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“RemotePass Secures $5.5M to Streamline the Onboarding, Management, Payment, and Retention of Remote Employees for Companies”

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As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, organizations globally are adapting, especially regarding onboarding procedures for new employees and navigating cross-border payment complexities. RemotePass, one such business out of the UAE, has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by New York-based 212 VC. CEO Kamal Reggad and Karim Nadi founded RemotePass in late 2020 to allow businesses to onboard, manage and pay their talent base in countries where they lack local legal presence. Several companies are actively facilitating remote work and aiding employees in receiving payments from employers. “Addressing today’s workforce challenges like talent mobility and remote work, RemotePass stands out as a key enabler.

Intuitive Machines’ Moon Lander Disaster Avoided through Sharp Reflexes and a Stroke of Good Fortune

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Using a small model of the lander, Altemus demonstrated how engineers believe the spacecraft, called Odysseus, made its descent given the most recent telemetry data. “The vehicle is stable near or at our intended landing site,” Altemus said. Part of the reason for that is because the onboard camera, an instrument called EagleCam, was powered down during landing. The company originally thought Odysseus was actually upright, but Altemus said that was based on “stale” telemetry data. Much of the mission’s success came down to very quick thinking by Intuitive Machines’ mission controllers — and just a stroke of very good luck.