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[Astra in Bloomberg] Holicity Inc. Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement for Proposed Business Combination with Astra Space, Inc.

Holicity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HOLUU, HOL, HOLUW), announced today that its registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-255703) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), relating to the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”), has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and that it has commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Special Meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of the Company’s stockholders to be held on June 30, 2021 in connection with the Business Combination. The proxy statement/prospectus is being mailed to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 24, 2021 (the “Record Date”). Read...

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[Stellar Cyber in IT Security Wire] Stellar Cyber Brings First Open XDR Platform to Ingram Micro Channel Partners

Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR, the only intelligent, next-gen security operations platform, announced today it has expanded its channel market reach through a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. The new go-to-market relationship amplifies Stellar Cyber’s presence within the U.S. IT channel for its innovative security operations platform. Read more...

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[Alpha Tau in PR Newswire] Alpha Tau Receives Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Alpha DaRT™

JERUSALEM, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alpha Tau Medical, the developer of the pioneering alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT,TM is pleased to announce that it has received a Breakthrough Device Designation for Alpha DaRT from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This designation applies to the treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the skin and oral cavity without curative standard of care. Read...

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[Plenty in The Genetic Literacy Project] Video: To feed nearly 8 billion people, we need to grow more food on less land. Vertical farming could increase yields by up to 700%

Vertical farming is a form of agriculture that grows plants indoors in floor-to-ceiling, tower-like walls of plant-holding cells. Instead of growing plants in horizontal fields on the ground, as in traditional farming, you can think of vertical farming’s “fields” as standing on edge and extending upward toward the ceiling. Read...

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