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☆ GoFundWar: How Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Battle Against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

On April 27, 2023, Diana Kulyk's father told her he was leaving the next day to start training to fight Russia. Diana had already raised about $30,000 over the previous year to buy protective gear for childhood friends fighting in Ukraine. Diana's efforts are part of an immense crowdfunding movement helping fuel Ukraine's fight against Russia's far larger and more advanced military. Benjamin Jensen, a war-strategy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, describes this crowdfunding as a "game changer." Before the war, Ruslan Kulyk was a pastry chef who made wedding cakes in Spain, where the family immigrated when Diana was young.

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☆ Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Another prototype, a modified Soviet ZU-23-2 antiaircraft gun, needs $70,000 worth of parts to be fully automated to strike down Russian drones. Advertisement"For drones, most funding is from volunteer help, by donors," Chernyavskiy told Business Insider. Throughout the war, Ukraine has repeatedly struggled with insufficient amounts of ammunition, such as much-need 155mm artillery shells. In Ukraine, Chernyavskiy is frustrated, too. This is the nature of war," Chernyavskiy said.

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Ashley Aldous Pangborn, 35, said she was glad friends persuaded her to set up a GoFundMe campaign after Helene filled her family’s Homosassa, Florida, home with 28 inches of water. Ashley Aldous Pangborn and her family have been living in short-term rentals for the last few weeks. Ashley Aldous Pangborn, Homosassa, Fla. GoFundMe’s Hurricane Helene Relief Hub features thousands of fundraisers that it says it has determined are authentic. Ashley Aldous PangbornPangborn said she received the initial $750 relief payment FEMA provides to disaster survivors.

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☆ 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary said he wants to crowdfund buying TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kevin O'Leary said on Tuesday that he wants to crowdfund buying TikTok. The move comes after US lawmakers agreed on a plan to ban Chinese-owned TikTok unless it is sold. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The "Shark Tank" investor said on Tuesday that he set up a crowdfunding website to gauge interest in collectively buying the social media platform. The site allows anyone to "reserve" spots to become investors in the potential US version of TikTok.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, Frank McCourt, Steven Mnuchin, —, It's Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Service

☆ Russia appears to be putting jamming tech on its tanks as exploding drones chase down its vehicles to deadly effect
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photos appear to show the jammers Russia is putting on its tanks and vehicles to disrupt Ukraine's drones. Both sides in the war in Ukraine are seeking to counter the threat of drones. AdvertisementTo counter the seemingly ever-present threat of exploding drones, Russia appears to be attaching jammers to its tanks and vehicles. Such developments also indicate the intensity of the ongoing drone war between Russia and Ukraine. AdvertisementUkraine in particular has demonstrated skill in flying FPV drones into small open hatches on tanks or Russian trenches.

Persons: —, It's Organizations: Service, Russian Telegram, Observers Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Analysts name 2 stocks to play the $104 billion EV charging industry — giving one 95% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Public electric vehicle charging infrastructure remains "critical" in driving further EV adoption, said analysts at investment bank TD Cowen. "A ubiquitous and reliable network of public EV charging infrastructure remains critical in driving further adoption to curtail CO2 emissions from the transportation sector," said TD Cowen. Here are some areas that will take up the bulk of that opportunity, as well as stocks that could benefit, according to TD Cowen. Passenger EV charging hardware The bank estimates that $91 billion in investment is required for publicly available U.S. EV charging hardware and installations for passenger vehicles, and another $14 billion for commercial vehicles by 2030. "Ultimately, we think the next wave of EV charging companies will have a keen focus on the fleet /medium/heavy-duty sector," it said.

Persons: TD Cowen, Cowen, Gage, They're, ChargePoint, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: EV, ChargePoint Holdings, ABB, Software, DC Locations: U.S, United States, America

☆ Real-estate crowdfunding is a house of cards. PeerStreet's bankruptcy reveals why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Like many PeerStreet investors who spoke with Insider, Mincher has a strong résumé. Another form of crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding, works a bit like the stock market without the onerous and expensive process of initial public offerings. The PeerStreet investors who spoke with Insider said the outcome of this case could determine whether they stick with real-estate crowdfunding. Others, such as Fundrise, have moved away from crowdfunding in favor of a model for private real-estate investment trusts, similar to the BREIT later offered by Blackstone. Fritton, the former Patch of Land CEO, said Fundrise's fund model was the wave of the future for real-estate crowdfunding.

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☆ Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in legal fees to firm that represented him in subpoena fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A New York judge has ordered Steve Bannon to pay his former attorneys nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees for work on various legal matters, including his fight against a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. In a six-page order issued Friday, Judge Arlene Bluth ordered Bannon to pay $480,487.87 in unpaid bills as well as “reasonable legal fees” to his former lawyers who brought the lawsuit. “Defendant cannot receive the benefit of plaintiff’s legal representation and then insist he need not pay for it. An attorney representing Bannon in the litigation over past legal fees did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Bannon was convicted at trial of contempt of Congress for failing to respond to the subpoena and is appealing.

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☆ Explainer: What's next for Trump after civil rape verdict?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Here is a rundown of what could come next:WILL TRUMP WILL APPEAL THE VERDICT? Experts said Trump does not appear to have a strong appeal case, noting Kaplan's experience and that quality lawyering on both sides appeared to have ensured a fair trial. CAN TRUMP PAY THE $5 MILLION? WILL TRUMP PAY AND WHAT HAPPENS IF HE DOESN’T? Trump will likely obtain a court order stating that he does not have to pay Carroll while his appeal is pending.

☆ After splitting with Kanye West, British audio startup Kano asks for funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The two would go on to discuss the beginnings of what eventually became the Stem Player. It was originally named the "Donda Stem Player," a reference to West's 10th studio album, Donda. Faced with "worse" terms and news of Ye's antisemitic comments, Kano didn't accept, Klein said. Despite recent outcry over Ye's antisemitic remarks, he has frequently raised eyebrows. The Stem Player, along with West's dedicated fanbase, drove great commercial success for the small London startup.

[1/5] Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as security forces operate, outside Brazil?s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. Launched in November 2020 and run by Brazil's central bank, Pix is free of charge for individuals, allowing them to instantly transfer money to others via online banking apps. Since its launch, over 133 million Brazilians and almost 12 million companies have made or received Pix transfers, according to the central bank. INVESTIGATIVE TRAILPolice, money-laundering experts and central bank officials said Pix donations will be central to investigators' efforts to uncover who orchestrated the insurrection. Pix transfers are covered by bank secrecy laws, and police can only access a suspect's transaction history with judicial authorization.

☆ How Russian snipers are being fooled by a fleet of aging farm pickup trucks from Britain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The UK right-hand drive models confuse Russian snipers and have helped save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. This slight difference to other trucks and vehicles on the frontline has saved the lives of many Ukrainian soldiers, Oleksii told Insider. According to Oleksii Russian snipers mistakenly aimed for the passenger seat, thinking they were shooting at the drivers. The Car4Ukraine team. Car4UkraineThe little things, or the little people, are the ones that can make a difference against Russia's "huge stupid army," Oleksii told Insider.

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