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US crowd-safety organization Evolv to open up to the world in $1.7 billion SPAC deal
U.S. crowd-safety organization Evolv Technology said on Sunday it is consolidating with blank-check firm NewHold Investment Corp to open up to the world in a deal that will esteem it at about $1.7 billion. Evolv is backed by investors including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and