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Virgin gets on board Hyperloop One with "substantial investment"

New Atlas - Fri 13 Oct 17

Thanks to Sir Richard Branson, Hyperloop One is now Virgin Hyperloop One. The rebranding was announced by the Virgin Group founder and CEO on his blog, in which he said that the change ...

Richard Branson is making a Virgin train that will cross the country in 50 minutes

The Independent - Thu 12 Oct 17

Branson claims the trains will be able to travel along the ground as fast as a plane

Hyperloop One joins ‘Virgin’ family following Richard Branson investment

ZME Science - Fri 13 Oct 17

The Hyperloop concept just got a whole lot sexier.

Hyperloop One Gets ‘Virgin’ Name Following Branson Investment

Extremetech - Thu 12 Oct 17

We're not going to be talking about "Hyperloop One" anymore because the company has a new name. It's now "Virgin Hyperloop One" following an investment by Richard Branson's Virgin Group. The ...

Richard Branson buys into hyperloop high-tech train business - CNET

CNET - Thu 12 Oct 17

Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One melds train tech startup with his own brand.

Virgin announces its investment in Hyperloop One 

Daily Mail - Thu 12 Oct 17

Richard Branson's Virgin Group has partnered with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One, which is developing a method of firing passengers in pods through low-pressure tubes at high speed. ...

Richard Branson and Virgin Group invest in Hyperloop One

Techspot - Thu 12 Oct 17

Hyperloop, the proposed rapid transit concept from serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, gained significant validation on Thursday thanks to a high-profile investor.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One

The Guardian - Thu 12 Oct 17

The British entrepreneur says he wants to make ‘airline speeds on the ground’ a reality, while engineering experts cast doubt on the safety of the technologySir Richard Branson’s Virgin ...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One, The Engineer - Fri 13 Oct 17

Branson's Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One

BBC Technology - Thu 12 Oct 17

Sir Richard is joining the board of the pod-based US transport company.

Hyperloop One rebrands as ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ after investment by Richard Branson

The Verge - Thu 12 Oct 17

Hyperloop One just got a major vote of confidence from one of the world’s most recognizable billionaire industrialists not named Elon Musk. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson ...

Richard Branson and Virgin join forces with Hyperloop One

Engadget - Thu 12 Oct 17

Today, the Virgin Group has announced that it has invested in Hyperloop One, the startup that recently demonstrated a working prototype of the travel system. As well as cash, and the ...

Richard Branson to invest in Hyperloop One

USA today - Thu 12 Oct 17

Virgin Group will rebrand the company as Virgin Hyperloop One.        

Hyperloop One becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ with Virgin Group investment

TechCrunch - Thu 12 Oct 17

 Hyperloop One has received a significant investment in Hyperloop One – the official figure hasn’t been revealed, but it’s enough that the Hyperloop tech startup, which ...

Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson says he will be in space in six months

USA today - Tue 10 Oct 17

Billionaire Richard Branson says his private space program may be months away from making its first spaceflight.        

Virgin Mobile Will Stop Selling Android Phones After Fall 2018

Ubergizmo - Mon 9 Oct 17

Sprint relaunched its prepaid Virgin Mobile brand in June this year as an iPhone-only carrier. The prepaid carrier announced that it would sell nothing but iPhones. It also launched a new ...

Richard Branson says he is six months from going to space

Daily Mail - Mon 9 Oct 17

Speaking at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland,, Richard Branson said he expects his private space firm Virgin Galactic to reach space within three months.

Virgin Hyperloop One: Richard Branson invests in Musk-inspired high-speed transportation

Inhabitat - Fri 13 Oct 17

A Hyperloop project just got a huge boost from none other than business magnate Richard Branson. Hyperloop One will rebrand as Virgin Hyperloop One, as the Virgin Group invests in the high-speed ...

Virgin Group Buys Stake In Hyperloop One

CleanTechnica - Thu 12 Oct 17

Richard Branson and Virgin Group have invested in Hyperloop One. Branson expects to have a system completed in less than 5 years. Virgin Group Buys Stake In Hyperloop One was originally published ...

Richard Branson Takes Another Bet on the Future with Hyperloop One

Voice of America - Thu 12 Oct 17

British billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday placed another bet on the future with an investment in Hyperloop One, which is developing super high-speed transportation systems. Hyperloop ...

A New Missouri Coalition Wants To Bring A Hyperloop Route To Town

CleanTechnica - Thu 12 Oct 17

A public-private partnership has been formed with the aim of assessing the feasibility of building a Hyperloop route between Kansas City and St Louis. A New Missouri Coalition Wants To Bring ...

Richard Branson just added a “Virgin” to Hyperloop One

Fastcompany Tech - Thu 12 Oct 17

Virgin Group’s Richard Branson has invested an undisclosed sum into Hyperloop One, which raised $85 million in new funding from various sources. Now, Hypleroop One is re-branding itself ...

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is almost ready to launch into outer space

Inhabitat - Wed 11 Oct 17

After over a decade in development, Virgin Galactic, a private space travel service founded by billionaire Richard Branson, is almost ready to enter orbit. “We are hopefully about three months ...