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While highly sought after, federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as FedRAMP, can take years and require substantial resources. Achieving this certification typically takes up to three years and costs mo ... Show More

The micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital. Also, French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg Learn more about your ad c ... Show More

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Water is essentially free, so why do Americans spend billions on bottles of it? Learn the history behind bottled water's popularity, from marketing to health scares, in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystu ... Show More

Virginia Heffernan talks to Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas about Boris Johnson, UK voters and Brexiteers, and conservative nostalgia.Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Bob and Monet talk about cities with the BEST and WORST customer service, they argue about how early you should arrive at a concert, and they dive into the topic of water discussing everything from hurricanes to European spring water to the bottled water industry. Go to https://M ... Show More

Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read ... Show More

If the clams could speak, what would they say? Surely we all ask ourselves this question every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus: Goldman Sachs in talks to sell Greensky in major consumer retreat, and UK inflation falls unexpectedly in August. Mohsin Ali hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Meryl Streep. Pulitzer Prizes. Nonillions. HAPPY NEW YEAR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices