Sentences with phrase «backed by billionaire»

«Disappointing» was the adjective used in a statement from Americans for Prosperity, a group backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, while «counterproductive» appeared in a statement from Freedom Partners, another Koch - affiliated group.

Since 2014 Hyosung has collaborated with leading Bitcoin service providers within the South Korean cryptocurrency industry such as Coinplub — backed by billionaire investor Tim Draper.

Last year, the SEC failed to approve a high - profile bitcoin ETF backed by billionaire investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

Cambridge Analytica is backed by billionaire donor Robert Mercer.

Faraday Future Inc., the electric - car startup backed by billionaire Jia Yueting, hired Porter Harris from Space Exploration Technologies before he left the company.

The company is backed by a billionaire in China who runs LeEco, a tech giant that makes smartphones, virtual - reality headsets, and TVs.

After Media Matters found that at least 15 Fox News hosts and contributors had campaigned with political organizations backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, a petition from CREDO Action urged the network to disclose the conflict of interest on the air.

«State governments are starting to wake up,» Christine Harbin Hanson, a spokeswoman for Americans for Prosperity, the advocacy group backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, said in an email.

Zep Solar UK, which is backed by billionaire inventor Elon Musk, accused the government of not doing enough to support the industry A spokesman

Zep Solar UK, which is backed by billionaire inventor Elon Musk, accused the government of not doing enough to support the industry

Backed by billionaire charter interests and fiercely opposed by teachers unions, the two winners of last month's bruising election — said to be the most expensive school board race in U.S. history — will take office in July.

The recent case, Doe v. Deasy, was filed in 2010 by several students in the district and sponsored by EdVoice, the nonprofit education reform group backed by billionaire Eli Broad, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Richard Merkin, CEO of the Heritage Provider Network, among others.

Zach Galifianakis is Marty Huggins, the doofus who runs the local tourism board and is backed by billionaire brothers who want to «insource» cheap labor by buying the district and then selling it at a profit to China.

Virgin Oceanic, a one - person sub backed by billionaire adventurer Richard Branson.

Americans for Prosperity, the advocacy group backed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, is emerging as the most powerful ally of the Republican Party ahead of the 2014 midterm elections, bombarding Senate Democrats with early air attacks that could help the GOP retake the Senate.

Saying their patience is at an end, conservative activist groups backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and other powerful interests on the right are mobilizing to pressure Republicans to fulfill their promise to swiftly repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The deal, between the Weinstein Co. and a group backed by billionaire Ron Burkle and led by Maria Contreras - Sweet, who was in charge of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama, is said to be worth more than $ 500 million, according to Reuters.

As Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin battled last month to keep his job, his fate hinged in part on a once - obscure advocacy group backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.

Field organizing has been a top priority this year of Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and other wealthy donors.

Backed by billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, the West London side would do well to snap up their trio as doing so would aid the Stamford Bridge side's push for a second Champions League triumph.

The company, backed by the billionaire Perich family, reclassified its shares in a2 Milk as being for sale the year before, adding $ 53 million to the bottom line of the 2015 result.

Just hours later LeEco, backed by billionaire Jia Yueting, announced plans to invest as much as 20 billion yuan ($ 3 billion) in a vehicle plant in eastern China and an auto theme park.

Founders Fund, a VC firm backed by billionaire Peter Thiel has invested in a Tagomi System, a new startup that helps big investors trade bitcoin.

Dark clouds are hovering over SolarCity, the solar energy company backed by billionaire Elon Musk.

But an alternative vision has been gathering momentum, and it's one backed by another billionaire — Tesla tsla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Other well - funded buyout firms such as OTA Broadcasting LLC backed by billionaire Michael Dell and NRJ TV LLC, funded by Fortress Investment Group, have also snatched up TV stations in the run - up to the auction.

Aereo, backed by billionaire Barry Diller, has plans to more than double that total.

Shares of Kraft, backed by billionaire - investor Warren Buffett, fell as much as 7 percent to $ 67.65.

The film chronicles the rise of the Tea Party and its financial backing by the billionaire Koch brothers.

A few bold physicists — some backed by billionaires — are exploring faster, cheaper roads to the ultimate source of clean energy

Other groups also oppose the border - adjusted tax, including Americans for Prosperity, a conservative organisation backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, who typically donate generously to Republican campaigns.

Malloy's sound bites are repeated ad nauseam even if the facts are twisted to better suit his message.A national reform movement is led by a TFA dropout, Michelle Rhee (www.Rheefirst.com), who is backed by billionaires whose children will never attend a lowly public school system.

Startups vying for a piece of the rock include Planetary Resources (tagline: «the Asteroid Mining Company»), backed by billionaires including Larry Page of Google, and Deep Space Industries («Creating Wealth and Opportunity from Space Resources»).

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Cambridge Analytica was created around 2013 initially with a focus on U.S. elections, with $ 15 million in backing from billionaire Republican donor Robert Mercer and a name chosen by future Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, the New York Times reported.

The billionaire argues that «it's precisely because I respect journalists that I do not believe they are endangered by fighting back against Gawker.»

While this may sound like a pipe dream, the idea became a reality thanks to $ 50 million in venture backing — in particular, the $ 40 million invested by Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire Samuel Yin in a Series A round in 2011, which trimmed years off production and helped the company quickly ramp up to more than 450 employees.

The fintech app Acorns may be backed by high - net - worth investors including billionaire trader Steve Cohen, but its customers are far more average: Regular investors who make as little as $ 25,000 per year.

Halliburton is in late - stage talks to acquire a fast - growing U.S. oilfield equipment supplier backed by Oklahoma energy and banking billionaire George Kaiser, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Husky Energy - a Canadian oil giant backed by a Hong Kong billionaire - will also be seeking an exemption, this one covering the 2018 requirements for its small Superior, Wisconsin plant, spokesman Mel Duval told Reuters, disclosing the waiver for the first time.

The deal was backed by an affiliate of billionaires Charles and David Koch.

After MSNBC broadcast a clip of an interview with Trump, the billionaire businessman rowed back his remarks, first saying that the abortion issue should be handled by states and later that doctors who performed abortions should be the ones held responsible.

The latest boost is the plan backed by top business leaders, including billionaire tech investors Bill Gates and Jack Ma, to set up a $ 1 billion fund for the development of innovative energy technologies.

And separately we'll pursue this litigation with the various plaintiffs who are being backed by [PayPal billionaire] Peter Thiel.

Billionaire Internet investor Yuri Milner announced another $ 100 million initiative on Tuesday to better understand the cosmos, this time by deploying thousands of tiny spacecraft to travel to our nearest neighboring star system and send back pictures.

The billionaire investor is scaling back his role in the tech industry because he feels alienated by the liberal - leaning political climate in the San Francisco area and fears the effects of increased regulation, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The investment, backed by the organization's extensive nationwide network, positions the billionaire industrialist family to play a major role in the debate over several Trump priorities — even those they oppose.

In April, merger talks between Orange and fellow French telecom Bouygues fell apart after billionaire Martin Bouygues balked at the terms laid out by the French government - backed Orange, while Bouygues was also concerned over the potential difficulty of attaining antitrust approval.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- Billionaire Internet investor Yuri Milner announced another $ 100 million initiative on Tuesday to better understand the cosmos, this time by deploying thousands of tiny spacecraft to travel to our nearest neighboring star system and send back pictures.

The aspiring electric car startup that's backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting has faced a series of legal setbacks and financial woes over the last year, most recently publicizing the firing of former BMW veteran who became the company's CFO.