdings, which is backed by investors including private-equity firm Bain Capital, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The FinEd50 coalition, backed by nonprofits and corporations, is also working to help.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
He hurried around the swamp and into the woods that backed both the middle school and high school grounds.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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