Bureau

Identity verification platform for businesses, Bureau, has added $4.5 million in its Series A, bringing its total to $16.5 million. The funding was raised from GMO Venture Partners and GMO Payment Gateway. Other investors in the round include Quona Capital and Commerce Ventures. Bureau has now raised $20.5 million to date. In addition to its new funding, it also announced the acquisition of inVOID, a Y Combinator-backed identity verification startup, and entered a strategic partnership with GMO Payment Gateway.…

After years of disappointing results in her quest to treat heroin addiction, Marie Nyswander was more than ready to try something new. When she met a prominent doctor at the prestigious Rockefeller Institute, now the Rockefeller University, the two embarked on an experiment that would define both of their careers and revolutionize the treatment of addiction for decades to come. But not everyone was happy about it. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT The Lost Women of Science podcast is made for the ear. We aim to make our…

China has announced plans for a national data bureau, describing it as part of an effort to coordinate data resources in the country and to achieve a vision of "digital China" conceived by President Xi Jinping. Its formation, which is part of a sweeping government reshuffle, is set to be voted by on China's legislature on Friday.Here's what we know, and don't know about the new bureau: What is the Bureau being set up to support?Xi's vision for a "digital China" aims to see the country populated by smart,…

India may Pull Plug on FAME II After Next FiscalIndia is likely to discontinue the second phase of the ₹10,000 crore Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India or FAME II scheme after the next financial year, government officials familiar with deliberations said. Foxconn Reassures K’taka, Telangana on InvestmentsHon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, has assured the governments of Karnataka and Telangana that it will work with them to further the expansion of its electronic manufacturing…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court said Monday it would decide on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street collapse and funded directly by the Federal Reserve.The case poses a threat to an array of independent agencies, including potentially the Federal Reserve. The court’s conservatives have been skeptical of the notion that agencies can operate outside the direct control of the president and Congress. But it is not clear how far they will go to rein in…

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel first proposed the space bureau in November 2022.Photo: Tom Williams (AP)The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is getting ready to launch its own Space Bureau, expanding on its role in regulating a rapidly evolving industry in Earth orbit.On Monday, the FCC adopted a plan to reorganize the agency, transforming its International Bureau to a Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs. The latest move is an effort to become more prepared for dealing with the growing satellite…

Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Python Programming, and DemographicsCreate dynamic population pyramids through the year 2100 by country, age, sex, and year with the Census Data API, Python, and Tableau PublicCrowd of people. On November 15, 2022, the United Nations reported that the population of the world had reached 8 billion.. Photo by San Fermin Pamplona: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bird-s-eye-view-of-group-of-people-1299086/While there are many sources of population data, the United States Census Bureau keeps…

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the new bureau at a satellite industry event. Photo: Tom Williams (AP)Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a plan to launch a bureau dedicated to the space industry, a move prompted by the ever-increasing number of satellites sent to space.During her speech at the National Press Club on Thursday, Rosenworcel said the commission intends to reorganize the agency, transforming the FCC’s International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to open a bureau specifically devoted to space. This new office, the agency announced on Thursday, will focus on regulating the tens of thousands of communications satellites that companies plan to launch into orbit over the coming decade. If the recent history of the satellite industry is any indication, this will be extremely hard. The FCC has long regulated communication infrastructure, including the radio spectrum, but the agency has recently taken on a much larger…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to create a new space bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues, agency chair Jessica Rosenworcel said. The FCC plans to restructure its International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and a standalone Office of International Affairs. "The satellite industry is growing at a record pace, but here on the ground our regulatory frameworks for licensing them have not kept up," Rosenworcel said Thursday, adding that over the past two years the…