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Yuri Milner to Fund $100 Million Search for Intelligent Alien Life
Russian billionaire is known for his early bets on Facebook and Twitter
By DOUGLAS MACMILLAN and GAUTAM NAIK
Updated July 20, 2015 1:41 p.m. ET
Man’s quest to discover life on other planets is getting a $100 million boost from a Silicon Valley magnate.
Yuri Milner, the Russian billionaire who burst onto the U.S. venture-capital scene with early bets on Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., is personally funding the bold new effort to scan the skies for signs of intelligent alien life.
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2680 118
TECH
Yuri Milner to Fund $100 Million Search for Intelligent Alien Life
Russian billionaire is known for his early bets on Facebook and Twitter
By DOUGLAS MACMILLAN and GAUTAM NAIK
Updated July 20, 2015 1:41 p.m. ET
Man’s quest to discover life on other planets is getting a $100 million boost from a Silicon Valley magnate.
Yuri Milner, the Russian billionaire who burst onto the U.S. venture-capital scene with early bets on Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., is personally funding the bold new effort to scan the skies for signs of intelligent alien life.
...
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ARTICLES
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Opinion: The Iran Deal’s Collapsing Rationale
The Smartest Way to Take a Vacation
Opinion: Obama’s U.N. First Gambit
Opinion: After Five Years, Dodd-Frank Is a Failure
VIDEOS
SpaceX Rocket Explosion Caused by Faulty Strut
In Kenya, Entrepreneurs Hope Obama Brings a Boom
Shark Attacks Surfer Mick Fanning During Competition
Hawking, Russian Billionaire in $100 Million Hunt for Aliens
Accessible 3D Printing and Digital Piracy
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Dagon City’s Demise Casts Doubts on Myanmar
TECH
Toshiba CEO Felled by Accounting Scandal
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