首批逃离特朗普统治的美国科学难民抵达了法国。Aix-Marseille 大学（AMU）通过 Safe Place for Science 项目引进了首批 8 名美国科学家。这些科学家尚未与大学签订合同，大多数人要求匿名以便于在未被聘用的情况下保住美国的职位。申请 Safe Place for Science 项目的科学家包括了气候科学家 James 及其研究司法系统与民主关系的妻子。James 不愿意透露他的姓，他不认为自己是难民，但对特朗普治下学术研究的未来深表担忧。他的研究领域受到了当局的针对，面临研究资金削减。AMU 表示虽然它在法国之外的知名度较低，但来自斯坦福大学和耶鲁大学等美国知名大学的 298 名研究人员申请了该项目，凸显了美国的紧迫形势。
首批逃离特朗普统治的美国科学难民抵达了法国。Aix-Marseille 大学（AMU）通过 Safe Place for Science 项目引进了首批 8 名美国科学家。这些科学家尚未与大学签订合同，大多数人要求匿名以便于在未被聘用的情况下保住美国的职位。申请 Safe Place for Science 项目的科学家包括了气候科学家 James 及其研究司法系统与民主关系的妻子。James 不愿意透露他的姓，他不认为自己是难民，但对特朗普治下学术研究的未来深表担忧。他的研究领域受到了当局的针对，面临研究资金削减。AMU 表示虽然它在法国之外的知名度较低，但来自斯坦福大学和耶鲁大学等美国知名大学的 298 名研究人员申请了该项目，凸显了美国的紧迫形势。
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
For some time, Mr. Durov and a few dozen staffers had no fixed headquarters, but rather traveled the world, setting up shop in one city after another, he told the Journal in 2016. The company now has its operational base in Dubai, though it says it doesn’t keep servers there.Mr. Durov maintains a yearslong friendship from his VK days with actor and tech investor Jared Leto, with whom he shares an ascetic lifestyle that eschews meat and alcohol.
